A spokesman for Rep. Jimmie Smith, R-Lecanto, told the Orlando Sentinel that Smith will withdraw the bill that was filed this month.
It would have required college graduates to stay and work in Florida six months for every semester the scholarship was used.
Those who didn’t stay in state or who didn’t finish school would have to pay the money back.
If the bill had passed the Florida Legislature, the new requirements would have gone into effect in a couple of years, when unemployment in the state is forecast to remain above the national average.
Florida may be getting a 13th public university, but this one would be devoted to online learning.
Does Florida need a 13th public university that would be devoted solely to online learning?
The Florida Board of Governors (BOG), which oversees the state university system, is looking into it at a meeting today in Davie.
The 2012 Florida Legislature provided funds to the BOG to hire a consulting firm that would study the state’s postsecondary, online education system.
Part of the firm’s research included cost and revenue projections. Not surprising, the firm found that a Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) is the cheapest way to go.
Parthenon figures it would cost the state about $100,000 to create one MOOC and cost the student a mere $90 per course. That’s a savings of hundreds of dollars for the student and a relatively cheap start-up for the state.
Gov. Rick Scott hopes an increase in STEM degree programs will lure more high paying jobs to the state.
The Governor’s Office is touting the rise in STEM-related job openings in Florida over the last year.
Gov. Rick Scott is using the numbers to continue his push for more STEM degrees (science, technology, engineering, math).
His office announced this week that job openings in science and tech fields have increased by nearly 14 percent since last year.
Data from The Conference Board’s Help Wanted OnLine series show STEM-related job postings in Florida in November increased by more than 8,000 from the previous year.
Rep. Jimmie Smith wants Bright Futures recipients to stay in Florida after graduation.
A Florida lawmaker has filed a bill that would force most Bright Futures recipients to stay in Florida after graduation or pay back the scholarship money.
The cost of sending this little guy to a 4 year university is almost $54,000 through the Florida Prepaid College Plan.
The cost of a prepaid, 4-year university plan for a newborn in Florida has climbed more than 350 percent in the last six years.
That’s what Gov. Rick Scott heard during a presentation Tuesday by the Florida Prepaid College Board.
In 2006-07, the prepaid cost for 4-year university tuition and fees was $14,616. Now, it’s $53,729, which comes out to $332 a month over 18 years.
“More than 50 percent of the families in our state make less than $50,000 a year,” Scott told reporters Tuesday. “Prepaid being almost $54,000 is a big drain.”
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