Florida Senate - 2025                      CS for CS for SB 1624
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Fiscal Policy; the Appropriations Committee
       on Higher Education; and Senator Calatayud
       
       
       
       
       594-03195-25                                          20251624c2
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to higher education; amending s.
    3         11.51, F.S.; authorizing the Office of Program Policy
    4         Analysis and Government Accountability to develop
    5         contracts or agreements with institutions in the State
    6         University System for a specified purpose; amending s.
    7         251.001, F.S.; providing tuition assistance to active
    8         members of the Florida State Guard; amending s.
    9         288.036, F.S.; revising the duties of the Office of
   10         Ocean Economy; amending s. 381.853, F.S.; specifying
   11         that the President of the University of Florida
   12         appoints the members of the scientific advisory
   13         council within the Florida Center for Brain Tumor
   14         Research; amending s. 413.407, F.S.; revising the
   15         qualifications for members of the Assistive Technology
   16         Advisory Council; increasing the maximum term length
   17         for such members; amending s. 446.032, F.S.; revising
   18         the date by which the Department of Education is
   19         required to publish an annual report on apprenticeship
   20         and preapprenticeship programs; amending s. 446.041,
   21         F.S.; requiring the department to take into account
   22         underrepresented groups in administering the
   23         apprenticeship training program, rather than minority
   24         and gender diversity; amending s. 1000.05, F.S.;
   25         renaming the Florida Educational Equity Act as the
   26         “Florida Educational Equality Act”; changing the term
   27         “gender” to “sex”; requiring public schools and
   28         Florida College System institutions to develop and
   29         implement methods and strategies to increase
   30         participation of underrepresented students, rather
   31         than students with certain characteristics, in certain
   32         programs and courses; requiring the Commissioner of
   33         Education and the State Board of Education to utilize
   34         their authority to enforce compliance; amending s.
   35         1000.21, F.S.; renaming Hillsborough Community College
   36         as “Hillsborough College”; creating s. 1001.68, F.S.;
   37         authorizing Florida College System institutions with a
   38         certain number of full-time equivalent students to
   39         enter into cooperative agreements to form a state
   40         college regional consortium service organization;
   41         requiring such organizations to provide at least a
   42         specified number of certain services; requiring that
   43         regional consortium service organizations be governed
   44         by a board of directors consisting of specified
   45         members; amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; deleting a
   46         requirement that state universities provide student
   47         access to certain information; amending s. 1001.7065,
   48         F.S.; revising academic standards for the preeminent
   49         state research university program to include a
   50         specified average Classic Learning Test score;
   51         amending s. 1004.0971, F.S.; revising the definition
   52         of the term “emergency opioid antagonist”; amending s.
   53         1004.933, F.S.; authorizing an institution to enter
   54         into an agreement with an online provider for the
   55         adult education or career instruction portion of the
   56         Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education (GATE)
   57         Program; removing the age limit for enrollment in the
   58         program; clarifying that students are not required to
   59         enroll in adult secondary and career education
   60         coursework simultaneously; amending s. 1005.06, F.S.;
   61         authorizing certain institutions to operate without
   62         licensure; specifying affirmations required as a part
   63         of an affidavit; requiring submission of requested
   64         documentation in a specified timeframe; requiring the
   65         Commission for Independent Education to review such
   66         affidavit in a public meeting; specifying commission
   67         actions for noncompliance; authorizing the commission
   68         to adopt rules; amending s. 1006.73, F.S.; revising
   69         reporting requirements relating to the Florida
   70         Postsecondary Academic Library Network; amending s.
   71         1007.34, F.S.; expanding the scope of the college
   72         reach-out program to all low-income educationally
   73         disadvantaged and underrepresented students regardless
   74         of minority status; amending s. 1007.35, F.S.;
   75         revising legislative findings; renaming the Florida
   76         Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student
   77         Achievement as the “Florida Partnership for
   78         Underrepresented Student Achievement”; revising the
   79         purposes and duties of the partnership to focus on all
   80         underrepresented students regardless of minority
   81         status; revising duties of the partnership; amending
   82         s. 1009.23, F.S.; authorizing the Florida College
   83         System to allocate a portion of financial aid fees to
   84         assist underrepresented students, rather than students
   85         who are members of a targeted gender or ethnic
   86         minority population; amending s. 1009.26, F.S.;
   87         revising the residency requirement for a grandparent
   88         for an out-of-state fee waiver; revising the residency
   89         criteria for a grandparent in a specified attestation;
   90         amending s. 1009.536, F.S.; clarifying the required
   91         minimum cumulative weighted grade point average for
   92         the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award; authorizing
   93         students to apply for a Florida Gold Seal CAPE
   94         Scholars award within a specified timeframe before or
   95         after completing the GATE Program; amending s.
   96         1009.897, F.S.; requiring institutions receiving funds
   97         through the Prepping Institutions, Programs,
   98         Employers, and Learners through Incentives for Nursing
   99         Education Fund to allocate funding to health care
  100         related programs; amending s. 1011.804, F.S.;
  101         authorizing certain institutions to apply for and use
  102         grant funds under the GATE Startup Grant Program for
  103         specified purposes; amending s. 1013.30, F.S.;
  104         revising the timeframe for updates to state university
  105         campus master plans; amending s. 1013.46, F.S.;
  106         deleting a provision relating to set asides for
  107         construction contracts with minority business
  108         enterprises; amending s. 1007.27, F.S.; conforming a
  109         provision to changes made by the act; providing an
  110         effective date.
  111          
  112  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
  113  
  114         Section 1. Subsection (5) is added to section 11.51,
  115  Florida Statutes, to read:
  116         11.51 Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
  117  Accountability.—
  118         (5) The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
  119  Accountability may develop contracts or agreements with
  120  institutions in the State University System to use the expertise
  121  of state university faculty and research staff to provide
  122  assistance in analysis and evaluative research.
  123         Section 2. Subsection (9) of section 251.001, Florida
  124  Statutes, is amended to read:
  125         251.001 Florida State Guard Act.—
  126         (9) REIMBURSEMENT, BENEFIT, AND COMPENSATION.—
  127         (a) The division shall reimburse members of the Florida
  128  State Guard for per diem and travel expenses incurred to attend
  129  required training or in the course of active service as provided
  130  in s. 112.061.
