HB 613 — Higher Education

authorizing funds appropriated for state student assistance grants to be deposited in a specified trust fund;

requiring that any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year which has been allocated to the Florida Public Postsecondary Career Education Student Assistance Grant Program remain in the trust fund, subject to certain statutory exceptions;

amending s.

1009.51, F.S.;

requiring that grants administered through the Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program not exceed a certain amount;

authorizing students who receive an award in the fall or spring term to receive an award in the summer term, subject to the availability of funds;

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 institutions from dispensing grants to students whose expected family contribution exceeds a certain amount;

requiring institutions to certify the amount of funds disbursed within a specified timeframe;

requiring institutions to remit any undisbursed advances within a specified timeframe;

providing an exception;

revising a requirement for a biennial report;

amending s.

1009.52, F.S.;

requiring that grants administered through the Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program not exceed a certain amount;

authorizing students who receive an award in the fall or spring term to receive an award in the summer term, subject to the availability of funds;

prohibiting institutions from dispensing grants to students whose expected family contribution exceeds a certain amount;

requiring institutions to certify the amount of funds disbursed within a specified timeframe;

requiring institutions to remit any undisbursed advances within a specified timeframe;

providing an exception;

revising a requirement for a biennial report;

amending s.

1009.893, F.S.;

revising and specifying eligibility for initial awards under the Benacquisto Scholarship Program;

revising requirements for a student to receive a renewal award;

providing a timeframe within which students may receive an award;

providing an Page 5 of 46 CODING:

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 exception to renewal requirements;

amending s.

1011.45, F.S.;

revising the date by which a university must annually submit a spending plan to the university's board of trustees for approval;

revising the date by which the Board of Governors must annually review and approve such plan;

authorizing certain expenditures in a carry forward spending plan to include a commitment of funds to a contingency reserve for certain purposes;

amending s.

requiring the Board of Governors to define specified classifications byin regulation and reportprovide such definitionsclassifications in suchspecified budget requests;

amending s.

1013.45, F.S.;

authorizing university boards of trustees to use other factors, including price, for the procurement of professional services;

requiring certain procedures to conform to specified requirements;

deleting a provision prohibiting boards from modifying specified rules;

amending s.

1013.841, F.S.;

revising the date by which a Florida College System institution must annually submit a spending plan to the institution's board of trustees for approval;

revising the date by Page 6 of 46 CODING:

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 which the State Board of Education must annually review and publish such plans;

authorizing certain expenditures in a carry forward spending plan to include a commitment of funds to a contingency reserve for certain purposes;

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hb0613-01-c1 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 CS/HB 613 2020 Section 1.

Paragraph (a)(k) ofis added to subsection (6)(3) andof paragraphsection Page1001.706, 7Florida ofStatutes, 46to CODING:read:

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 (a) of subsection (7) of section 1001.706, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (k) is added to subsection (3) of that section, to read:

The Board ofPage Governors3 shall select or create an objective, nonpartisan, and statistically valid survey to be used by each state university that considers the extent to which competing ideas and perspectives are presented and members of the13 universityCODING: community feel free to express their beliefs and viewpoints on campus and in the classroom.

The Board of Governors shall annually compile and publish the assessments by September 1 of each year beginning on September 1, 2021.

(6) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO PERSONNEL.— (a) The Board of Governors, or the board's designee, shall establish the personnel program for all employees of a state university.

The Board of Governors shall confirm the presidential selection and reappointment by a university board of trustees as a means of acknowledging that system cooperation is expected.

The selection of a president by a university board of trustees shall be from among at least three candidates.

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hb0613-02-c2hb0613-01-c1 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 CS/CS/HBCS/HB 613 2020 (7)of POWERSGovernors ANDshall DUTIESselect RELATINGor TOcreate PROPERTY.—an (a)objective, Thenonpartisan, Boardand ofstatistically Governorsvalid shallsurvey developto guidelinesbe forused universityby boardseach ofstate trusteesuniversity relatingthat toconsiders the acquisitionextent ofto realwhich andcompeting personalideas property and theperspectives saleare andpresented disposal thereof and themembers approval and execution of contracts for the purchase,university sale,community lease,feel license,free orto acquisitionexpress oftheir commodities,beliefs goods,and equipment,viewpoints contractualon services,campus leases of real and personalin property,the andclassroom. construction.

The acquisitionBoard mayof includeGovernors purchaseshall annually compile and publish the assessments by installmentSeptember or1 lease-purchase.of each year beginning on September 1, 2021.

Such contracts may provide for payment of interest on the unpaid portion of the purchase price.

Title to all real property acquired prior to January 7, 2003, and to all real property acquired with funds appropriated by the Legislature shall be vested in the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund and shall be transferred and conveyed by it.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subsection, each board of trustees shall comply with the provisions of s.

