130 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
GRANTS AND AIDS - FLORIDA COLLEGE SYSTEM
PROGRAM FUND
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 1,356,883,682
From the funds in Specific Appropriation 8 from the Educational
Enhancement Trust Fund and Specific Appropriation 130 from the
General Revenue Fund, $1,615,810,108 is provided for operating funds and
approved baccalaureate programs and shall be allocated as follows:
Eastern Florida State College............................. 54,102,854
Broward College........................................... 111,551,710
College of Central Florida................................ 41,251,398
Chipola College........................................... 15,799,933
Daytona State College..................................... 61,760,663
Florida SouthWestern State College........................ 50,557,278
Florida State College at Jacksonville..................... 89,160,895
The College of the Florida Keys........................... 11,083,079
Gulf Coast State College.................................. 27,508,447
Hillsborough Community College............................ 85,734,338
Indian River State College................................ 60,895,633
Florida Gateway College................................... 19,731,410
Lake-Sumter State College................................. 24,617,544
State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota................ 33,973,636
Miami Dade College........................................ 205,201,435
North Florida College..................................... 10,926,338
Northwest Florida State College........................... 29,616,337
Palm Beach State College.................................. 80,175,282
Pasco-Hernando State College.............................. 50,581,887
Pensacola State College................................... 62,873,527
Polk State College........................................ 50,651,562
Saint Johns River State College........................... 35,824,456
Saint Petersburg College.................................. 94,633,599
Santa Fe College.......................................... 54,633,477
Seminole State College of Florida......................... 57,232,753
South Florida State College............................... 24,941,237
Tallahassee State College................................. 42,125,144
Valencia College.......................................... 128,664,256
Prior to the disbursement of funds in Specific Appropriations 8 and
130, colleges shall submit an operating budget for the expenditure of
these funds as provided in section 1011.30, Florida Statutes. The
operating budget shall clearly identify planned expenditures for
baccalaureate programs and shall include the sources of funds.
For advanced and professional, postsecondary vocational, developmental
education, educator preparation institute programs, and baccalaureate
degree programs, tuition and fees shall be assessed in accordance with
section 1009.23, Florida Statutes.
For programs leading to a career certificate or an applied technology
diploma, and for adult general education programs, tuition and fees
shall be assessed in accordance with section 1009.22, Florida Statutes.
Pursuant to the provisions of section 1009.26(1), Florida Statutes,
Florida colleges may grant fee waivers for programs funded through
Workforce Development Education appropriations for up to eight percent
of the fee revenues that would otherwise be collected.
From the funds in Specific Appropriations 8 and 130, each Florida
college shall report enrollment for adult general education programs
identified in section 1004.02, Florida Statutes, in accordance with the
Department of Education instructional hours reporting procedures. The
Auditor General shall verify compliance with this requirement during
scheduled operational audits of the Florida colleges.
Each Florida college board of trustees is given flexibility to make
necessary adjustments to its operating budget. If any board reduces
individual programs or projects within the Florida college by more than
10 percent during the 2025-2026 fiscal year, written notification shall
be made to the Governor, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House
of Representatives, and the Department of Education.
131 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
GRANTS AND AIDS - NURSING EDUCATION
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 64,000,000