Florida Senate - 2014                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1400
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senators Latvala and Legg moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (10) of section 1009.98, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         1009.98 Stanley G. Tate Florida Prepaid College Program.—
    8         (10) PAYMENTS ON BEHALF OF QUALIFIED BENEFICIARIES.—
    9         (a) As used in this subsection, the term:
   10         1. “Actuarial reserve” means the amount by which the
   11  expected value of the assets exceeds exceed the expected value
   12  of the liabilities of the trust fund.
   13         2. “Dormitory fees” means the fees included under advance
   14  payment contracts pursuant to paragraph (2)(d).
   15         3. “Fiscal year” means the fiscal year of the state
   16  pursuant to s. 215.01.
   17         4. “Local fees” means the fees covered by an advance
   18  payment contract provided pursuant to subparagraph (2)(b)2.
   19         5. “Tuition differential” means the fee covered by advance
   20  payment contracts sold pursuant to subparagraph (2)(b)3. The
   21  base rate for the tuition differential fee for the 2012-2013
   22  fiscal year is established at $37.03 per credit hour. The base
   23  rate for the tuition differential in subsequent years is the
   24  amount assessed paid by the board for the tuition differential
   25  for the preceding year adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (b)2.
   26         (b) Effective with the 2009-2010 academic year and
   27  thereafter, and notwithstanding the provisions of s. 1009.24,
   28  the amount paid by the board to any state university on behalf
   29  of a qualified beneficiary of an advance payment contract whose
   30  contract was purchased before July 1, 2024 2009, shall be:
   31         1. As to registration fees, if the actuarial reserve is
   32  less than 5 percent of the expected liabilities of the trust
   33  fund, the board shall pay the state universities 5.5 percent
   34  above the amount assessed for registration fees in the preceding
   35  fiscal year. If the actuarial reserve is between 5 percent and 6
   36  percent of the expected liabilities of the trust fund, the board
   37  shall pay the state universities 6 percent above the amount
   38  assessed for registration fees in the preceding fiscal year. If
   39  the actuarial reserve is between 6 percent and 7.5 percent of
   40  the expected liabilities of the trust fund, the board shall pay
   41  the state universities 6.5 percent above the amount assessed for
   42  registration fees in the preceding fiscal year. If the actuarial
   43  reserve is equal to or greater than 7.5 percent of the expected
   44  liabilities of the trust fund, the board shall pay the state
   45  universities 7 percent above the amount assessed for
   46  registration fees in the preceding fiscal year, whichever is
   47  greater.
   48         2. As to the tuition differential, if the actuarial reserve
   49  is less than 5 percent of the expected liabilities of the trust
   50  fund, the board shall pay the state universities 5.5 percent
   51  above the base rate for the tuition differential fee in the
   52  preceding fiscal year. If the actuarial reserve is between 5
   53  percent and 6 percent of the expected liabilities of the trust
   54  fund, the board shall pay the state universities 6 percent above
   55  the base rate for the tuition differential fee in the preceding
   56  fiscal year. If the actuarial reserve is between 6 percent and
   57  7.5 percent of the expected liabilities of the trust fund, the
   58  board shall pay the state universities 6.5 percent above the
   59  base rate for the tuition differential fee in the preceding
   60  fiscal year. If the actuarial reserve is equal to or greater
   61  than 7.5 percent of the expected liabilities of the trust fund,
   62  the board shall pay the state universities 7 percent above the
   63  base rate for the tuition differential fee in the preceding
   64  fiscal year.
   65         3. As to local fees, the board shall pay the state
   66  universities 5 percent above the amount assessed for local fees
   67  in the preceding fiscal year.
   68         4. As to dormitory fees, the board shall pay the state
   69  universities 6 percent above the amount assessed for dormitory
   70  fees in the preceding fiscal year.
   71         5. Qualified beneficiaries of advance payment contracts
   72  purchased before July 1, 2007, are exempt from paying any
   73  tuition differential fee.
   74         (c) Notwithstanding the amount assessed for registration
   75  fees, the tuition differential, or local fees, the amount paid
   76  by the board to any state university on behalf of a qualified
   77  beneficiary of an advance payment contract purchased before July
   78  1, 2024, may not exceed 100 percent of the amount charged by the
   79  state university for the aggregate sum of those fees.