287.055 for the procurement of professional services as defined therein.

Any acquisition pursuant to this paragraph is subject to the provisions of s.

1010.62.

Effective upon this act becoming a law, subsections (2), (3), (5), (6), and (7) of section 1001.7065, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

1001.7065 Preeminent state research universities program.— (2) ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH EXCELLENCE STANDARDS.—The following academic and research excellence standards are Pageestablished 9for the preeminent state research universities program and shall be reported annually in the Board of 46Governors CODING:Accountability Plan:

Words(a) strickenAn areaverage deletions;weighted grade point average of 4.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale and an average SAT score of 1800 or higher on a 2400-point scale or 1200 or higher on a 1600-point scale for fall semester incoming freshmen, as reported annually.

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 established for the preeminent state research universities program and shall be reported annually in the Board of Governors Accountability Plan:

(a) An average weighted grade point average of 4.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale and an average SAT score of 1800 or higher on a 2400-point scale or 1200 or higher on a 1600-point scale or an average ACT score of 25 or higher on a 36 score scale, using the latest published national concordance table developed jointly by the College Board and ACT, Inc., for fall semester incoming freshmen, as reported annually.

(c)Page A4 freshman retention rate of 9013 percentCODING: or higher for full-time, first-time-in-college students, as reported annually to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).

(d) A 4-year graduation rate of 60 percent or higher for full-time, first-time-in-college students, as reported annually to the IPEDS.

However, for the 2018 determination of a state university's preeminence designation and the related distribution of the 2018-2019 fiscal year appropriation associated with preeminence and emerging preeminence, a university is considered to have satisfied this graduation rate measure by attaining a 6-year graduation rate of 70 percent or Page 10 of 46 CODING:

hb0613-02-c2hb0613-01-c1 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 CS/CS/HBCS/HB 613 2020 higher(c) byA Octoberfreshman 1,retention 2017,rate of 90 percent or higher for full-time, first-time-in-college students, as reported annually to the IPEDSIntegrated andPostsecondary confirmedEducation byData theSystem Board(IPEDS). of Governors.

(d) A 4-year graduation rate of 60 percent or higher for full-time, first-time-in-college students, as reported annually to the IPEDS.

However, for the 2018 determination of a state university's preeminence designation and the related distribution of the 2018-2019 fiscal year appropriation associated with preeminence and emerging preeminence, a university is considered to have satisfied this graduation rate measure by attaining a 6-year graduation rate of 70 percent or higher by October 1, 2017, for full-time, first-time-in-college students, as reported to the IPEDS and confirmed by the Board of Governors.

(h)Page A5 top-100 university national ranking for research expenditures in five or more science, technology, engineering, or mathematics fields of study,13 asCODING: reported annually by the NSF.

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hb0613-01-c1 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 CS/HB 613 2020 (h) A top-100 university national ranking for research expenditures in five or more science, technology, engineering, or mathematics fields of study, as reported annually by the NSF.

(k) Two hundred or more postdoctoral appointees annually, Pageas 11reported ofin 46the CODING:TARU annual report.

(l) An endowment of $500 million or more, as reported in the Board of Governors Annual Accountability Report.

(3) PREEMINENT STATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY DESIGNATION.— (a) The Board of Governors shall designate each state university that annually meets at least 11 of the 12 academic and research excellence standards identified in subsection (2) as a "preeminent state research university." (b) The Board of Governors shall designate each state university that annually meets at least 6 of the 12 academic and research excellence standards identified in subsection (2) as an "emerging preeminent state research university." (5) PREEMINENT STATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM SUPPORT.— Page 6 of 13 CODING:

hb0613-02-c2hb0613-01-c1 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 CS/CS/HBCS/HB 613 2020 (a) A state university that is designated as reporteda inpreeminent state research university shall submit to the TARUBoard annualof report.Governors a 5-year benchmark plan with target rankings on key performance metrics for national excellence.

(l) An endowment of $500 million or more, as reported in the Board of Governors Annual Accountability Report.

(5) PREEMINENT STATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM SUPPORT.— (a) A state university that is designated as a preeminent state research university shall submit to the Board of Governors a 5-year benchmark plan with target rankings on key performance metrics for national excellence.

(c)(b)(c) The award of funds under this subsection is contingent upon funding provided by the Legislature to support the preeminent state research universities program created under Pagethis 12section. of 46 CODING:

Funding increases appropriated beyond the amounts funded in the previous fiscal year shall be distributed equally to as follows:

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each designated preeminent state research university that meets the criteria in paragraph (a) shall receive an equal Page 7 of 13 CODING:

hb0613-02-c2hb0613-01-c1 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 CS/CS/HBCS/HB 613 2020 thisamount section.of funding.