  131         (b) Members of the Florida State Guard may be compensated
  132  for time spent training or in the course of active service at
  133  rates established by the director, subject to appropriation.
  134         (c) A member of the Florida State Guard may not make any
  135  purchase or enter into any contract or agreement for purchases
  136  or services as a charge against the state without the authority
  137  of the director.
  138         (d) As a benefit to the active members of the Florida State
  139  Guard, subject to approval by the director of the Division of
  140  the State Guard, each state university and Florida College
  141  System institution shall waive tuition and fees for active
  142  members of the Florida State Guard to enroll for up to 6 credit
  143  hours of courses per term on a space-available basis.
  144         Section 3. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 288.036,
  145  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  146         288.036 Ocean economy development.—
  147         (3) The Office of Ocean Economy shall:
  148         (a) Develop and undertake activities and strategies with a
  149  focus on research and development, technological innovation,
  150  emerging industries, strategic business recruitment, public and
  151  private funding opportunities, and workforce training and
  152  education to promote and stimulate the ocean economy.
  153         (b)1. Collaborate Foster relationships and coordinate with
  154  state universities, private universities, career centers, and
  155  Florida College System institutions, including the College of
  156  the Florida Keys, to periodically survey surveying the
  157  development of academic research relating to the ocean economy
  158  across all disciplines and facilitating the transfer of
  159  innovative technology into marketable goods and services. The
  160  office shall encourage collaboration between state universities
  161  and Florida College System institutions that have overlapping
  162  areas of academic research.
  163         2. Include and update on the office’s website information
  164  related to:
  165         a. An inventory of current research and current
  166  collaborations, including contact information; and
  167         b. Any available resources for research and technology
  168  development, including financial opportunities.
  169         (c) Collaborate with relevant industries to identify
  170  economic challenges that may be solved through innovation in the
  171  ocean economy, including commercializing or otherwise
  172  facilitating public access to academic research and resources,
  173  removing governmental barriers, strengthening the workforce, and
  174  maximizing access to financial or other opportunities for growth
  175  and development.
  176         (d) Develop and facilitate a pipeline for innovative ideas
  177  and strategies to be created, developed, researched,
  178  commercialized, and financed. This includes promotion and
  179  coordination of industry collaboration, academic research,
  180  accelerator programs, training and technical assistance, and
  181  startup or second-stage funding opportunities.
  182         (e) Maintain and update on the office’s website:
  183         1. Reports and data on the number, growth, and average
  184  wages of jobs included in the ocean economy; the impacts on the
  185  number, growth, and development of businesses in the ocean
  186  economy; and the collaboration, transition, or adoption of
  187  innovation and research into new, viable ideas employed in the
  188  ocean economy.
  189         2. A current inventory of programs related to the ocean
  190  economy, an evaluation of additional opportunities to earn
  191  credentials, and the institutions or training providers where
  192  such credentials may be earned.
  193         (f) Educate other state and local entities on the interests
  194  of the ocean economy and how such entities may positively
  195  address environmental issues while simultaneously considering
  196  the economic impact of their policies.
  197         (g) Communicate the state’s role as an integral component
  198  of the ocean economy by promoting the state on national and
  199  international platforms and other appropriate forums as the
  200  premier destination for convening on pertinent subject matters.
  201         (h) Collaborate with public and private educational and
  202  industry organizations to make recommendations:
  203         1.For strengthening employment opportunities in:
  204         a. Commercial fishing;
  205         b. Fisheries and aquaculture, marine and freshwater;
  206         c. Processing and preserving fish, crustaceans, and
  207  mollusks;
  208         d. Shipbuilding and repair; and
  209         e. Shipping, water transport such as sea and coastal and
  210  inland water transportation of both freight and passengers,
  211  ports, and related services and support activities.
  212         2.Regarding the expansion of existing maritime programs
  213  and the addition of new programs and strategies for a public
  214  awareness campaign.
  215         3. To increase the availability of dual enrollment,
  216  preapprenticeship and apprenticeship, and work-study programs at
  217  both public and private institutions.
  218         4.For aligning the regulatory framework for fishing and
  219  boat operations with the demand for personnel through
  220  consultation with the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
  221         (4) By August 1, 2025, and each August 1 thereafter, the
  222  office shall provide to the Board of Governors, the Governor,
  223  the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
  224  Representatives and post on its website a detailed report on
  225  demonstrating the economic benefits of the office and the
  226  development of emerging ocean economy industries. By August 1,
  227  2026, the report must include the recommendations in paragraph
  228  (3)(h).
  229         Section 4. Subsection (4) of section 381.853, Florida
  230  Statutes, is amended to read:
  231         381.853 Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research.—
  232         (4) There is established within the center a scientific
  233  advisory council that includes biomedical researchers,
  234  physicians, clinicians, and representatives from public and
  235  private universities and hospitals. The council shall meet at
  236  least annually.
  237         (a) The council shall consist of members appointed by the
  238  President of the University of Florida, in consultation with the
  239  dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine:
  240         1. Two members from the Florida Center for Brain Tumor
  241  Research within the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain
  242  Institute of the University of Florida appointed by the
  243  Governor.
  244         2. Two members from The Scripps Research Institute, one of
  245  whom must have expertise in basic brain tumor research,
  246  appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  247         3. Two members from other public and private universities
  248  and institutions directly involved in brain tumor research
  249  appointed by the President of the Senate.
  250         4. One member from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville who is
  251  directly involved in the treatment of brain tumor patients or
  252  who has expertise in basic brain tumor research appointed by the
  253  State Surgeon General.
  254         5. Two members from the Cleveland Clinic in Florida who are
  255  directly involved in basic brain tumor research appointed by the
  256  Governor.
  257         6. One member from the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and
  258  Research Institute who is directly involved in the treatment of
  259  brain tumor patients or who has expertise in basic brain tumor
  260  research appointed by the Speaker of the House of
  261  Representatives.
  262         7. One member from the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando
  263  who is directly involved in the treatment of brain tumor
  264  patients or who has expertise in basic brain tumor research
  265  appointed by the President of the Senate.