   80         (d) Notwithstanding the amount assessed for dormitory fees,
   81  the amount paid by the board to any state university on behalf
   82  of a qualified beneficiary of an advance payment contract
   83  purchased before July 1, 2024, may not exceed 100 percent of the
   84  amount charged by the state university for dormitory fees.
   85         (e)(c) The board shall pay state universities the actual
   86  amount assessed in accordance with law for registration fees,
   87  the tuition differential, local fees, and dormitory fees for
   88  advance payment contracts purchased on or after July 1, 2024
   89  2009.
   90         (f)(d) The board shall annually evaluate or cause to be
   91  evaluated the actuarial soundness of the trust fund.
   92         Section 2. Paragraphs (c) through (g) of subsection (3) of
   93  section 1009.22, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   94         1009.22 Workforce education postsecondary student fees.—
   95         (3)
   96         (c) Effective July 1, 2014 2011, for programs leading to a
   97  career certificate or an applied technology diploma, the
   98  standard tuition shall be $2.33 $2.22 per contact hour for
   99  residents and nonresidents and the out-of-state fee shall be
  100  $6.99 $6.66 per contact hour. For adult general education
  101  programs, a block tuition of $45 per half year or $30 per term
  102  shall be assessed for residents and nonresidents, and the out
  103  of-state fee shall be $135 per half year or $90 per term. Each
  104  district school board and Florida College System institution
  105  board of trustees shall adopt policies and procedures for the
  106  collection of and accounting for the expenditure of the block
  107  tuition. All funds received from the block tuition shall be used
  108  only for adult general education programs. Students enrolled in
  109  adult general education programs may not be assessed the fees
  110  authorized in subsection (5), subsection (6), or subsection (7).
  111         (d) Beginning with the 2008-2009 fiscal year and each year
  112  thereafter, the tuition and the out-of-state fee per contact
  113  hour shall increase at the beginning of each fall semester at a
  114  rate equal to inflation, unless otherwise provided in the
  115  General Appropriations Act. The Office of Economic and
  116  Demographic Research shall report the rate of inflation to the
  117  President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
  118  Representatives, the Governor, and the State Board of Education
  119  each year prior to March 1. For purposes of this paragraph, the
  120  rate of inflation shall be defined as the rate of the 12-month
  121  percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
  122  Consumers, U.S. City Average, All Items, or successor reports as
  123  reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of
  124  Labor Statistics, or its successor for December of the previous
  125  year. In the event the percentage change is negative, the
  126  tuition and out-of-state fee shall remain at the same level as
  127  the prior fiscal year.
  128         (d)(e) Each district school board and each Florida College
  129  System institution board of trustees may adopt tuition and out
  130  of-state fees that may vary no more than 5 percent below and 5
  131  percent above the combined total of the standard tuition and
  132  out-of-state fees established in paragraph (c).
  133         (e)(f) The maximum increase in resident tuition for any
  134  school district or Florida College System institution during the
  135  2007-2008 fiscal year shall be 5 percent over the tuition
  136  charged during the 2006-2007 fiscal year.
  137         (f)(g) The State Board of Education may adopt, by rule, the
  138  definitions and procedures that district school boards and
  139  Florida College System institution boards of trustees shall use
  140  in the calculation of cost borne by students.
  141         Section 3. Subsection (3) of section 1009.23, Florida
  142  Statutes, is amended to read:
  143         1009.23 Florida College System institution student fees.—
  144         (3)(a) Effective July 1, 2014 2011, for advanced and
  145  professional, postsecondary vocational, developmental education,
  146  and educator preparation institute programs, the standard
  147  tuition shall be $71.98 $68.56 per credit hour for residents and
  148  nonresidents, and the out-of-state fee shall be $215.94 $205.82
  149  per credit hour.
  150         (b) Effective July 1, 2014 2011, for baccalaureate degree
  151  programs, the following tuition and fee rates shall apply:
  152         1. The tuition shall be $91.79 $87.42 per credit hour for
  153  students who are residents for tuition purposes.
  154         2. The sum of the tuition and the out-of-state fee per
  155  credit hour for students who are nonresidents for tuition
  156  purposes shall be no more than 85 percent of the sum of the
  157  tuition and the out-of-state fee at the state university nearest
  158  the Florida College System institution.
