Bill Text: FL H0131 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Resident Status for Tuition Purposes

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-1)

Status: (Failed) 2012-03-09 - Died in K-20 Innovation Subcommittee [H0131 Detail]

Download: Florida-2012-H0131-Introduced.html

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HB 131

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to resident status for tuition
3	purposes; amending s. 1009.21, F.S.; providing that
4	veterans of the Armed Services of the United States,
5	including reserve components thereof, who attend the
6	physical location of a public college, university, or
7	institution of higher learning within the state are
8	residents for tuition purposes; providing an effective
9	date.
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11	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13	Section 1.  Present paragraphs (c) through (k) of
14	subsection (10) of section 1009.21, Florida Statutes, are
15	redesignated as paragraphs (d) through (l), respectively, and a
16	new paragraph (c) is added to that subsection, to read:
17	1009.21  Determination of resident status for tuition
18	purposes.-Students shall be classified as residents or
19	nonresidents for the purpose of assessing tuition in
20	postsecondary educational programs offered by charter technical
21	career centers or career centers operated by school districts,
22	in Florida College System institutions, and in state
23	universities.
24	(10)  The following persons shall be classified as
25	residents for tuition purposes:
26	(c)  Veterans of the Armed Services of the United States,
27	including reserve components thereof, who attend the physical
28	location of a public college, university, or institution of
29	higher learning within the state.
30	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.

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