19B-5.001: Contract Types
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To: a) correct a cross-reference to the statute that authorizes the tuition differential fee; b) clarify that the Community College Plan and the Community College Plus University Plan each include sixty (60) “lower division” credit hours at a community college (an institution in the Florida College System); c) delete provisions related to the tuition differential fee which that are no longer needed since all state universities are authorized by law to and do impose the tuition differential fee; and d) clarify that the amount payable under each respective plan will be determined pursuant to Section 1009.98(10), F.S.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Changes and clarifications required to the descriptions of the types of advance payment contracts offered under the Florida Prepaid College Plan.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 1009.971(1), (4), (6) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1009.98(2), (10) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: October 5, 2009, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Suite 210, Hermitage Building, 1801 Hermitage Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: fax a written request for same to Thomas J. Wallace, Executive Director, Florida Prepaid College Board, at (850)488-3555. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Thomas J. Wallace, Executive Director, 1801 Hermitage Boulevard, Suite 210, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, telephone (850)488-8514
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
19B-5.001 Contract Types.
The Florida Prepaid College Board’s advance payment contracts offer purchasers four (4) different plans: tuition, local fees, tuition differential fees and dormitory. All advance payment contracts include a tuition plan, unless the advance payment contract is an exception, pursuant to the Rules of this Chapter 19B, F.A.C. Purchasers may add corresponding local fee, tuition differential fee and/or dormitory plans in conjunction with or as addendums to advance payment contracts. The tuition plans cover the matriculation fee, the building fee, the capital improvement fee and the financial aid fee. Local fee plans cover the activity and service, health, and athletics fees imposed by the state universities and the student activity fee imposed by the community colleges. Local fee plans purchased after July 1, 1999 also cover the technology fee imposed by the community colleges. Tuition differential fee plans cover the supplemental fee charged by the state universities pursuant to Section 1009.24(16) public universities in the state pursuant to Section 1009.24(15), F.S. The dormitory plan covers the housing rate specified by the university for inclusion in the plan of a double occupancy, air-conditioned room. The amount payable under each plan will be determined pursuant to Section 1009.98(10), F.S.
(1) through (a) No change.
(b) Community College Plan – The community college plan specifies that 60 lower division credit hours at a state community college are purchased for the benefit of the qualified beneficiary. For community college plans purchased prior to the 1996-97 application period, the number of credit hours purchased through the community college plan shall be the number specified in the advance payment contract.
(c) Community College Plus University Plan – The community college plus university plan specifies that 60 lower division credit hours at a state community college and 60 upper division level credit hours at a state university are purchased for the benefit of the qualified beneficiary. For community college plus university plans purchased prior to the 1996-97 application period, the number of credit hours purchased through the community college plus university plan shall be the number specified in the advance payment contract.
Tuition plans do not cover institutionally-imposed fees such as health, athletic, activity and service, technology, tuition differential or student activity fees.
(2) through (a) No change.
(b) Community College Local Fee Plan – The community college plan specifies that local fees for 60 lower division credit hours at a state community college are purchased for the benefit of the qualified beneficiary.
(c) Community College Plus University Local Fee Plan – The community college plus university plan specifies that local fees for 60 lower division credit hours at a state community college and 60 upper division level credit hours at a state university are purchased for the benefit of the qualified beneficiary.
Local fee plans may be purchased only for those contract beneficiaries four (4) or more years away from their anticipated matriculation date at the time the application is filed. The local fee plan does not cover the tuition differential fee.
(3) No change.
(a) University Tuition Differential Fee Plan – The university tuition differential fee plan specifies that 120 credit hours at a state university authorized to assess the tuition differential fee are purchased for the benefit of the qualified beneficiary. The 120 credit hour university tuition differential fee plan may be purchased only in conjunction with a university tuition plan.
(b) Community College Plus University Tuition Differential Fee Plan – The community college plus university tuition differential fee plan specifies that only 60 credit hours at a state university authorized to assess the tuition differential fee are purchased for the benefit of the qualified beneficiary. The 60 credit hour tuition differential fee plan may be purchased only in conjunction with a community college plus university tuition plan.
Tuition differential fee plans may be purchased only for those qualified beneficiaries who are four (4) or more years away from their anticipated matriculation date at the time the application is received by the Board.
(4) through (5) No change.
Rulemaking Specific Authority 1009.971(1), (4), (6) FS. Law Implemented 1009.98(2), (10) FS. History–New 3-29-89, Amended 5-17-92, 8-23-92, Formerly 4G-5.001, Amended 5-31-95, 6-20-96, 10-20-96, 8-18-97, 2-18-99, 2-8-00, 8-27-02, 12-17-07,_________.