6E-4.001: Fees and Expenses
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect is to clarify when base and workload fees will be reduced and clarify the reporting period for fees and expenses.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Fees charged to licensed postsecondary institutions.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 1005.22, 1005.35, 1005.37 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1005.22, 1005.35, 1005.37 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Commission for Independent Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Samuel L. Ferguson, Executive Director, Commission for Independent Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
6E-4.001 Fees and Expenses.
(1) The Base Fee and the Workload Fee shall be assessed at one of six levels based upon the Florida student enrollment (per license issued) for the last reported fiscal year ending on June 30th. For each licensed institution, Florida student enrollment consists of all students enrolled at a Florida campus of an institution plus all Florida residents enrolled in any Commission CIE licensed distance education program. If an institution that holds a license has not submitted enrollment data to the Commission (using the CIE Annual Data Collection) they shall be assessed at the highest level.
(a) Level 1 = 0 to 100 students
(b) Level 2 = 101-500 students
(c) Level 3 = 501-1,000 students
(d) Level 4 = 1,001 to 5,000 students
(e) Level 5 = 5,001 to 10,000 students
(f) Level 6 = over 10,000 students
If the total revenue collected by the Commission during a fiscal year is greater than 12% or greater than of the Commissions budgeted expenditures for the same fiscal year, the Commission is authorized to reduce the Base Fee and Workload Fee up to 3%. If the total revenue collected by the Commission during a fiscal year is less than the Commissions budgeted expenditures for the same fiscal year, the Commission is authorized to increase the Base Fee and Workload Fee up to 3%.
(2) through (9) No change.
Rulemaking Specific Authority 1005.22(1)(e), 1005.35, 1005.37, 1005.38 FS. Law Implemented 1005.22, 1005.35, 1005.37, 1005.38 FS. HistoryNew 1-7-03, Amended 7-27-04, 1-30-08, 7-21-08,_______.