  266         (b) Council members shall serve staggered 4-year terms.
  267         (c) Council members shall serve without compensation, and
  268  each organization represented shall cover all expenses of its
  269  representative.
  270         Section 5. Paragraphs (d) and (f) of subsection (1) of
  271  section 413.407, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  272         413.407 Assistive Technology Advisory Council.—There is
  273  created the Assistive Technology Advisory Council, responsible
  274  for ensuring consumer involvement in the creation, application,
  275  and distribution of technology-related assistance to and for
  276  persons who have disabilities. The council shall fulfill its
  277  responsibilities through statewide policy development, state and
  278  federal legislative initiatives, advocacy at the state and
  279  federal levels, planning of statewide resource allocations,
  280  policy-level management, and reviews of consumer responsiveness
  281  and the adequacy of program service delivery and by performing
  282  the functions listed in this section.
  283         (1)
  284         (d) Members of the council must be geographically
  285  representative of the state and reflect the diversity of the
  286  state’s population with respect to race, ethnicity, gender, age,
  287  type of disability, and type of disability-related services and
  288  devices received.
  289         (f)1. Each member of the council shall serve for a term of
  290  not more than 5 3 years, except that a member appointed to fill
  291  a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which
  292  a predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder
  293  of such term.
  294         2. A member of the council may not serve more than two
  295  consecutive terms; however, any appointment under subparagraph
  296  1., if for less than 18 months, is not considered a term for the
  297  purposes of this section.
  298         3. A member who has served two consecutive terms and has
  299  been retired from the council for at least 3 years may be
  300  reappointed to the council on the same basis as a new member.
  301         Section 6. Subsection (2) of section 446.032, Florida
  302  Statutes, is amended to read:
  303         446.032 General duties of the department for apprenticeship
  304  training.—The department shall:
  305         (2) By November 30 September 1 of each year, publish an
  306  annual report on apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs.
  307  The report must be published on the department’s website and, at
  308  a minimum, include all of the following:
  309         (a) A list of registered apprenticeship and
  310  preapprenticeship programs, sorted by local educational agency,
  311  as defined in s. 1004.02(18), and apprenticeship sponsor, under
  312  s. 446.071.
  313         (b) A detailed summary of each local educational agency’s
  314  expenditure of funds for apprenticeship and preapprenticeship
  315  programs, including:
  316         1. The total amount of funds received for apprenticeship
  317  and preapprenticeship programs.
  318         2. The total amount of funds allocated by training
  319  provider, program, and occupation.
  320         3. The total amount of funds expended for administrative
  321  costs by training provider, program, and occupation.
  322         4. The total amount of funds expended for instructional
  323  costs by training provider, program, and occupation.
  324         (c) The number of apprentices and preapprentices per trade
  325  and occupation.
  326         (d) The percentage of apprentices and preapprentices who
  327  complete their respective programs in the appropriate timeframe.
  328         (e) Information and resources related to applications for
  329  new apprenticeship programs and technical assistance and
  330  requirements for potential applicants.
  331         (f) Documentation of activities conducted by the department
  332  to promote apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs through
  333  public engagement, community-based partnerships, and other
  334  initiatives and the outcomes of such activities and their impact
  335  on establishing or expanding apprenticeship and
  336  preapprenticeship programs.
  337         (g) Retention and completion rates of participants
  338  disaggregated by training provider, program, and occupation.
  339         (h) Wage progression of participants as demonstrated by
  340  starting, exit, and postapprenticeship wages at 1 and 5 years
  341  after participants exit the program.
  342         Section 7. Subsection (12) of section 446.041, Florida
  343  Statutes, is amended to read:
  344         446.041 Duties of the department.—The department shall:
  345         (12) Ensure that underrepresented groups minority and
  346  gender diversity are considered in administering this program.
  347         Section 8. Subsection (1), paragraph (d) of subsection (2),
  348  paragraph (e) of subsection (3), subsection (5), and subsection
  349  (7) of section 1000.05, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  350         1000.05 Discrimination against students and employees in
  351  the Florida K-20 public education system prohibited; equality of
  352  access required.—
  353         (1) This section may be cited as the “Florida Educational
  354  Equality Equity Act.”
  355         (2)
  356         (d) Students may be separated by sex for a single-sex
  357  single-gender program, for any portion of a class that deals
  358  with human reproduction, or during participation in bodily
  359  contact sports. For the purpose of this section, bodily contact
  360  sports include wrestling, boxing, rugby, ice hockey, football,
  361  basketball, and other sports in which the purpose or major
  362  activity involves bodily contact.
  363         (3)
  364         (e) A public school or Florida College System institution
  365  may provide separate toilet, locker room, and shower facilities
  366  on the basis of sex gender, but such facilities shall be
  367  comparable to such facilities provided for students of the other
  368  sex.
  369         (5) Public schools and Florida College System institutions
  370  shall develop and implement methods and strategies to increase
  371  the participation of underrepresented students of a particular
  372  race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or marital status
  373  in programs and courses in which students of that particular
  374  race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or marital status
  375  have been traditionally underrepresented, including, but not
  376  limited to, mathematics, science, computer technology,
  377  electronics, communications technology, engineering, and career
  378  education.
  379         (7) The functions of the Office of Equal Educational
  380  Opportunity of the Department of Education shall include, but
  381  are not limited to:
  382         (a) Requiring all district school boards and Florida
  383  College System institution boards of trustees to develop and
  384  submit plans for the implementation of this section to the
  385  Department of Education.
  386         (b) Conducting periodic reviews of school districts and
  387  Florida College System institutions to determine compliance with
  388  this section and, after a finding that a school district or a
  389  Florida College System institution is not in compliance with
  390  this section, notifying the entity of the steps that it must
  391  take to attain compliance and performing followup monitoring.
  392         (c) Providing technical assistance, including assisting
  393  school districts or Florida College System institutions in
  394  identifying unlawful discrimination and instructing them in
  395  remedies for correction and prevention of such discrimination
  396  and performing followup monitoring.