  159         (c) Beginning with the 2008-2009 fiscal year and each year
  160  thereafter, the tuition and the out-of-state fee shall increase
  161  at the beginning of each fall semester at a rate equal to
  162  inflation, unless otherwise provided in the General
  163  Appropriations Act. The Office of Economic and Demographic
  164  Research shall report the rate of inflation to the President of
  165  the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
  166  Governor, and the State Board of Education each year prior to
  167  March 1. For purposes of this paragraph, the rate of inflation
  168  shall be defined as the rate of the 12-month percentage change
  169  in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, U.S. City
  170  Average, All Items, or successor reports as reported by the
  171  United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
  172  or its successor for December of the previous year. In the event
  173  the percentage change is negative, the tuition and the out-of
  174  state fee per credit hour shall remain at the same levels as the
  175  prior fiscal year.
  176         Section 4. Subsection (4) and paragraph (b) of subsection
  177  (16) of section 1009.24, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  178         1009.24 State university student fees.—
  179         (4)(a) Effective July 1, 2014 2011, the resident
  180  undergraduate tuition for lower-level and upper-level coursework
  181  shall be $105.07 $103.32 per credit hour.
  182         (b) Beginning with the 2008-2009 fiscal year and each year
  183  thereafter, the resident undergraduate tuition per credit hour
  184  shall increase at the beginning of each fall semester at a rate
  185  equal to inflation, unless otherwise provided in the General
  186  Appropriations Act. The Office of Economic and Demographic
  187  Research shall report the rate of inflation to the President of
  188  the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
  189  Governor, and the Board of Governors each year prior to March 1.
  190  For purposes of this paragraph, the rate of inflation shall be
  191  defined as the rate of the 12-month percentage change in the
  192  Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, U.S. City Average,
  193  All Items, or successor reports as reported by the United States
  194  Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, or its
  195  successor for December of the previous year. In the event the
  196  percentage change is negative, the resident undergraduate
  197  tuition shall remain at the same level as the prior fiscal year.
  198         (b)(c) The Board of Governors, or the board’s designee, may
  199  establish tuition for graduate and professional programs, and
  200  out-of-state fees for all programs. Except as otherwise provided
  201  in this section, the sum of tuition and out-of-state fees
  202  assessed to nonresident students must be sufficient to offset
  203  the full instructional cost of serving such students. However,
  204  adjustments to out-of-state fees or tuition for graduate
  205  programs and professional programs may not exceed 15 percent in
  206  any year.
  207         (c)(d) The Board of Governors may consider and approve
  208  flexible tuition policies as requested by a university board of
  209  trustees in accordance with the provisions of subsection (15)
  210  only to the extent such policies are in alignment with the
  211  mission of the university and do not increase the state’s fiscal
  212  liability or obligations, including, but not limited to, any
  213  fiscal liability or obligation for programs authorized under ss.
  214  1009.53-1009.538 and ss. 1009.97-1009.984.
  215         (d)(e) The sum of the activity and service, health, and
  216  athletic fees a student is required to pay to register for a
  217  course may shall not exceed 40 percent of the tuition
  218  established in law or in the General Appropriations Act. No
  219  university shall be required to lower any fee in effect on the
  220  effective date of this act in order to comply with this
  221  subsection. Within the 40 percent cap, universities may not
  222  increase the aggregate sum of activity and service, health, and
  223  athletic fees more than 5 percent per year, or the same
  224  percentage increase in tuition authorized under paragraph (b),
  225  whichever is greater, unless specifically authorized in law or
  226  in the General Appropriations Act. A university may increase its
  227  athletic fee to defray the costs associated with changing
  228  National Collegiate Athletic Association divisions. Any such
  229  increase in the athletic fee may exceed both the 40 percent cap
  230  and the 5 percent cap imposed by this subsection. Any such
  231  increase must be approved by the athletic fee committee in the
  232  process outlined in subsection (12) and may not cannot exceed $2
  233  per credit hour. Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 1009.534,
  234  1009.535, and 1009.536, that portion of any increase in an
  235  athletic fee pursuant to this subsection which that causes the
  236  sum of the activity and service, health, and athletic fees to
  237  exceed the 40 percent cap or the annual increase in such fees to
  238  exceed the 5 percent cap may shall not be included in
  239  calculating the amount a student receives for a Florida Academic
  240  Scholars award, a Florida Medallion Scholars award, or a Florida
  241  Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award. Notwithstanding this
  242  paragraph and subject to approval by the board of trustees, each
  243  state university may is authorized to exceed the 5-percent cap
  244  on the annual increase to the aggregate sum of activity and
  245  service, health, and athletic fees for the 2010-2011 fiscal
  246  year. Any such increase may shall not exceed 15 percent or the
  247  amount required to reach the 2009-2010 fiscal year statewide
  248  average for the aggregate sum of activity and service, health,
  249  and athletic fees at the main campuses, whichever is greater.
