Florida Senate - 2025 SB 2512 By the Committee on Appropriations 576-03205-25 20252512__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to higher education; amending s. 3 464.0195, F.S.; establishing the Florida Center for 4 Nursing within the University of South Florida; 5 requiring the center to administer the Linking 6 Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund; requiring 7 the center to promote the availability of LINE 8 funding; requiring the center to publish on its 9 website guidelines the LINE Fund administration; 10 amending s. 1009.24, F.S.; revising programs for which 11 the Board of Governors may establish tuition; 12 authorizing a university board of trustees to 13 establish out-of-state fees for nonresident students; 14 requiring the Board of Governors to ensure a certain 15 threshold is not exceeded; deleting a provision 16 requiring that a certain fee not exceed a specified 17 amount; deleting a requirement for a block tuition 18 policy for nonresident undergraduate students; 19 amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; requiring a state 20 university to waive a students out-of-pocket expenses 21 under certain conditions; deleting a requirement for a 22 certain fee waiver; amending s. 1009.8962, F.S.; 23 revising legislative intent regarding the 24 establishment of the LINE Fund; defining the term 25 center; revising the definition of the term health 26 care partner; revising how certain funds may or may 27 not be used; revising participation requirements for 28 LINE funding; providing examples of allowable LINE 29 contributions; providing requirements for accepting 30 certain contributions; requiring the center, rather 31 than the Board of Governors, to review and evaluate 32 proposals; revising criteria for such reviews and 33 evaluations; authorizing the center to assign priority 34 consideration for certain grant applications; 35 requiring the center to notify grant applicants of 36 certain information; defining terms; providing 37 requirements for institutions with an approved 38 proposal; authorizing the center to award funds for up 39 to 3 academic years; requiring institutions awarded 40 grant funds to submit a report to the center, rather 41 than to the Board of Governors; deleting a requirement 42 for the Board of Governors to adopt regulations and 43 the State Board of Education to adopt rules; providing 44 an effective date. 45 46 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 47 48 Section 1.Section 464.0195, Florida Statutes, is amended 49 to read: 50 464.0195Florida Center for Nursing; goals. 51 (1)There is established within the University of South 52 Florida the Florida Center for Nursing to address issues of 53 supply and demand for nursing, including issues of recruitment, 54 retention, and utilization of resources that support the states 55 nursing nurse workforce resources. The Legislature finds that 56 the center will repay the states investment by providing an 57 ongoing strategy for the allocation of the states resources 58 directed towards nursing. 59 (2)The primary goals for the center shall be to: 60 (a)Develop a strategic statewide plan for nursing manpower 61 in this state by: 62 1.Conducting a statistically valid biennial data-driven 63 gap analysis of the supply and demand of the health care 64 workforce. The center shall: 65 a.Establish and maintain a database on nursing supply and 66 demand in the state, to include current supply and demand. 67 b.Analyze the current and future supply and demand in the 68 state and the impact of this states participation in the Nurse 69 Licensure Compact under s. 464.0095. 70 2.Developing recommendations to increase nurse faculty and 71 clinical preceptors, support nurse faculty development, and 72 promote advanced nurse education. 73 3.Developing best practices in the academic preparation 74 and continuing education needs of qualified nurse educators, 75 nurse faculty, and clinical preceptors. 76 4.Collecting data on nurse faculty, employment, 77 distribution, and retention. 78 5.Piloting innovative projects to support the recruitment, 79 development, and retention of qualified nurse faculty and 80 clinical preceptors. 81 6.Encouraging and coordinating the development of 82 academic-practice partnerships, including partnerships with 83 hospitals which provide opportunities for nursing students to 84 obtain clinical experience, to support nurse faculty employment 85 and advancement. 86 7.Developing distance learning infrastructure for nursing 87 education and advancing faculty competencies in the pedagogy of 88 teaching and the evidence-based use of technology, simulation, 89 and distance learning techniques. 90 (b)Enhance and promote recognition, reward, and renewal 91 activities for nurses in the state by: 92 1.Promoting nursing excellence programs such as magnet 93 recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center; 94 2.Proposing and creating additional reward, recognition, 95 and renewal activities for nurses; and 96 3.Promoting media and positive image-building efforts for 97 nursing. 