No. SB 720
Resident Status for Tuition Purposes
SPONSOR
Osgood
FILED BY
Rosalind Osgood — District 32, Democrat [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
OFFICIAL RECORD
Filed under Education.
PROVIDED SUMMARY
Resident Status for Tuition Purposes; Providing that a person may not lose his or her resident status for tuition purposes due to incarceration, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDProtects incarcerated individuals from losing in-state tuition status.
Incarceration in a Florida state or federal facility no longer disqualifies a person from in-state tuition rates.
The protection applies to all postsecondary programs, including charter technical centers, Florida College System schools, and state universities.
The change takes effect on July 1, 2026, and only addresses the specific issue of losing status due to incarceration.
KEY PROVISIONS
AIAdds a mandatory prohibition preventing the loss of in-state tuition status due to incarceration.
“An individual may not lose his or her resident status for tuition purposes solely by reason of incarceration in a state or federal correctional facility in this state.” bill text, line 21 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
1/30/2026
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher...
1/14/2026
Now in Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
1/13/2026
Introduced
1/13/2026
Favorable by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
1/8/2026
On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm,...
12/16/2025
Referred to Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on...
12/3/2025
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 1009.21
+29 / −0
s. 1009.21
+0 / −0
STAFF ANALYSES