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Florida House Bill H5201

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1010 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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1414 A bill to be entitled 1
1515 An act relating to higher education; amending s. 2
1616 1006.73, F.S.; requiring the Florida Postsecondary 3
1717 Academic Library Network to provide specified support 4
1818 for certain open education resources; establishing the 5
1919 Student Open Access Resource Repository and the 6
2020 Student Open Access Resource Grant Program; defining 7
21-the term "open access resource"; requiring the 8
22-chancellors of the State University System and the 9
23-Florida College System to collaborate and take the 10
24-lead in identifying and developing processes to 11
25-coordinate and support the adaptation or development 12
26-of open educational resources; requiring the network 13
27-to support the adaptation or development of open 14
28-educational resources teams; providing requirements 15
29-for such teams and the network; providing requirements 16
30-for the Student Open Access Resources Repository; 17
31-authorizing the Florida Postsecondary Academic Library 18
32-Network to award certain grants, subject to 19
33-appropriation; providing requirements for the 20
34-administration of and participation in the Student 21
35-Open Access Resource Grant Program; requiring Florida 22
36-College Systems and state universities to post courses 23
37-that utilize open education resources and have zero 24
38-textbook costs on their course registration systems 25
21+the term "open access resource"; requiring the network 8
22+to support the adaptation or development of open 9
23+educational resources teams; providing requirements 10
24+for such teams and the network; providing requ irements 11
25+for the Student Open Access Resources Repository; 12
26+authorizing the Florida Postsecondary Academic Library 13
27+Network to award certain grants, subject to 14
28+appropriation; providing requirements for the 15
29+administration of and participation in the Student 16
30+Open Access Resource Grant Program; requiring Florida 17
31+College Systems and state universities to post courses 18
32+that utilize open education resources and have zero 19
33+textbook costs on their course registration systems 20
34+and websites within a specified timeframe; p roviding 21
35+requirements for posting such courses; authorizing a 22
36+certain Zero Textbook Cost Indicator to be used for 23
37+such purpose; revising reporting requirements for the 24
38+host entity of the network; requiring the Board of 25
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52-requirements for posting such courses; authorizing a 27
53-certain Zero Textbook Cost Indicator to be used for 28
54-such purpose; revising reporting requirements for the 29
55-host entity of the network; requiring the Board of 30
56-Governors and the Department of Education to include 31
57-certain funding increases in their annual legislative 32
58-budget requests; amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; deleting 33
59-obsolete language; requiring the Board of Governors to 34
60-establish two Programs of Strategic Emphasis in a 35
61-specified category; amending s. 1009 .89, F.S.; 36
62-revising the requirements for award of funds through 37
63-the William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student 38
64-Education Grant Program; revising institution and 39
65-student eligibility requirements to participate in the 40
66-program; deleting a requirement th at the department 41
67-recommend certain standards; revising the requirements 42
68-for a specified report to include annual minimum 43
69-performance standards for performance benchmarks; 44
70-providing requirements for such standards and 45
71-benchmarks; requiring the Legislature to annually 46
72-adopt benchmarks and evaluate institutions for funding 47
73-purposes; providing funding tiers for such 48
74-institutions; amending s. 1009.895, F.S.; revising the 49
75-definition of the term "institutions"; deleting the 50
51+Governors and the Department of Educa tion to include 26
52+certain funding increases in their annual legislative 27
53+budget requests; amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; deleting 28
54+obsolete language; requiring the Board of Governors to 29
55+establish two Programs of Strategic Emphasis in a 30
56+specified category; amending s. 1009.89, F.S.; 31
57+revising the requirements for award of funds through 32
58+the William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student 33
59+Education Grant Program; revising institution and 34
60+student eligibility requirements to participate in the 35
61+program; deleting a requir ement that the department 36
62+recommend certain standards; revising the requirements 37
63+for a specified report to include annual minimum 38
64+performance standards for performance benchmarks; 39
65+providing requirements for such standards and 40
66+benchmarks; requiring the Legi slature to annually 41
67+adopt benchmarks and evaluate institutions for funding 42
68+purposes; providing funding tiers for such 43
69+institutions; creating s. 1009.896, F.S.; providing a 44
70+short title; providing legislative intent; 45
71+establishing the Linking Industry to Nurs ing Education 46
72+(LINE) Fund for specified purposes; providing 47
73+definitions; requiring the fund to be administered by 48
74+the Board of Governors and the department; providing 49
75+for the matching of specified funds, subject to 50
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88-eligibility requirement that students c omplete the 51
89-Free Application for Federal Student Aid; authorizing 52
90-institutions to cover certain costs for students in 53
91-the program; creating s. 1009.896, F.S.; providing a 54
92-short title; providing legislative intent; 55
93-establishing the Linking Industry to Nursi ng Education 56
94-(LINE) Fund for specified purposes; providing 57
95-definitions; requiring the fund to be administered by 58
96-the Board of Governors and the department; providing 59
97-for the matching of specified funds, subject to 60
98-available funds, for institutions with an approved 61
99-proposal; providing requirements for the use of 62
100-program funds, proposal requirements, for the review 63
101-of such proposal, and for participation in the 64
102-program; providing annual reporting requirements; 65
103-requiring the Board of Governors to adopt specifi ed 66
104-regulations and the State Board of Education to adopt 67
105-specified rules; creating s. 1009.897, F.S.; creating 68
106-a Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and 69
107-Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education 70
108-(PIPELINE) Fund for specified purposes; defin ing the 71
109-term "institution"; providing for allocations of 72
110-performance-based funding to institutions subject to 73
111-appropriation; providing metrics for the award of such 74
112-funding; requiring the Board of Governors to adopt 75
88+available funds, for institutions with an approved 51
89+proposal; providing requirements for the use of 52
90+program funds, proposal requirements, for the review 53
91+of such proposal, and for participation in the 54
92+program; providing annual reporting requirements; 55
93+requiring the Board of Governors to adopt specif ied 56
94+regulations and the State Board of Education to adopt 57
95+specified rules; creating s. 1009.897, F.S.; creating 58
96+a Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and 59
97+Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education 60
98+(PIPELINE) Fund for specified purposes; defi ning the 61
99+term "institution"; providing for allocations of 62
100+performance-based funding to institutions subject to 63
101+appropriation; providing metrics for the award of such 64
102+funding; requiring the Board of Governors to adopt 65
103+regulations and the State Board of Educ ation to adopt 66
104+rules; amending s. 1004.015, F.S.; revising Board of 67
105+Governors and State Board of Education duties in 68
106+support of the Florida Talent Development Council; 69
107+amending s. 464.0195, F.S.; revising the goals of the 70
108+Florida Center for Nursing; provid ing an effective 71
109+date. 72
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111+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 74
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126-rules; amending s. 1004.015, F.S.; revising Board of 77
127-Governors and State Board of Education duties in 78
128-support of the Florida Talent Development Council; 79
129-amending s. 464.0195, F.S.; revising the goals of the 80
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131-date. 82
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133-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 84
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135- Section 1. Subsections (4) through (6) of section 1006.73, 86
136-Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (5) through (7), 87
137-respectively, subsection (1) and present s ubsection (4) are 88
138-amended, and a new subsection (4) is added to that section, to 89
139-read: 90
140- 1006.73 Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network. — 91
141- (1) PURPOSE.—The Board of Governors and the Department of 92
142-Education will jointly oversee the host entity in accordance 93
143-with subsection (6) (5) that will deliver the following services 94
144-to public postsecondary education institutions in this state, 95
145-which, for the purposes of this section, means all Florida 96
