CS/CS/SB 1632 full text · Session Watch

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 1632 By the Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; the Committee on Judiciary; and Senator Grall 604-03243-26 20261632c2

1 A bill to be entitled

2 An act relating to ideologies inconsistent with

3 American principles; providing legislative intent and

4 findings; creating s. 2.05, F.S.; defining the terms

5 “foreign law” and “religious law”; prohibiting the

6 application of certain law in adjudicatory

7 proceedings; providing exceptions; providing

8 applicability; amending s. 617.1420, F.S.; providing

9 that the Department of State may administratively

10 dissolve a corporation that has been designated as a

11 terrorist organization in certain situations; amending

12 s. 775.30, F.S.; defining the term “domestic terrorist

13 organization”; amending s. 775.32, F.S.; defining the

14 term “domestic terrorist organization”; providing that

15 a person who receives military training from a

16 domestic terrorist organization in certain situations

17 commits a specified crime; amending s. 775.33, F.S.;

18 defining the term “domestic terrorist organization”;

19 providing a person who knowingly provides or attempts

20 or conspires to provide material support or resources

21 to a domestic terrorist organization commits a

22 specified crime; amending s. 775.34, F.S.; defining

23 the term “domestic terrorist organization”; providing

24 that a person who willfully becomes a member of a

25 domestic terrorist organization and serves under the

26 direction or control of such organization with a

27 specified intent commits a specified crime; amending

28 s. 874.03, F.S.; revising the definition of “terrorist

29 organization” to include a foreign terrorist

30 organization and a domestic terrorist organization;

31 creating s. 943.03102, F.S.; authorizing the Chief of

32 Domestic Security to designate an organization a

33 domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist

34 organization if certain requirements are met;

35 requiring the Chief to maintain a list of such

36 organizations; requiring the Chief to review each

37 designation within a specified time period; requiring

38 the Chief to provide specified written notice to the

39 Governor and the Cabinet within a certain time period

40 before making the designation; providing the Governor

41 and the Cabinet may by a majority vote approve or

42 reject the designation; requiring the Chief to publish

43 such designation in the Florida Administrative

44 Register within a specified time period after approval

45 of the designation by the Governor and the Cabinet;

46 authorizing a designated organization to seek judicial

47 review; providing for removal of such designation in

48 certain circumstances; prohibiting state agencies,

49 political subdivisions, and public school districts

50 from expending certain public funds to support an

51 organization designated as a domestic terrorist

52 organization or a foreign terrorist organization, or

53 accepting funds from such organizations; requiring the

54 Department of Law Enforcement to adopt rules; amending

55 s. 1002.421, F.S.; revising eligibility and

56 obligations of private schools that participate in the

57 state school choice scholarship program; creating s.

58 1003.035, F.S.; prohibiting a public school from

59 expending certain funds to promote, support, or

60 maintain certain programs or activities; amending s.

61 1004.06, F.S.; prohibiting certain institutions from

62 expending public funds to promote, support, or

63 maintain programs or campus activities that advocate

64 for domestic terrorist organizations or foreign

65 terrorist organizations; authorizing the withholding

66 of specified funding of certain institutions; amending

67 s. 1006.61, F.S.; requiring public postsecondary

68 educational institutions to report specified

69 information of a student in certain circumstances;

70 requiring immediate expulsion of such student from the

71 institution; amending s. 1009.01, F.S.; providing

72 definitions; amending ss. 1009.23 and 1009.24, F.S.;

73 requiring that certain students of Florida College

74 System institutions and state universities,

75 respectively, be immediately expelled and assessed

76 out-of-state fees after a determination has been made

77 such students have promoted a domestic terrorist

78 organization or a foreign terrorist organization;

79 amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; providing that certain

80 students of school districts and Florida College

81 System institutions are ineligible for specified fee

82 waivers; creating s. 1009.8963, F.S.; prohibiting

83 students who promote domestic terrorist organization

84 or foreign terrorist organizations from being awarded

85 certain public institution funds; providing an

86 effective date.

