No. SB 1052
Filed under Education.
Education; Requiring each Florida College System institution and state university to waive tuition and fees for members of the Florida State Guard if certain conditions are met; prohibiting a Florida College System institution or state university from admitting a student who is not a citizen of the United States or lawfully present therein; revising eligibility requirements for the Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education (GATE) Program; prohibiting a Florida College System institution or state university from imposing certain graduation requirements; revising conditions for a student to meet the definition of homeless children and youths for purposes of tuition and fee exemptions, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDPublic universities and colleges must now refuse admission to any student who is not a U.S. citizen or lawfully present in the country. This creates a new, hard barrier to enrollment for international and undocumented students.
Active members of the Florida State Guard are guaranteed tuition and fee waivers for up to six credit hours at public institutions. This provides a direct financial benefit to a specific military group.
The bill also repeals the statutory requirement for public institutions to develop and annually assess gender equity plans for intercollegiate athletics. This removes a specific compliance mandate from public university athletic departments.
AICreates a binding obligation for public universities and colleges to waive tuition and fees for active Florida State Guard members, subject to director approval and space availability.
AIProhibits public postsecondary institutions from admitting any student who is not a U.S. citizen or lawfully present in the United States.
AIAdds U.S. citizenship or lawful presence as a mandatory general eligibility requirement for all state financial aid awards and tuition assistance grants.
AIDeletes the statutory mandate for public institutions to develop and annually assess gender equity plans for intercollegiate athletics, replacing it with a general compliance penalty structure.
AIRequires entities offering fee-based services to blind or visually impaired individuals to disclose in writing that equivalent services may be available for free through public agencies.
AIRequires students in the Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education program to complete 300 hours of volunteer service or paid work before participating.
AIBars public postsecondary institutions from imposing institution-wide graduation requirements that include a course in conflict with state law regarding specialized transfer degrees.
AIProhibits accrediting agencies, including programmatic accreditors, from compelling public postsecondary institutions to violate state law, with adverse action constituting an enforceable violation.