98 (c)Convene various groups representative of nurses, other 99 health care providers, business and industry, consumers, 100 lawmakers, and educators to: 101 1.Review and comment on data analysis prepared for the 102 center; 103 2.Recommend systemic changes, including strategies for 104 implementation of recommended changes; and 105 3.Evaluate and report the results of these efforts to the 106 Legislature and other entities. 107 (3)The Board of Nursing shall include on its initial and 108 renewal application forms a question asking each nurse to 109 voluntarily contribute to funding the Florida Center for Nursing 110 in addition to paying the fees imposed at the time of licensure 111 and licensure renewal. Revenues collected from nurses over and 112 above the required fees shall be transferred from the Medical 113 Quality Assurance Trust Fund to the Grants and Donations Trust 114 Fund within the Department of Health and shall be used solely to 115 support and maintain the goals and functions of the center. 116 Before giving a nurse the opportunity to contribute to funding 117 the center at the time of licensure renewal, the Board of 118 Nursing shall provide the nurse with a summary of the centers 119 work, a link to the centers Internet website, and the following 120 statement: The Florida Center for Nursings operating revenues 121 are derived in part from your donation. In order for the Florida 122 Center for Nursing to continue its work on behalf of nurses, 123 please donate. 124 (4)The center may request from the board, and the board 125 must provide to the center upon its request, any information 126 held by the board regarding nurses licensed in this state or 127 holding a multistate license pursuant to s. 464.0095 or 128 information reported to the board by employers of such nurses, 129 other than personal identifying information. 130 (5)The center shall administer the Linking Industry to 131 Nursing Education (LINE) Fund created by s. 1009.8962. 132 (a)The center shall proactively promote to eligible 133 institutions the availability of matching funds through the LINE 134 Fund before the opening of the annual application period. 135 (b)The center shall provide technical assistance to 136 eligible institutions before, during, and after the award 137 process to maximize the success of the program statewide. 138 (c)To administer the application, evaluation, and 139 distribution of LINE Fund grants under s. 1009.8962, the center 140 shall develop and make publicly available on its website the 141 guidelines for the LINE Fund administration, including: 142 1.Any application procedures and deadlines. 143 2.The criteria for program eligibility and funding 144 priorities. 145 3.A preapproval process to assist applicants with planning 146 for the annual application process. 147 4.A process to ensure the fair evaluation of all submitted 148 proposals and determination of award recipients. 149 5.The process that each type of eligible institution must 150 follow to certify the receipt of the pledged contributions from 151 any partner organizations before receiving any matching state 152 funds. 153 6.Reporting and accountability standards for grant 154 recipients that apply for or receive LINE funds, including 155 actions the center may consider when an institution materially 156 fails to comply with any program requirements or standards. 157 (6)(5)No later than each January 10, the center shall 158 submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 159 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives providing 160 details of its activities during the preceding calendar year in 161 pursuit of its goals and in the execution of its duties under 162 subsection (2), including a nursing education program report. 163 The center shall annually update the report no later than 164 February 10, to include data related to the NCLEX examination. 165 Section 2.Subsections (4) and (5), paragraph (c) of 166 subsection (8), and paragraph (a) of subsection (15) of section 167 1009.24, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 168 1009.24State university student fees. 169 (4)(a)Effective July 1, 2014, the resident undergraduate 170 tuition for lower-level and upper-level coursework shall be 171 $105.07 per credit hour. 172 (b) The Board of Governors may establish tuition for 173 graduate and professional programs and out-of-state fees for all 174 programs. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the sum 175 of tuition and out-of-state fees assessed to nonresident 176 students must be sufficient to offset the full instructional 177 cost of serving such students. However, adjustments to out-of 178 state fees or tuition for graduate programs and professional 179 programs may not exceed 15 percent in any year. 180 (c)Each university board of trustees may establish out-of 181 state fees for nonresident students. Except as otherwise 182 provided in this section, the sum of tuition and out-of-state 183 fees assessed to nonresident students must be sufficient to 184 offset the full instructional cost of serving such students. 185 (d)Beginning with the 2026-2027 academic year, the Board 186 of Governors shall ensure that the systemwide threshold for 187 nonresident student enrollment, excluding the non-resident 188 student enrollment at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical 189 University, established pursuant to Regulation 7.006, is not 190 exceeded. 