88 WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that the United States and

89 Florida Constitutions guarantee the free exercise of religion

90 and that the United States and the State of Florida have a long

91 and cherished history of protecting religious freedom, and

92 WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court has acknowledged

93 that the United States Constitution does not prohibit public

94 authorities from regulating conduct or actions, even if

95 motivated by religion, that “have invariably posed some

96 substantial threat to public safety, peace or order,” Sherbert

97 v. Verner, 374 U.S. 398, 403 (1963), and

98 WHEREAS, Section 3, Article I of the State Constitution

99 provides that “[r]eligious freedom shall not justify practices

100 inconsistent with public morals, peace or safety,” and

101 WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that certain practices

102 inherent to Sharia law, including nonconsensual and child

103 marriages, public stoning or lashings, physical warfare against

104 non-Muslims, discriminatory treatment of women, and amputation

105 of limbs for crimes such as theft, violate the fundamental

106 rights of persons, undermine the peace and order of society, and

107 are deeply incompatible with the United States and Florida

108 Constitutions, and

109 WHEREAS, the Legislature has determined that a public or

110 private authority or tribunal in the State of Florida should not

111 enforce any religious practice, including any practice of Sharia

112 law, that violates legal rights, NOW, THEREFORE,

114 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

116 Section 1. Section 2.05, Florida Statutes, is created to

117 read:

118 2.05 Application of religious or foreign law.—

119 (1) For purposes of this section, the term:

120 (a) “Foreign law” means a legal code or formal system of

121 law of a foreign country or nation, or of an international

122 organization.

123 (b) “Religious law” means a legal code or formal system of

124 law that is associated with a religion and is based on the

125 sacred texts or traditions of such religion. The term includes

126 Sharia law.

127 (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the terms “foreign law”

128 and “religious law” do not include the following:

129 (a) The natural law or natural rights, as such law or

130 rights are understood within the legal tradition of the United

131 States or this state.

132 (b) A provision of the United States Constitution or a

133 constitution of one of the several states.

134 (c) A provision of federal or state law.

135 (d) The common law, including the common law as described

136 in s. 2.01.

137 (e) A provision of law of a Native American tribe within a

138 state or territory of the United States.

139 (3) A court, administrative law judge, hearing officer,

140 agency, arbitration panel, or any other authority or tribunal

141 established by law or agreement of the parties may not enforce a

142 provision of religious law or foreign law between any person and

143 the state or its agencies, political subdivisions, or

144 municipalities, unless the enforcement of such provision is

145 required by federal or state law. However, in no event may such

146 provision be enforced against a person if such enforcement would

147 violate a constitutional right of such person under the United

148 States Constitution or the Florida Constitution.

149 (4) A court, administrative law judge, hearing officer,

150 agency, arbitration panel, or any other authority or tribunal

151 established by law or agreement of the parties may not enforce

152 any provision of religious law or foreign law in any matter or

153 case between private persons, notwithstanding any contractual

154 agreement between them, if the enforcement of such provision

155 would violate the rights of any person under federal or state

156 law. However, such provision may be enforced if such enforcement

157 is required by the United States Constitution or the Florida

158 Constitution.

159 (5) This section does not apply to the governance,

160 administration, or adjudication of ecclesiastical matters of a

161 religious organization, including, but not limited to:

162 (a) The selection, appointment, discipline, or removal of

163 employees or clergy.

164 (b) The interpretation of doctrine.

165 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 617.1420, Florida

166 Statutes, is amended to read:

167 617.1420 Grounds for administrative dissolution.—

168 (1) The Department of State may commence a proceeding under

169 s. 617.1421 to administratively dissolve a corporation if:

170 (a) The corporation has failed to file its annual report

171 and pay the annual report filing fee by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on

172 the third Friday in September;

173 (b) The corporation is without a registered agent or

174 registered office in this state for 30 days or more;

175 (c) The corporation does not notify the Department of State

176 within 30 days after its registered agent or registered office

177 has been changed, after its registered agent has resigned, or

178 after its registered office has been discontinued;

179 (d) The corporation has failed to answer truthfully and

180 fully, within the time prescribed by this act, interrogatories

181 propounded by the Department of State; or

182 (e) The corporation’s period of duration stated in its

183 articles of incorporation has expired ; or

184 (f) The corporation has been designated as a domestic

185 terrorist organization or foreign terrorist organization

186 pursuant to s. 943.03102, such designation has been published in

187 the Florida Administrative Register, and any timely judicial

188 challenge under that section has been resolved against the

189 organization .

