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