191 (e)(c)The Board of Governors may consider and approve 192 flexible tuition policies as requested by a university board of 193 trustees in accordance with subsection (15) only to the extent 194 such policies are in alignment with the mission of the 195 university and do not increase the states fiscal liability or 196 obligations, including, but not limited to, any fiscal liability 197 or obligation for programs authorized under ss. 1009.53-1009.538 198 and ss. 1009.97-1009.984. 199 (f)(d)The sum of the activity and service, health, and 200 athletic fees a student is required to pay to register for a 201 course may not exceed 40 percent of the tuition established in 202 law or in the General Appropriations Act. No university shall be 203 required to lower any fee in effect on the effective date of 204 this act in order to comply with this subsection. Within the 40 205 percent cap, universities may not increase the aggregate sum of 206 activity and service, health, and athletic fees more than 5 207 percent per year unless specifically authorized in law or in the 208 General Appropriations Act. A university may increase its 209 athletic fee to defray the costs associated with changing 210 National Collegiate Athletic Association divisions. Any such 211 increase in the athletic fee may exceed both the 40 percent cap 212 and the 5 percent cap imposed by this subsection. Any such 213 increase must be approved by the athletic fee committee in the 214 process outlined in subsection (12) and may not exceed $2 per 215 credit hour. Notwithstanding ss. 1009.534, 1009.535, and 216 1009.536, that portion of any increase in an athletic fee 217 pursuant to this subsection which causes the sum of the activity 218 and service, health, and athletic fees to exceed the 40 percent 219 cap or the annual increase in such fees to exceed the 5 percent 220 cap may not be included in calculating the amount a student 221 receives for a Florida Academic Scholars award, a Florida 222 Medallion Scholars award, or a Florida Gold Seal Vocational 223 Scholars award. Notwithstanding this paragraph and subject to 224 approval by the board of trustees, each state university may 225 exceed the 5-percent cap on the annual increase to the aggregate 226 sum of activity and service, health, and athletic fees for the 227 2010-2011 fiscal year. Any such increase may not exceed 15 228 percent or the amount required to reach the 2009-2010 fiscal 229 year statewide average for the aggregate sum of activity and 230 service, health, and athletic fees at the main campuses, 231 whichever is greater. The aggregate sum of the activity and 232 service, health, and athletic fees may not exceed 40 percent of 233 tuition. Any increase in the activity and service fee, health 234 fee, or athletic fee must be approved by the appropriate fee 235 committee pursuant to subsection (10), subsection (11), or 236 subsection (12). 237 (g)(e)This subsection does not prohibit a university from 238 increasing or assessing optional fees related to specific 239 activities if payment of such fees is not required as a part of 240 registration for courses. 241 (5)A university may implement a differential out-of-state 242 fee in accordance with regulations developed by the Board of 243 Governors for the following: 244 (a)A student from another state that borders the service 245 area of the university. 246 (b)A graduate student who has been determined to be a 247 nonresident for tuition purposes pursuant to s. 1009.21 and has 248 a .25 full-time equivalent appointment or greater as a graduate 249 assistant, graduate research assistant, graduate teaching 250 assistant, graduate research associate, or graduate teaching 251 associate. 252 (c)A graduate student who has been determined to be a 253 nonresident for tuition purposes pursuant to s. 1009.21 and is 254 receiving a full fellowship. 255 (8) 256 (c)The fee may not exceed 10 percent of the tuition for 257 resident students or 10 percent of the sum of tuition and out 258 of-state fees for nonresident students. The fee for resident 259 students shall be limited to an increase of $2 per credit hour 260 over the prior year. The Capital Improvement Trust Fund fee may 261 be used to fund any project or real property acquisition that 262 meets the requirements of chapter 1013. The Division of Bond 263 Finance of the State Board of Administration shall analyze any 264 proposed reductions to the Capital Improvement Trust Fund fee to 265 ensure consistency with prudent financial management of the bond 266 program associated with the revenues from the fee. The Board of 267 Governors shall approve any proposed fee reductions provided 268 that no such reduction reduces the fee below the level 269 established in paragraph (a). 270 (15)(a)The Board of Governors may approve: 271 1.A proposal from a university board of trustees to 272 establish a new student fee that is not specifically authorized 273 by this section. 274 2.A proposal from a university board of trustees to 275 increase the current cap for an existing fee authorized pursuant 276 to paragraphs (14)(a)-(g). 