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FL H0375
Bill
Status
10/19/2017
Primary Sponsor
Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
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AI Summary
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Amends section 1010.62, Florida Statutes, to authorize state universities to use federal grant and contract payments to pay debt service on revenue bonds if required by the U.S. Department of Education's Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program
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Adds new language permitting moneys due to state universities from the Federal Government for payment of grants and contracts to be used for revenue bond debt service, with this authority limited specifically to requirements of the federal HBCU program
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Maintains existing restrictions that revenue bonds cannot be secured by or payable from tuition, financial aid fees, educational department revenues, or other operating revenues of state universities, except as modified by this amendment
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Takes effect July 1, 2018
Legislative Description
Postsecondary Revenue Bonds and Debt
Last Action
Laid on Table, refer to SB 1712
3/5/2018