Workforce Education Fees
2005-2006
The General Appropriations Act provides that school districts
shall
increase workforce education
fees by 5%. The following fee table provides the minimum and maximum fee rates for 2005-06.
The actual rate that your district must use will vary depending on the fee rate that you established
for 2004-05.
You must increase last year’s fee rate by 5%
.
Tuition
Range Per
Contact Hour
Resident:
Vocational Certificate (PSAV) or $1.52 - 1.63
Applied Technology Diploma
Additional Out-of-State Fee:
$4.55 - 4.88
Full Cost:
Vocational Certificate (PSAV
)
$6.07 – 6.52
Resident:
Adult General Education
$0.75 - 0.81
Additional Out-of-State Fee:
$2.26 - 2.43
Full Cost:
Adult General Education
$3.01 - 3.23
Fees for Continuing Workforce Education
In 1999, the method for establishing fees for Continuing Workforce Education shifted to local
school districts. Section 1009.22(3)(b), Florida Statutes (F.S.), states:
Fees for continuing workforce education shall be locally determined by the school
board. However, at least 50 percent of the expenditures for the continuing
workforce education program provided by the school district must be derived from
fees.
Tuition Statutes
Statutes relating to fees were reorganized during the School Code Rewrite. The following are
the current statutory references related to Workforce Fees.
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Section 1009.22, F.S., Workforce Development Fees for both school districts.
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Section 1009.25, F.S., organizes all fee exemptions for all sectors.
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Section 1009.26, F.S., organizes all fee waivers for all sectors.
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Section 1009.27, F.S., organizes references to fee deferrals for all sectors.
Resident Tuition
Tuition for students who are residents should be established to align with the above schedule.
Nonresident Fees
Section 1009.22, F.S., Workforce Development Postsecondary Student Fees, provides that
“Except for otherwise provided in law, fees for students who are not residents for tuition
purposes must offset the full cost of instruction.” Students who are not residents are responsible
for paying the Tuition and the Out-of-State Fee, which totals the Full-Cost of Instruction.
Financial Aid Fee
School districts are still
permitted
to collect, for financial aid purposes, up to an additional 10
percent of the student fees collected for
workforce development education programs
as stated in
section 1009.22(5), F.S.
Capital Improvement Fee
School districts are still
permitted
to collect a separate capital improvement fee for capital
improvements, technology enhancements, or equipping buildings which may not exceed 5 percent
of the tuition fee for resident students or 5 percent of the tuition and out-of-state fee for
nonresident students. For additional information see section 1009.22(6), F.S.
Other Fees
Section 2009.22(8) and (9), F.S., states:
(8) Each district school board is authorized to establish specific fees for workforce
development instruction not reported for state funding purposes or for workforce
development instruction not reported as state funded full-time equivalent students.
District school boards and district boards of trustees are not required to charge
any other fee specified in this section for this type of instruction.
(9) District school boards are not authorized to charge students enrolled in
workforce development programs any fee that is not specifically authorized by
statute. In addition to matriculation, tuition, financial aid, capital improvement,
and technology fees, as authorized in this section, district school boards are
authorized to establish fee schedules for the following user fees and fines:
laboratory fees; parking fees and fines; library fees and fines; fees and fines
relating to facilities and equipment use or damage; access or identification card
fees; duplicating, photocopying, binding, or microfilming fees, standardized
testing fees; diploma replacement fees; transcript fees; application fees; graduation
fees; and late fees related to registration and payment. Such user fees and fines
shall not exceed the cost of services provided and shall only be charged to persons
receiving the service. . . .
Fee Exemptions
Fee exemptions are defined in section 1009.25, F.S.
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Fee Waivers
School districts may provide fee waivers for programs funded through Workforce Development
Education appropriations for up to 8 percent of the fee revenues that would otherwise be
collected.
Differential Out-of-State Fee
Section 1009.22(4), F.S., provides that a district school board that has a service area that borders
another state may implement a plan for a differential out-of-state fee.
Vocational Preparatory Instruction
There has been some confusion about fees for Vocational-Preparatory instruction. The
Department now considers Vocational-Preparatory instruction as an Adult Education course.
Students receiving this instruction are fee-exempt, if they satisfy the fee exemption criteria for
Adult Education students. However, section 1009.22(3)(a), F.S., further states: “Fee-nonexempt
students enrolled in vocational-preparatory instruction shall be charged fees equal to the fees
charged for certificate career education instruction.”
Contacts
If you have any questions about these issues, please contact Mr. Greg Martin at (850) 245-9060,
SC 205-9060 or via e-mail to greg.martin@fldoe.org.
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