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/ Sponsor Jackie Toledo, R-Tampa, said the bill “prioritizes students and families.” Some House Democrats who opposed the bill, however, expressed concerns about offering the legal protections. Under the proposal, public and private colleges and universities would be shielded from lawsuits stemming from campuses being shut down during the pandemic and students being forced to learn online. The Florida House on Wednesday passed a wide-ranging higher education bill that, in part, would protect colleges and universities from coronavirus-related lawsuits. Sponsor Jackie Toledo, R-Tampa, said ...

Amanda Gonzalez Garcia The Florida House passed a budget for the upcoming year that cuts my Effective Access to Student Education (EASE) voucher, which helps me pay college tuition. This budget cut affects nearly 13,000 students like me, Florida residents who are working hard to earn their college degrees. Tell your lawmakers to stop balancing the budget on the backs of students by funding the EASE voucher. Funding the EASE voucher will help students to finish college and pursue their dreams. I was eight years old when I moved from Cuba to Florida. In Cuba, receiving a college education was ...

Our legislators need not restrict where Florida students and their families can choose to attend a college or university.

Total federal loan amounts disbursed; and Total number of students who received federal loans. The bill also specifies that institutions must meet three or more of the following metrics to remain eligible to receive EASE grants: A post-graduate employment or continuing education rate of at least 77 percent as submitted in the report dated September 202055, and at least 78 percent and 79 percent as submitted in each subsequent annual report, respectively; A graduation rate of at least 48 percent as submitted in the report dated September 202056, and at least 49 and 50 percent as submitted in e...

The House is proposing a cut of $36.4 million for the Effective Access to Student Education Program, which helps students at private colleges.