190 Section 3. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 775.30,

191 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

192 775.30 Terrorism; defined; penalties.—

193 (1) As used in this chapter and the Florida Criminal Code,

194 the term:

195 (a) ~~terms~~ “Terrorism” or “terrorist activity” means ~~mean~~ an

196 activity that:

197 1. ~~(a)~~ Involves:

198 a. 1. A violent act or an act dangerous to human life which

199 is a violation of the criminal laws of this state or of the

200 United States; or

201 b. 2. A violation of s. 815.06; and

202 2. ~~(b)~~ Is intended to:

203 a. 1. Intimidate, injure, or coerce a civilian population;

204 b. 2. Influence the policy of a government by intimidation

205 or coercion; or

206 c. 3. Affect the conduct of government through destruction

207 of property, assassination, murder, kidnapping, or aircraft

208 piracy.

209 (b) “Domestic terrorist organization” means an organization

210 whose designation as such has been published in the Florida

211 Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.

212 (3) A person who violates ~~commits a violation of~~ subsection

213 (2) which results in death or serious bodily injury commits a

214 life felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,

215 or s. 775.084. As used in this subsection, the term “serious

216 bodily injury” means an injury to a person which creates a

217 substantial risk of death, serious personal disfigurement, or

218 protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member

219 or an organ.

220 Section 4. Paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of subsection (1)

221 of section 775.32, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as

222 paragraphs (d), (e), and (f), respectively, subsections (2),

223 (3), and (4) are amended, and a new paragraph (c) is added to

224 subsection (1) of that section, to read:

225 775.32 Use of military-type training provided by a

226 ~~designated foreign~~ terrorist organizations ~~organization~~ .—

227 (1) As used in this section, the term:

228 (c) “Domestic terrorist organization” means an organization

229 whose designation as such has been published in the Florida

230 Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.

231 (2) A person who has received military-type training from a

232 designated foreign terrorist organization or a domestic

233 terrorist organization may not use, attempt to use, or conspire

234 to use such military-type training with the intent to unlawfully

235 harm another person or damage a critical infrastructure

236 facility.

237 (3) A person who violates ~~commits a violation of~~ subsection

238 (2) commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as

239 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

240 (4) A person who violates ~~commits a violation of~~ subsection

241 (2) which results in the death of, or serious bodily injury to,

242 a person commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as

243 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

244 Section 5. Paragraphs (b) through (e) of subsection (1) of

245 section 775.33, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs

246 (c) through (f), respectively, subsections (3) and (5) are

247 amended, and a new paragraph (b) is added to subsection (1) of

248 that section, to read:

249 775.33 Providing material support or resources for

250 terrorism or to terrorist organizations.—

251 (1) As used in this section, the term:

252 (b) “Domestic terrorist organization” means an organization

253 whose designation as such has been published in the Florida

254 Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.

255 (3) A person who knowingly provides material support or

256 resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization or a

257 domestic terrorist organization , or attempts or conspires to do

258 so, commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided

259 in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. To violate this

260 subsection, a person must have knowledge that the organization

261 is a designated foreign terrorist organization or a domestic

262 terrorist organization, or that the organization has engaged in

263 or engages in terrorism or terrorist activity.

264 (5)(a) For purposes of prosecution under subsection (2) or

265 subsection (3), a person is deemed to provide material support

266 or resources by providing personnel if the person knowingly

267 provides, attempts to provide, or conspires to provide himself

268 or herself or another person to:

269 1. Work under the direction and control of a designated

270 foreign terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist

271 organization, or a person engaged in, or intending to engage in,

272 an act of terrorism; or

273 2. Organize, manage, supervise, or otherwise direct the

274 operations of a designated foreign terrorist organization or a

275 domestic terrorist organization, or a person engaged in, or

276 intending to engage in, an act of terrorism.

277 (b) An individual who acts entirely independently of the

278 designated foreign terrorist organization or a domestic

279 terrorist organization, or the person engaged in, or intending

280 to engage in, an act of terrorism to advance the organization’s

281 or person’s goals or objectives is not working under the

282 direction and control of the designated foreign terrorist

283 organization or domestic terrorist organization or person

284 engaged in, or intending to engage in, an act of terrorism.

285 Section 6. Section 775.34, Florida Statutes, is amended to

286 read:

287 775.34 Membership in ~~a designated foreign~~ terrorist

288 organizations ~~organization~~ .—

289 (1) As used in this section, the term:

290 (a) “Designated foreign terrorist organization” has the

291 same meaning as provided in s. 775.32.

292 (b) “Domestic terrorist organization” means an organization

293 whose designation as such has been published in the Florida

294 Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.