146-College System and State University System institutions: 97
147- (a) Provide information regarding and access to distance 98
148-learning courses and degree programs offered by public 99
149-postsecondary education institutions within the state. 100
125+ Section 1. Subsections (4) through (6) of section 1006.73, 76
126+Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (5) through (7), 77
127+respectively, subsection (1) and present subsection (4) are 78
128+amended, and a new subsection (4) is added to that section, to 79
129+read: 80
130+ 1006.73 Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network. — 81
131+ (1) PURPOSE.—The Board of Governors and the Department of 82
132+Education will jointly oversee the host entity in accordance 83
133+with subsection (6) (5) that will deliver the following services 84
134+to public postsecondary education institutions in this state, 85
135+which, for the purposes of this section, means all Florida 86
136+College System and State University System institutions: 87
137+ (a) Provide information regarding and access to distance 88
138+learning courses and degree programs offered by public 89
139+postsecondary education institutions within the state. 90
140+ (b) Coordinate with the Florida College System and the 91
141+State University System to iden tify and provide online academic 92
142+support services and resources when the multi -institutional 93
143+provision of such services and resources is more cost -effective 94
144+or operationally effective. 95
145+ (c) Administer a single library automation system and 96
146+associated resources and services that all public postsecondary 97
147+institutions shall use to support learning, teaching, and 98
148+research needs and develop automated library management tools 99
149+that shall include, but are not limited to, the following 100
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162- (b) Coordinate with the Florida College System and the 101
163-State University System to ident ify and provide online academic 102
164-support services and resources when the multi -institutional 103
165-provision of such services and resources is more cost -effective 104
166-or operationally effective. 105
167- (c) Administer a single library automation system and 106
168-associated resources and services that all public postsecondary 107
169-institutions shall use to support learning, teaching, and 108
170-research needs and develop automated library management tools 109
171-that shall include, but are not limited to, the following 110
172-services and functions: 111
173- 1. A shared Internet-based catalog and discovery tool that 112
174-allows a user to search and, if authorized, access the aggregate 113
175-library holdings of the state's public postsecondary education 114
176-institutions. The catalog and discovery tool shall allow a user 115
177-to search the library holdings of one institution, selected 116
178-institutions, or all institutions and, to the extent feasible, 117
179-shall include an interlibrary loan function that ensures an 118
180-authorized user can access the required library holding. 119
181- 2. An Internet-based searchable collection of electronic 120
182-resources which shall include, but not be limited to, full -text 121
183-journals, articles, databases, and electronic books licensed 122
184-pursuant to paragraph (d). 123
185- 3. An integrated library management system and its 124
186-associated services that all public postsecondary education 125
162+services and functions: 101
163+ 1. A shared Internet-based catalog and discovery tool that 102
164+allows a user to search and, if authorized, access the aggregate 103
165+library holdings of the state's public postsecondary education 104
166+institutions. The catalog and discovery tool shall allow a user 105
167+to search the library holdings of one institution, selected 106
168+institutions, or all institutions and, to the extent feasible, 107
169+shall include an interlibrary loan function that ensures an 108
170+authorized user can access the required library holding. 109
171+ 2. An Internet-based searchable collection of electronic 110
172+resources which shall include, but not be limited to, full -text 111
173+journals, articles, databases, and electronic books licensed 112
174+pursuant to paragraph (d). 113
175+ 3. An integrated library management system and its 114
176+associated services that all public postsecondary education 115
177+institution academic libraries shall use for purposes of 116
178+acquiring, cataloging, circulating, and tracking library 117
179+material. 118
180+ 4. A statewide searchable database that includes an 119
181+inventory of digital archives and collections held by public 120
182+postsecondary education institutions. 121
183+ (d) In collaboration with library staff from Florida 122
184+College System institutions and state universities, coordinate 123
185+the negotiation of statewide licensing of electronic library 124
186+resources and preferred pricing agreements, issue purchase 125
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199-institution academic libraries shall use for purposes of 126
200-acquiring, cataloging, circulating, and tracking library 127
201-material. 128
202- 4. A statewide searchable database that includes an 129
203-inventory of digital archives and c ollections held by public 130
204-postsecondary education institutions. 131
205- (d) In collaboration with library staff from Florida 132
206-College System institutions and state universities, coordinate 133
207-the negotiation of statewide licensing of electronic library 134
208-resources and preferred pricing agreements, issue purchase 135
209-orders, and enter into contracts for the acquisition of library 136
210-support services, electronic resources, and other goods and 137
211-services necessary to carry out its duties under this section. 138
212- (e) Promote and provi de recommendations concerning the use 139
213-and distribution of low -cost, no-cost, or open-access textbooks 140
214-and education resources and innovative pricing techniques that 141
215-comply with all applicable laws, in regards to copyrighted 142
216-material and statewide accessibi lity measures, as a method for 143
217-reducing costs. 144
218- (f) Provide support for the adoption, adaptation, and 145
219-creation of open educational resources by faculty members from 146
220-Florida College System institutions and state universities. 147
221- (g)(f) Provide appropriate help desk support, training, 148
222-and consultation services to institutions and students. 149
223- (4) FLORIDA STUDENT OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES. —There is 150
199+orders, and enter into contracts for the acquisition of library 126
200+support services, electronic resources, and other goods and 127
201+services necessary to carry out its duties under this section. 128
202+ (e) Promote and prov ide recommendations concerning the use 129
203+and distribution of low -cost, no-cost, or open-access textbooks 130
204+and education resources and innovative pricing techniques that 131
205+comply with all applicable laws, in regards to copyrighted 132
206+material and statewide accessib ility measures, as a method for 133
207+reducing costs. 134
208+ (f) Provide support for the adoption, adaptation, and 135
209+creation of open educational resources by faculty members from 136
210+Florida College System institutions and state universities. 137
211+ (g)(f) Provide appropriate help desk support, training, 138
212+and consultation services to institutions and students. 139
213+ (4) FLORIDA STUDENT OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES. —There is 140
214+established a statewide initiative to increase the amount of 141
215+open access resources available to postsecondary students in the 142
216+state through the development of the Student Open Access 143
217+Resources Repository, a statewide, Internet -based, searchable 144
218+database of open education resources curated by the faculty of 145
219+Florida College System institutions and sta te universities, and 146
220+the establishment of The Student Open Access Resource Grant 147
221+Program. 148
222+ (a) For purposes of this section, the term "open 149
223+educational resources" means high -quality teaching, learning, 150
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236-established a statewide initiative to increase the amount of 151
237-open access resources available to postsecondary students in the 152
238-state through the development of the Student Open Access 153
239-Resources Repository, a statewide, Internet -based, searchable 154
240-database of open education resources curated by the faculty of 155
241-Florida College System institutions and sta te universities, and 156
242-the establishment of The Student Open Access Resource Grant 157
243-Program. 158
244- (a) For purposes of this section, the term "open 159
245-educational resources" means high -quality teaching, learning, 160
246-and research resources that reside in the public doma in or have 161
247-been released under an intellectual property license that 162
248-permits the free use and repurposing of such resources by 163
249-others. The term may include other resources that are legally 164
250-available and free of cost to students. Open educational 165
251-resources include, but are not limited to, full courses, course 166
252-materials, modules, textbooks, faculty -created content, 167
253-streaming videos, exams, software, and other tools, materials, 168
254-or techniques used to support access to knowledge. 169
255- (b) The chancellors of the Sta te University System and the 170
256-Florida College System shall collaborate and take the lead in 171