277 3.A proposal from a university board of trustees to 278 implement flexible tuition policies, such as undergraduate or 279 graduate block tuition, block tuition differential, or market 280 tuition rates for graduate-level online courses or graduate 281 level courses offered through a universitys continuing 282 education program. A block tuition policy for resident 283 undergraduate students or undergraduate-level courses shall be 284 based on the per-credit-hour undergraduate tuition established 285 under subsection (4). A block tuition policy for nonresident 286 undergraduate students shall be based on the per-credit-hour 287 undergraduate tuition and out-of-state fee established under 288 subsection (4). Flexible tuition policies, including block 289 tuition, may not increase the states fiscal liability or 290 obligation. 291 Section 3.Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (18) of 292 section 1009.26, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 293 1009.26Fee waivers. 294 (18)(a)For every course in a Program of Strategic 295 Emphasis, or in a state-approved teacher preparation program 296 identified by the Board of Governors, as identified in 297 subparagraph 3., in which a student is enrolled and has out-of 298 pocket expenses for tuition and fees after all other federal, 299 state, and institutional gift aid is applied, a state university 300 shall waive 100 percent of the students out-of-pocket expenses 301 for tuition and fees for an equivalent course in such program 302 for a student who: 303 1.Is a resident for tuition purposes under s. 1009.21. 304 2.Has earned at least 60 semester credit hours toward 305 towards a baccalaureate degree within 2 academic years after 306 initial enrollment at a Florida public postsecondary 307 institution. 308 3.Enrolls in one of 10 Programs of Strategic Emphasis as 309 adopted by the Board of Governors or a state-approved teacher 310 preparation program. The Board of Governors shall adopt eight 311 Programs of Strategic Emphasis in science, technology, 312 engineering, or math; beginning with the 2022-2023 academic 313 year, two Programs of Strategic Emphasis in the critical 314 workforce gap analysis category; and beginning with the 2023 315 2024 academic year, two state-approved teacher preparation 316 programs for which a student may be eligible to receive the 317 tuition and fee waiver authorized by this subsection. The 318 programs identified by the board must reflect the priorities of 319 the state and be offered at a majority of state universities at 320 the time the Board of Governors approves the list. 321 (c)Upon enrollment in a Program of Strategic Emphasis or a 322 state-approved teacher preparation program, the tuition and fees 323 waived under this subsection must be reported for state funding 324 purposes under ss. 1009.534 and 1009.535 and must be disbursed 325 to the student. The amount disbursed to the student must be 326 equal to the award amount the student has received under s. 327 1009.534(2) or s. 1009.535(2). 328 Section 4.Present paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of 329 subsection (3) of section 1009.8962, Florida Statutes, are 330 redesignated as paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), respectively, a 331 new paragraph (a) is added to that subsection, and subsection 332 (2), present paragraph (a) of subsection (3), and subsections 333 (4) through (10) of that section are amended, to read: 334 1009.8962Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) 335 Fund. 336 (2)Recognizing that the state has a persistent and growing 337 nursing shortage, it is the intent of the Legislature to address 338 this critical workforce need by incentivizing collaboration 339 between nursing education programs and health care partners 340 through the establishment of the LINE Fund. This fund is 341 intended to meet local, regional, and state workforce demand by 342 recruiting faculty and clinical preceptors, increasing the 343 capacity of high-quality nursing education programs, and 344 increasing the number of nursing education program graduates who 345 are prepared and licensed to enter the workforce. 346 (3)As used in this section, the term: 347 (a)Center means the Florida Center for Nursing within 348 the University of South Florida, established by s. 464.0195. 349 (b)(a)Health care partner means a health care provider 350 as defined in s. 768.38(2) which is licensed to operate in this 351 state. The center may also consider any of the following types 352 of organizations that are connected to nursing education or the 353 nursing workforce as a health care partner for the purpose of 354 evaluating an institutions proposal and a pledged contribution 355 for matching LINE funds. 356 1.An organization that manufactures or sells durable 357 medical equipment or simulation equipment that demonstrably 358 enhances or supplements a nursing students education. 359 2.An organization that provides educational materials or 360 instruction related to preparation to pass a nationally 361 recognized nursing licensure examination. 