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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to student financial aid; amending s. 2
1009.40, F.S.; providing that, for purposes of 3
receiving state financial aid awards, a student may 4
not be denied classification as a resident based on 5
his or her immigration status if certain criteria a re 6
met; creating s. 1009.896, F.S.; defining terms; 7
establishing the Professional Student Loan Repayment 8
Program within the Department of Education; providing 9
the purpose of the program; specifying professionals 10
who are eligible to participate in the progr am; 11
requiring the department to make payments, subject to 12
appropriation and on a first -come, first-served basis, 13
to professionals to repay student loans that were used 14
to pay specified costs; providing that all payments 15
are contingent on proof of primary e mployment in 16
certain professions in a shortage area; providing that 17
the state bears no responsibility for the accrual of 18
any interest charges or other remaining balances; 19
requiring the department to determine repayment 20
amounts on a profession -by-profession basis; providing 21
a maximum repayment amount per year per eligible 22
professional; specifying maximum number of years a 23
professional may receive repayments; prohibiting 24
certain professionals from receiving repayments; 25
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requiring the State Board of Education t o adopt rules; 26
providing an effective date. 27
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 29
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Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 31
1009.40, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 32
1009.40 General requirements for studen t eligibility for 33
state financial aid awards and tuition assistance grants. — 34
(1)(a) The general requirements for eligibility of 35
students for state financial aid awards and tuition assistance 36
grants consist of the following: 37
1. Achievement of the academ ic requirements of and 38
acceptance at a state university or Florida College System 39
institution; a nursing diploma school approved by the Florida 40
Board of Nursing; a Florida college or university which is 41
accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the State 42
Board of Education; a Florida institution the credits of which 43
are acceptable for transfer to state universities; a career 44
center; or a private career institution accredited by an 45
accrediting agency recognized by the State Board of Education. 46
2. Residency in this state for no less than 1 year 47
preceding the award of aid or a tuition assistance grant for a 48
program established pursuant to s. 1009.50, s. 1009.505, s. 49
1009.51, s. 1009.52, s. 1009.53, s. 1009.60, s. 1009.62, s. 50
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1009.72, s. 1009.73, s. 10 09.75, s. 1009.77, s. 1009.89, or s. 51
1009.894. Residency in this state must be for purposes other 52
than to obtain an education. Resident status for purposes of 53
receiving state financial aid awards is shall be determined in 54
the same manner as resident status for tuition purposes pursuant 55
to s. 1009.21. However, for purposes of receiving state 56
financial aid awards, a student may not be denied classification 57
as a resident based solely upon his or her immigration status if 58
he or she has been granted: 59
a. Temporary protected status by the United States 60
Department of Homeland Security; or 61
b. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status or 62
another form of prosecutorial discretion by the United States 63
Department of Homeland Security. 64
3. Submission of certificat ion attesting to the accuracy, 65
completeness, and correctness of information provided to 66
demonstrate a student's eligibility to receive state financial 67
aid awards or tuition assistance grants. Falsification of such 68
information shall result in the denial of a pending application 69
and revocation of an award or grant currently held to the extent 70
that no further payments shall be made. Additionally, students 71
who knowingly make false statements in order to receive state 72
financial aid awards or tuition assistance g rants commit a 73
misdemeanor of the second degree subject to the provisions of s. 74
837.06 and shall be required to return all state financial aid 75
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awards or tuition assistance grants wrongfully obtained. 76
Section 2. Section 1009.896, Florida Statutes, is cr eated 77
to read: 78
1009.896 Professional Student Loan Repayment Program. — 79
(1) As used in this section, the term: 80
(a) "Professional" means an individual who meets any of 81
the criteria of subsection (3). 82
(b) "Shortage area" or "shortage" means a geographic area 83
designated by the Department of Education which is experiencing 84
a vacancy rate of more than 20 percent in the positions 85
described in subsection (3). 86
(2) The Professional Student Loan Repayment Program is 87
established within the Department of Education to encourage 88
professionals to practice in locations experiencing a shortage 89
of such professionals. As an incentive, the program will make 90
payments to repay the student loans of eligible professionals. 91
(3) The following professionals are elig ible to 92
participate in this program: 93
(a) Veterinarians licensed under chapter 474. 94
(b) Physicians licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459. 95
(c) Licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, and 96
advanced practice registered nurses licensed under part I of 97
chapter 464. 98
(d) Dentists licensed under chapter 466. 99
(e) Instructional personnel certified under chapter 1012. 100
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(4)(a) Subject to appropriation and on a first -come, 101
first-served basis, the department shall make payments to 102
professionals to repa y student loans that were used by 103
professionals to pay the costs of tuition, books, living 104
expenses, and applicable equipment, supplies, and uniforms as 105
determined by the department on a profession -by-profession 106
basis. 107
(b) All repayments are contingent on proof of primary 108
employment as defined in State Board of Education rule in a 109
profession described in subsection (3) in a shortage area. The 110
state bears no responsibility for the accrual of any interest 111
charges or other remaining balances. 112
(c) The department shall determine repayment amounts on a 113
profession-by-profession basis, except that repayments may not 114
exceed $50,000 per year per eligible professional. 115
(d) A professional may receive repayments under the 116
program for a maximum of 5 years. 117
(5) A repayment may not be made to a professional 118
receiving student loan repayments or forgiveness under s. 119
381.4019 or any other student loan repayment or forgiveness 120
program pursuant to this chapter. 121
(6) The state board shall adopt rules to administer this 122
section. 123
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 124