Workforce Education Fees
2006-2007
The General Appropriations Act provides that school districts
shall
increase workforce
education fees by 2.5%. The following table provides the minimum and maximum
“Tuition” and “Out-of-State Fee” limits for 2006-07 and should only be used as
reference. The actual rate that your district must use will vary depending on the rates
established by your district for 2005-06.
Each district must increase last year’s Tuition
by 2.5% and the 2006-07 tuition and fees must fall within the range provided in the
table below.
The attachment titled “2006-07 District Workforce Education Fee Increase
Table” is provided to assist your district in establishing tuition and fees for 2006-07.
Contact Greg Martin to if you wish to receive an additional worksheet to assist in
determining your 2006-07 fees, including any “Student Financial Aid” and “Capital
Improvement” fees your district may wish to charge.
Type of Fee
Tuition Range Per Contact Hour
Vocational Certificate (PSAV) or Applied Technology Diploma (ATD)
Resident Tuition
$1.56 - 1.67
Additional Out-of-State Fee
$4.66 – 5.00
Full Cost: (Tuition + Out-of-State Fee)
$6.22 – 6.67
Financial Aid Fee
You may charge up to 10% of the sum
of Tuition and “Out-of-State Fee”
Capital Improvement Fee
You may charge up to 5% of the sum of
Tuition and “Out-of-State Fee”
Type of Fee
Tuition Range Per Contact Hour
Adult General Education
Resident Tuition
$0.77 - 0.83
Additional Out-of-State Fee
$2.32 - 2.49
Full Cost: (Tuition + Out-of-State Fee)
$3.09 - 3.32
Financial Aid Fee
You may charge up to 10% of the sum
of Tuition and “Out-of-State Fee”
Capital Improvement Fee
You may charge up to 5% of the sum of
Tuition and “Out-of-State Fee”
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.
Section 1009.22, F.S., Workforce Development.
Section 1009.25, F.S., organizes all fee exemptions for all sectors.
Section 1009.26, F.S., organizes all fee waivers for all sectors.
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(10), 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 1009.22(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.
Fee Waivers
Fee Waivers are defined in section 1009.26, F.S. 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 Greg Martin at (850) 245-
9060, SC 205-9060 or via e-mail to greg.martin@fldoe.org.