Funding increases appropriated beyond the amounts funded in the previous fiscal year shall be distributed to as follows:

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each designated preeminent state research university that meets the criteria in paragraph (a).

Each designated preeminent state research university shall receive an equal amount of funding.

(6) PREEMINENT STATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY FLEXIBILITY AUTHORITY.—The Board of Governors is encouraged to identify and grant all reasonable, feasible authority and flexibility to ensure that each designated preeminent state research university and each designated emerging preeminent state research university is free from unnecessary restrictions.

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hb0613-02-c2hb0613-01-c1 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 CS/CS/HBCS/HB 613 2020 may annually submit such programs, excluding those from preeminent state research universities, and make recommendations to the Legislature by January September 1 for funding, 2018, as to how any such programs could be enhanced and promoted.

(a) Beginning in fiscal year 2021-2022, a single graduation rate metric comprised of 4-year graduation rates for first-time-in-college students and 2-year graduation rates for Florida College System institution associateAssociate in artsArts transfer students;

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hb0613-02-c2hb0613-01-c1 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 CS/CS/HBCS/HB 613 2020 (f) Postgraduation employment and salaries, including wage thresholds that reflect the added value of a baccalaureate degree;

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hb0613-02-c2hb0613-01-c1 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 CS/CS/HBCS/HB 613 2020 affordability.— (4) Each Florida College System institution and state university board of trustees is authorized to adopt policies in consultation with providers, including bookstores, which allow for the use of innovative pricing techniques and payment options for textbooks and instructional materials.

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Section 1004.6499, Florida Statutes, is created to read:

1004.6499 Florida Institute for Great Citizenship.— (1) The Florida Institute for Great Citizenship is established at the Florida State University for the purpose of providing Floridians with a bipartisan, world-class institute for intellectual diversity.

(2) The goals of the institute are to:

(a) Create undergraduate, graduate, post-doctoral, and professional-level fellowship opportunities for advanced study in civic literacy and engagement, political history, public policy, government institutions, debate, and civic discourse.

(b) Create regular forums for civic engagement and public policy discussions that are open to all students and the general public, thereby fostering civil discourse and the development of public policy research.

(c) Create a shared understanding of government institutions, their history, and the development of public policy through the publishing of publicly accessible research and materials.

(d) Create a curriculum for educating K-12 and Page 17 of 46 CODING:

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 postsecondary students on how to engage their government and become great advocates for themselves and their community.

(e) Become a national and state resource on polling information and survey methodology.

(3) The institute shall establish affiliate institutes at the University of Florida with a focus on American ideals and at Florida International University with a focus on free market economics.

Section 8.

Section 1009.50, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

1009.50 Florida Public Student Assistance Grant Program;

eligibility for grants.— (1) There is hereby created a Florida Public Student Assistance Grant Program.

The program shall be administered by the participating institutions in accordance with rules of the state board.

(2)(a) State student assistance grants through the program may be made only to degree-seeking students who enroll in at least 6 semester hours, or the equivalent per term, and who meet the general requirements for student eligibility as provided in s.

1009.40, except as otherwise provided in this section.

The grants shall be awarded annually for the amount of demonstrated unmet need for the cost of education and may not exceed the maximum annual award an amount equal to the average prior academic year cost of tuition fees and other registration fees Page 18 of 46 CODING:

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 for 30 credit hours at state universities or such other amount as specified in the General Appropriations Act, to any recipient.

A demonstrated unmet need of less than $200 shall render the applicant ineligible for a state student assistance grant.

Recipients of the grants must have been accepted at a state university or Florida College System institution authorized by Florida law.

If funds are available, a student who received an award in the fall or spring term may receive an award in the summer term.

A student is eligible for the award for 110 percent of the number of credit hours required to complete the program in which enrolled, except as otherwise provided in s.

1009.40(3).

(b) A student applying for a Florida public student assistance grant shall be required to apply for the Pell Grant.

The Pell Grant entitlement shall be considered when conducting an assessment of the financial resources available to each student.

(c) Priority in the distribution of grant moneys shall be given to students with the lowest total family resources, in accordance with a nationally recognized system of need analysis.

Using the system of need analysis, the department shall establish a maximum expected family contribution.

An institution may not make a grant from this program to a student whose expected family contribution exceeds one and one-half times the maximum Pell Grant-eligible family contribution level Page 19 of 46 CODING:

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 established by the department.

An institution may not impose additional criteria to determine a student's eligibility to receive a grant award.

(d) Each participating institution shall report, to the department by the established date, the eligible students eligible for the program for to whom grant moneys are disbursed each academic term.

