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Florida House Bill H1019

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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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1515 An act relating to independent postsecondary 2
1616 educational grants; creating s. 1009.8911, F.S.; 3
1717 authorizing the Department of Education to award 4
1818 grants to students enrolled at certain colleges and 5
1919 universities; providing requirements for such colleges 6
2020 and universities; providing that such colleges and 7
21-universities are not under the jurisdiction of and are 8
22-not subject to licensure by the Commission for 9
23-Independent Education; providing an effective date. 10
21+universities are not under the jurisdiction of the 8
22+Commission for Independent Education; providing an 9
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2525 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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2727 Section 1. Section 1009.8911, Florida Statutes, is created 14
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2929 1009.8911 Educational grants to students enrolled in 16
30-independent for-profit colleges and universities. — 17
31- (1) Subject to legislative funding, the Department of 18
32-Education shall issue a grant pursuant to s. 1009.89 to any 19
33-full-time degree-seeking undergraduate student who is registered 20
34-at an independent for -profit college or university that meets 21
35-all of the following criteria: 22
36- (a) Has a level 6 accreditation from the Southern 23
37-Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. 24
38- (b) Is located in and chartered by the state. 25
30+independent nonprofit colleges and universiti es.— 17
31+ (1) Subject to legislative funding: 18
32+ (a) The Department of Education shall issue a grant 19
33+pursuant to s. 1009.89 to any full -time, degree-seeking 20
34+undergraduate student who is registered at an independent 21
35+nonprofit college or university that meets al l of the following 22
36+criteria: 23
37+ 1. Was eligible for the Access to Better Learning and 24
38+Education Grant Program as of January 1, 2021. 25
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53- (d) Has a secular purpose. The receipt of state aid by 28
54-students at the college or university may not have the primary 29
55-effect of advancing or impeding religion, or result in an 30
56-excessive entanglement between the state an d any religion sect. 31
57- (e) Is not a state university or Florida College System 32
58-institution. 33
59- (f) Has notified the department in writing of its decision 34
60-to apply for the grant no later than September 1, 2023. 35
61- (g) Except for s. 1009.89(1) and (3), compl ies with all 36
62-other requirements as provided in s. 1009.89. 37
63- (2) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an 38
64-eligible college or university applying for a grant under this 39
65-section is outside the jurisdiction of, and is not subject to 40
66-licensure by, the Commission for Independent Education. 41
67- Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 42
51+ 2. Has been located in the state for more than 20 years. 26
52+ 3. Offers at least one nursing program at its campus, 27
53+including practical nursing programs, registered nursing 28
54+programs, or advanced practice registered nursing programs, and 29
55+is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. 30
56+ 4. Has a secular purpose. The receipt of state aid by 31
57+students at the college or university m ay not have the primary 32
58+effect of advancing or impeding religion, or result in an 33
59+excessive entanglement between the state and any religious sect. 34
60+ 5. Has notified the department in writing of its decision 35
61+to apply for the grant no later than September 1, 2023. 36
62+ 6. Except for s. 1009.89(1) and (3), complies with all 37
63+other requirements provided in s. 1009.89. 38
64+ (b) The department shall issue a grant pursuant to s. 39
65+1009.89 to any full-time, degree-seeking undergraduate student 40
66+who is registered at an indepe ndent for-profit college or 41
67+university that meets all of the following criteria: 42
68+ 1. Has a level 6 accreditation from the Southern 43
69+Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. 44
70+ 2. Is located in and charted by the state. 45
71+ 3. Was licensed by the department on or before October 1, 46
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73+ 4. Has a secular purpose. The receipt of state aid by 48
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90+to apply for the grant no later than September 1, 2023. 53
91+ 6. Except for s. 1009.89(1) and (3), complies with all 54
92+other requirements provided in s . 1009.89. 55
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94+An eligible college or university under this subsection may not 57
95+be a state university or Florida College System institution. 58
96+ (2) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an 59
97+eligible college or university applying for a grant under this 60
98+section is outside the jurisdiction of, and is not subject to 61
99+licensure by, the Commission for Independent Education. 62
100+ Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 63