(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 a licensed institution
and for distance education, a student whose mailing address for purposes of
receiving distance education lessons and materials from the school, is a
Florida address. 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 12% or greater than the Commission's 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 Commission's budgeted expenditures for the same
fiscal year, the Commission is authorized to increase the Base Fee and Workload
Fee up to 3%.
(2)
Base Fee. All nonpublic institutions and centers of out-of-state institutions
under the jurisdiction of the Commission derive benefit from the services
performed by the Commission. Such services include but are not limited to
administration of the fair consumer practices program and the data collection
and dissemination program. To defray the cost of such general services, each
institution holding a provisional or annual license, or a license by means of
accreditation, with an enrollment at Level 1 shall pay $500, enrollment at
Level 2 shall pay $1, 000, enrollment at Level 3 shall pay $2, 000, enrollment
at Level 4 shall pay $3, 000, enrollment at Level 5 shall pay $4, 000 and
enrollment at Level 6 shall pay $5, 000. Enrollment shall be determined by the
institution's data submission to the CIE Annual Data Collection during the
previous fiscal year or for a new institution, by its anticipated enrollment in
Florida during its first year of operation. The Base Fee shall be due and
collected at the time of application for provisional licensure, annual review
of licensure, or the annual Licensure by Means of Accreditation
review.
(3) Workload Fees. Each
licensed institution receives technical assistance from the Commission, along
with help in developing and implementing institutional articulation agreements
and achieving candidacy status with accrediting agencies; and significant
amounts of staff and administrative time are spent on evaluating applications,
traveling to institutions for onsite visits, assisting institutions which are
experiencing problems with financial aid or financial stability, and other
duties assigned by the Commission. The following workload fees are assessed in
addition to the Base Fee, and must be received prior to Commission
consideration of each action.
Initial Application for License, or Moving from Nondegree to
Degree:
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New Nondegree Institutions
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$2, 000 + $200 per program
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New Degree-Granting Institutions
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$3, 000 + $200 per program
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Annual Review of Licensure and License by Means of
Accreditation Review:
Level 1 = $1, 500
Level 2 = $2, 000
Level 3 = $5, 000
Level 4 = $7, 000
Level 5 = $8, 500
Level 6 = $10, 000
Institutions not Licensed by Means of Accreditation shall pay
$50 per licensed program (not to exceed $500) as part of the Annual Review of
License.
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Substantive Change Review
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$1, 000
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Provisional or Annual Licensure Extension
(first)
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$500
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Provisional or Annual Licensure Extension
(second)
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$750
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Provisional or Annual Licensure Extension
(third)
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$1, 500
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New Program or Program Modifications, Less than
Substantive Change or More than One Minor Modification per Year:
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Nondegree Programs for Annually Licensed
Institutions
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$500
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Degree Programs for Annually Licensed
Institutions
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$1, 000
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Nondegree and Degree Programs for Institutions
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$250
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Licensed by Means of Accreditation:
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Site Visits:
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One Visit per Year
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Included in licensure fee
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Subsequent Visits directed by Commission
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$300 per day
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Approval to Use "College" or "University", First Time
or Special Review
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$500
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Annual Licensure of Recruiting Agents
(nontransferable)
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$200
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Criminal Justice Information Investigation
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$50
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(4)
Fines and disciplinary oversight:
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Fine for Probation Requiring Oversight
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Up to $5, 000 depending on level and length of
oversight required
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Continuing Activity after Cease and Desist Letter,
Per Day
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$1, 000
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Monitoring Institution under Probable Cause, Per
Calendar Quarter
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$1, 000
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Fine for Failure to Timely Submit Accountability Data
required by paragraph
6E-2.004(10)(d),
F.A.C., $250, for the first infraction, and $500 for the second or subsequent
infraction, not to exceed $500 for each reporting period.
(5) Licensure application fees, base fees and
program fees shall be paid annually.
(6) Student Protection Fund: Nondegree
institutions will be charged a fee for the Student Protection Fund. The fees
are specified in rule
6E-4.005, F.A.C.
(7) Investigations and Resolution of
Complaints. In cases where the Commission must investigate complaints
pertaining to fair consumer practices, initiate Probable Cause proceedings,
render findings of fact, and issue decisions, the institution shall be assessed
a fee of no less than $500 and no more than $2, 000, according to the
administrative time required for the specific case, which is payable within 14
days of the official action being taken by the Commission.
(8) Failure to Submit Materials in a Timely
Manner. In cases where the Commission has set a specific date for the filing of
materials regarding licensure or other matters under its purview, and the
institution has not filed said materials within 14 calendar days of the
specified date, the Commission shall assess the institution $100 per working
day until the materials are received by the Commission. The postal date on the
envelope or package containing the materials shall serve as the date of
receipt.
(9) All fees, and any
fines imposed for probation or other violations shall be paid to the Chief
Financial Officer of the Department of Education for deposit into the
Institutional Assessment Trust Fund as established in section
1010.83, F.S., and identified as
a separate revenue account for the authorized expenses of the Commission under
the provisions of section
1010.83, F.S., with the
exception that all fines imposed under paragraph
6E-2.004(10)(d),
F.A.C., must be deposited into the Student Protection Fund, established
pursuant to section
1005.37,
F.S.