Each institution shall also report to the department necessary demographic and eligibility data for such students.

(3) Based on the unmet financial need of an eligible applicant, the amount of a Florida public student assistance grant must be between $200 and the weighted average of the cost of tuition and other registration fees for 30 credit hours at state universities per academic year or the amount specified in the General Appropriations Act.

(4)(a) The funds appropriated for the Florida Public Student Assistance Grant shall be distributed to eligible institutions in accordance with a formula approved by the State Board of Education.

The formula must shall consider at least the prior year's distribution of funds, the number of full-time eligible applicants who did not receive awards, the standardization of the expected family contribution, and provisions for unused funds.

(b) Payment of Florida public student assistance grants shall be transmitted to the president of the state university or Page 20 of 46 CODING:

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 Florida College System institution, or to his or her representative, in advance of the registration period.

Institutions shall notify students of the amount of their awards.

(c) The eligibility status of each student to receive a disbursement shall be determined by each institution as of the end of its regular registration period, inclusive of a drop-add period.

Institutions shall not be required to reevaluate a student's eligibility status after this date for purposes of changing eligibility determinations previously made.

(d) Institutions shall certify to the department within 30 days after the end of regular registration each term the amount of funds disbursed to each student and shall remit to the department any undisbursed advances within 60 days after the end of regular registration each spring term.

An exception to the remittance deadline may be granted if the institution documents to the department how it plans to disburse awards to students for the subsequent summer term.

An institution that uses funds for the summer term shall certify to the department the amount of funds disbursed to each student and shall remit to the department any undisbursed advances within 30 days after the end of the summer term any advances by June 1 of each year.

(e) Each institution that receives moneys through the Florida Public Student Assistance Grant Program shall prepare a biennial report that includes a financial audit, conducted by Page 21 of 46 CODING:

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 the Auditor General, of the institution's administration of the program and a complete accounting of moneys allocated to the institution for the program.

Such report shall be submitted to the department by March 1 every other year.

The department may conduct its own annual or biennial audit of an institution's administration of the program and its allocated funds in lieu of the required biennial report and financial audit report.

The department may suspend or revoke an institution's eligibility to receive future moneys for the program or may request a refund of any moneys overpaid to the institution for the program if the department finds that an institution has not complied with this section.

Any refund requested pursuant to this paragraph shall be remitted within 60 days after notification by the department.

(5) Funds appropriated by the Legislature for state student assistance grants may be deposited in the State Student Financial Assistance Trust Fund.

Notwithstanding the provisions of s.

216.301 and pursuant to s.

216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year which has been allocated to the Florida Public Student Assistance Grant Program shall remain therein and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of this section.

(6) The State Board of Education shall establish rules necessary to implement this section.

Section 9.

Subsections (5) and (6) of section 1009.505, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (6) and (7), Page 22 of 46 CODING:

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 respectively, a new subsection (5) is added to that section, and subsections (3) and (4) of that section are amended, to read:

1009.505 Florida Public Postsecondary Career Education Student Assistance Grant Program.— (3)(a) Student assistance grants through the program may be made only to certificate-seeking students enrolled at least half-time in a public postsecondary career certificate program who meet the general requirements for student eligibility as provided in s.

1009.40, except as otherwise provided in this section.

The grants shall be awarded annually to any recipient for the amount of demonstrated unmet need for the cost of education and may not exceed the average annual cost of tuition and registration fees or such other amount as specified in the General Appropriations Act.

A demonstrated unmet need of less than $200 shall render the applicant ineligible for a grant under this section.

Recipients of the grants must have been accepted at a Florida College System institution authorized by Florida law or a career center operated by a district school board under s.

1001.44.

If funds are available, a student who received an award in the fall or spring term may receive an award in the summer term.

A student is eligible for the award for 110 percent of the number of clock hours required to complete the program in which enrolled.

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 apply for the Pell Grant.

A Pell Grant entitlement shall be considered when conducting an assessment of the financial resources available to each student;

however, a Pell Grant entitlement shall not be required as a condition of receiving a grant under this section.

(c) Each participating institution shall report, to the department by the established date, the eligible students eligible for the program for to whom grant moneys are disbursed each academic term.

Each institution shall also report to the department necessary demographic and eligibility data for such students.

(4)(a) The funds appropriated for the Florida Public Postsecondary Career Education Student Assistance Grant Program shall be distributed to eligible Florida College System institutions and district school boards in accordance with a formula approved by the department.

(b) Payment of Florida public postsecondary career education student assistance grants shall be transmitted to the president of the Florida College System institution or to the district school superintendent, or to the designee thereof, in advance of the registration period.

