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SB 2516-E: Higher Education

GENERAL BILL by Harrell

Higher Education; Establishing the Florida Center for Nursing within the University of South Florida; providing that a specified fee waiver applies to a student’s out-of-pocket expenses for tuition and fees after other aid is applied; providing that the LINE Fund was established for shortages in health science professions in addition to nursing; requiring institutions awarded grant funds to submit an annual report by a certain date to the center instead of the Board of Governors or the Department of Education; requiring the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help to provide specified data to the department, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 5/12/2026 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001-E (Ch. 2026-232), HB 5601-E (Ch. 2026-237) -SJ 55
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    5/7/2026 Senate • Filed
    • Referred to Appropriations
    5/12/2026 Senate • Introduced -SJ 6
    • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 54
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 54
    • Substituted HB 5601-E -SJ 55
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001-E (Ch. 2026-232), HB 5601-E (Ch. 2026-237) -SJ 55

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  • SB 2516-E, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/7/2026 at 12:34 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 5/7/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 5001E (er) General Appropriations Act McClure Compare Last Action: 7/1/2026 Chapter No. 2026-232 Track This Bill
    H 5601E (er) Higher Education Busatta Compare Last Action: 7/1/2026 Chapter No. 2026-237 Track This Bill
    S 2500E Appropriations Hooper Compare Last Action: 5/12/2026 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001-E (Ch. 2026-232), HB 5003-E (Ch. 2026-233), HB 5201-E (Ch. 2026-234), HB 5205-E (Ch. 2026-235), HB 5301-E (Ch. 2026-236), HB 5601-E (Ch. 2026-237), HB 5701-E (Ch. 2026-238), SB 2506-E (Ch. 2026-230), SB 2508-E (Ch. 2026-231) -SJ 15 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    464.0195 Florida Center for Nursing; goals. Page 3 (pdf)
    1009.26 Fee waivers. Page 7 (pdf)
    1009.8962 Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund. Page 8 (pdf)

    Citations - Chapter Law (1)

    Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    2025-199 Section 7 Page 7 (pdf)

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