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
HB 45 2025
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 an
4 individual may not lose his or her resident status for
5 tuition purposes due solely to his or her
6 incarceration in specified correctional facilities;
7 providing an effective date.
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Subsections (4) through (13) of section
12 1009.21, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (5)
13 through (14), respectively, and a new subsection (4) is added to
14 that section 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 (4) An individual may not lose his or her resident status
23 for tuition purposes solely by reason of his or her
24 incarceration in a state or federal correctional facility in
25 this state.
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26 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
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