295 (2) A person who willfully becomes a member of a designated

296 foreign terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist

297 organization and serves under the direction or control of that

298 organization with the intent to further the illegal acts of the

299 organization commits a felony of the second degree, punishable

300 as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. ~~As used in~~

301 ~~this section, the term “designated foreign terrorist~~

302 ~~organization” has the same meaning as provided in s. 775.32.~~

303 Section 7. Subsection (7) of section 874.03, Florida

304 Statutes, is amended to read:

305 874.03 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:

306 (7) “Terrorist organization” means any organized group

307 engaged in or organized for the purpose of engaging in terrorism

308 as defined in s. 775.30. The term includes:

309 (a) A domestic terrorist organization whose designation as

310 such has been published in the Florida Administrative Register

311 in accordance with s. 943.03102.

312 (b) A foreign terrorist organization whose designation as

313 such has been published in the Florida Administrative Register

314 in accordance with s. 943.03102.

316 This definition does not ~~shall not be construed to~~ prevent

317 prosecution under this chapter of individuals acting alone.

318 Section 8. Section 943.03102, Florida Statutes, is created

319 to read:

320 943.03102 Designation of terrorist organizations.—

321 (1)(a) In order to ensure the safety of this state, and the

322 safety of the residents of this state, the Chief of Domestic

323 Security may designate an organization:

324 1. A domestic terrorist organization if the Chief of

325 Domestic Security finds that the organization meets the

326 following criteria:

327 a. The organization is based or operates in this state or

328 the United States.

329 b. The organization is engaging in terrorist activity as

330 defined in s. 775.30.

331 c. The terrorist activity of the organization is an ongoing

332 threat to the security of this state or the United States.

333 2. A foreign terrorist organization if the Chief of

334 Domestic Security finds that the organization meets the

335 following criteria:

336 a. The organization is designated as a foreign terrorist

337 organization by the United States Secretary of State pursuant to

338 s. 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

339 b. The terrorist activity of the organization is an ongoing

340 threat to the security of this state or the United States.

341 (b) The Chief of Domestic Security must maintain a list of

342 organizations that he or she designates as domestic terrorist

343 organizations or foreign terrorist organizations.

344 (c) At least once every 5 years, the Chief of Domestic

345 Security must review each designation made under paragraph (a)

346 which labels an organization a domestic terrorist organization

347 or a foreign terrorist organization.

348 (2)(a) At least 7 days before making a designation under

349 subsection (1), the Chief of Domestic Security must provide

350 written notice to the Governor and Cabinet of his or her intent

351 to designate an organization as a domestic terrorist

352 organization or a foreign terrorist organization, which notice

353 must be accompanied by written findings regarding the basis for

354 such designation.

355 (b) Upon receipt of written notice made pursuant to

356 paragraph (a), the Governor and Cabinet may, by a majority vote,

357 approve or reject a designation made by the Chief of Domestic

358 Security under subsection (1).

359 (c) Within 7 days after approval by the Governor and

360 Cabinet of a designation made by the Chief of Domestic Security

361 under subsection (1), the Chief of Domestic Security must

362 publish notice of the designation in the Florida Administrative

363 Register.

364 (d) Within 30 days after publication of a notice of the

365 designation in the Florida Administrative Register, the

366 organization designated as a domestic terrorist organization or

367 a foreign terrorist organization, or any member of such

368 organization, may challenge such designation in the circuit

369 court of the Second Judicial Circuit in and for Leon County.

370 (3)(a) An organization designated as a domestic terrorist

371 organization or a foreign terrorist organization may petition

372 the department, at any time, for the removal of such

373 designation.

374 (b) At any time, the Governor and Cabinet may remove, by a

375 majority vote, a designation made by the Chief of Domestic

376 Security under subsection (1).

377 (4) A state agency, political subdivision, or public school

378 district authorized to expend state-appropriated funds or levy

379 ad valorem taxes may not:

380 (a) Expend such funds or taxes to support a foreign

381 terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist organization, or

382 a member of such organization, whose designation as such has

383 been published in the Florida Administrative Register in

384 accordance with this section.

385 (b) Accept any funds from a foreign terrorist organization

386 or a domestic terrorist organization, or a member of such

387 organization, whose designation as such has been published in

388 the Florida Administrative Register in accordance with this

389 section.

390 (5) The department shall adopt rules to implement this

391 section.

