Florida SB 1796: Local Government Impact Fees and Exactions

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1796 
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University 
2026-02-09T03:11:36Z 
Recognizing Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University on its 100th anniversary, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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Resolution 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 (NP) SR 1796 

 By Senator Wright 

 8-02179-26 20261796__ 
 1 Senate Resolution 
 2 A resolution recognizing Embry–Riddle Aeronautical 
 3 University on its 100th anniversary. 
 4 
 5 WHEREAS, Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, then known 
 6 as the Embry-Riddle Flying School, was founded in 1926 by 
 7 visionaries John Paul Riddle and T. Higbee Embry, and 
 8 WHEREAS, John Paul Riddle and T. Higbee Embry recognized 
 9 the importance of aviation and sought to create an institution 
 10 that focused on future opportunities within the field of 
 11 aviation, and 
 12 WHEREAS, the Embry-Riddle Company and the Embry-Riddle 
 13 Flying School were established at Lunken Field in Cincinnati, 
 14 Ohio, offering flight training and aircraft sales, and 
 15 WHEREAS, in 1939, the Embry-Riddle Company was reborn as a 
 16 seaplane base in Miami, where John Paul Riddle partnered with 
 17 John McKay and entered into an agreement with the University of 
 18 Miami to train college students to become pilots under the 1939 
 19 Civilian Pilot Training Program, and 
 20 WHEREAS, during World War II, the Embry-Riddle Flying 
 21 School was renamed the Embry-Riddle School of Aviation, and 
 22 under the leadership of John McKay, the school trained thousands 
 23 of pilots and mechanics for the United States Army Air Corps, 
 24 laying the foundation for the school’s reputation as a leader in 
 25 aviation education, and 
 26 WHEREAS, following the death of John McKay in 1951, his 
 27 wife, Isabel McKay, served as president of the Embry-Riddle 
 28 School of Aviation until 1962, when she resigned to become the 
 29 chair of its board of trustees, and 
 30 WHEREAS, shortly thereafter, United States Navy Commander 
 31 Jack Hunt became the first president of what had then become the 
 32 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute and moved the institute from 
 33 Miami to Daytona Beach in 1965, and 
 34 WHEREAS, in 1970, the institute was granted university 
 35 status, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University opened its 
 36 first remote location in Fort Rucker, Alabama, providing 
 37 education to military personnel and eventually leading to the 
 38 establishment of campuses around the world, and 
 39 WHEREAS, in August 1978, the university opened its Prescott 
 40 Campus in Prescott, Arizona, with 240 students, and its 
 41 enrollment has grown to over 3,400 students today and includes 
 42 the nation’s only College of Business, Security, and 
 43 Intelligence, and 
 44 WHEREAS, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s strong 
 45 global presence was strengthened in 2011 when the university 
 46 established its first campus in Singapore, positioning the 
 47 university for success in the growing aviation sector of East 
 48 Asia, and 
 49 WHEREAS, today, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University serves 
 50 more than 32,000 students annually and offers more than 100 
 51 degree programs at every level of postsecondary education, NOW, 
 52 THEREFORE, 
 53 
 54 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 
 55 
 56 That Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is congratulated on 
 57 the occasion of its 100th anniversary.