Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0855 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 postsecondary education; creating 2
16	16	s. 1004.072, F.S.; prohibiting Florida College System 3
17	17	institutions and state universities from accepting the 4
18	18	application of or admitting an individual who is 5
19	19	undocumented for federal immigration purposes; 6
20	20	amending s. 1007.263, F.S.; conforming a provision to 7
21	21	changes made by the act; making technical changes; 8
22	22	providing an effective date. 9
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24	24	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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26	26	Section 1. Section 1004.072, Florida Statutes, is created 13
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28	28	1004.072 Admission of undocumented individuals 15
29	29	prohibited.—A Florida College System institution or a state 16
30	30	university may not accept the appli cation of or admit an 17
31	31	individual who is undocumented for federal immigration purposes. 18
32	32	Section 2. Section 1007.263, Florida Statutes, is amended 19
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34	34	1007.263 Florida College System institutions; admissions 21
35	35	of students.—Each Florida College Syste m institution board of 22
36	36	trustees is authorized to adopt rules governing admissions of 23
37	37	students subject to this section , s. 1004.072, and rules of the 24
38	38	State Board of Education. These rules shall include the 25
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47	47	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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52	52	(1) Admissions counseling must shall be provided to all 27
53	53	students entering college or career credit programs. For 28
54	54	students who are not otherwise exempt from testing under s. 29
55	55	1008.30, counseling must use the tests or alternative methods 30
56	56	established by the State Board of Education under s. 1008.3 0 to 31
57	57	measure achievement of college -level communication and 32
58	58	computation competencies by students entering college credit 33
59	59	programs. Counseling must measure achievement of basic skills 34
60	60	for career education programs under s. 1004.91. Counseling 35
61	61	includes providing developmental education options for students 36
62	62	whose results, determined under s. 1008.30, indicate that they 37
63	63	need to improve communication or computation skills that are 38
64	64	essential to perform college -level work. 39
65	65	(2) Admission to associate degree progr ams is subject to 40
66	66	minimum standards adopted by the State Board of Education and 41
67	67	must shall require: 42
68	68	(a) A standard high school diploma; a State of Florida 43
69	69	high school equivalency diploma awarded under s. 1003.435(2); a 44
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71	71	recognized as equivalent by State Board of Education rule and is 46
72	72	based on an assessment recognized by the United States 47
73	73	Department of Education; previously demonstrated competency in 48
74	74	college credit postsecondary coursework; or , in the case of a 49
75	75	student who is home educated, a signed affidavit submitted by 50
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88	88	the student's parent or legal guardian attesting that the 51
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90	90	requirements of s. 1002.41. Students who are enrolled in a dual 53
91	91	enrollment or early admission program pursuant to s. 1007.271 54
92	92	are exempt from this requirement. 55
93	93	(b) A demonstrated level of achievement of college -level 56
94	94	communication and computation skills. 57
95	95	(c) Any other requirement requirements established by the 58
96	96	board of trustees. 59
97	97	(3) Admission to other programs within the Florida College 60
98	98	System institution must shall include education requirements as 61
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100	100	(4) A student who has been awarded a certificate of 63
101	101	completion under s. 1003.4282 is eligible to enroll in 64
102	102	certificate career education programs. 65
103	103	(5) A student with a documented disability may be eligible 66
104	104	for reasonable substitutions, as prescribed in ss. 1007.264 and 67
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108	108	students about developmental education options for improving 71
109	109	their communication or computation skills that are essential to 72
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111	111	in gateway courses, free online courses, adul t basic education, 74
112	112	adult secondary education, or private provider instruction. 75
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