257-identifying and developing processes to coordinate and support 172
258-the adaptation or development of open educational resources by 173
259-teams of faculty, librarians, and instr uctional designers within 174
260-a Florida College System institution or state university, or 175
236+and research resources that reside in the public doma in or have 151
237+been released under an intellectual property license that 152
238+permits the free use and repurposing of such resources by 153
239+others. The term may include other resources that are legally 154
240+available and free of cost to students. Open educational 155
241+resources include, but are not limited to, full courses, course 156
242+materials, modules, textbooks, faculty -created content, 157
243+streaming videos, exams, software, and other tools, materials, 158
244+or techniques used to support access to knowledge. 159
245+ (b) The Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network 160
246+shall support the adaptation or development of open educational 161
247+resources by teams of faculty, librarians, and instructional 162
248+designers within a Florida College System institution or state 163
249+university, or across multiple institutions and universities. 164
250+The Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network shall: 165
251+ 1. Serve as the lead agency. 166
252+ 2. Facilitate interinstitutional collaborations. 167
253+ 3. Host relevant digital assets. 168
254+ 4. Ensure compliance with federal and state laws and 169
255+regulations relating to accessibility, copyright, and quality 170
256+assurance. 171
257+ 5. Provide training for resource and professional 172
258+development. 173
259+ 6. Establish a statewide academic peer review process and 174
260+on-demand printing capabilities. 175
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274-shall include, but not be limited to, ensuring quality and 177
275-accuracy of content, suitability for publication , and compliance 178
276-with federal and state copyright laws and regulations. Pursuant 179
277-to the processes developed by the chancellors, the Florida 180
278-Postsecondary Academic Library Network shall: 181
279- 1. Serve as the lead agency. 182
280- 2. Facilitate interinstitutional coll aborations. 183
281- 3. Host approved digital assets and on -demand printing 184
282-capabilities. 185
283- 4. Ensure compliance with federal and state laws and 186
284-regulations relating to accessibility, copyright, and quality 187
285-assurance. 188
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287-development. 190
288- 6. Administer the grant program under paragraph (d). 191
289- (c) Resources available in the Student Open Access 192
290-Resources Repository shall: 193
291- 1. Comply with the processes developed by the chancellors 194
292-of the State University System and Flori da College System 195
293-pursuant to paragraph (b). 196
294- 2. Be based upon the statewide course numbering system as 197
295-specified in s. 1007.01. 198
296- 3. Accelerate textbook affordability pursuant to s. 199
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273+ 7. Administer the grant progra m under paragraph (d). 176
274+ (c) Resources available in the Student Open Access 177
275+Resources Repository shall: 178
276+ 1. Be based upon the statewide course numbering system as 179
277+specified in s. 1007.01. 180
278+ 2. Accelerate textbook affordability pursuant to s. 181
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280+ 3. Be peer reviewed. 183
281+ (d) The Student Open Access Resource Grant Program is 184
282+created to provide funding for public institutions of higher 185
283+education, faculty, and staff to create and expand the use of 186
284+open educational resources. 187
285+ 1. A Florida College System institution or state 188
286+university may apply to the Florida Postsecondary Academic 189
287+Library Network for a grant under the program to support the 190
288+development and curation of open educational resources and for 191
289+migrating existing content to the Student Open Acce ss Resource 192
290+Repository. 193
291+ 2. Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the 194
292+Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network may award grants 195
293+to Florida College System institutions and state universities 196
294+that apply for grants pursuant to this section. The Florida 197
295+Academic Library Network shall prioritize courses with high 198
296+student enrollment, courses with high textbook or materials 199
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311-created to provide funding for public institutions of higher 202
312-education, faculty, and staff to create and expand the use of 203
313-open educational resources. 204
314- 1. A Florida College System institution or state 205
315-university may apply to the Florida Postsecondary Academic 206
316-Library Network for a grant under the program to support the 207
317-development and curation of open educational resources and for 208
318-migrating existing content to the Student Open Access Resource 209
319-Repository. 210
320- 2. Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the 211
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322-to Florida College System institutions and state universities 213
323-that apply for grants pursuant to this section. The Florida 214
324-Academic Library Network shall prioritize courses with high 215
325-student enrollment, courses with high textbook or materials 216
326-costs, and courses identified as general education core courses 217
327-pursuant to s. 1007.25 when establishing award criteria. 218
328- 3. Florida College System institutions and state 219
329-universities receiving grant funds sha ll agree to openly license 220
330-and share, under the broadest possible license, any open 221
331-educational resources developed or adapted using the grant and 222
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333-Repository. 224
334- 4. By fiscal year 2023 -2024, grant funds provided to the 225
310+pursuant to s. 1007.25 when establishing award criteria. 201
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312+universities receiving grant funds shall agree to openly license 203
313+and share, under the broadest possible license, any open 204
314+educational resources developed or adapted using the grant and 205
315+post such resources to the Student Open Access Resources 206
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318+Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network host entity shall 209
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320+universities. 211
321+ (e) Each Florida College System institution and state 212
322+university shall post prominently in its course registration 213
323+system and on its website, as early as is feasible, but at least 214
324+45 days before the first day of class for each term, courses 215
325+that utilize open educational resources and have zero textbook 216
326+costs as indicated by an icon next to each eligible course. The 217
327+Zero Textbook Cost Indicator developed by the Florida 218
328+Postsecondary Academic Library Network may be used for this 219
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331+ (a) Beginning December 31, 2021, and each year thereafter, 222
332+the host entity shall submit a report to the Chancellors of the 223
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349-universities. 228
350- (e) Each Florida College System institution and state 229
351-university shall post prominently in its c ourse registration 230
352-system and on its website, as early as is feasible, but at least 231
353-45 days before the first day of class for each term, courses 232
354-that utilize open educational resources and have zero textbook 233
355-costs as indicated by an icon next to each eligi ble course. The 234
356-Zero Textbook Cost Indicator developed by the Florida 235
357-Postsecondary Academic Library Network may be used for this 236
358-purpose. 237
359- (5)(4) REPORTING.— 238
360- (a) Beginning December 31, 2021, and each year thereafter, 239
361-the host entity shall submit a repor t to the Chancellors of the 240
362-State University System and the Florida College System regarding 241
363-the implementation and operation of all components described in 242
364-this section, including, but not limited to , all of the 243
365-following:, 244
366- 1. Usage information collect ed under paragraph (2)(c) ., 245
367- 2. Information and associated costs relating to the 246
368-services and functions of the program ., and 247
369- 3. The implementation and operation of the automated 248
370-library services. 249
371- 4. The number and value of grants awarded under parag raph 250
347+this section, including, but not limited to , all of the 226
348+following:, 227
349+ 1. Usage information collected under paragraph (2)(c) ., 228
350+ 2. Information and associated costs relating to the 229
351+services and functions of the program ., and 230
352+ 3. The implementation and operation of the a utomated 231
353+library services. 232
354+ 4. The number and value of grants awarded under paragraph 233
355+(4)(d) and the distribution of those funds. 234
356+ 5. The number and types of courses placed in the Student 235
357+Open Access Resources Repository. 236
358+ 6. Information on the utilization of the Student Open 237
359+Access Resources Repository and utilization of open educational 238
360+resources in course sections, by Florida College System 239
361+institution and state university . 240
362+ (b) The Chancellors will provide an annual report on the 241
363+performance of the host entity in delivering the services and 242