  397         (d) Conducting studies of the effectiveness of methods and
  398  strategies designed to increase the participation of students in
  399  programs and courses in which students of a particular race,
  400  color, national origin, sex, disability, or marital status have
  401  been traditionally underrepresented and monitoring the success
  402  of students in such programs or courses, including performing
  403  followup monitoring.
  404         (e) Requiring all district school boards and Florida
  405  College System institution boards of trustees to submit data and
  406  information necessary to determine compliance with this section.
  407  The Commissioner of Education shall prescribe the format and the
  408  date for submission of such data and any other educational
  409  equity data. If any board does not submit the required
  410  compliance data or other required educational equity data by the
  411  prescribed date, the commissioner shall notify the board of this
  412  fact and, if the board does not take appropriate action to
  413  immediately submit the required report, the State Board of
  414  Education shall impose monetary sanctions.
  415         (f) Based upon rules of the State Board of Education,
  416  developing and implementing enforcement mechanisms with
  417  appropriate penalties to ensure that public K-12 schools and
  418  Florida College System institutions comply with Title IX of the
  419  Education Amendments of 1972 and subsection (3) of this section.
  420  However, the State Board of Education may not force a public
  421  school or Florida College System institution to conduct, nor
  422  penalize such entity for not conducting, a program of athletic
  423  activity or athletic scholarship for female athletes unless it
  424  is an athletic activity approved for women by a recognized
  425  association whose purpose is to promote athletics and a
  426  conference or league exists to promote interscholastic or
  427  intercollegiate competition for women in that athletic activity.
  428         (g)Reporting to The Commissioner of Education any district
  429  school board or Florida College System institution board of
  430  trustees found to be out of compliance with rules of the State
  431  Board of Education adopted as required by paragraph (f) or
  432  paragraph (3)(d). To penalize the board, the State Board of
  433  Education shall:
  434         1. Declare the school district or Florida College System
  435  institution ineligible for competitive state grants.
  436         2. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.192, direct the
  437  Chief Financial Officer to withhold general revenue funds
  438  sufficient to obtain compliance from the school district or
  439  Florida College System institution.
  440  
  441  The school district or Florida College System institution shall
  442  remain ineligible and the funds shall not be paid until the
  443  institution comes into compliance or the State Board of
  444  Education approves a plan for compliance.
  445  
  446  The Commissioner of Education and the State Board of Education
  447  shall use their authority under s. 1008.32 to enforce compliance
  448  with this subsection.
  449         Section 9. Paragraph (j) of subsection (5) of section
  450  1000.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  451         1000.21 Systemwide definitions.—As used in the Florida
  452  Early Learning-20 Education Code:
  453         (5) “Florida College System institution” except as
  454  otherwise specifically provided, includes all of the following
  455  public postsecondary educational institutions in the Florida
  456  College System and any branch campuses, centers, or other
  457  affiliates of the institution:
  458         (j) Hillsborough Community College, which serves
  459  Hillsborough County.
  460         Section 10. Section 1001.68, Florida Statutes, is created
  461  to read:
  462         1001.68State college regional consortium service
  463  organizations.—In order to create effectiveness and efficiency
  464  of small institutions in the Florida College System which serve
  465  rural communities:
  466         (1) Colleges with 5,000 or fewer full-time equivalent
  467  students may enter into cooperative agreements to form a
  468  regional consortium service organization. Each regional
  469  consortium service organization shall, at a minimum, provide
  470  three of the following services: grant procurement;
  471  institutional research and reporting; risk management;
  472  professional development for faculty and staff; leadership
  473  support; information technology and cybersecurity training;
  474  faculty and staff recruitment; workforce development programs;
  475  cooperative purchasing; administrative services; or enrollment
  476  management services.
  477         (2) Each regional consortium service organization must be
  478  governed by a board of directors composed of the presidents of
  479  the respective member colleges.
  480         Section 11. Paragraph (d) of subsection (5) of section
  481  1001.706, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  482         1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors.—
  483         (5) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO ACCOUNTABILITY.—
  484         (d) The Board of Governors shall annually require a state
  485  university prior to registration to provide each enrolled
  486  student electronic access to the economic security report of
  487  employment and earning outcomes prepared by the Department of
  488  Commerce pursuant to s. 445.07. In addition, the Board of
  489  Governors shall require a state university to provide each
  490  student electronic access to the following information each year
  491  prior to registration using the data described in s. 1008.39:
  492         1. The top 25 percent of degrees reported by the university
  493  in terms of highest full-time job placement and highest average
  494  annualized earnings in the year after earning the degree.
  495         2. The bottom 10 percent of degrees reported by the
  496  university in terms of lowest full-time job placement and lowest
  497  average annualized earnings in the year after earning the
  498  degree.
  499         Section 12. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  500  1001.7065, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  501         1001.7065 Preeminent state research universities program.—
  502         (2) ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH EXCELLENCE STANDARDS.—The
  503  following academic and research excellence standards are
  504  established for the preeminent state research universities
  505  program and shall be reported annually in the Board of Governors
  506  Accountability Plan:
  507         (a) An average weighted grade point average of 4.0 or
  508  higher on a 4.0 scale and an average SAT score of 1200 or higher
  509  on a 1600-point scale or an average ACT score of 25 or higher on
  510  a 36 score scale, using the latest published national
  511  concordance table developed jointly by the College Board and
  512  ACT, Inc., or an average Classic Learning Test score of 83 or
  513  higher on a 120 score scale, for fall semester incoming
  514  freshmen, as reported annually.
  515         Section 13. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
  516  1004.0971, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  517         1004.0971 Emergency opioid antagonists in Florida College
  518  System institution and state university housing.—
  519         (1) As used in this section, the term:
  520         (b) “Emergency opioid antagonist” means a naloxone
  521  hydrochloride or any similarly acting drug that blocks the
  522  effects of opioids administered from outside the body and that
  523  is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration
  524  for the treatment of an opioid overdose.
  525         Section 14. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) and paragraph
  526  (b) of subsection (4) of section 1004.933, Florida Statutes, are
  527  amended to read:
  528         1004.933 Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education
  529  (GATE) Program.—
  530         (3) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
  531         (b) “Institution” means any a school district career center
  532  established under s. 1001.44, a charter technical career center
  533  established under s. 1002.34, or a Florida College System
  534  institution identified in s. 1000.21. Any such institution may
  535  enter into an agreement with an online provider for the adult
  536  education or career instruction portion of the program if such
  537  provider offers instructional content and services that align
  538  with the state career and adult education curriculum frameworks.
