| 21 | | - | criteria; providing that certain students enrolled in 8 |
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| 22 | | - | an aviation maintenance school that meet specified 9 |
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| 23 | | - | criteria are eligible for an award regardless of the 10 |
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| 24 | | - | number of clock hours required by the school's 11 |
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| 25 | | - | curriculum; providing an effective date. 12 |
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| 26 | | - | 13 |
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| 27 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14 |
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| 28 | | - | 15 |
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| 29 | | - | Section 1. Paragraphs (b) through (f) of subsect ion (2) of 16 |
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| 30 | | - | section 1009.52, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 17 |
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| 31 | | - | paragraphs (c) through (g), respectively, present paragraphs (b) 18 |
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| 32 | | - | and (c) are amended, and a new paragraph (b) is added to that 19 |
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| 33 | | - | subsection, to read: 20 |
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| 34 | | - | 1009.52 Florida Postsecondary Student As sistance Grant 21 |
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| 35 | | - | Program; eligibility for grants. — 22 |
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| 36 | | - | (2) Florida postsecondary student assistance grants may be 23 |
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| 37 | | - | made to students who meet the general requirements for student 24 |
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| 38 | | - | eligibility as provided in s. 1009.40, except as otherwise 25 |
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| 21 | + | criteria; providing an effective date. 8 |
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| 22 | + | 9 |
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| 23 | + | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 |
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| 24 | + | 11 |
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| 25 | + | Section 1. Paragraphs (b) through (f) of subsection (2) of 12 |
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| 26 | + | section 1009.52, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 13 |
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| 27 | + | paragraphs (c) through (g), respectively, present paragraph (c) 14 |
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| 28 | + | is amended, and a new paragraph (b) is added to that subsection, 15 |
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| 29 | + | to read: 16 |
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| 30 | + | 1009.52 Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant 17 |
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| 31 | + | Program; eligibility for grants. — 18 |
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| 32 | + | (2) Florida postsecondary student assistance grants may be 19 |
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| 33 | + | made to students who meet the general requirements for student 20 |
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| 34 | + | eligibility as provided in s. 1009.40, excep t as otherwise 21 |
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| 35 | + | provided in this section. Such grants shall be awarded for the 22 |
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| 36 | + | amount of demonstrated unmet need for tuition and fees and may 23 |
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| 37 | + | not exceed the maximum annual award amount specified in the 24 |
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| 38 | + | General Appropriations Act. A demonstrated unmet need o f less 25 |
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| 51 | | - | provided in this section . Such grants shall be awarded for the 26 |
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| 52 | | - | amount of demonstrated unmet need for tuition and fees and may 27 |
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| 53 | | - | not exceed the maximum annual award amount specified in the 28 |
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| 54 | | - | General Appropriations Act. A demonstrated unmet need of less 29 |
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| 55 | | - | than $200 shall render the appli cant ineligible for a Florida 30 |
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| 56 | | - | postsecondary student assistance grant. 31 |
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| 57 | | - | (b) Awards may be made to full -time degree-seeking 32 |
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| 58 | | - | students who have been accepted to a competency -based, nonprofit 33 |
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| 59 | | - | virtual postsecondary institution that is accredited by a member 34 |
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| 60 | | - | of the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions, was created 35 |
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| 61 | | - | by the governors of several states, and which employs a Florida 36 |
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| 62 | | - | chancellor responsible for state and local workforce 37 |
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| 63 | | - | coordination and financial aid reporting to the department. 38 |
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| 64 | | - | (c)(b) Awards may be made to full-time certificate-seeking 39 |
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| 65 | | - | students who have been accepted at an aviation maintenance 40 |
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| 66 | | - | school that is located in this state, certified by the Federal 41 |
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| 67 | | - | Aviation Administration, and licensed by the Commission for 42 |
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| 68 | | - | Independent Education , regardless of the number of clock hours 43 |
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| 69 | | - | required by the school's curriculum . Such student's eligibility 44 |
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| 70 | | - | for the renewal of an award shall be evaluated at the end of the 45 |
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| 71 | | - | completion of 900 clock hours, and, as a condition of renewal, 46 |
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| 72 | | - | the student shall meet the requi rements under s. 1009.40(1)(b). 47 |
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| 73 | | - | (d)(c) If funds are available, a student who received an 48 |
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| 74 | | - | award in the fall or spring term may receive an award in the 49 |
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| 75 | | - | summer term. Priority in the distribution of summer awards shall 50 |
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| 84 | | - | 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 |
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| 88 | | - | be given to students who are within one semester, or equivalent, 51 |
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| 89 | | - | of completing a degree or certificate program. No student may 52 |
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| 90 | | - | receive an award for more than the equivalent of 9 semesters or 53 |
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| 91 | | - | 14 quarters of full-time enrollment, except as otherwise 54 |
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| 92 | | - | provided in s. 1009.40(3). A student specified in paragraph (c) 55 |
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| 93 | | - | (b) is eligible for an award of up to 110 percent of the number 56 |
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| 94 | | - | of clock hours required to complete the program in which the 57 |
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| 95 | | - | student is enrolled. 58 |
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| 96 | | - | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 59 |
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| 51 | + | than $200 shall render the applicant ineligible for a Florida 26 |
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| 52 | + | postsecondary student assistance grant. 27 |
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| 53 | + | (b) Awards may be made to full -time degree-seeking 28 |
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| 54 | + | students who have been accepted to a competency -based, nonprofit 29 |
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| 55 | + | virtual postsecondary institu tion that is accredited by a member 30 |
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| 56 | + | of the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions, was created 31 |
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| 57 | + | by the governors of several states, and which employs a Florida 32 |
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| 58 | + | chancellor responsible for state and local workforce 33 |
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| 59 | + | coordination and financial aid reportin g to the department. 34 |
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| 60 | + | (d)(c) If funds are available, a student who received an 35 |
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| 61 | + | award in the fall or spring term may receive an award in the 36 |
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| 62 | + | summer term. Priority in the distribution of summer awards shall 37 |
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| 63 | + | be given to students who are within one semester, or equivalent, 38 |
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| 64 | + | of completing a degree or certificate program. No student may 39 |
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| 65 | + | receive an award for more than the equivalent of 9 semesters or 40 |
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| 66 | + | 14 quarters of full-time enrollment, except as otherwise 41 |
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| 67 | + | provided in s. 1009.40(3). A student specified in paragrap h (c) 42 |
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| 68 | + | (b) is eligible for an award of up to 110 percent of the number 43 |
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| 69 | + | of clock hours required to complete the program in which the 44 |
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| 70 | + | student is enrolled. 45 |
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| 71 | + | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 46 |
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