392 Section 9. Paragraph (t) is added to subsection (1) of

393 section 1002.421, Florida Statutes, to read:

394 1002.421 State school choice scholarship program

395 accountability and oversight.—

396 (1) PRIVATE SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY AND OBLIGATIONS.—A private

397 school participating in an educational scholarship program

398 established pursuant to this chapter must be a private school as

399 defined in s. 1002.01 in this state, be registered, and be in

400 compliance with all requirements of this section in addition to

401 private school requirements outlined in s. 1002.42, specific

402 requirements identified within respective scholarship program

403 laws, and other provisions of Florida law that apply to private

404 schools, and must:

405 (t) Prohibit:

406 1. Employment of or contracting with;

407 2. Ownership or operation by; and

408 3. Acceptance of funds from

410 a person or entity that is affiliated with or in any way

411 controlled by:

412 a. A foreign terrorist organization whose designation as

413 such has been published in the Florida Administrative Register

414 in accordance with s. 943.03102, or a member of such

415 organization;

416 b. A criminal gang or a criminal gang member as defined in

417 s. 874.03;

418 c. A terrorist organization as defined in s. 874.03;

419 d. A transnational crime organization, as defined in s.

420 874.03, or a member of such organization;

421 e. A domestic terrorist organization as defined in s.

422 775.32;

423 f. A person or entity that has:

424 (I) Provided material support or resources, as defined in

425 s. 775.33(1), to; or

426 (II) Received such support or resources from

428 a foreign terrorist organization whose designation as such has

429 been published in the Florida Administrative Register in

430 accordance with s. 943.03102, or a criminal gang, terrorist

431 organization, transnational crime organization, or domestic

432 terrorist organization, as those terms are defined in s. 874.03;

433 g. A person or entity that has demonstrated a pattern or

434 practice of supporting or advocating for terrorism as defined in

435 s. 775.30(1);

436 h. A school program or student group that promotes a

437 domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist

438 organization whose designation as such has been published in the

439 Florida Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102;

440 or

441 i. A school program or student group that promotes a person

442 or entity providing material support, as defined in s. 775.33,

443 to a domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist

444 organization whose designation as such has been published in the

445 Florida Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.

447 The department shall suspend the payment of funds to a private

448 school that knowingly fails to comply with this subsection, and

449 shall prohibit the school from enrolling new scholarship

450 students, for 1 fiscal year and until the school complies. If a

451 private school fails to meet the requirements of this subsection

452 or has consecutive years of material exceptions listed in the

453 report required under paragraph (q), the commissioner may

454 determine that the private school is ineligible to participate

455 in a scholarship program.

456 Section 10. Section 1003.035, Florida Statutes, is created

457 to read:

458 1003.035 Prohibited expenditures.—A public school,

459 including a charter school, school district, charter school

460 administrator, or direct-support organization for any such

461 school or school district, may not expend any state or federal

462 funds to promote, support, or maintain any programs or campus

463 activities that:

464 (1) Promote a domestic terrorist organization or a foreign

465 terrorist organization whose designation as such has been

466 published in the Florida Administrative Register in accordance

467 with s. 943.03102.

468 (2) Promote a person or entity providing material support,

469 as defined in s. 775.33, to a domestic terrorist organization or

470 a foreign terrorist organization whose designation as such has

471 been published in the Florida Administrative Register in

472 accordance with s. 943.03102.

473 Section 11. Subsection (2) of section 1004.06, Florida

474 Statutes, is amended to read:

475 1004.06 Prohibited expenditures.—

476 (2) (a) A Florida College System institution, state

477 university, Florida College System institution direct-support

478 organization, or state university direct-support organization

479 may not expend any state or federal funds to promote, support,

480 or maintain any programs or campus activities that:

481 1. ~~(a)~~ Violate s. 1000.05; or

482 2. ~~(b)~~ Advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, or

483 promote or engage in political or social activism, as defined by

484 rules of the State Board of Education and regulations of the

485 Board of Governors ; or

486 3. Promote a domestic terrorist organization or a foreign

487 terrorist organization whose designation as such has been

488 published in the Florida Administrative Register in accordance

489 with s. 943.03102.

490 (b) The State Board of Education or the Board of Governors,

491 as applicable, may withhold performance-based funding of a

492 Florida College System institution or state university that

493 violates subparagraph (a)3 .