364+any recommendations for changes needed to this section to the 243
365+Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House 244
366+of Representatives, the Board of Governors, and the State Board 245
367+of Education. The Board of Governors and the Department of 246
368+Education shall include any necessary funding increases in their 247
369+annual legislative budget requests. 248
370+ Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (18 ) of section 249
371+1009.26, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 250
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386-Open Access Resources Repository. 253
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388-Access Resources Repository and utilization of open educati onal 255
389-resources in course sections, by Florida College System 256
390-institution and state university . 257
391- (b) The Chancellors will provide an annual report on the 258
392-performance of the host entity in delivering the services and 259
393-any recommendations for changes needed to this section to the 260
394-Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House 261
395-of Representatives, the Board of Governors, and the State Board 262
396-of Education. The Board of Governors and the Department of 263
397-Education shall include any necessary funding increases in their 264
398-annual legislative budget requests. 265
399- Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (18) of section 266
400-1009.26, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 267
401- 1009.26 Fee waivers. — 268
402- (18)(a) Beginning with the 2021 -2022 academic year, For 269
403-every course in a Program of Strategic Emphasis, as identified 270
404-in subparagraph 3., in which a student is enroll ed, a state 271
405-university shall waive 100 percent of the tuition and fees for 272
406-an equivalent course in such program for a student who: 273
407- 1. Is a resident for tuition purposes under s. 1009.21. 274
408- 2. Has earned at least 60 semester credit hours towards a 275
384+ 1009.26 Fee waivers. — 251
385+ (18)(a) Beginning with the 2021 -2022 academic year, For 252
386+every course in a Program of Strategic Emphasis, as identified 253
387+in subparagraph 3., in which a student is enrolled, a state 254
388+university shall waive 100 percent of the tuition and fees for 255
389+an equivalent course in such program for a student who: 256
390+ 1. Is a resident for tuition purposes under s. 1009.21. 257
391+ 2. Has earned at least 60 semester credit hours towards a 258
392+baccalaureate degree within 2 academic years after initial 259
393+enrollment at a Florida public postsecondary institution. 260
394+ 3. Enrolls in one of 10 eight Programs of Strategic 261
395+Emphasis as adopted by the Board of Governors. The Board of 262
396+Governors shall adopt eight Program s of Strategic Emphasis in 263
397+science, technology, engineering, or math and, beginning with 264
398+the 2022-2023 academic year, two Programs of Strategic Emphasis 265
399+in the critical workforce gap analysis category for which a 266
400+student may be eligible to receive the tuit ion and fee waiver 267
401+authorized by this subsection. The programs identified by the 268
402+board must reflect the priorities of the state and be offered at 269
403+a majority of state universities. 270
404+ Section 3. Section 1009.89, Florida Statutes, is amended 271
405+to read: 272
406+ 1009.89 The William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to 273
407+Student Education grants. — 274
408+ (1) The Legislature finds and declares that independent 275
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422-enrollment at a Florida public postsecondary institution. 277
423- 3. Enrolls in one of 10 eight Programs of Strategic 278
424-Emphasis as adopted by the Board of Governors. The Board of 279
425-Governors shall adopt eight Prog rams of Strategic Emphasis in 280
426-science, technology, engineering, or math and, beginning with 281
427-the 2022-2023 academic year, two Programs of Strategic Emphasis 282
428-in the critical workforce gap analysis category for which a 283
429-student may be eligible to receive the t uition and fee waiver 284
430-authorized by this subsection. The programs identified by the 285
431-board must reflect the priorities of the state and be offered at 286
432-a majority of state universities. 287
433- Section 3. Section 1009.89, Florida Statutes, is amended 288
434-to read: 289
435- 1009.89 The William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to 290
436-Student Education grants. — 291
437- (1) The Legislature finds and declares that independent 292
438-nonprofit colleges and universities eligible to participate in 293
439-the William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Edu cation 294
440-Grant Program are an integral part of the higher education 295
441-system in this state and that a significant number of state 296
442-residents choose this form of higher education. The Legislature 297
443-further finds that a strong and viable system of high-performing 298
444-independent nonprofit colleges and universities reduces the tax 299
445-burden on the citizens of the state. Because the William L. 300
421+nonprofit colleges and universities eligible to participate in 276
422+the William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Educat ion 277
423+Grant Program are an integral part of the higher education 278
424+system in this state and that a significant number of state 279
425+residents choose this form of higher education. The Legislature 280
426+further finds that a strong and viable system of high-performing 281
427+independent nonprofit colleges and universities reduces the tax 282
428+burden on the citizens of the state. Because the William L. 283
429+Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program is 284
430+not related to a student's financial need or other criteria upon 285
431+which financial aid programs are based, but is instead based on 286
432+specified performance metrics for each eligible institution, it 287
433+is the intent of the Legislature that the William L. Boyd, IV, 288
434+Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program not be 289
435+considered a financial aid program but rather a tuition 290
436+assistance program for its citizens. Such tuition assistance 291
437+shall be tiered based on each eligible institution's performance 292
438+metrics. 293
439+ (2) The William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student 294
440+Education Grant Program shall be administered by the Department 295
441+of Education. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for 296
442+the administration of the program. 297
443+ (3) An institution is eligible to participate in the 298
444+department shall issue through the program a William L. Boyd, 299
445+IV, Effective Access to Student Education grant program if the 300
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459-not related to a student's financial need or other criteria upon 302
460-which financial aid programs are based, but is instead based on 303
461-specified performance metrics for each eligible institution, it 304
462-is the intent of the Legislature that the William L. Boyd, IV, 305
463-Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program not be 306
464-considered a financial aid program but rather a tuition 307
465-assistance program for its citizens. Such tuition assistance 308
466-shall be tiered based on each eligible institution's performance 309
467-metrics. 310
468- (2) The William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student 311
469-Education Grant Program shall be administered by the Department 312
470-of Education. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for 313
471-the administration of the program. 314
472- (3) An institution is eligible to participate in the 315
473-department shall issue through the program a William L. Boyd, 316
474-IV, Effective Access to Student Education grant program if the 317
475-institution is to any full-time degree-seeking undergraduate 318
476-student registered at an independent nonprofit college or 319
477-university which is located in and chartered by the state; which 320
478-is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern 321
479-Association of Colleges and Schools; which grants baccalaureate 322
480-degrees; which is not a state university or Florida College 323
481-System institution; and which has a secular purpose, so long as 324
482-the receipt of state aid by students at the institution would 325
458+institution is to any full-time degree-seeking undergraduate 301
459+student registered at an independent nonprofit college or 302
460+university which is located in and chartered by the state; which 303
461+is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern 304
462+Association of Colleges and Schools; which grants baccalaureate 305
463+degrees; which is not a state university or Florida College 306
464+System institution; and which has a secular purpose, so long as 307
465+the receipt of state aid by students at the institution would 308
466+not have the primary effect of advancing or impeding religion or 309
467+result in an excessive entanglement between the state and any 310
468+religious sect. 311
469+ (4) A person is eligible to receive such William L. Boyd, 312
470+IV, Effective Access to Student Education grant if: 313
471+ (a) He or she meets the general requirements, including 314
472+residency, for student eligibility as provided in s. 1009.40, 315
473+except as otherwise provided in this section. 316
474+ (b)1. He or she is enrolled as a ful l-time undergraduate 317
475+student at an eligible college or university that is ranked Tier 318