  250  The aggregate sum of the activity and service, health, and
  251  athletic fees may shall not exceed 40 percent of tuition. Any
  252  increase in the activity and service fee, health fee, or
  253  athletic fee must be approved by the appropriate fee committee
  254  pursuant to subsection (10), subsection (11), or subsection
  255  (12).
  256         (e)(f) This subsection does not prohibit a university from
  257  increasing or assessing optional fees related to specific
  258  activities if payment of such fees is not required as a part of
  259  registration for courses.
  260         (16) Each university board of trustees may establish a
  261  tuition differential for undergraduate courses upon receipt of
  262  approval from the Board of Governors. The tuition differential
  263  shall promote improvements in the quality of undergraduate
  264  education and shall provide financial aid to undergraduate
  265  students who exhibit financial need.
  266         (b) Each tuition differential is subject to the following
  267  conditions:
  268         1. The tuition differential may be assessed on one or more
  269  undergraduate courses or on all undergraduate courses at a state
  270  university.
  271         2. The tuition differential may vary by course or courses,
  272  by campus or center location, and by institution. Each
  273  university board of trustees shall strive to maintain and
  274  increase enrollment in degree programs related to math, science,
  275  high technology, and other state or regional high-need fields
  276  when establishing tuition differentials by course.
  277         3. For each state university that is designated as a
  278  preeminent state research university by the Board of Governors,
  279  pursuant to s. 1001.7065 has total research and development
  280  expenditures for all fields of at least $100 million per year as
  281  reported annually to the National Science Foundation, the
  282  aggregate sum of tuition and the tuition differential may not be
  283  increased by no more than 6 15 percent of the total charged for
  284  the aggregate sum of these fees in the preceding fiscal year.
  285  The tuition differential may be increased if the university
  286  meets or exceeds performance standard targets for that
  287  university established annually by the Board of Governors for
  288  the following performance standards, amounting to no more than a
  289  2-percent increase in the tuition differential for each
  290  performance standard:
  291         a. An increase in the 6-year graduation rate for full-time,
  292  first-time-in-college students, as reported annually to the
  293  Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.
  294         b. An increase in the total annual research expenditures.
  295         c. An increase in the total patents awarded by the United
  296  States Patent and Trademark Office for the most recent years.
  297  For each state university that has total research and
  298  development expenditures for all fields of less than $100
  299  million per year as reported annually to the National Science
  300  Foundation, the aggregate sum of tuition and the tuition
  301  differential may not be increased by more than 15 percent of the
  302  total charged for the aggregate sum of these fees in the
  303  preceding fiscal year.
  304         4. The aggregate sum of undergraduate tuition and fees per
  305  credit hour, including the tuition differential, may not exceed
  306  the national average of undergraduate tuition and fees at 4-year
  307  degree-granting public postsecondary educational institutions.
  308         5. The tuition differential shall not be included in any
  309  award under the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program
  310  established pursuant to ss. 1009.53-1009.538.
  311         6. Beneficiaries having prepaid tuition contracts pursuant
  312  to s. 1009.98(2)(b) which were in effect on July 1, 2007, and
  313  which remain in effect, are exempt from the payment of the
  314  tuition differential.
  315         7. The tuition differential may not be charged to any
  316  student who was in attendance at the university before July 1,
  317  2007, and who maintains continuous enrollment.
  318         8. The tuition differential may be waived by the university
  319  for students who meet the eligibility requirements for the
  320  Florida public student assistance grant established in s.
  321  1009.50.
  322         9. Subject to approval by the Board of Governors, the
  323  tuition differential authorized pursuant to this subsection may
  324  take effect with the 2009 fall term.
