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IntroducedFeb 13, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Florida Senate Bill
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.
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Senate • Feb 18, 2026: Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
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- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/26 --If Received
- Feb 13, 2026 | Senate
- Submitted for consideration by Appropriations
- On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
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