PCS for HB 767 — Resident Status for Tuition Purposes (2024)
Summary
This is PCS for HB 767 (2024), a bill to be entitled an act relating to resident status for tuition purposes. It amends section 1009.21, Florida Statutes, to provide that a person may not lose resident status for tuition purposes due to incarceration. Under paragraph (c) of subsection (3), each institution of higher education must determine that an admitted applicant meets the residency requirements at initial enrollment, using two or more of the listed documents. The listed documents include a Florida voter's registration card, a Florida driver license and proof of permanent full-time employment in Florida for at least 30 hours per week for a 12-month period.
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“PCS for HB 767 — Resident Status for Tuition Purposes (2024).”
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
PCS for HB 767 2024
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to resident status for tuition
3 purposes; amending s. 1009.21, F.S.; providing that a
4 person may not lose his or her resident status for
5 tuition purposes due to incarceration; providing an
6 effective date.
7
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
9
10 Section 1. Present subsections (4) through (13) of section
11 1009.21, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (6)
12 through (15), respectively, new subsection (4) is added to that
13 section, and paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of that section is
14 amended, to read:
15 1009.21 Determination of resident status for tuition
16 purposes.—Students shall be classified as residents or
17 nonresidents for the purpose of assessing tuition in
18 postsecondary educational programs offered by charter technical
19 career centers or career centers operated by school districts,
20 in Florida College System institutions, and in state
21 universities.
22 (3)
23 (c) Each institution of higher education shall
24 affirmatively determine that an applicant who has been granted
25 admission to that institution as a Florida resident meets the
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26 residency requirements of this section at the time of initial
27 enrollment. The residency determination must be documented by
28 the submission of written or electronic verification that
29 includes two or more of the documents identified in this
30 paragraph. No single piece of evidence shall be conclusive.
31 1. The documents must include at least one of the
32 following:
33 a. A Florida voter's registration card.
34 b. A Florida driver license.
35 c. A State of Florida identification card.
36 d. A Florida vehicle registration.
37 e. Proof of a permanent home in Florida which is occupied
38 as a primary residence by the individual or by the individual's
39 parent if the individual is a dependent child.
40 f. Proof of a homestead exemption in Florida.
41 g. Transcripts from a Florida high school for multiple
42 years if the Florida high school diploma or high school
43 equivalency diploma was earned within the last 12 months.
44 h. Proof of permanent full-time employment in Florida for
45 at least 30 hours per week for a 12-month period.
46 2. The documents may include one or more of the following:
47 a. A declaration of domicile in Florida.
48 b. A Florida professional or occupational license.
49 c. Florida incorporation.
50 d. A document evidencing family ties in Florida.
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51 e. Proof of membership in a Florida-based charitable or
52 professional organization.
53 f. Any other documentation that supports the student's
54 request for resident status, including, but not limited to,
55 utility bills and proof of 12 consecutive months of payments; a
56 lease agreement and proof of 12 consecutive months of payments;
57 or an official state, federal, or court document evidencing
58 legal ties to Florida.
59 (4) An individual may not lose his or her resident status
60 for tuition purposes solely by reason of incarceration in a
61 state or federal correctional facility in this state.
62 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.
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