476+1, 2, 3, or 4 under paragraph (6)(a) in a program of study 319
477+leading to a baccalaureate degree. 320
478+ 2. He or she is not enrolled in a program of study leading 321
479+to a degree in theology or divinity. 322
480+ 3. He or she is making satisfactory academic progress as 323
481+defined by the State Board of Education. 324
482+ 4. He or she has not completed more than 110 percent of 325
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496-result in an excessive entanglement between the state and any 327
497-religious sect. 328
498- (4) A person is eligible to receive such William L. Boy d, 329
499-IV, Effective Access to Student Education grant if: 330
500- (a) He or she meets the general requirements, including 331
501-residency, for student eligibility as provided in s. 1009.40, 332
502-except as otherwise provided in this section. 333
503- (b)1. He or she is enrolled as a full-time undergraduate 334
504-student at an eligible college or university that is ranked Tier 335
505-1, 2, 3, or 4 under paragraph (6)(a) in a program of study 336
506-leading to a baccalaureate degree. 337
507- 2. He or she is not enrolled in a program of study leading 338
508-to a degree in theology or divinity. 339
509- 3. He or she is making satisfactory academic progress as 340
510-defined by the State Board of Education. 341
511- 4. He or she has not completed more than 110 percent of 342
512-the degree program in which he or she is enrolled. 343
513- (5)(a) Funding for t he William L. Boyd, IV, Effective 344
514-Access to Student Education Grant Program for eligible 345
515-institutions shall be as provided in the General Appropriations 346
516-Act. The William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student 347
517-Education grant may be paid on a prorated bas is in advance of 348
518-the registration period. The department shall make such payments 349
519-to the college or university in which the student is enrolled 350
495+the degree program in which he or she is enrolled. 326
496+ (5)(a) Funding for the William L. Boyd, IV, Effective 327
497+Access to Student Education Grant Program for eligible 328
498+institutions shall be as provided in the General Appropriations 329
499+Act. The William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student 330
500+Education grant may be paid on a prorated basis in advance of 331
501+the registration period. The department shall make such payments 332
502+to the college or university in which the student is enrolled 333
503+for credit to the student's account for payment of tuition and 334
504+fees. Institutions shall certify to the department t he amount of 335
505+funds disbursed to each student and shall remit to the 336
506+department any undisbursed advances or refunds within 60 days of 337
507+the end of regular registration. A student is not eligible to 338
508+receive the award for more than 9 semesters or 14 quarters, 339
509+except as otherwise provided in s. 1009.40(3). 340
510+ (b) If the combined amount of the William L. Boyd, IV, 341
511+Effective Access to Student Education grant issued pursuant to 342
512+this act and all other scholarships and grants for tuition or 343
513+fees exceeds the amount char ged to the student for tuition and 344
514+fees, the department shall reduce the William L. Boyd, IV, 345
515+Effective Access to Student Education grant issued pursuant to 346
516+this act by an amount equal to such excess. 347
517+ (c) By September 1 of each year, eligible institutions 348
518+receiving funding as provided in the General Appropriations Act 349
519+must submit an Effective Access to Student Education Grant 350
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533-fees. Institutions shall certify to the departmen t the amount of 352
534-funds disbursed to each student and shall remit to the 353
535-department any undisbursed advances or refunds within 60 days of 354
536-the end of regular registration. A student is not eligible to 355
537-receive the award for more than 9 semesters or 14 quarters , 356
538-except as otherwise provided in s. 1009.40(3). 357
539- (b) If the combined amount of the William L. Boyd, IV, 358
540-Effective Access to Student Education grant issued pursuant to 359
541-this act and all other scholarships and grants for tuition or 360
542-fees exceeds the amount c harged to the student for tuition and 361
543-fees, the department shall reduce the William L. Boyd, IV, 362
544-Effective Access to Student Education grant issued pursuant to 363
545-this act by an amount equal to such excess. 364
546- (c) By September 1 of each year, eligible institutions 365
547-receiving funding as provided in the General Appropriations Act 366
548-must submit an Effective Access to Student Education Grant 367
549-Program Accountability Report to the Department of Education, in 368
550-a format prescribed by the department. The report must use the 369
551-most recently available information on Florida resident students 370
552-and include, at a minimum, the following performance metrics, by 371
553-institution: 372
554- 1. Access rate based upon percentage of Pell -eligible 373
555-students. 374
556- 2. Affordability rate based upon average stud ent loan 375
532+Program Accountability Report to the Department of Education, in 351
533+a format prescribed by the department. The report must use the 352
534+most recently available information on Florida resident students 353
535+and include, at a minimum, the following performance metrics, by 354
536+institution: 355
537+ 1. Access rate based upon percentage of Pell -eligible 356
538+students. 357
539+ 2. Affordability rate based upon average student loan 358
540+debt; federal, state, and institutional financial assistance; 359
541+and average tuition and fees. 360
542+ 3. Graduation rate. 361
543+ 4. Retention rate. 362
544+ 5. Postgraduate employment or continuing education rate. 363
545+ 364
546+The department shall recommend minimum performance stan dards 365
547+that institutions must meet to remain eligible to receive grants 366
548+pursuant to this section . 367
549+ (d) By October 1 of each year, the department shall submit 368
550+a report to the chair of the House Appropriations Committee, the 369
551+chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Governor's 370
552+Office of Policy and Budget on the performance of each eligible 371
553+institution institutions and the institutions that have not met 372
554+the minimum performance standards recommended by the department . 373
555+The report must also recommend annual minimum performance 374
556+standards for the performance benchmarks in paragraph (e), 375
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570-and average tuition and fees. 377
571- 3. Graduation rate. 378
572- 4. Retention rate. 379
573- 5. Postgraduate employment or continuing education rate. 380
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575-The department shall recommend minimum performance s tandards 382
576-that institutions must meet to remain eligible to receive grants 383
577-pursuant to this section . 384
578- (d) By October 1 of each year, the department shall submit 385
579-a report to the chair of the House Appropriations Committee, the 386
580-chair of the Senate Appropriat ions Committee, and the Governor's 387
581-Office of Policy and Budget on the performance of each eligible 388
582-institution institutions and the institutions that have not met 389
583-the minimum performance standards recommended by the department . 390
584-The report must also recomme nd annual minimum performance 391
585-standards for the performance benchmarks in paragraph (e), 392
586-identify if other benchmarks may be appropriate or considered, 393
587-and strategies to ensure continuous improvement of eligible 394
588-institutions and the program. The minimum pe rformance benchmarks 395
589-included in the report must increase annually. 396
590- (e) The department's recommended annual minimum 397
591-performance standards and the minimum standards used to 398
592-determine the institution tiers in subsection (6) must exceed 399
593-the following minimum standards for each benchmark: 400
569+identify if other benchmarks may be appropriate or considered, 376
570+and strategies to ensure continuous improvement of eligible 377
571+institutions and the program. The minimum performance benchmarks 378
572+included in the report must increase annually. 379
573+ (e) The department's recommende d annual minimum 380
574+performance standards and the minimum standards used to 381
575+determine the institution tiers in subsection (6) must exceed 382
576+the following minimum standards for each benchmark: 383
577+ 1. An access rate of 53 percent. 384
578+ 2. An affordability rate of $6, 343. 385
579+ 3. A graduation rate of 53 percent. 386
580+ 4. A retention rate of 68 percent. 387
581+ 5. A postgraduate employment or continuing education rate 388
582+of 51 percent. 389
583+ (6)(a) Each year, the Legislature shall adopt benchmarks 390
584+specified in the General Appropriations Ac t and shall evaluate 391
585+each institution's performance and place each institution in one 392
586+of five tiers for the purpose of determining award amounts. The 393
587+tiers are established as follows: 394
588+ 1. Tier 1: an institution that meets 5 benchmarks. 395
589+ 2. Tier 2: an institution that meets 4 benchmarks. 396
590+ 3. Tier 3: an institution that meets 3 benchmarks. 397
591+ 4. Tier 4: an institution that meets 2 benchmarks. 398
592+ 5. Tier 5: an institution that meets 1 or 0 benchmarks. 399
593+ (b)1. The award amount for each tier shall be as follows : 400
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607- 2. An affordability rate of $6,343. 402