Institutions shall notify students of the amount of their awards.

(c) The eligibility status of each student to receive a disbursement shall be determined by each institution as of the end of its regular registration period, inclusive of a drop-add Page 24 of 46 CODING:

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Institutions shall not be required to reevaluate a student's eligibility status after this date for purposes of changing eligibility determinations previously made.

(d) Participating institutions shall certify to the department within 30 days after the end of regular registration each term the amount of funds disbursed to each student and shall remit to the department any undisbursed advances within 60 days after the end of regular registration each spring term.

An exception to the remittance deadline may be granted if the institution documents to the department how it plans to disburse awards to students for the subsequent summer term.

An institution that uses funds for the summer term shall certify to the department the amount of funds disbursed to each student and shall remit to the department any undisbursed advances within 30 days after the end of the summer term by June 1 of each year.

(e) Each institution that receives moneys through the Florida Public Postsecondary Career Education Student Assistance Grant Program shall prepare a biennial report that includes a financial audit, conducted by the Auditor General, of the institution's administration of the program and a complete accounting of moneys allocated to the institution for the program.

Such report shall be submitted to the department by March 1 every other year.

The department may conduct its own annual or biennial audit of an institution's administration of the program and its allocated funds in lieu of the required Page 25 of 46 CODING:

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 biennial report and financial audit report.

The department may suspend or revoke an institution's eligibility to receive future moneys for the program or may request a refund of any moneys overpaid to the institution if the department finds that an institution has not complied with this section.

Any refund requested pursuant to this paragraph shall be remitted within 60 days after notification by the department.

(5) Funds appropriated by the Legislature for state student assistance grants may be deposited in the State Student Financial Assistance Trust Fund.

Notwithstanding s.

216.301 and pursuant to s.

216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year which has been allocated to the Florida Public Postsecondary Career Education Student Assistance Grant Program shall remain therein and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of this section.

Section 10.

Section 1009.51, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

1009.51 Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program;

eligibility for grants.— (1) There is created a Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program.

The program shall be administered by the participating institutions in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education.

(2)(a) Florida private student assistance grants from the State Student Financial Assistance Trust Fund may be made only Page 26 of 46 CODING:

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 to full-time degree-seeking students who meet the general requirements for student eligibility as provided in s.

1009.40, except as otherwise provided in this section.

Such grants shall be awarded for the amount of demonstrated unmet need for tuition and fees and may not exceed the maximum annual award an amount equal to the average tuition and other registration fees for 30 credit hours at state universities plus $1,000 per academic year, or as specified in the General Appropriations Act, to any applicant.

A demonstrated unmet need of less than $200 shall render the applicant ineligible for a Florida private student assistance grant.

Recipients of such grants must have been accepted at a baccalaureate-degree-granting independent nonprofit college or university, which is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and which is located in and chartered as a domestic corporation by the state.

If funds are available, a student who received an award in the fall or spring term may receive an award in the summer term.

No student may receive an award for more than the equivalent of 9 semesters or 14 quarters of full- time enrollment, except as otherwise provided in s.

1009.40(3).

(b) A student applying for a Florida private student assistance grant shall be required to apply for the Pell Grant.

The Pell Grant entitlement shall be considered when conducting an assessment of the financial resources available to each student.

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 (c) Priority in the distribution of grant moneys shall be given to students with the lowest total family resources, in accordance with a nationally recognized system of need analysis.

Using the system of need analysis, the department shall establish a maximum expected family contribution.

An institution may not make a grant from this program to a student whose expected family contribution exceeds one and one-half times the maximum Pell Grant-eligible family contribution the level established by the department.

An institution may not impose additional criteria to determine a student's eligibility to receive a grant award.

(d) Each participating institution shall report, to the department by the established date, the eligible students eligible for the program for to whom grant moneys are disbursed each academic term.

Each institution shall also report to the department necessary demographic and eligibility data for such students.

(3) Based on the unmet financial need of an eligible applicant, the amount of a Florida private student assistance grant must be between $200 and the average cost of tuition and other registration fees for 30 credit hours at state universities plus $1,000 per academic year or the amount specified in the General Appropriations Act.

(4)(a) The funds appropriated for the Florida Private Student Assistance Grant shall be distributed to eligible Page 28 of 46 CODING:

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 institutions in accordance with a formula approved by the State Board of Education.

The formula must shall consider at least the prior year's distribution of funds, the number of full-time eligible applicants who did not receive awards, the standardization of the expected family contribution, and provisions for unused funds.

(b) Payment of Florida private student assistance grants shall be transmitted to the president of the college or university, or to his or her representative, in advance of the registration period.

Institutions shall notify students of the amount of their awards.

