FL H0851

Changes Florida Prepaid College Program to limit payments for contracts purchased before July 1, 2024 to 100 percent of actual fees charged by universities for registration, tuition differential, local fees, and dormitory fees.

Revises tuition rates for workforce education and Florida College System institutions effective July 1, 2014, and removes automatic inflation-based tuition increases for these programs.

Removes automatic inflation-based tuition increases for state university resident undergraduate tuition and limits tuition differential increases to preeminent state research universities only, capping increases at 6-15 percent annually based on performance standards.

Requires tuition waivers for Purple Heart recipients and combat decoration holders for undergraduate programs, and establishes out-of-state fee waivers for students who attended Florida high schools for 3 consecutive years and graduated.

Modifies residency requirements for tuition purposes by expanding the definition of "parent" to include guardians and persons in parental relationships, and prohibits denying resident status based on immigration status of a dependent child or parent's immigration status.