608- 3. A graduation rate of 53 percent. 403
609- 4. A retention rate of 68 percent. 404
610- 5. A postgraduate employment or continuing education rate 405
611-of 51 percent. 406
612- (6)(a) Each year, the Legislature shall adopt benchmarks 407
613-specified in the General Appropriations Act and shall evaluate 408
614-each institution's performance and place each institution in one 409
615-of five tiers for the purpose of determining award amounts. The 410
616-tiers are established as follows: 411
617- 1. Tier 1: an institution that meets 5 benchmarks. 412
618- 2. Tier 2: an institution that meets 4 benchmarks. 413
619- 3. Tier 3: an institution that meets 3 benchmarks. 414
620- 4. Tier 4: an institution that meets 2 benchmarks. 415
621- 5. Tier 5: an institution that meets 1 or 0 benchmarks. 416
622- (b)1. The award amount f or each tier shall be as follows: 417
623- a. The Tier 1 award amount shall be as specified in the 418
624-General Appropriations Act. 419
625- b. The Tier 2 award amount may not be more than 90 percent 420
626-of the Tier 1 award amount. 421
627- c. The Tier 3 award amount may not be more th an 75 percent 422
628-of the Tier 1 award amount. 423
629- d. The Tier 4 award amount may not be more than 50 percent 424
630-of the Tier 1 award amount. 425
606+ a. The Tier 1 award amount shall be as specified in the 401
607+General Appropriations Act. 402
608+ b. The Tier 2 award amount may not be more than 90 percent 403
609+of the Tier 1 award amount. 404
610+ c. The Tier 3 award amount may not be more than 75 percent 405
611+of the Tier 1 award amount. 406
612+ d. The Tier 4 award amount may not be more than 50 percent 407
613+of the Tier 1 award amount. 408
614+ e. The Tier 5 award amount shall be $0. 409
615+ 2. Notwithstanding the award amount, a Tier 5 institution 410
616+remains eligible to participate in the William L. Boyd, IV, 411
617+Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program for purposes 412
618+of s. 1005.06. 413
619+ (7) If the number of eligible students exceeds the tot al 414
620+authorized in the General Appropriations Act, an institution may 415
621+use its own resources to assure that each eligible student 416
622+receives the full benefit of the grant amount authorized. 417
623+ (8)(7) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to 418
624+implement this section. 419
625+ Section 4. Section 1009.896, Florida Statutes, is created 420
626+to read: 421
627+ 1009.896 Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) 422
628+Fund.— 423
629+ (1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the 424
630+"Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund A ct." 425
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644- 2. Notwithstanding the award amount, a Tier 5 institution 427
645-remains eligible to participate in the William L. Boyd, IV, 428
646-Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program for purposes 429
647-of s. 1005.06. 430
648- (7) If the number of eligible students exceeds the tot al 431
649-authorized in the General Appropriations Act, an institution may 432
650-use its own resources to assure that each eligible student 433
651-receives the full benefit of the grant amount authorized. 434
652- (8)(7) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to 435
653-implement this section. 436
654- Section 4. Subsections (5) through (9) of section 437
655-1009.895, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4) 438
656-through (8), respectively, and paragraph (c) of subsection (1), 439
657-subsection (4), paragraph (a) of present subsection (5), and 440
658-present subsection (8) are amended to read: 441
659- 1009.895 Open Door Grant Program. — 442
660- (1) As used in this section, the term: 443
661- (c) "Institution" means school district postsecondary 444
662-technical career centers under s. 1001.44, Florida College 445
663-System institutions un der s. 1000.21(3), and charter technical 446
664-career centers under s. 1002.34 , and school districts with 447
665-eligible integrated education and training programs . 448
666- (4) To be eligible to receive an open door grant under 449
667-this section, a student must complete the Free Application for 450
643+ (2) Recognizing that the state has a persistent and 426
644+growing nursing shortage, it is the intent of the Legislature to 427
645+address this critical workforce need by incentivizing 428
646+collaboration between nursing education programs and health care 429
647+partners through the establishment of the LINE Fund. This fund 430
648+is intended to meet local, regional, and state workforce demand 431
649+by recruiting faculty and clinical preceptors, increasing the 432
650+capacity of high-quality nursing education programs, and 433
651+increasing the number o f nursing education program graduates who 434
652+are prepared to enter the workforce. 435
653+ (3) As used in this section, the term: 436
654+ (a) "Health care partner" means a health care provider as 437
655+defined in s. 768.38(2). 438
656+ (b) "Institution" means a school district career center 439
657+under s. 1001.44, a charter technical career center under s. 440
658+1002.34, a Florida College System institution, a state 441
659+university, or an independent nonprofit college or university 442
660+located and chartered in this state and accredited by an agency 443
661+or association that is recognized by the database created and 444
662+maintained by the United States Department of Education to grant 445
663+baccalaureate degrees, which has a nursing education program 446
664+that meets or exceeds the following: 447
665+ 1. For a certified nursing assistant program, a completion 448
666+rate of at least 70 percent for the prior year. 449
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681-sought. 452
682- (4)(5) Subject to the availability of funds: 453
683- (a) A student who enrolls in an eligible program offered 454
684-by an institution and who does not receive state or federal 455
685-financial aid may apply for and be awarded a grant to cover two -456
686-thirds of the cost of the program, if at the time of enrollment 457
687-the student pays one -third of the cost of the program and signs 458
688-an agreement to either complete the program or pay an additional 459
689-one-third of the cost of the program in the event of 460
690-noncompletion. The department shall reimburse the institution in 461
691-an amount equal to one -third of the cost of the program upon a 462
692-student's completion of the program. An additional one -third 463
693-shall be provided upon attainment of a workforce credential or 464
694-certificate by the student. Grant funds may be used to cover the 465
695-student's one-third of the cost of the program for students in 466
696-integrated education and training programs and students who do 467
697-not have a high school diploma and meet the requirements 468
698-established by the department. An institution may cover the 469
699-student's one-third of the cost of the program based on student 470
700-need, as determined by the institution. 471
701- (7)(8) The department shall compile the data pro vided 472
702-under paragraph (6)(d) (7)(d) and annually report such data, in 473
703-the aggregate and categorize such information by eligible 474
704-institution, to the State Board of Education. The report shall 475
680+nursing, and bachelor of science in nursing program, a first -451
681+time passage rate on the National Council of State Boards of 452
682+Nursing Licensing Examination of at least 70 percent for the 453
683+prior year. 454
684+ (c) "Student" means a person who is a resident for tuition 455
685+purposes pursuant to s. 1009.21 and enrolled in a nursing 456
686+education program at an institution. 457
687+ (4) The LINE Fund shall be administered by the Board of 458
688+Governors for state universities and the Department of Education 459
689+for all other institutions. 460
690+ (5) Subject to available funds, for every dollar 461
691+contributed to an institution by a health care partner, the fund 462
692+shall provide a dollar-to-dollar match to the participating 463
693+institution. 464
694+ (6)(a) Funds may be used for student scholarships, 465
695+recruitment of additional faculty, equipment, and simulation 466
696+centers to advance high -quality nursing education programs 467
697+throughout the state. 468
698+ (b) Funds may not be used for the construction of new 469
699+buildings. 470
700+ (7)(a) To participate, an institution must submit a timely 471
701+and completed proposal to the Board of Governors or Department 472
702+of Education, in a format prescribed by the Board of Governors 473
703+or Department of Education, as applicable. 474
704+ (b) The proposal must identify a health care partner 475
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718-ethnicity, veteran status, and other relevant information, of 477
719-students who have completed workforce training programs 478
720-categorized by credential name and relevant occupation. 479
721- Section 5. Section 1009.896, Florida Statutes, is created 480
722-to read: 481
723- 1009.896 Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) 482
724-Fund.— 483
725- (1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the 484
726-"Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund Act." 485
727- (2) Recognizing that the state has a persistent and 486
728-growing nursing shortage, it is the intent of the Legislature to 487
729-address this critical workforce need by incentivizing 488
730-collaboration between nursing education programs and health care 489
731-partners through the establishment of the LINE Fund. This fund 490
