THE BILL ITSELF
SB 1276
Foreign Students Enrolled in Public Postsecondary Educational Institutions
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1276 By Senator Martin 33-01482-26 20261276__
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to foreign students enrolled in public
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postsecondary educational institutions; creating s.
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1004.0983, F.S.; requiring Florida College System
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institutions and state universities to limit the
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number of enrolled students who are citizens of a
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foreign country and who are not permanent residents of
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the United States to a specified percentage of
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students enrolled at the institution or university;
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requiring the State Board of Education and the Board
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of Governors to adopt rules and regulations,
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respectively; providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Section 1004.0983, Florida Statutes, is created
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to read:
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1004.0983 Limiting the number of foreign students enrolled
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in public postsecondary educational institutions.—
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(1) Each Florida College System institution and state
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university shall limit the number of enrolled students who are
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citizens of a foreign country and who are not permanent
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residents of the United States to no more than 10 percent of the
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total number of students enrolled at the institution or
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university.
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(2) The State Board of Education and the Board of Governors
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shall adopt rules and regulations, respectively, to administer
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this section.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.