  539         (4) PAYMENT WAIVER; ELIGIBILITY.—
  540         (b) To be eligible for participation in the GATE Program, a
  541  student must:
  542         1. Not have earned a standard high school diploma pursuant
  543  to s. 1003.4282 or a high school equivalency diploma pursuant to
  544  s. 1003.435 before enrolling in the GATE Program;
  545         2. Have been withdrawn from high school;
  546         3. Be a resident of this state as defined in s. 1009.21(1);
  547         4. Be at least 16 to 21 years of age at the time of initial
  548  enrollment, provided that a student who is 16 or 17 years of age
  549  has withdrawn from school enrollment pursuant to the
  550  requirements and safeguards in s. 1003.21(1)(c);
  551         5. Select the adult secondary education program and career
  552  education program of his or her choice at the time of admission
  553  to the GATE Program, provided that the career education program
  554  is included on the Master Credentials List under s. 445.004(4).
  555  The student is not required to enroll in adult secondary and
  556  career education program coursework simultaneously. The student
  557  may not change the requested pathway after enrollment, except
  558  that, if necessary for the student, the student may enroll in an
  559  adult basic education program prior to enrolling in the adult
  560  secondary education program;
  561         6. Maintain a 2.0 GPA for career and technical education
  562  coursework; and
  563         7. Notwithstanding s. 1003.435(4), complete the programs
  564  under subparagraph 5. within 3 years after his or her initial
  565  enrollment unless the institution determines that an extension
  566  is warranted due to extenuating circumstances.
  567         Section 15. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section
  568  1005.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  569         1005.06 Institutions not under the jurisdiction or purview
  570  of the commission.—
  571         (1) Except as otherwise provided in law, the following
  572  institutions are not under the jurisdiction or purview of the
  573  commission and are not required to obtain licensure:
  574         (f)1. A nonpublic religious postsecondary educational
  575  institution religious college may operate without licensure
  576  governmental oversight if the institution college annually
  577  verifies by sworn affidavit to the commission each of the
  578  following affirmations that:
  579         a.1. The name of the institution includes a religious
  580  modifier or the name of a religious patriarch, saint, person, or
  581  symbol of the church.
  582         b.An explanation of the religious modifier, religious
  583  name, or religious symbol used in the institution’s name.
  584         c.2. The institution offers only educational programs that
  585  prepare students for religious vocations as ministers,
  586  professionals, or laypersons in the categories of ministry,
  587  counseling, theology, education, administration, music, fine
  588  arts, media communications, or social work.
  589         d.3. The titles of degrees issued by the institution cannot
  590  be confused with secular degree titles. For this purpose, each
  591  degree title must include a religious modifier that immediately
  592  precedes, or is included within, any of the following degrees:
  593  Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Bachelor of Arts,
  594  Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Doctor
  595  of Philosophy, and Doctor of Education. The religious modifier
  596  must be placed on the title line of the degree, on the
  597  transcript, and whenever the title of the degree appears in
  598  official school documents or publications.
  599         e.The titles and majors of every degree program offered by
  600  the institution as they appear on degrees and transcripts issued
  601  by the institution.
  602         f.4. The duration of all degree programs offered by the
  603  institution is consistent with the standards of the commission.
  604         g.5. The institution’s consumer practices are consistent
  605  with those required by s. 1005.04.
  606         2.If requested by the commission, the institution must
  607  submit documentation demonstrating compliance with the
  608  requirements of this paragraph and with s. 1005.04. The
  609  institution must submit such documentation within 30 days after
  610  the request.
  611         3. The commission shall review for approval or denial, in a
  612  public meeting, affidavits submitted pursuant to this paragraph.
  613  The commission shall approve an affidavit unless the affidavit
  614  is facially invalid, the affidavit is contradicted by the
  615  institution’s public advertisements or by other evidence, or the
  616  institution has failed to comply with the requirements of
  617  subparagraph 2. The commission may provide such a religious
  618  institution a letter stating that the institution has met the
  619  requirements of state law and is not subject to licensure by the
  620  commission governmental oversight.
  621         a. If a nonpublic religious postsecondary educational
  622  institution that has been issued a written notice of exemption
  623  from licensure by the commission subsequently fails to comply
  624  with the requirements of this paragraph, the commission must
  625  revoke its approval of the institution’s affidavit in a public
  626  meeting.
  627         b.If an affidavit is denied by the commission, the
  628  commission may take any of the actions specified in s. 1005.38
  629  unless the institution applies for a license pursuant to s.
  630  1005.31(1)(a), ceases operating in this state, or submits
  631  documentation indicating compliance with this paragraph.
  632         c. The commission may adopt rules to administer this
  633  paragraph.
  634         Section 16. Subsections (5) and (7) of section 1006.73,
  635  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  636         1006.73 Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network.—
  637         (5) REPORTING.—
  638         (a) By December 31 each year, the host entity shall submit
  639  a report to the Chancellors of the State University System and
  640  the Florida College System regarding the implementation and
  641  operation of all components described in this section,
  642  including, but not limited to, all of the following:
  643         (a)1. Usage information collected under paragraph (2)(c).
  644         (b)2. Information and associated costs relating to the
  645  services and functions of the program.
  646         (c)3. The implementation and operation of the automated
  647  library services.
  648         (d)4. The number and value of grants awarded under
  649  paragraph (4)(d) and the distribution of those funds.
  650         5. The number and types of courses placed in the Student
  651  Open Access Resources Repository.
  652         6. Information on the utilization of the Student Open
  653  Access Resources Repository and utilization of open educational
  654  resources in course sections, by Florida College System
  655  institution and state university.
  656         (b) The Chancellors will provide an annual report on the
  657  performance of the host entity in delivering the services and
  658  any recommendations for changes needed to this section to the
  659  Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House
  660  of Representatives, the Board of Governors, and the State Board
  661  of Education. The Board of Governors and the Department of
  662  Education shall include any necessary funding increases in their
  663  annual legislative budget requests.
