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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
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to independent postsecondary 2
educational grants; creating s. 1009.8911, F.S.; 3
authorizing the Department of Education to award 4
grants to students enrolled at certain colleges and 5
universities; providing requirements for such colleges 6
and universities; providing that such colleges and 7
universities are not under the jurisdiction of and are 8
not subject to licensure by the Commission for 9
Independent Education; providing an effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Section 1009.8911, Florida Statutes, is created 14
to read: 15
1009.8911 Educational grants to students enrolled in 16
independent for-profit colleges and universities. — 17
(1) Subject to legislative funding, the Department of 18
Education shall issue a grant pursuant to s. 1009.89 to any 19
full-time degree-seeking undergraduate student who is registered 20
at an independent for -profit college or university that meets 21
all of the following criteria: 22
(a) Has a level 6 accreditation from the Southern 23
Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. 24
(b) Is located in and chartered by the state. 25
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(c) Was licensed by the depart ment on or before October 1, 26
2021. 27
(d) Has a secular purpose. The receipt of state aid by 28
students at the college or university may not have the primary 29
effect of advancing or impeding religion, or result in an 30
excessive entanglement between the state an d any religion sect. 31
(e) Is not a state university or Florida College System 32
institution. 33
(f) Has notified the department in writing of its decision 34
to apply for the grant no later than September 1, 2023. 35
(g) Except for s. 1009.89(1) and (3), compl ies with all 36
other requirements as provided in s. 1009.89. 37
(2) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an 38
eligible college or university applying for a grant under this 39
section is outside the jurisdiction of, and is not subject to 40
licensure by, the Commission for Independent Education. 41
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 42