  325         Section 5. Subsection (8) of section 1009.26, Florida
  326  Statutes, is amended, and subsection (12) is added to that
  327  section, to read:
  328         1009.26 Fee waivers.—
  329         (8) A state university, a or Florida College System
  330  institution, a career center operated by a school district under
  331  s. 1001.44, or a charter technical career center shall waive
  332  tuition for undergraduate college credit programs and career
  333  certificate programs tuition for each recipient of a Purple
  334  Heart or another combat decoration superior in precedence who:
  335         (a) Is enrolled as a full-time, part-time, or summer-school
  336  student in a an undergraduate program that terminates in an
  337  associate or a baccalaureate degree, a college credit or
  338  certificate, or a career certificate;
  339         (b) Is currently, and was at the time of the military
  340  action that resulted in the awarding of the Purple Heart or
  341  other combat decoration superior in precedence, a resident of
  342  this state; and
  343         (c) Submits to the state university, or the Florida College
  344  System institution, the career center operated by a school
  345  district under s. 1001.44, or the charter technical career
  346  center the DD-214 form issued at the time of separation from
  347  service as documentation that the student has received a Purple
  348  Heart or another combat decoration superior in precedence. If
  349  the DD-214 is not available, other documentation may be
  350  acceptable if recognized by the United States Department of
  351  Defense or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as
  352  documenting the award.
  353  
  354  Such a waiver for a Purple Heart recipient or recipient of
  355  another combat decoration superior in precedence shall be
  356  applicable for 110 percent of the number of required credit
  357  hours of the degree or certificate program for which the student
  358  is enrolled.
  359         (12)(a) A state university, a Florida College System
  360  institution, a career center operated by a school district under
  361  s. 1001.44, or a charter technical career center shall waive
  362  out-of-state fees for students, including, but not limited to,
  363  students who are undocumented for federal immigration purposes,
  364  who meet the following conditions:
  365         1. Attended a secondary school in this state for 3
  366  consecutive years immediately before graduating from a high
  367  school in this state;
  368         2. Apply for enrollment in an institution of higher
  369  education within 24 months after high school graduation; and
  370         3. Submit an official Florida high school transcript as
  371  evidence of attendance and graduation.
  372         (b) Tuition and fees charged to a student who qualifies for
  373  the out-of-state fee waiver under this subsection may not exceed
  374  the tuition and fees charged to a resident student. The waiver
  375  is applicable for 110 percent of the required credit hours of
  376  the degree or certificate program for which the student is
  377  enrolled. Each state university, Florida College System
  378  institution, career center operated by a school district under
  379  s. 1001.44, and charter technical career center shall report to
  380  the Board of Governors and the State Board of Education,
  381  respectively, the number and value of all fee waivers granted
  382  annually under this subsection. By October 1 of each year, the
  383  Board of Governors for the state universities and the State
  384  Board of Education for Florida College System institutions,
  385  career centers operated by a school district under s. 1001.44,
  386  and charter technical career centers shall annually report for
  387  the previous academic year the percentage of resident and
  388  nonresident students enrolled systemwide.
  389         (c) A state university student granted an out-of-state fee
  390  waiver under this subsection must be considered a nonresident
  391  student for purposes of calculating the systemwide total
  392  enrollment of nonresident students as limited by regulation of
  393  the Board of Governors. In addition, a student who is granted an
  394  out-of-state fee waiver under this subsection is not eligible
  395  for state financial aid under part III of this chapter and must
  396  not be reported as a resident for tuition purposes.
  397         Section 6. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1), paragraph (b)
  398  of subsection (2), and subsection (5) of section 1009.21,
  399  Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (d) is added to
  400  subsection (2) of that section, to read:
  401         1009.21 Determination of resident status for tuition
  402  purposes.—Students shall be classified as residents or
  403  nonresidents for the purpose of assessing tuition in
  404  postsecondary educational programs offered by charter technical
  405  career centers or career centers operated by school districts,
  406  in Florida College System institutions, and in state
  407  universities.
  408         (1) As used in this section, the term:
  409         (f) “Parent” means either or both parents of a student, any
  410  guardian of a student, or any person in a parental relationship
  411  to a student the natural or adoptive parent or legal guardian of
  412  a dependent child.