  664         (7) RECOMMENDATION ON OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO BE
  665  INCLUDED WITHIN THE FLORIDA POSTSECONDARY ACADEMIC LIBRARY
  666  NETWORK.—By June 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Education and the
  667  Chancellor of the Board of Governors shall provide a joint
  668  recommendation for a process by which school district career
  669  centers operated under s. 1001.44 and charter technical career
  670  centers under s. 1002.34 would access appropriate postsecondary
  671  distance learning, student support services and library assets
  672  described in this section. The recommendation must include an
  673  analysis of the resources necessary to expand access and assets
  674  to centers and their students.
  675         Section 17. Paragraph (d) of subsection (5) and paragraph
  676  (c) of subsection (7) of section 1007.34, Florida Statutes, are
  677  amended to read:
  678         1007.34 College reach-out program.—
  679         (5) In selecting proposals for approval, the State Board of
  680  Education shall give preference to:
  681         (d) A program that includes innovative approaches, provides
  682  a great variety of activities, and includes a large percentage
  683  of low-income educationally disadvantaged and underrepresented
  684  minority students in the college reach-out program.
  685         (7) A proposal must contain the following information:
  686         (c) An identification of existing programs for enhancing
  687  the academic performance of minority and low-income
  688  educationally disadvantaged and underrepresented students for
  689  enrollment in postsecondary education.
  690         Section 18. Section 1007.35, Florida Statutes, is amended
  691  to read:
  692         1007.35 Florida Partnership for Minority and
  693  Underrepresented Student Achievement.—
  694         (1) This section may be referred to by the popular name the
  695  “Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student
  696  Achievement Act.”
  697         (2)(a) The Legislature recognizes the importance of not
  698  only access to college but also success in college for all
  699  students. It is the intent of the Legislature that every student
  700  enrolled in a public secondary school has access to high
  701  quality, rigorous academics, with a particular focus on access
  702  to advanced courses. The Legislature also recognizes the
  703  importance of other career pathways, such as vocational and
  704  trade schools, and the importance of incentivizing the
  705  availability of high school programs to prepare students for
  706  those career paths.
  707         (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide
  708  assistance to all public secondary schools, with a primary focus
  709  on low-performing middle and high schools.
  710         (c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the
  711  partnership created in this section accomplish its mission
  712  primarily through strengthening the content knowledge of
  713  teachers and providing instructional resources, including
  714  materials and strategies, which enable teachers to provide
  715  instruction to students who have diverse learning styles.
  716         (3) There is created the Florida Partnership for Minority
  717  and Underrepresented Student Achievement. The Department of
  718  Education may contract for operation of the partnership.
  719         (4) The mission of the partnership is to prepare, inspire,
  720  and connect students to postsecondary success and opportunity,
  721  with a particular focus on minority students and students who
  722  are underrepresented in postsecondary education.
  723         (5) Each public high school, including, but not limited to,
  724  schools and alternative sites and centers of the Department of
  725  Juvenile Justice, shall provide for the administration of the
  726  Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
  727  (PSAT/NMSQT), or the PreACT to all enrolled 10th grade students.
  728  However, a written notice shall be provided to each parent which
  729  must include the opportunity to exempt his or her child from
  730  taking the PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT.
  731         (a) Test results will provide each high school with a
  732  database of student assessment data which certified school
  733  counselors will use to identify students who are prepared or who
  734  need additional work to be prepared to enroll and be successful
  735  in advanced high school courses.
  736         (b) Funding for the PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT for all 10th
  737  grade students shall be contingent upon annual funding in the
  738  General Appropriations Act.
  739         (c) Public school districts must choose either the
  740  PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT for districtwide administration.
  741         (6) The partnership shall:
  742         (a) Provide teacher training and professional learning to
  743  enable teachers of advanced courses to have the necessary
  744  content knowledge and instructional skills to prepare students
  745  for success on assessments developed pursuant to s. 1007.27(2)
  746  and mastery of postsecondary general education core courses.
  747         (b) Provide to middle school teachers and administrators
  748  professional learning that will enable them to educate middle
  749  school students at the level necessary to prepare the students
  750  to enter high school ready to participate in advanced courses.
  751         (c) Provide teacher training and materials that are aligned
  752  with the state standards and are consistent with best theory and
  753  practice regarding multiple learning styles and research on
  754  learning, instructional strategies, instructional design, and
  755  classroom assessment. Curriculum materials must be based on
  756  current, accepted, and essential academic knowledge.
  757         (d) Provide assessment of individual strengths and
  758  weaknesses as related to potential success in advanced courses
  759  and readiness for college.
  760         (b)(e) Provide college entrance exam preparation through a
  761  variety of means that may include, but are not limited to,
  762  training teachers to provide courses at schools; training
  763  community organizations to provide courses at community centers,
  764  faith-based organizations, and businesses; and providing online
  765  courses.
  766         (f) Consider ways to incorporate Florida College System
  767  institutions in the mission of preparing all students for
  768  postsecondary success.
  769         (c)(g) Provide a plan for communication and coordination of
  770  efforts with the Florida Virtual School’s provision of online
  771  advanced courses.
  772         (d)(h) Work with school districts to identify minority and
  773  underrepresented students for participation in advanced courses.
  774         (e)(i) Work with school districts to provide information to
  775  students and parents that explains available opportunities for
  776  students to take advanced courses and that explains enrollment
  777  procedures that students must follow to enroll in such courses.
  778  Such information must also explain the value of such courses as
  779  they relate to:
  780         1. Preparing the student for postsecondary level
  781  coursework.
  782         2. Enabling the student to gain access to postsecondary
  783  education opportunities.
  784         3. Qualifying for scholarships and other financial aid
  785  opportunities.
  786         (f)(j) Provide information to students, parents, teachers,
  787  counselors, administrators, districts, Florida College System
  788  institutions, and state universities regarding PSAT/NMSQT or the
  789  PreACT administration, including, but not limited to:
  790         1. Test administration dates and times.
  791         2. That participation in the PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT is
  792  open to all 10th grade students.
  793         3. The value of such tests in providing diagnostic feedback
  794  on student skills.