732-is intended to meet local, regional, and sta te workforce demand 491
733-by recruiting faculty and clinical preceptors, increasing the 492
734-capacity of high-quality nursing education programs, and 493
735-increasing the number of nursing education program graduates who 494
736-are prepared to enter the workforce. 495
737- (3) As used in this section, the term: 496
738- (a) "Health care partner" means a health care provider as 497
739-defined in s. 768.38(2). 498
740- (b) "Institution" means a school district career center 499
741-under s. 1001.44, a charter technical career center under s. 500
717+located and licensed to operate in the state whose monetary 476
718+contributions will be matched by the fund on a dollar -to-dollar 477
719+basis. 478
720+ (8) The Board of Governors or De partment of Education, as 479
721+applicable, must review and evaluate each completed and timely 480
722+submitted proposal according to the following minimum criteria: 481
723+ (a) Whether funds committed by the health care partner 482
724+will contribute to an eligible purpose. 483
725+ (b) How the institution plans to use the funds, including 484
726+how such funds will be utilized to increase student enrollment 485
727+and program completion. 486
728+ (c) How the health care partner will onboard and retain 487
729+graduates. 488
730+ (d) How the funds will expand the institutio n's nursing 489
731+education programs to meet local, regional, or state workforce 490
732+demands. If applicable, this shall include advanced education 491
733+nursing programs and how the funds will increase the number of 492
734+faculty and clinical preceptors and planned efforts to u tilize 493
735+the clinical placement process established in s. 14.36. 494
736+ (9)(a) Each institution with an approved proposal shall 495
737+notify the Board of Governors or Department of Education, as 496
738+applicable, upon receipt of the health care partner provided 497
739+funds identified in the proposal. The Board of Governors or 498
740+Department of Education, as applicable, shall release grant 499
741+funds, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, up to the amount of funds 500
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755-university, or an independent nonprofit college or university 502
756-located and chartered in this state and accredited by an agency 503
757-or association that is recognized by the database created and 504
758-maintained by the United States Departm ent of Education to grant 505
759-baccalaureate degrees, which has a nursing education program 506
760-that meets or exceeds the following: 507
761- 1. For a certified nursing assistant program, a completion 508
762-rate of at least 70 percent for the prior year. 509
763- 2. For a licensed pra ctical nurse, associate of science in 510
764-nursing, and bachelor of science in nursing program, a first -511
765-time passage rate on the National Council of State Boards of 512
766-Nursing Licensing Examination of at least 70 percent for the 513
767-prior year. 514
768- (c) "Student" means a person who is a resident for tuition 515
769-purposes pursuant to s. 1009.21 and enrolled in a nursing 516
770-education program at an institution. 517
771- (4) The LINE Fund shall be administered by the Board of 518
772-Governors for state universities and the Department of Education 519
773-for all other institutions. 520
774- (5) Subject to available funds, for every dollar 521
775-contributed to an institution by a health care partner, the fund 522
776-shall provide a dollar -to-dollar match to the participating 523
777-institution. 524
778- (6)(a) Funds may be used for student scholarships, 525
754+received by the institution. 501
755+ (b) Annually, by February 1, each institution awarded 502
756+grant funds in the previous fiscal year shall submit a report to 503
757+the Board of Governors or Department of Education, as 504
758+applicable, that demonstrates the expansion as outlined in the 505
759+proposal and the use of funds. At minimum, the report must 506
760+include, by program level, the number of additional nursing 507
761+education students enrolled; if scholarships were awarded using 508
762+grant funds, the number of students who received scholarships 509
763+and the average award amount; and the outcomes of students as 510
764+reported by the Florida Talent Development Council pursuant to 511
765+s. 1004.015(6). 512
766+ (10) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and 513
767+the State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer the 514
768+fund, establish dates for the submission and review of 515
769+proposals, award funds , and other regulations and rules 516
770+necessary to implement this section. 517
771+ Section 5. Section 1009.897, Florida Statutes, is created 518
772+to read: 519
773+ 1009.897 Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and 520
774+Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education (PIPE LINE) 521
775+Fund.— 522
776+ (1) A Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and 523
777+Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education (PIPELINE) 524
778+Fund is created to reward performance and excellence among 525
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792-centers to advance high -quality nursing education programs 527
793-throughout the state. 528
794- (b) Funds may not be used for the construction of new 529
795-buildings. 530
796- (7)(a) To participate, an inst itution must submit a timely 531
797-and completed proposal to the Board of Governors or Department 532
798-of Education, in a format prescribed by the Board of Governors 533
799-or Department of Education, as applicable. 534
800- (b) The proposal must identify a health care partner 535
801-located and licensed to operate in the state whose monetary 536
802-contributions will be matched by the fund on a dollar -to-dollar 537
803-basis. 538
804- (8) The Board of Governors or Department of Education, as 539
805-applicable, must review and evaluate each completed and timely 540
806-submitted proposal according to the following minimum criteria: 541
807- (a) Whether funds committed by the health care partner 542
808-will contribute to an eligible purpose. 543
809- (b) How the institution plans to use the funds, including 544
810-how such funds will be utilized to incre ase student enrollment 545
811-and program completion. 546
812- (c) How the health care partner will onboard and retain 547
813-graduates. 548
814- (d) How the funds will expand the institution's nursing 549
815-education programs to meet local, regional, or state workforce 550
791+public postsecondary nursing education programs. 526
792+ (2) As used in this section, the term, "institution" means 527
793+a school district career center under s. 1001.44 that offers a 528
794+licensed practical nurse program, a charter technical career 529
795+center under s. 1002.34 that offers a licensed practical nurse 530
796+program, a Florida College System institution, or a state 531
797+university. 532
798+ (3) Subject to appropriation, each institution shall 533
799+receive an allocation based on the performance of its respective 534
800+nursing education program or programs according to the following 535
801+metrics: 536
802+ (a) The number of nursing education program completers, by 537
803+program. 538
804+ (b)1. The first-time National Council of State Boards of 539
805+Nursing Licensing Examination passage rate of the institution's 540
806+nursing education program completers, by program. 541
807+ 2. The allocations shall rewa rd excellence among nursing 542
808+education programs with an average first -time National Council 543
809+of State Boards of Nursing Licensing Examination passage rate 544
810+above the national average. 545
811+ (4) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and 546
812+State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer this 547
813+section. 548
814+ Section 6. Subsection (6) of section 1004.015, Florida 549
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829-nursing programs and how the funds will increase the number of 552
830-faculty and clinical preceptors and planned efforts to utilize 553
831-the clinical placement process established in s. 14.36. 554
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833-notify the Board of Governors or Department of Education, as 556
834-applicable, upon receipt of the health care partner provided 557
835-funds identified in the proposal. The Board of Governors or 558
836-Department of Education, as applicable, shall r elease grant 559
837-funds, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, up to the amount of funds 560
838-received by the institution. 561
839- (b) Annually, by February 1, each institution awarded 562
840-grant funds in the previous fiscal year shall submit a report to 563
841-the Board of Governors or Dep artment of Education, as 564
842-applicable, that demonstrates the expansion as outlined in the 565
843-proposal and the use of funds. At minimum, the report must 566
844-include, by program level, the number of additional nursing 567
845-education students enrolled; if scholarships were awarded using 568
846-grant funds, the number of students who received scholarships 569
847-and the average award amount; and the outcomes of students as 570
848-reported by the Florida Talent Development Council pursuant to 571
849-s. 1004.015(6). 572
850- (10) The Board of Governors shall ad opt regulations and 573
851-the State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer the 574
852-fund, establish dates for the submission and review of 575
828+ 1004.015 Florida Talent Development Council. — 551
829+ (6) The council shall coordinate, facilitate, and 552