362 3.A health care organization active in this state which 363 employs or uses licensed nurses to deliver direct patient care. 364 4.A nonprofit organization or fund with a 501(c)(3) 365 designation registered in this state for at least 2 years before 366 the date of the initial LINE grant application which is 367 organized primarily, or which makes other reportable charitable 368 contributions, to support the health care workforce of this 369 state through training or the continuing education of health 370 care professionals. 371 (4)The LINE Fund shall be administered by the center Board 372 of Governors for state universities and the Department of 373 Education for all other institutions. 374 (5)Subject to available funds and the approval of an 375 application by the center, for every dollar contributed to an 376 institution by a health care partner, the fund shall provide a 377 dollar-to-dollar match to the participating institution to 378 implement the activities outlined in the institutions approved 379 proposal. 380 (6)(a)Funds may be used for student scholarships;, 381 recruitment of additional faculty and preceptors; increasing 382 program enrollment, program completion, and licensure exam 383 passage rates;, equipment;, and simulation centers; internships; 384 and other related activities determined by the center to advance 385 high-quality nursing education programs and to expand the 386 qualified nursing workforce throughout the state. 387 (b)Funds may not be used for the construction of new 388 buildings but may be used to expand, retrofit, or upgrade 389 existing facilities if the proposal will result in increased 390 program enrollments or improved or modernized educational or 391 simulation space for nursing education students. 392 (7)(a)To participate, an institution must submit a timely 393 and completed proposal to the center Board of Governors or 394 Department of Education, in a standardized format developed 395 under s. s. 464.0195(5) prescribed by the Board of Governors or 396 Department of Education, as applicable. 397 (b)The proposal must identify the specific a health care 398 partner located and licensed to operate in the state whose 399 monetary or nonmonetary contributions will be matched by the 400 fund on a dollar-to-dollar basis if the proposal is approved by 401 the center. 402 1.Examples of allowable nonmonetary LINE contributions 403 from health care partners include, but are not limited to, the 404 value of the donated use of health care partner employees as 405 nursing program instructors or preceptors; the value of the 406 donated use of a health care partners space or equipment by a 407 nursing education program; or the value of donated goods and 408 services, such as educational or simulation equipment, licensure 409 exam preparation materials and instruction, or other similar 410 quantifiable donated goods and services deemed by the center to 411 be good faith contributions that support the goals of the LINE 412 Fund. 413 2.To accept nonmonetary contributions as health care 414 partner matching funds, the applicant and the center must 415 quantify the value of the contribution in dollars and certify 416 that the proposed contribution directly supports the goals of 417 the LINE Fund outlined in subsection (1). 418 (8)(a)The center Board of Governors or Department of 419 Education, as applicable, must review and evaluate each 420 completed and timely submitted proposal according to the 421 following minimum criteria, where applicable: 422 1.(a)Whether funds committed by the health care partner 423 will contribute to an eligible purpose. 424 2.(b)How the institution plans to use the funds, including 425 how such funds will be utilized to increase student enrollment, 426 and program completion, or licensure exam test-takers or passage 427 rates. 428 3.(c)How the health care partner will onboard and retain 429 graduates or otherwise improve the likelihood that graduates 430 will successfully join the state or local workforce. 431 4.(d)How the funds will expand the institutions nursing 432 education programs to meet local, regional, or state workforce 433 demands. If applicable, this shall include 434 5.How the proposal will enhance opportunities to pursue 435 and complete advanced education nursing education programs. 436 6.and How the funds will increase the number of faculty 437 and clinical preceptors and planned efforts to utilize the 438 clinical placement process established in s. 14.36. 439 (b)The center may assign priority consideration for grant 440 applications that will improve services in underserved 441 geographic areas or for programs and partnerships that address 442 the greatest workforce needs or gaps identified under s. 443 464.0195. 444 (c)After reviewing and evaluating each timely submitted 445 proposal, the center must notify each applicant regarding which 446 of the following categories each of the institutions proposals 447 has been classified into, and provide a brief explanation for 448 the centers principal reason or reasons for reaching its 449 determination: 450 1.Approved; 451 2.Provisionally Approved; 452 3.Approved, Pending Available Funding; or 453 4.Denied for Funding. 