FL S1798

Beginning with the 2019 summer term, eligible students in the Florida Public Student Assistance Grant Program, Florida Public Postsecondary Career Education Student Assistance Grant Program, Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program, and Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program must receive grants for summer term enrollment, subject to legislative appropriation.

All eligible students in the four grant programs receive an additional $200 per academic year for use in fall, spring, or summer terms for textbooks and educational expenses, subject to legislative appropriation.

Amendments apply to sections 1009.50, 1009.505, 1009.51, and 1009.52 of the Florida Statutes, expanding eligibility and funding for postsecondary student assistance grants.

The act takes effect upon becoming law.