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SPB 2516 — Higher Education
Last action — Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/26 --If Received
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
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Summary
Higher Education; Establishing the Florida Center for Nursing within the University of South Florida; providing that a specified fee waiver applies to a student’s out-of-pocket expenses for tuition and fees after other aid is applied; providing that the LINE Fund was established for shortages in health science professions in addition to nursing; requiring institutions awarded grant funds to submit an annual report by a certain date to the center instead of the Board of Governors or the Department of Education; requiring the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help to provide specified data to the department, etc.
Bill Text
- S 2516 pb View text Current pdf
Action History
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/26 --If Received
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On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
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Submitted for consideration by Appropriations
Sponsors
- Appropriations · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Appropriations
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (163)
163 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 163 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SPB 2516 do?
- Higher Education; Establishing the Florida Center for Nursing within the University of South Florida; providing that a specified fee waiver applies to a student’s out-of-pocket expenses for tuition and fees after other aid is applied; providing that the LINE Fund was established for shortages in health science professions in addition to nursing; requiring institutions awarded grant funds to submit an annual report by a certain date to the center instead of the Board of Governors or the Department of Education; requiring the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help to provide specified data to the department, etc.
- Who sponsors SPB 2516?
- SPB 2516 is sponsored by Appropriations.
- What is the current status of SPB 2516?
- This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track SPB 2516?
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