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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Florida Postsecondary Student 2
Assistance Grant Program; amending s. 1009.52, F.S.; 3
expanding eligibility for the Florida Postsecondary 4
Student Assistance Grant Program to certain students 5
accepted at a competency -based, nonprofit virtual 6
postsecondary institution that meets specified 7
criteria; providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Paragraphs (b) through (f) of subsection (2) of 12
section 1009.52, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 13
paragraphs (c) through (g), respectively, present paragraph (c) 14
is amended, and a new paragraph (b) is added to that subsection, 15
to read: 16
1009.52 Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant 17
Program; eligibility for grants. — 18
(2) Florida postsecondary student assistance grants may be 19
made to students who meet the general requirements for student 20
eligibility as provided in s. 1009.40, excep t as otherwise 21
provided in this section. Such grants shall be awarded for the 22
amount of demonstrated unmet need for tuition and fees and may 23
not exceed the maximum annual award amount specified in the 24
General Appropriations Act. A demonstrated unmet need o f less 25
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than $200 shall render the applicant ineligible for a Florida 26
postsecondary student assistance grant. 27
(b) Awards may be made to full -time degree-seeking 28
students who have been accepted to a competency -based, nonprofit 29
virtual postsecondary institu tion that is accredited by a member 30
of the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions, was created 31
by the governors of several states, and which employs a Florida 32
chancellor responsible for state and local workforce 33
coordination and financial aid reportin g to the department. 34
(d)(c) If funds are available, a student who received an 35
award in the fall or spring term may receive an award in the 36
summer term. Priority in the distribution of summer awards shall 37
be given to students who are within one semester, or equivalent, 38
of completing a degree or certificate program. No student may 39
receive an award for more than the equivalent of 9 semesters or 40
14 quarters of full-time enrollment, except as otherwise 41
provided in s. 1009.40(3). A student specified in paragrap h (c) 42
(b) is eligible for an award of up to 110 percent of the number 43
of clock hours required to complete the program in which the 44
student is enrolled. 45
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 46