830+communicate statewide efforts to meet supply and demand needs 553
831+for the state's health care workforce. Annually, by beginning 554
832+December 1, 2021, the council shall report on the implementation 555
833+of this subsection and any other relevant information on the 556
834+Florida Talent Devel opment Council's web page located on the 557
835+Department of Economic Opportunity's website. To support the 558
836+efforts of the council, the Board of Governors and the State 559
837+Board of Education shall: 560
838+ (a) Conduct a statistically valid biennial data -driven gap 561
839+analysis of the supply and demand of the health care workforce. 562
840+Demand must align with the Labor Market Estimating Conference 563
841+created in s. 216.136. 564
842+ (a)(b) Provide 10-year trend information on nursing 565
843+education programs subject to the requirements of s. 464.019. 566
844+The Department of Health, the Board of Governors, the State 567
845+Board of Education, the Commission for Independent Education, 568
846+the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, the 569
847+Florida Center for Nursing, and postsecondary institutions 570
848+participating in a state grant , fund, or performance -based 571
849+incentive program under s. 1009.89 , s. 1009.896, or s. 1009.897 572
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866-necessary to implement this section. 577
867- Section 6. Section 1009.897, Florida Statutes, is created 578
868-to read: 579
869- 1009.897 Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and 580
870-Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education (PIPELINE) 581
871-Fund.— 582
872- (1) A Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and 583
873-Learners through Incentiv es for Nursing Education (PIPELINE) 584
874-Fund is created to reward performance and excellence among 585
875-public postsecondary nursing education programs. 586
876- (2) As used in this section, the term, "institution" means 587
877-a school district career center under s. 1001.44 th at offers a 588
878-licensed practical nurse program, a charter technical career 589
879-center under s. 1002.34 that offers a licensed practical nurse 590
880-program, a Florida College System institution, or a state 591
881-university. 592
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884-nursing education program or programs according to the following 595
885-metrics: 596
886- (a) The number of nursing education program completers, by 597
887-program. 598
888- (b)1. The first-time National Council of State Boards of 599
889-Nursing Licensing Examination passage rate of the institution's 600
865+available. 576
866+ 2. The number of student applications submitted, the 577
867+number of qualified student applicants, and the number of 578
868+students accepted, and the number of students enrolled . 579
869+ 3. The number of program graduates. 580
870+ 4. Program retention rates of students tracked f rom 581
871+program entry to graduation. 582
872+ 5. Graduate passage rates , as defined in s. 464.003, on 583
873+and the number of times each graduate took the National Council 584
874+of State Boards of Nursing Licensing Examination. 585
875+ 6. The number of graduates who become employed as 586
876+practical or professional nurses in the state. 587
877+ 7. The educational advancement of nurses through career 588
878+pathways by comparing their initial degree to the highest degree 589
879+they obtained for the preceding 10 years. 590
880+ 8. The outcomes of students enrolled at in stitutions 591
881+participating in the Linking Industry to Nursing Education 592
882+(LINE) Fund under s. 1009.896 or the Prepping Institutions, 593
883+Programs, Employers, and Learners through Incentives for Nursing 594
884+Education (PIPELINE) Fund under s. 1009.897. 595
885+ 9. The outcomes of graduates who have received a nursing 596
886+student loan forgiveness repayment under s. 1009.66. Such data 597
887+must include, for the previous 4 fiscal years, the number of 598
888+graduates who have received a repayment, the amount repaid on 599
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906-above the national average. 605
907- (4) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and 606
908-State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer this 607
909-section. 608
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911-Statutes, is amended to read: 610
912- 1004.015 Florida Talent Development Council. — 611
913- (6) The council shall coordinate, facilitate, and 612
914-communicate statewide efforts to meet supply and demand needs 613
915-for the state's health care workforce. Annually, by beginning 614
916-December 1, 2021, the council shall report on the implementation 615
917-of this subsection and any other relevant information on the 616
918-Florida Talent Development Council's web page located on the 617
919-Department of Economic Opportunity's website. To support the 618
920-efforts of the council, the Board of Governors and the State 619
921-Board of Education shall: 620
922- (a) Conduct a statistically valid biennial data -driven gap 621
923-analysis of the supply and demand of the health care workf orce. 622
924-Demand must align with the Labor Market Estimating Conference 623
925-created in s. 216.136. 624
926- (a)(b) Provide 10-year trend information on nursing 625
902+each repayment and the length of employment at each employer, 601
903+and the level or levels of nursing licensure earned by each 602
904+graduate. 603
905+ (b)(c) Develop definitions for data elements and a uniform 604
906+a survey for use by the Dep artment of Health, the Commission for 605
907+Independent Education, the Independent Colleges and Universities 606
908+of Florida, and postsecondary institutions participating in a 607
909+state loan forgiveness program, grant, fund, or performance -608
910+based incentive program under s. 1009.66, s. 1009.89, s. 609
911+1009.896, or s. 1009.897 or s. 1009.891, to collect data 610
912+required under paragraph (a) (b). The survey must include, but 611
913+is not limited to, a student's age, gender, race, ethnicity, 612
914+veteran status, wage, employer information, loan debt, and 613
915+retirement expectations. 614
916+ Section 7. Subsection (2) of section 464.0195, Florida 615
917+Statutes, is amended to read: 616
918+ 464.0195 Florida Center for Nursing; goals. — 617
919+ (2) The primary goals for the center shall be to: 618
920+ (a) Develop a strategic statewi de plan for nursing 619
921+manpower in this state by: 620
922+ 1. Conducting a statistically valid biennial data -driven 621
923+gap analysis of the supply and demand of the health care 622
924+workforce. Demand must align with the Labor Market Estimating 623
925+Conference created in s. 216.13 6. The center shall: 624
926+ a. Establish Establishing and maintain maintaining a 625
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949-available. 636
950- 2. The number of student applications submitted, the 637
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952-students accepted, and the number of students enrolled . 639
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955-program entry to graduation. 642
956- 5. Graduate passage rates , as defined in s. 464.003, on 643
957-and the number of times each graduate took the National Council 644
958-of State Boards of Nursing Licensing Examination. 645
959- 6. The number of graduates who become employed as 646
960-practical or professional nurses in the state. 647
961- 7. The educational advancement of nurses through career 648
962-pathways by comparing their initial degree to the highest degree 649
963-they obtained for the preceding 10 years. 650
939+database on nursing supply and demand in the state, to include 626
940+current supply and demand .; 627
941+ b.2. Analyze Analyzing the current and future supply and 628
942+demand in the state and making future projections of such, 629
943+including assessing the impact of this state's participation in 630
944+the Nurse Licensure Compact under s. 464.0095 .; and 631
945+ 2.3. Developing recommendations to increase nurse faculty 632
946+and clinical preceptors, support nurse faculty deve lopment, and 633
947+promote advanced nurse education. 634
948+ 3. Developing best practices in the academic preparation 635
949+and continuing education needs of qualified nurse educators, 636
950+nurse faculty, and clinical preceptors Selecting from the plan 637
951+priorities to be addressed . 638
952+ 4. Collecting data on nurse faculty, employment, 639
953+distribution, and retention. 640
954+ 5. Piloting innovative projects to support the 641
955+recruitment, development, and retention of qualified nurse 642
956+faculty and clinical preceptors. 643
957+ 6. Encouraging and coordinating the development of 644
958+academic-practice partnerships to support nurse faculty 645
959+employment and advancement. 646
960+ 7. Developing distance learning infrastructure for nursing 647
961+education and advancing faculty competencies in the pedagogy of 648
962+teaching and the evidence -based use of technology, simulation, 649
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980-Education (PIPELINE) Fund under s. 1009.897. 655
981- 9. The outcomes of graduates who have received a nursing 656
982-student loan forgivene ss repayment under s. 1009.66. Such data 657
983-must include, for the previous 4 fiscal years, the number of 658
984-graduates who have received a repayment, the amount repaid on 659
985-behalf of each graduate, each graduate's employer of record for 660
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1024-current supply and demand .; 687
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