  795         4. The value of student scores in predicting the
  796  probability of success on advanced course examinations.
  797         (k) Cooperate with the department to provide information to
  798  administrators, teachers, and counselors, whenever possible,
  799  about partnership activities, opportunities, and priorities.
  800         (g)(l) Partner with the Florida College System institutions
  801  and state universities identified by the State Board of
  802  Education and Board of Governors pursuant to s. 1007.25(3) to
  803  develop advanced courses and provide teacher training.
  804         (7) By May 31 of each year, the Department of Education
  805  shall approve a plan of delivery of services for the subsequent
  806  academic year.
  807         (8)(a) By September 30 of each year, the partnership shall
  808  submit to the department a report that contains an evaluation of
  809  the effectiveness of the delivered services and activities.
  810  Activities and services must be evaluated on their effectiveness
  811  at raising student achievement and increasing the number of AP
  812  or other advanced course examinations in low-performing middle
  813  and high schools. Other indicators that must be addressed in the
  814  evaluation report include the number of middle and high school
  815  teachers trained; the effectiveness of the training; measures of
  816  postsecondary readiness of the students affected by the program;
  817  levels of participation in 10th grade PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT
  818  testing; and measures of student, parent, and teacher awareness
  819  of and satisfaction with the services of the partnership.
  820         (b) The department shall contribute to the evaluation
  821  process by providing access, consistent with s. 119.071(5)(a),
  822  to student and teacher information necessary to match against
  823  databases containing teacher professional learning data and
  824  databases containing assessment data for the PSAT/NMSQT, SAT,
  825  ACT, PreACT, AP, and other appropriate measures. The department
  826  shall also provide student-level data on student progress from
  827  middle school through high school and into college and the
  828  workforce, if available, in order to support longitudinal
  829  studies. The partnership shall analyze and report student
  830  performance data in a manner that protects the rights of
  831  students and parents as required in 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g and s.
  832  1002.22.
  833         (9)(a) Funding for the partnership shall be contingent upon
  834  annual funding in the General Appropriations Act.
  835         (b) The participating partner, if one is chosen, is
  836  required to match at least one-third of the allocation provided
  837  to the partnership in the General Appropriations Act in
  838  materials and services to the program.
  839         (10) Nothing in this section shall prohibit any
  840  organization from partnering with the state to improve the
  841  college readiness of students.
  842         Section 19. Paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of section
  843  1009.23, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  844         1009.23 Florida College System institution student fees.—
  845         (8)(c) Up to 25 percent or $600,000, whichever is greater,
  846  of the financial aid fees collected may be used to assist
  847  students who demonstrate academic merit; who participate in
  848  athletics, public service, cultural arts, and other
  849  extracurricular programs as determined by the institution; or
  850  who are identified as members of an underrepresented a targeted
  851  gender or ethnic minority population. The financial aid fee
  852  revenues allocated for athletic scholarships and any fee
  853  exemptions provided to athletes pursuant to s. 1009.25(2) must
  854  be distributed equitably as required by s. 1000.05(3)(d). A
  855  minimum of 75 percent of the balance of these funds for new
  856  awards shall be used to provide financial aid based on absolute
  857  need, and the remainder of the funds shall be used for academic
  858  merit purposes and other purposes approved by the boards of
  859  trustees. Such other purposes shall include the payment of child
  860  care fees for students with financial need. The State Board of
  861  Education shall develop criteria for making financial aid
  862  awards. Each college shall report annually to the Department of
  863  Education on the revenue collected pursuant to this paragraph,
  864  the amount carried forward, the criteria used to make awards,
  865  the amount and number of awards for each criterion, and a
  866  delineation of the distribution of such awards. The report shall
  867  include an assessment by category of the financial need of every
  868  student who receives an award, regardless of the purpose for
  869  which the award is received. Awards that are based on financial
  870  need shall be distributed in accordance with a nationally
  871  recognized system of need analysis approved by the State Board
  872  of Education. An award for academic merit requires a minimum
  873  overall grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or the
  874  equivalent for both initial receipt of the award and renewal of
  875  the award.
  876         Section 20. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (20) of
  877  section 1009.26, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  878         1009.26 Fee waivers.—
  879         (20)(a) Beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, a state
  880  university shall waive the out-of-state fee for a student who:
  881         1. Has a grandparent who has established a domicile in this
  882  state pursuant to s. 222.17 for at least 5 years preceding an
  883  application for the fee waiver is a legal resident as defined in
  884  s. 1009.21(1). For purposes of this subsection, the term
  885  “grandparent” means a person who has a legal relationship to a
  886  student’s parent as the natural or adoptive parent or legal
  887  guardian of the student’s parent.
  888         2. Earns a high school diploma comparable to a Florida
  889  standard high school diploma, or its equivalent, or completes a
  890  home education program.
  891         3.a. Achieves an SAT combined score no lower than the 89th
  892  national percentile on the SAT;
  893         b. Achieves an ACT score concordant to the required SAT
  894  score in sub-subparagraph a., using the latest published
  895  national concordance table developed jointly by the College
  896  Board and ACT, Inc.; or
  897         c. If a state university accepts the Classic Learning Test
  898  (CLT) for admission purposes, achieves a CLT score concordant to
  899  the required SAT score specified in sub-subparagraph a., using
  900  the latest published scoring comparison developed by Classic
  901  Learning Initiatives.
  902         4. Beginning with students who initially enroll in the 2022
  903  fall academic term and thereafter, enrolls as a full-time
  904  undergraduate student at a state university in the fall academic
  905  term immediately following high school graduation.
  906         (c) Before waiving the out-of-state fee, the state
  907  university shall require the student or the student’s parent, if
  908  the student is a dependent child, to provide a written
  909  declaration pursuant to s. 92.525(2) attesting to the student’s
  910  familial relationship to a grandparent who meets the residency
  911  requirement of subparagraph (a)1. is a legal resident and any
  912  other corroborating documentation required by regulation of the
  913  Board of Governors. A state university is not required to
  914  independently verify the statements contained in each
  915  declaration if the signatory declares it to be true under the
  916  penalties of perjury as required by s. 92.525(2). However, the
  917  state university may refer any signed declaration suspected of
  918  containing fraudulent representations to law enforcement.
