Florida Senate - 2022 SB 304 By Senator Garcia 37-00506-22 2022304__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to student fee exemptions; amending s. 3 1009.25, F.S.; revising fee waiver eligibility for 4 students who are or were placed in the custody of a 5 relative or nonrelative to include students placed 6 prior to a specified date; providing an effective 7 date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1.Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 12 1009.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 13 1009.25Fee exemptions. 14 (1)The following students are exempt from the payment of 15 tuition and fees, including lab fees, at a school district that 16 provides workforce education programs, Florida College System 17 institution, or state university: 18 (d)A student who is, or was placed at the time he or she 19 reached 18 years of age, in the custody of a relative or 20 nonrelative, including, but not limited to, a placement made 21 pursuant to under s. 39.5085 or s. 39.6225, even if such 22 placement occurred before January 7, 2003; or who was adopted 23 from the Department of Children and Families after May 5, 1997. 24 Such exemption includes fees associated with enrollment in 25 applied academics for adult education instruction. The exemption 26 remains valid until the student reaches 28 years of age. 27 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.