454 (d)As used in this subsection, the term: 455 1.Approved means the center agrees that the 456 institutions proposal meets the criteria and intent of this 457 section and the proposal will receive matching LINE funding upon 458 certification of the receipt of the health care partners 459 contribution. 460 2.Provisionally Approved means the center agrees that 461 the institutions proposal makes a good faith effort to meet the 462 criteria and intent of this section, but the center determined 463 that additional information or amendments to the proposal are 464 necessary to bring the proposal into full compliance with the 465 requirements of this section. 466 a.The center may offer technical assistance to the 467 applying institution to ensure its resubmitted application meets 468 the full program requirements for funding. 469 b.A Provisionally Approved proposal, if timely 470 resubmitted, may immediately move to an Approved proposal if 471 the center determines that the resubmitted proposal meets the 472 full requirements of this section, that sufficient LINE funds 473 are available to match the proposal, and that the proposal 474 addresses a high priority need for the state, such as serving 475 underserved geographic areas or closing identified workforce 476 gaps. 477 3.Approved, Pending Available Funding means that the 478 center agrees that the institutions proposal, or resubmitted 479 proposal, meets the criteria and intent of this section but the 480 proposal will not receive matching LINE funds unless additional 481 LINE funding becomes available later in the fiscal year. The 482 availability of LINE Fund dollars to match proposals classified 483 as Approved, Pending Available Funding may result from: 484 a.The failure of another approved awardee to timely 485 certify the actual receipt of a health care partners pledged 486 contributions. 487 b.Additional savings identified by the center from 488 previously appropriated LINE funds. 489 c.A balance in the LINE Fund due to a lack of approved 490 proposals from a type of nursing education program or 491 institution for which a specified amount of LINE funds was 492 identified in the General Appropriations Act for a particular 493 fiscal year. The center may set a date on or after February 1 of 494 each year when the center determines that an insufficient number 495 of approved or provisionally approved proposals exist from the 496 institutions provided priority consideration by the Legislature 497 in that fiscal year. After the noticed date, the center may 498 redistribute any remaining LINE funds to highly ranked approved, 499 pending available funding proposals from any type of program or 500 institution that can certify, before June 30, the receipt of its 501 health care partners contribution. 502 4.Denied for Funding means the institutions proposal 503 does not meet the full criteria or intent of this section or 504 that the institution has not timely certified the receipt of an 505 allowable health care partners contribution. 506 (9)(a)Each institution with an approved proposal must 507 certify to the center in a manner prescribed under s. 508 464.0195(5) the shall notify the Board of Governors or 509 Department of Education, as applicable, upon receipt of the 510 health care partners contribution partner provided funds 511 identified in the approved proposal. The center may Board of 512 Governors or Department of Education, as applicable, shall 513 release grant funds, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, up to the 514 amount of the contribution certified as funds received by the 515 institution, including certifications made on a rolling or 516 periodic basis. 517 (b)If deemed to meet the long-term goals of the LINE Fund, 518 the center may, but is not required to, award funds for an 519 approved proposal for up to 3 academic years immediately 520 following the academic year within which the initial approval is 521 granted. If the center approves a multiyear award to an 522 institution, it must notify the recipient that the award amount 523 in subsequent years is subject to a LINE Fund appropriation and 524 the continued certification of the health care partners 525 contribution to match the multiyear award of state funds. 526 (c)(b)Annually, by February 1, each institution awarded 527 grant funds in the previous fiscal year shall submit a report to 528 the center which Board of Governors or Department of Education, 529 as applicable, that demonstrates the expansion as outlined in 530 the proposal and the use of funds. At minimum, the report must 531 include, by program level, the number of additional nursing 532 education students enrolled; if scholarships were awarded using 533 grant funds, the number of students who received scholarships 534 and the average award amount; and the outcomes of students as 535 reported by the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help 536 pursuant to s. 14.36(3)(l). 537 (10)The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and the 538 State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer the 539 fund, establish dates for the submission and review of 540 proposals, award funds, and other regulations and rules 541 necessary to implement this section. 542 Section 5.This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.