Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1463 Compare Versions

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10	10	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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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to student financial aid; amending s. 2
16	16	1009.40, F.S.; providing that, for purposes of 3
17	17	receiving state financial aid awards, a student may 4
18	18	not be denied classification as a resident based on 5
19	19	his or her immigration status if certain criteria a re 6
20	20	met; creating s. 1009.896, F.S.; defining terms; 7
21	21	establishing the Professional Student Loan Repayment 8
22	22	Program within the Department of Education; providing 9
23	23	the purpose of the program; specifying professionals 10
24	24	who are eligible to participate in the progr am; 11
25	25	requiring the department to make payments, subject to 12
26	26	appropriation and on a first -come, first-served basis, 13
27	27	to professionals to repay student loans that were used 14
28	28	to pay specified costs; providing that all payments 15
29	29	are contingent on proof of primary e mployment in 16
30	30	certain professions in a shortage area; providing that 17
31	31	the state bears no responsibility for the accrual of 18
32	32	any interest charges or other remaining balances; 19
33	33	requiring the department to determine repayment 20
34	34	amounts on a profession -by-profession basis; providing 21
35	35	a maximum repayment amount per year per eligible 22
36	36	professional; specifying maximum number of years a 23
37	37	professional may receive repayments; prohibiting 24
38	38	certain professionals from receiving repayments; 25
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51	51	requiring the State Board of Education t o adopt rules; 26
52	52	providing an effective date. 27
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54	54	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 29
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56	56	Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 31
57	57	1009.40, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 32
58	58	1009.40 General requirements for studen t eligibility for 33
59	59	state financial aid awards and tuition assistance grants. — 34
60	60	(1)(a) The general requirements for eligibility of 35
61	61	students for state financial aid awards and tuition assistance 36
62	62	grants consist of the following: 37
63	63	1. Achievement of the academ ic requirements of and 38
64	64	acceptance at a state university or Florida College System 39
65	65	institution; a nursing diploma school approved by the Florida 40
66	66	Board of Nursing; a Florida college or university which is 41
67	67	accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the State 42
68	68	Board of Education; a Florida institution the credits of which 43
69	69	are acceptable for transfer to state universities; a career 44
70	70	center; or a private career institution accredited by an 45
71	71	accrediting agency recognized by the State Board of Education. 46
72	72	2. Residency in this state for no less than 1 year 47
73	73	preceding the award of aid or a tuition assistance grant for a 48
74	74	program established pursuant to s. 1009.50, s. 1009.505, s. 49
75	75	1009.51, s. 1009.52, s. 1009.53, s. 1009.60, s. 1009.62, s. 50
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88	88	1009.72, s. 1009.73, s. 10 09.75, s. 1009.77, s. 1009.89, or s. 51
89	89	1009.894. Residency in this state must be for purposes other 52
90	90	than to obtain an education. Resident status for purposes of 53
91	91	receiving state financial aid awards is shall be determined in 54
92	92	the same manner as resident status for tuition purposes pursuant 55
93	93	to s. 1009.21. However, for purposes of receiving state 56
94	94	financial aid awards, a student may not be denied classification 57
95	95	as a resident based solely upon his or her immigration status if 58
96	96	he or she has been granted: 59
97	97	a. Temporary protected status by the United States 60
98	98	Department of Homeland Security; or 61
99	99	b. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status or 62
100	100	another form of prosecutorial discretion by the United States 63
101	101	Department of Homeland Security. 64
102	102	3. Submission of certificat ion attesting to the accuracy, 65
103	103	completeness, and correctness of information provided to 66
104	104	demonstrate a student's eligibility to receive state financial 67
105	105	aid awards or tuition assistance grants. Falsification of such 68
106	106	information shall result in the denial of a pending application 69
107	107	and revocation of an award or grant currently held to the extent 70
108	108	that no further payments shall be made. Additionally, students 71
109	109	who knowingly make false statements in order to receive state 72
110	110	financial aid awards or tuition assistance g rants commit a 73
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125	125	awards or tuition assistance grants wrongfully obtained. 76
126	126	Section 2. Section 1009.896, Florida Statutes, is cr eated 77
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128	128	1009.896 Professional Student Loan Repayment Program. — 79
129	129	(1) As used in this section, the term: 80
130	130	(a) "Professional" means an individual who meets any of 81
131	131	the criteria of subsection (3). 82
132	132	(b) "Shortage area" or "shortage" means a geographic area 83
133	133	designated by the Department of Education which is experiencing 84
134	134	a vacancy rate of more than 20 percent in the positions 85
135	135	described in subsection (3). 86
136	136	(2) The Professional Student Loan Repayment Program is 87
137	137	established within the Department of Education to encourage 88
138	138	professionals to practice in locations experiencing a shortage 89
139	139	of such professionals. As an incentive, the program will make 90
140	140	payments to repay the student loans of eligible professionals. 91
141	141	(3) The following professionals are elig ible to 92
142	142	participate in this program: 93
143	143	(a) Veterinarians licensed under chapter 474. 94
144	144	(b) Physicians licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459. 95
145	145	(c) Licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, and 96
146	146	advanced practice registered nurses licensed under part I of 97
147	147	chapter 464. 98
148	148	(d) Dentists licensed under chapter 466. 99
149	149	(e) Instructional personnel certified under chapter 1012. 100
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162	162	(4)(a) Subject to appropriation and on a first -come, 101
163	163	first-served basis, the department shall make payments to 102
164	164	professionals to repa y student loans that were used by 103
165	165	professionals to pay the costs of tuition, books, living 104
166	166	expenses, and applicable equipment, supplies, and uniforms as 105
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169	169	(b) All repayments are contingent on proof of primary 108
170	170	employment as defined in State Board of Education rule in a 109
171	171	profession described in subsection (3) in a shortage area. The 110
172	172	state bears no responsibility for the accrual of any interest 111
173	173	charges or other remaining balances. 112
174	174	(c) The department shall determine repayment amounts on a 113
175	175	profession-by-profession basis, except that repayments may not 114
176	176	exceed $50,000 per year per eligible professional. 115
177	177	(d) A professional may receive repayments under the 116
178	178	program for a maximum of 5 years. 117
179	179	(5) A repayment may not be made to a professional 118
180	180	receiving student loan repayments or forgiveness under s. 119
181	181	381.4019 or any other student loan repayment or forgiveness 120
182	182	program pursuant to this chapter. 121
183	183	(6) The state board shall adopt rules to administer this 122
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185	185	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 124