Bill Text: FL H0255 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Community College Student Fees

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Messages [H0255 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-H0255-Introduced.html

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HB 255

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to community college student fees;
3	amending s. 1009.23, F.S.; authorizing community college
4	boards of trustees to establish a transportation access
5	fee; limiting the amount of the fee; providing a timeframe
6	for a fee increase and implementation of an increase;
7	prohibiting the inclusion of the fee in calculating the
8	amount a student receives under Florida Bright Futures
9	Scholarship Program awards; providing an effective 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 subsection (17) of section 1009.23,
14	Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (18), and a new
15	subsection (17) is added to that section to read:
16	1009.23 Community college student fees.--
17	(17)(a) Each community college board of trustees may
18	establish a transportation access fee. Revenue from the
19	transportation access fee may be used only for the provision or
20	improvement of access to transportation services for students
21	enrolled in the community college. The fee may not exceed $6 per
22	credit hour. An increase in the transportation access fee may
23	occur only once each fiscal year and must be implemented
24	beginning with the fall term.
25	(b) Notwithstanding ss. 1009.534, 1009.535, and 1009.536,
26	the transportation access fee authorized under paragraph (a)
27	shall not be included in calculating the amount a student
28	receives for a Florida Academic Scholars award, a Florida
29	Medallion Scholars award, or a Florida Gold Seal Vocational
30	Scholars award.
31	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.

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