No. SB 372
Filed under Education.
Public Postsecondary Tuition and Fee Waivers for Sheriff’s Office Employees; Requiring state universities and Florida College System institutions to waive tuition and fees for sheriff’s office employees; providing requirements for the waiver of tuition and fees for sheriff’s office employees; providing requirements for a person to be considered a sheriff’s office employee, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDState universities and Florida College System institutions must waive tuition and fees for sheriff's office employees enrolling in up to 6 credit hours per term.
The waiver applies to full-time sworn law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and civilian employees of any sheriff's office in the state.
Agency heads or sheriffs must approve the enrollment, and the Chief Financial Officer must help verify employment status to reduce administrative burden.
This expands existing state employee tuition benefits to include local law enforcement personnel, effective July 1, 2026.
AIState universities and Florida College System institutions are required to waive tuition and fees for sheriff's office employees enrolling in up to 6 credit hours per term on a space-available basis.
AIDefines eligible employees as full-time sworn law enforcement officers, correctional officers, or civilian employees of a sheriff's office.
AIRequires approval by the sheriff or equivalent for the tuition waiver to be granted to sheriff's office employees.
AIRequires the Chief Financial Officer to implement ways to ease administrative burden, including easier access to verify sheriff's office employment.