{"id":16062,"date":"2013-01-15T13:41:05","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T18:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/?p=16062"},"modified":"2013-01-15T13:42:02","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T18:42:02","slug":"the-florida-senates-2013-agenda-so-far-in-state-tuition-teacher-pay-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2013\/01\/15\/the-florida-senates-2013-agenda-so-far-in-state-tuition-teacher-pay-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"The Florida Senate’s 2013 Agenda So Far: In-State Tuition; Teacher Pay; Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Veterans would have an easier time receiving in-state tuition at Florida colleges and universities if a bill introduced by Sen. Jack Latvala becomes law.<\/p><\/div>\n

While the Florida House has plenty of education-related bills to consider<\/a>, Senators have introduced even more.<\/p>\n

The Senate has also introduced a bill, SB 180, granting the U.S. citizen children<\/a> of undocumented immigrants in-state tuition rates. Those students would have to attend school in Florida for four years and apply to college within twelve months of graduating from a Florida high school.<\/p>\n

Another Senate bill would open up in-state tuition to U.S. military veterans<\/a>. Veterans say it is often difficult to cash in their education benefits because they can not secure in-state tuition rates using military documents<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The bill, SB 260, grants in-state tuition to veterans who reside in Florida while attending college, or who attend a physical college campus in Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Another bill, SB 198, proposes a constitutional amendment which would require Florida school districts pay teachers at least the national average<\/a>. The bill would need legislative approval as well as 60 percent of Florida voting in favor.<\/p>\n

Four bills deal with disabilities.<\/p>\n

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