Florida HB 721: Public Deposits

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HB 721 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to foreign students enrolled in public 2
postsecondary educational institutions; creating s. 3
1004.0983, F.S.; requiring Florida College System 4
institutions and state universities to limit the 5
number of enrolled students who are citizens of a 6
foreign country and who are not permanent residents of 7
the United States to a specified percentage of 8
students enrolled at the institution or university; 9
requiring the State Board of Education and the Board 10
of Governors to adopt rules and regulations, 11
respectively; providing an effective date. 12
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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Section 1. Section 1004.0983, Florida Statutes, is created 16
to read: 17
1004.0983 Limiting the number of foreign students enrolled 18
in public postsecondary educational institutions.— 19
(1) Each Florida College System institution and state 20
university must limit the number of enrolled students who are 21
citizens of a foreign country and who are not permanent 22
residents of the United States to no more than 10 percent of the 23
total number of students enrolled at the institution or 24
university. 25

HB 721 2026

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(2) The State Board of Education and the Board of 26
Governors shall adopt rules and regulations, respectively, to 27
administer this section. 28
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 29