  919         Section 21. Subsection (2) of section 1009.536, Florida
  920  Statutes, is amended, and subsection (6) is added to that
  921  section, to read:
  922         1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida
  923  Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards.—The Florida Gold Seal Vocational
  924  Scholars award and the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award are
  925  created within the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program to
  926  recognize and reward academic achievement and career preparation
  927  by high school students who wish to continue their education.
  928         (2) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal CAPE
  929  Scholars award if he or she meets the general eligibility
  930  requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program,
  931  and the student:
  932         (a) Earns a minimum of 3 5 postsecondary credit hours
  933  through CAPE industry certifications approved pursuant to s.
  934  1008.44 which articulate for college credit; and
  935         (b) Earns a minimum cumulative weighted grade point average
  936  of 2.5, as calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, on all subjects
  937  required for a standard high school diploma, excluding elective
  938  courses; and
  939         (c) Completes at least 30 hours of volunteer service or,
  940  beginning with a high school student graduating in the 2022-2023
  941  academic year and thereafter, 100 hours of paid work, approved
  942  by the district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic
  943  school, or the Department of Education for home education
  944  program students, or 100 hours of a combination of both.
  945  Eligible paid work completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be
  946  included in a student’s total required paid work hours. The
  947  student may identify a social or civic issue or a professional
  948  area that interests him or her and develop a plan for his or her
  949  personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning about
  950  the area. The student must, through papers or other
  951  presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or her experience.
  952  Such volunteer service or paid work may include, but is not
  953  limited to, a business or governmental internship, work for a
  954  nonprofit community service organization, or activities on
  955  behalf of a candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer
  956  service or paid work must be documented in writing, and the
  957  document must be signed by the student, the student’s parent or
  958  guardian, and a representative of the organization for which the
  959  student performed the volunteer service or paid work.
  960         (6) Before or within 3 months after completion of the GATE
  961  Program as provided in s. 1004.933, a student may apply for the
  962  Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award.
  963         Section 22. Present subsection (4) of section 1009.897,
  964  Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (5), and a new
  965  subsection (4) is added to that section, to read:
  966         1009.897 Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and
  967  Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education (PIPELINE)
  968  Fund.—
  969         (4)Each institution that receives funds through the
  970  PIPELINE Fund shall allocate the funds to its health care
  971  industry-related programs.
  972         Section 23. Subsections (3) and (6) of section 1011.804,
  973  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  974         1011.804 GATE Startup Grant Program.—
  975         (3) The department may solicit proposals from institutions
  976  without programs that meet the requirements of s. 1004.933(2).
  977  Such institutions must be located in or serve a rural area of
  978  opportunity as designated by the Governor. Additionally,
  979  institutions that meet program requirements and are located in
  980  or serve a rural area of opportunity may apply for grant funds
  981  specifically for marketing and outreach efforts to expand
  982  student participation in the GATE Program.
  983         (6) Grant funds may be used for planning activities and
  984  other expenses associated with the creation of the GATE Program,
  985  such as expenses related to program instruction, instructional
  986  equipment, supplies, instructional personnel, and student
  987  services, and outreach and marketing efforts to recruit and
  988  enroll eligible students. Institutions with existing programs
  989  that meet the requirements of s. 1004.933(2) and that are
  990  located in or serve a rural area of opportunity may apply for
  991  grant funds exclusively for marketing and outreach purposes to
  992  expand student participation in the GATE Program. Grant funds
  993  may not be used for indirect costs. Grant recipients must submit
  994  an annual report in a format prescribed by the department. The
  995  department shall consolidate such annual reports and include the
  996  reports in the report required by s. 1004.933(5).
  997         Section 24. Subsection (3) of section 1013.30, Florida
  998  Statutes, is amended to read:
  999         1013.30 University campus master plans and campus
 1000  development agreements.—
 1001         (3) Each university board of trustees shall prepare and
 1002  adopt a campus master plan for the university and maintain a
 1003  copy of the plan on the university’s website. The master plan
 1004  must identify general land uses and address the need for and
 1005  plans for provision of roads, parking, public transportation,
 1006  solid waste, drainage, sewer, potable water, and recreation and
 1007  open space during the coming 10 to 20 years. The plans must
 1008  contain elements relating to future land use, intergovernmental
 1009  coordination, capital improvements, recreation and open space,
 1010  general infrastructure, housing, and conservation. Each element
 1011  must address compatibility with the surrounding community. The
 1012  master plan must identify specific land uses, general location
 1013  of structures, densities and intensities of use, and contain
 1014  standards for onsite development, site design, environmental
 1015  management, and the preservation of historic and archaeological
 1016  resources. The transportation element must address reasonable
 1017  transportation demand management techniques to minimize offsite
 1018  impacts where possible. Data and analyses on which the elements
 1019  are based must include, at a minimum: the characteristics of
 1020  vacant lands; projected impacts of development on onsite and
 1021  offsite infrastructure, public services, and natural resources;
 1022  student enrollment projections; student housing needs; and the
 1023  need for academic and support facilities. Master plans must be
 1024  updated at least every 10 5 years.
 1025         Section 25. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
 1026  1013.46, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1027         1013.46 Advertising and awarding contracts;
 1028  prequalification of contractor.—
 1029         (1)
 1030         (c) As an option, any county, municipality, or board may
 1031  set aside up to 10 percent of the total amount of funds
 1032  allocated for the purpose of entering into construction capital
 1033  project contracts with minority business enterprises, as defined
 1034  in s. 287.094. Such contracts shall be competitively bid only
 1035  among minority business enterprises. The set-aside shall be used
 1036  to redress present effects of past discriminatory practices and
 1037  shall be subject to periodic reassessment to account for
 1038  changing needs and circumstances.
 1039         Section 26. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
 1040  1007.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1041         1007.27 Articulated acceleration mechanisms.—
 1042         (1)
 1043         (b) The State Board of Education and the Board of Governors
 1044  shall identify Florida College System institutions and state
 1045  universities to develop courses that align with s. 1007.25 for
 1046  students in secondary education and provide the training
 1047  required under s. 1007.35(6).
 1048         Section 27. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.