(c) The eligibility status of each student to receive a disbursement shall be determined by each institution as of the end of its regular registration period, inclusive of a drop-add period.

Institutions shall not be required to reevaluate a student's eligibility status after this date for purposes of changing eligibility determinations previously made.

(d) Institutions shall certify to the department within 30 days after the end of regular registration each term the amount of funds disbursed to each student and shall remit to the department any undisbursed advances within 60 days after the end of regular registration each spring term.

An exception to the remittance deadline may be granted if the institution documents to the department how it plans to disburse awards to students for the subsequent summer term.

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(e) Each institution that receives moneys through the Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program shall prepare a biennial report that includes a financial audit, conducted by an independent certified public accountant, of the institution's administration of the program and a complete accounting of moneys in the State Student Financial Assistance Trust Fund allocated to the institution for the program.

Such report shall be submitted to the department by March 1 every other year.

The department may conduct its own annual or biennial audit of an institution's administration of the program and its allocated funds in lieu of the required biennial report and financial audit report.

The department may suspend or revoke an institution's eligibility to receive future moneys from the trust fund for the program or request a refund of any moneys overpaid to the institution through the trust fund for the program if the department finds that an institution has not complied with the provisions of this section.

Any refund requested pursuant to this paragraph shall be remitted within 60 days after notification by the department.

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 Student Financial Assistance Trust Fund.

Notwithstanding the provisions of s.

216.301 and pursuant to s.

216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year which has been allocated to the Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program shall remain therein and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of this section and as otherwise provided by law.

(6) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.

Section 11.

Section 1009.52, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

1009.52 Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program;

eligibility for grants.— (1) There is created a Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program.

The program shall be administered by the participating institutions in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education.

(2)(a) Florida postsecondary student assistance grants through the State Student Financial Assistance Trust Fund may be made only to full-time degree-seeking students who meet the general requirements for student eligibility as provided in s.

1009.40, except as otherwise provided in this section.

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 tuition and other registration fees for 30 credit hours at state universities plus $1,000 per academic year, or as specified in the General Appropriations Act, to any applicant.

A demonstrated unmet need of less than $200 shall render the applicant ineligible for a Florida postsecondary student assistance grant.

Recipients of such grants must have been accepted at a postsecondary institution that is located in this the state and that is:

1.

A private nursing diploma school approved by the Florida Board of Nursing;

or 2.

A college or university licensed by the Commission for Independent Education, excluding those institutions the students of which are eligible to receive a Florida private student assistance grant pursuant to s.

1009.51.

If funds are available, a student who received an award in the fall or spring term may receive an award in the summer term.

No student may receive an award for more than the equivalent of 9 semesters or 14 quarters of full-time enrollment, except as otherwise provided in s.

1009.40(3).

(b) A student applying for a Florida postsecondary student assistance grant shall be required to apply for the Pell Grant.

The Pell Grant entitlement shall be considered when conducting an assessment of the financial resources available to each student.

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 (c) Priority in the distribution of grant moneys shall be given to students with the lowest total family resources, in accordance with a nationally recognized system of need analysis.

Using the system of need analysis, the department shall establish a maximum expected family contribution.

An institution may not make a grant from this program to a student whose expected family contribution exceeds one and one-half times the maximum Pell Grant-eligible family contribution the level established by the department.

An institution may not impose additional criteria to determine a student's eligibility to receive a grant award.

(d) Each participating institution shall report, to the department by the established date, the eligible students eligible for the program for to whom grant moneys are disbursed each academic term.

Each institution shall also report to the department necessary demographic and eligibility data for such students.

(3) Based on the unmet financial need of an eligible applicant, the amount of a Florida postsecondary student assistance grant must be between $200 and the average cost of tuition and other registration fees for 30 credit hours at state universities plus $1,000 per academic year or the amount specified in the General Appropriations Act.

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 eligible institutions in accordance with a formula approved by the State Board of Education.

The formula must shall consider at least the prior year's distribution of funds, the number of full-time eligible applicants who did not receive awards, the standardization of the expected family contribution, and provisions for unused funds.

(b) Payment of Florida postsecondary student assistance grants shall be transmitted to the president of the eligible institution, or to his or her representative, in advance of the registration period.

Institutions shall notify students of the amount of their awards.

(c) The eligibility status of each student to receive a disbursement shall be determined by each institution as of the end of its regular registration period, inclusive of a drop-add period.

Institutions shall not be required to reevaluate a student's eligibility status after this date for purposes of changing eligibility determinations previously made.

(d) Institutions shall certify to the department within 30 days after the end of regular registration each term the amount of funds disbursed to each student and shall remit to the department any undisbursed advances within 60 days after the end of regular registration each spring term.