494 (c) Student fees to support student-led organizations are

495 allowed ~~permitted~~ notwithstanding any speech or expressive

496 activity by such organizations which would otherwise violate

497 this subsection, provided that the public funds must be

498 allocated to student-led organizations pursuant to written

499 policies or regulations of each Florida College System

500 institution or state university, as applicable. Use of

501 institution facilities by student-led organizations is allowed

502 ~~permitted~~ notwithstanding any speech or expressive activity by

503 such organizations which would otherwise violate this

504 subsection, provided that such use must be granted to student

505 led organizations pursuant to written policies or regulations of

506 each Florida College System institution or state university, as

507 applicable.

508 Section 12. Subsection (3) is added to section 1006.61,

509 Florida Statutes, to read:

510 1006.61 Participation by students in disruptive activities ,

511 and promotion of foreign terrorist organizations, at public

512 postsecondary educational institution; penalties.—

513 (3)(a) Pursuant to 8 C.F.R. s. 214.3(g)(2), a public

514 postsecondary educational institution must report information

515 relating to the current status of a student who is attending the

516 institution on a student visa if the student promotes a foreign

517 terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist organization

518 whose designation as such has been published in the Florida

519 Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.

520 (b) After a student of a state institution of higher

521 learning has been determined to have promoted a foreign

522 terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist organization

523 whose designation as such has been published in the Florida

524 Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102, such

525 student shall be immediately expelled from the institution.

526 Section 13. Section 1009.01, Florida Statutes, is amended

527 to read:

528 1009.01 Definitions.—The term:

529 (1) “Domestic terrorist organization” means an organization

530 whose designation as such has been published in the Florida

531 Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.

532 (2) “Foreign terrorist organization” means an organization

533 whose designation as such has been published in the Florida

534 Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.

535 (3) “Out-of-state fee” means the additional fee for

536 instruction charged by a public postsecondary educational

537 institution in this state, which fee is charged to a student who

538 does not qualify for the in-state tuition rate pursuant to s.

539 1009.21. A charge for any other purpose may not be included in

540 this fee.

541 (4) ~~(1)~~ “Tuition” means the basic fee charged to a student

542 for instruction provided by a public postsecondary educational

543 institution in this state. A charge for any other purpose may

544 ~~shall~~ not be included in ~~within~~ this fee.

545 ~~(2) “Out-of-state fee” means the additional fee for~~

546 ~~instruction provided by a public postsecondary educational~~

547 ~~institution in this state, which fee is charged to a student who~~

548 ~~does not qualify for the in-state tuition rate pursuant to s.~~

549 ~~1009.21. A charge for any other purpose shall not be included~~

550 ~~within this fee.~~

551 (5) ~~(3)~~ “Tuition differential” means the supplemental fee

552 charged to a student by a public university in this state

553 pursuant to s. 1009.24(16).

554 Section 14. Subsection (22) of section 1009.23, Florida

555 Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (23), and a new subsection

556 (22) is added to that section, to read:

557 1009.23 Florida College System institution student fees.—

558 (22) A student who has been determined to have promoted a

559 domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist

560 organization whose designation as such has been published in the

561 Florida Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102,

562 during any term of enrollment, shall be immediately expelled

563 from the institution and assessed the out-of-state fee

564 established in subsection (3).

565 Section 15. Subsection (22) is added to section 1009.24,

566 Florida Statutes, to read:

567 1009.24 State university student fees.—

568 (22) A student who has been determined to have promoted a

569 domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist

570 organization whose designation as such has been published in the

571 Florida Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102,

572 during any term of enrollment, shall be immediately expelled

573 from the institution and assessed the out-of-state fee

574 established in subsection (4).

575 Section 16. Subsection (22) is added to section 1009.26,

576 Florida Statutes, to read:

577 1009.26 Fee waivers.—

578 (22) A student who promotes a domestic terrorist

579 organization or a foreign terrorist organization whose

580 designation as such has been published in the Florida

581 Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102, during

582 any term of enrollment, is ineligible for any fee waiver under

583 this section.

584 Section 17. Section 1009.8963, Florida Statutes, is created

585 to read:

586 1009.8963 Prohibition on awarding of scholarships, grants,

587 and other aid.—A student who promotes a domestic terrorist

588 organization or a foreign terrorist organization whose

589 designation as such has been published in the Florida

590 Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102, during

591 any term of enrollment, may not be awarded any institutional or

592 state grants, financial aid, scholarships, or tuition assistance

593 under this chapter.

594 Section 18. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.