Florida University System Postpones Vote on Exception to Undocumented Student Ban: September Ban Covers 12 Public Universities, Proposed Exception Concerns Community College Transfers
FLORIDA — The State University System of Florida's Board of Governors on Friday, November 13, postponed considering a regulation that would loosen restrictions on undocumented students attending public universities.
In September, the board approved a total ban on undocumented students attending the 12 public institutions in the state, barring anyone who is present in the United States unlawfully from enrolling in universities that did not admit all academically qualified applicants for the past two academic years, with application from the 2027-2028 academic year.
The proposed exception would allow students to attend Florida universities if they earned an associate degree from a state community college prior to the spring 2027 semester, or if they were enrolled in a community college programme that had an agreement with the state university system before then.
The exception relates to the state's 2+2 arrangement, formally the Statewide Articulation Agreement, which establishes a 60-credit transfer toward a bachelor's degree from a college to a university.
In the board's academic affairs committee on Friday, former state Senator Douglas Broxson said the board needs to evaluate feedback it received before it can move forward with the vote. It is unclear when the board will revisit the issue, and the board did not respond to a request for comment on Friday.
Gaby Pacheco, president and CEO of TheDream.US, noted that undocumented high school students graduating in 2027 would still be prohibited from attending a public four-year institution under the ban. Florida is home to more than 60,000 undocumented college students, according to data from the Higher Ed Immigration Portal.
Source: Inside Higher Ed
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Photo: 图：佛罗里达大学校园内的 Lake Alice 黄昏，佛州公立大学系统理事会推迟表决无证学生入学例外。来源：Alexander Abair, CC BY 4.0，维基共享资源。 / Photo: Lake Alice on the University of Florida campus at dusk; the State University System of Florida board has postponed a vote on an exception to its undocumented-student ban. Credit: Alexander Abair, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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