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FL S0282
Bill
AI Summary
- Removes religious colleges from the list of institutions entirely exempt from the Commission for Independent Education's jurisdiction and creates a new standalone section (s. 1005.12) establishing specific requirements for nonpublic religious postsecondary educational institutions to operate without licensure
- Requires such institutions to meet at least two organizational criteria (e.g., being incorporated in Florida, having 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, or being a registered LLC) and to annually submit a sworn affidavit to the commission confirming compliance with naming, program, and consumer practice requirements
- Expands the list of permissible religious vocation program categories to include business, accounting, and finance, while retaining existing categories like ministry, theology, counseling, music, fine arts, and social work
- Authorizes Florida-based religious nongovernmental education associations, with review teams of at least three members subject to conflict-of-interest rules, to cooperate with the commission in verifying institutional compliance
- Requires noncompliant institutions to either apply for licensure or cease operations within 45 days of receiving a noncompliance notice, and subjects the employee or agent who produced a false sworn affidavit to criminal penalties under s. 837.012
Legislative Description
Nonpublic Religious Postsecondary Educational Institutions
Last Action
Died in Rules
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Rules1/25/2024
Appropriations Subcommittee on Education1/10/2024
Full Bill Text
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