Governor DeSantis vetoes bill preserving resident status for the purposes of in-state tuition for individuals who are sentenced to jail or prison

Staff report

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed the following bill:

CS/SB 62 – Resident Status for Tuition Purposes

The bill would have preserved access to in-state tuition rates for individuals who have been sentenced to jail or prison: “An individual may not lose his or her resident status for tuition purposes solely by reason of incarceration in a state or federal correctional facility in this state.”

In his veto letter, DeSantis wrote that Florida’s higher education system has been ranked #1 in the country for nearly a decade, “in part due to the state’s investment in our institutions over that same period. We should not reward criminal activity by providing inmates with the same benefits as law-abiding citizens.”

To view the veto letter, click here .

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