  413         (2)
  414         (b) However, with respect to a dependent child living with
  415  an adult relative other than the child’s parent, such child may
  416  qualify as a resident for tuition purposes if the adult relative
  417  is a legal resident who has maintained legal residence in this
  418  state for at least 12 consecutive months immediately before
  419  prior to the child’s initial enrollment in an institution of
  420  higher education, provided the child has resided continuously
  421  with such relative for the 3 5 years immediately before prior to
  422  the child’s initial enrollment in an institution of higher
  423  education, during which time the adult relative has exercised
  424  day-to-day care, supervision, and control of the child.
  425         (d) A dependent child who is a United States citizen may
  426  not be denied classification as a resident for tuition purposes
  427  based solely upon the immigration status of his or her parent.
  428         (5) A person who physically resides in this state may be
  429  classified as a resident for tuition purposes if he or she
  430  marries a person who meets the 12-month residency requirement
  431  under subsection (2) and who is a legal resident of this state
  432  In making a domiciliary determination related to the
  433  classification of a person as a resident or nonresident for
  434  tuition purposes, the domicile of a married person, irrespective
  435  of sex, shall be determined, as in the case of an unmarried
  436  person, by reference to all relevant evidence of domiciliary
  437  intent. For the purposes of this section:
  438         (a) A person shall not be precluded from establishing or
  439  maintaining legal residence in this state and subsequently
  440  qualifying or continuing to qualify as a resident for tuition
  441  purposes solely by reason of marriage to a person domiciled
  442  outside this state, even when that person’s spouse continues to
  443  be domiciled outside of this state, provided such person
  444  maintains his or her legal residence in this state.
  445         (b) A person shall not be deemed to have established or
  446  maintained a legal residence in this state and subsequently to
  447  have qualified or continued to qualify as a resident for tuition
  448  purposes solely by reason of marriage to a person domiciled in
  449  this state.
  450         (c) In determining the domicile of a married person,
  451  irrespective of sex, the fact of the marriage and the place of
  452  domicile of such person’s spouse shall be deemed relevant
  453  evidence to be considered in ascertaining domiciliary intent.
  454         Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.
  455  
  456  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  457  And the title is amended as follows:
  458         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  459  and insert:
  460                        A bill to be entitled                      
  461         An act relating to postsecondary education tuition and
  462         fees; amending s. 1009.98, F.S.; revising the
  463         definition of the term “tuition differential”;
  464         revising the purchase date of an advance payment
  465         contract as it relates to the amount paid by the
  466         Florida Prepaid College Board to a state university on
  467         behalf of a qualified beneficiary; limiting the amount
  468         paid by the board to a state university on behalf of a
  469         qualified beneficiary; amending ss. 1009.22 and
  470         1009.23, F.S.; revising the standard tuition and out
  471         of-state fee for certain workforce education
  472         postsecondary programs and certain programs at Florida
  473         College System institutions; deleting a provision
  474         relating to an increase in tuition and the out-of
  475         state fee at a rate equal to inflation; amending s.
  476         1009.24, F.S.; revising state university resident
  477         undergraduate tuition; deleting a provision relating
  478         to an increase in resident undergraduate tuition at a
  479         rate equal to inflation; revising the annual
  480         percentage increase allowed in the aggregrate sum of
  481         tuition and the tuition differential; providing
  482         requirements for an increase in the tuition
  483         differential for certain universities; amending s.
  484         1009.26, F.S.; requiring a state university, Florida
  485         College System institution, career center operated by
  486         a school district, or charter technical career center
  487         to waive undergraduate tuition for a recipient of a
  488         Purple Heart or another combat decoration superior in
  489         precedence under certain conditions; providing for the
  490         waiver of out-of-state fees for students based on
  491         certain attendance, graduation, and enrollment
  492         requirements; requiring reporting to the Board of
  493         Governors and the State Board of Education relating to
  494         the number and value of the fee waivers; providing
  495         requirements for calculating the state university
  496         systemwide enrollment of nonresident students;
  497         restricting eligibility for state financial aid;
  498         amending s. 1009.21, F.S., relating to the
  499         determination of resident status for tuition purposes;
  500         revising the definition of the term “parent”; revising
  501         a residency requirement for a dependent child;
  502         prohibiting denial of classification as a resident for
  503         tuition purposes based on certain immigration status;
  504         revising requirements relating to classification as a
  505         resident for tuition purposes based on marriage;
  506         providing an effective date.