Bill Text: FL S1798 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Postsecondary Grant Programs

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-05-03 - Died in Education [S1798 Detail]

Download: Florida-2019-S1798-Introduced.html
       Florida Senate - 2019                                    SB 1798
       
       
        
       By Senator Gibson
       
       
       
       
       
       6-01876B-19                                           20191798__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to postsecondary grant programs;
    3         amending ss. 1009.50, 1009.505, 1009.51, and 1009.52,
    4         F.S.; providing that, beginning with a specified term,
    5         certain students are eligible to receive grants for
    6         summer term enrollment; providing that certain
    7         students are eligible to receive a certain amount of
    8         additional funds per academic year for use in a fall,
    9         spring, or summer term, or the equivalent, for
   10         textbooks and educational expenses; providing an
   11         effective date.
   12          
   13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   14  
   15         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
   16  1009.50, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   17         1009.50 Florida Public Student Assistance Grant Program;
   18  eligibility for grants.—
   19         (2)(a) State student assistance grants through the program
   20  may be made only to degree-seeking students who enroll in at
   21  least 6 semester hours, or the equivalent per term, and who meet
   22  the general requirements for student eligibility as provided in
   23  s. 1009.40, except as otherwise provided in this section. The
   24  grants shall be awarded annually for the amount of demonstrated
   25  unmet need for the cost of education and may not exceed an
   26  amount equal to the average prior academic year cost of tuition
   27  fees and other registration fees for 30 credit hours at state
   28  universities or such other amount as specified in the General
   29  Appropriations Act, to any recipient. A demonstrated unmet need
   30  of less than $200 shall render the applicant ineligible for a
   31  state student assistance grant. Recipients of the grants must
   32  have been accepted at a state university or Florida College
   33  System institution authorized by Florida law. A student is
   34  eligible for the award for 110 percent of the number of credit
   35  hours required to complete the program in which enrolled, except
   36  as otherwise provided in s. 1009.40(3). Beginning with the 2019
   37  summer term, an eligible student must also receive a grant for
   38  summer term enrollment, subject to the appropriation of funds by
   39  the Legislature. A student is eligible for an additional $200
   40  per academic year for use in a fall, spring, or summer term, or
   41  the equivalent, for textbooks and the payment of educational
   42  expenses, subject to the appropriation of funds by the
   43  Legislature.
   44         Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
   45  1009.505, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   46         1009.505 Florida Public Postsecondary Career Education
   47  Student Assistance Grant Program.—
   48         (3)(a) Student assistance grants through the program may be
   49  made only to certificate-seeking students enrolled at least
   50  half-time in a public postsecondary career certificate program
   51  who meet the general requirements for student eligibility as
   52  provided in s. 1009.40, except as otherwise provided in this
   53  section. The grants shall be awarded annually to any recipient
   54  for the amount of demonstrated unmet need for the cost of
   55  education and may not exceed the average annual cost of tuition
   56  and registration fees or such other amount as specified in the
   57  General Appropriations Act. A demonstrated unmet need of less
   58  than $200 shall render the applicant ineligible for a grant
   59  under this section. Recipients of the grants must have been
   60  accepted at a Florida College System institution authorized by
   61  Florida law or a career center operated by a district school
   62  board under s. 1001.44. A student is eligible for the award for
   63  110 percent of the number of clock hours required to complete
   64  the program in which enrolled. Beginning with the 2019 summer
   65  term, an eligible student must also receive a grant for summer
   66  term enrollment, subject to the appropriation of funds by the
   67  Legislature. A student is eligible for an additional $200 per
   68  academic year for use in a fall, spring, or summer term, or the
   69  equivalent, for textbooks and the payment of educational
   70  expenses, subject to the appropriation of funds by the
   71  Legislature.
   72         Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
   73  1009.51, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   74         1009.51 Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program;
   75  eligibility for grants.—
   76         (2)(a) Florida private student assistance grants from the
   77  State Student Financial Assistance Trust Fund may be made only
   78  to full-time degree-seeking students who meet the general
   79  requirements for student eligibility as provided in s. 1009.40,
   80  except as otherwise provided in this section. Such grants shall
   81  be awarded for the amount of demonstrated unmet need for tuition
   82  and fees and may not exceed an amount equal to the average
   83  tuition and other registration fees for 30 credit hours at state
   84  universities plus $1,000 per academic year, or as specified in
   85  the General Appropriations Act, to any applicant. A demonstrated
   86  unmet need of less than $200 shall render the applicant
   87  ineligible for a Florida private student assistance grant.
   88  Recipients of such grants must have been accepted at a
   89  baccalaureate-degree-granting independent nonprofit college or
   90  university, which is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of
   91  the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and which is
   92  located in and chartered as a domestic corporation by the state.
   93  No student may receive an award for more than the equivalent of
   94  9 semesters or 14 quarters of full-time enrollment, except as
   95  otherwise provided in s. 1009.40(3). Beginning with the 2019
   96  summer term, an eligible student must also receive a grant for
   97  summer term enrollment, subject to the appropriation of funds by
   98  the Legislature. A student is eligible for an additional $200
   99  per academic year for use in a fall, spring, or summer term, or
  100  the equivalent, for textbooks and the payment of educational
  101  expenses, subject to the appropriation of funds by the
  102  Legislature.
  103         Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  104  1009.52, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  105         1009.52 Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant
  106  Program; eligibility for grants.—
  107         (2)(a) Florida postsecondary student assistance grants
  108  through the State Student Financial Assistance Trust Fund may be
  109  made only to full-time degree-seeking students who meet the
  110  general requirements for student eligibility as provided in s.
  111  1009.40, except as otherwise provided in this section. Such
  112  grants shall be awarded for the amount of demonstrated unmet
  113  need for tuition and fees and may not exceed an amount equal to
  114  the average prior academic year cost of tuition and other
  115  registration fees for 30 credit hours at state universities plus
  116  $1,000 per academic year, or as specified in the General
  117  Appropriations Act, to any applicant. A demonstrated unmet need
  118  of less than $200 shall render the applicant ineligible for a
  119  Florida postsecondary student assistance grant. Recipients of
  120  such grants must have been accepted at a postsecondary
  121  institution that is located in the state and that is:
  122         1. A private nursing diploma school approved by the Florida
  123  Board of Nursing; or
  124         2. A college or university licensed by the Commission for
  125  Independent Education, excluding those institutions the students
  126  of which are eligible to receive a Florida private student
  127  assistance grant pursuant to s. 1009.51.
  128  
  129  No student may receive an award for more than the equivalent of
  130  9 semesters or 14 quarters of full-time enrollment, except as
  131  otherwise provided in s. 1009.40(3). Beginning with the 2019
  132  summer term, an eligible student must also receive a grant for
  133  summer term enrollment, subject to the appropriation of funds by
  134  the Legislature. A student is eligible for an additional $200
  135  per academic year for use in a fall, spring, or summer term, or
  136  the equivalent, for textbooks and the payment of educational
  137  expenses, subject to the appropriation of funds by the
  138  Legislature.
  139         Section 5. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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