An exception to the remittance deadline may be granted if the institution documents to the department how it plans to disburse awards to students for the subsequent summer term.

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 for the summer term shall certify to the department the amount of funds disbursed to each student and shall remit to the department any undisbursed advances within 30 days after the end of the summer term by June 1 of each year.

(e) Each institution that receives moneys through the Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program shall prepare a biennial report that includes a financial audit, conducted by an independent certified public accountant, of the institution's administration of the program and a complete accounting of moneys in the State Student Financial Assistance Trust Fund allocated to the institution for the program.

Such report shall be submitted to the department by March 1 every other year.

The department may conduct its own annual or biennial audit of an institution's administration of the program and its allocated funds in lieu of the required biennial report and financial audit report.

The department may suspend or revoke an institution's eligibility to receive future moneys from the trust fund for the program or request a refund of any moneys overpaid to the institution through the trust fund for the program if the department finds that an institution has not complied with the provisions of this section.

Any refund requested pursuant to this paragraph shall be remitted within 60 days after notification by the department.

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1009.51 is eligible to receive grants pursuant to this section.

(6) Funds appropriated by the Legislature for Florida postsecondary student assistance grants may be deposited in the State Student Financial Assistance Trust Fund.

Notwithstanding the provisions of s.

216.301 and pursuant to s.

216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year which has been allocated to the Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program shall remain therein and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of this section and as otherwise provided by law.

(7) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.

Section 12.

Subsections (2), (4), (5), and (6) of section 1009.893, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

1009.893 Benacquisto Scholarship Program.— (2) The Benacquisto Scholarship Program is created to reward a high school graduate who receives recognition as a National Merit Scholar or National Achievement Scholar and who initially enrolls in the 2014-2015 academic year or, later, in a baccalaureate degree program at an eligible Florida public or independent postsecondary educational institution.

(4) In order to be eligible for an initial award under the scholarship program, a student must meet the requirements of paragraph (a) or paragraph (b).

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 (a) A student who is a resident of this state, as determined in s.

1009.40 and rules of the State Board of Education, must:

1.

Earn a standard Florida high school diploma or its equivalent pursuant to s.

1002.3105, s.

1003.4281, s.

1003.4282, or s.

1003.435 unless:

a.

The student completes a home education program according to s.

1002.41;

or b.

The student earns a high school diploma from a non- Florida school while living with a parent who is on military or public service assignment out of this state;

2.

Be accepted by and enroll in a Florida public or independent postsecondary educational institution that is regionally accredited;

and 3.

Be enrolled full-time in a baccalaureate degree program at an eligible regionally accredited Florida public or independent postsecondary educational institution during the fall academic term following high school graduation.

(b) A student who initially enrolls in a baccalaureate degree program in the 2018-2019 academic year or later and who is not a resident of this state, as determined in s.

1009.40 and rules of the State Board of Education, must:

1.

Physically reside in this state on or near the campus of the postsecondary educational institution in which the student is enrolled;

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Earn a high school diploma from a school outside Florida which is comparable to a standard Florida high school diploma or its equivalent pursuant to s.

1002.3105, s.

1003.4281, s.

1003.4282, or s.

1003.435 or must complete a home education program in another state;

and 3.

Be accepted by and enrolled full-time in a baccalaureate degree program at an eligible regionally accredited Florida public or independent postsecondary educational institution during the fall academic term following high school graduation.

(5)(a)1.

An eligible student who meets the requirements of paragraph (4)(a), who is a National Merit Scholar or National Achievement Scholar, and who attends a Florida public postsecondary educational institution shall receive a scholarship award equal to the institutional cost of attendance minus the sum of the student's Florida Bright Futures Scholarship and National Merit Scholarship or National Achievement Scholarship.

2.

An eligible student who meets the requirements of paragraph (4)(b), who is a National Merit Scholar, and who attends a Florida public postsecondary educational institution shall receive a scholarship award equal to the institutional cost of attendance for a resident of this state minus the student's National Merit Scholarship.

Such student is exempt from the payment of out-of-state fees.

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 (b) An eligible student who is a National Merit Scholar or National Achievement Scholar and who attends a Florida independent postsecondary educational institution shall receive a scholarship award equal to the highest cost of attendance for a resident of this state enrolled at a Florida public university, as reported by the Board of Governors of the State University System, minus the sum of the student's Florida Bright Futures Scholarship and National Merit Scholarship or National Achievement Scholarship.

(6)(a) To be eligible for a renewal award, a student must be enrolled full time, earn all credits for which he or she was enrolled, and maintain a 3.0 or higher grade point average.

An eligible Benacquisto Scholar who has fewer than 12 credits remaining to complete his or her first baccalaureate degree may receive funding for one term in order to complete the degree.

(b) A student's renewal status is not affected by subsequent changes in the residency status of the student or the residency status of the student's family.

(c)(b) A student may receive the scholarship award for a maximum of 100 percent of the number of credit hours required to complete a baccalaureate degree program, or until completion of a baccalaureate degree program, whichever comes first.

(d) A student may receive an award for up to 5 years following high school graduation and may not receive the award for more than 10 semesters.

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hb0613-02-c2 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 CS/CS/HB 613 2020 (e) A student who receives an award under this program and fails to meet the renewal requirements due to a verifiable illness or other documented emergency may be granted an exception pursuant to s.

1009.40(1)(b)4.

Section 13.

Subsection (2) and paragraphs (e) and (f) of subsection (3) of section 1011.45, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (g) is added to subsection (3) of that section, to read:

1011.45 End of year balance of funds.—Unexpended amounts in any fund in a university current year operating budget shall be carried forward and included as the balance forward for that fund in the approved operating budget for the following year.

(2) Each university that retains a state operating fund carry forward balance in excess of the 7 percent minimum shall submit a spending plan for its excess carry forward balance.

The spending plan shall be submitted to the university's board of trustees for review, approval, or, if necessary, amendment by September 30 1, 2020, and each September 30 1 thereafter.

The Board of Governors shall review, approve, and amend, if necessary, each university's carry forward spending plan by November 15 October 1, 2020, and each November 15 October 1 thereafter.

(3) A university's carry forward spending plan shall include the estimated cost per planned expenditure and a timeline for completion of the expenditure.

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(e) Operating expenditures that support the university mission and that are nonrecurring;

and (f) Any purpose specified by the board or in the General Appropriations Act;

and (g) A commitment of funds to a contingency reserve for expenses incurred as a result of a state of emergency declared by the Governor pursuant to s.

252.36.

Section 14.

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These formats shall be the same as used for the 2000-2001 fiscal year reports.

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These formats shall be the same as used for the 2000-2001 fiscal year reports.

Any revisions to these financial and reporting procedures and formats must be approved by the Executive Office of the Governor and the appropriations committees of the Legislature jointly under the provisions of s.

Section 15.8.

Subsection (4) of section 1013.45, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (f) is added to subsection (1) of that section, to read:

1013.45 Educational facilities contracting and construction techniques.— (1) Boards may employ procedures to contract for construction of new facilities, or for additions, remodeling, renovation, maintenance, or repairs to existing facilities, that will include, but not be limited to:

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(4) Except as otherwise provided in this section and s.

481.229, the services of a registered architect must be used for the development of plans for the erection, enlargement, or alteration of any educational facility.

The services of a registered architect are not required for a minor renovation project for which the construction cost is less than $50,000 or for the placement or hookup of relocatable educational facilities that conform with standards adopted under s.

1013.37.

However, boards must provide compliance with building code requirements and ensure that these structures are adequately anchored for wind resistance as required by law.

A district school board shall reuse existing construction documents or design criteria packages if such reuse is feasible and practical.

If a school district's 5-year educational facilities work plan includes the construction of two or more new schools for students in the same grade group and program, such as elementary, middle, or high school, the district school board shall require that prototype design and construction be used for the construction of these schools.

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Plans shall be reviewed for compliance with the State Requirements for Educational Facilities.

Rules adopted under this section must establish uniform prequalification, selection, bidding, and negotiation procedures applicable to construction management contracts and the design-build process.

This section does not supersede any small, woman-owned or minority-owned business enterprise preference program adopted by a board.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the negotiation procedures applicable to construction management, program management, contracts and the design-build process must conform to the requirements of s.

287.055.

A board may not modify any rules regarding construction management contracts or the design-build process.

Section 16.

Paragraph (b) of subsection (2), paragraph (b) of subsection (3), and paragraphs (e) and (f) of subsection (4) of section 1013.841, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (g) is added to subsection (4) of that section, to read:

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The spending plan shall include all excess carry forward funds from state operating funds.

The spending plan shall be submitted to the Florida College System institution's board of trustees for approval by September 30 1, 2020, and each September 30 1 thereafter.

The State Board of Education shall review and publish each Florida College System institution's carry forward spending plan by November 15 October 1, 2020, and each November 15 October 1 thereafter.

(3)(b) Each Florida College System institution with a final FTE of 15,000 or greater for the prior year that retains a state operating fund carry forward balance in excess of the 7 percent minimum shall submit a spending plan for its excess carry forward balance.

The spending plan shall include all excess carry forward funds from state operating funds.

The spending plan shall be submitted to the Florida College System institution's board of trustees for approval by September 30 1, 2020, and each September 30 1 thereafter.