{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-1009.44","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 1009.44","heading":"Need-based financial aid; no preference to students receiving other aid.","body":"From the funds collected by state universities and Florida College System institutions as a financial aid fee and from other funds appropriated by the Legislature for financial aid from the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund, institutions shall expend those moneys designated as need-based financial aid with no preference given to students who also qualify for merit-based or other financial aid awards.\nHistory.—s. 417, ch. 2002-387; s. 129, ch. 2011-5.","path":["CHAPTER 1009 EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS, FEES, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=1000-1099/1009/1009.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:17:37Z","sha256":"bc829fb05900fb82629c1719ea840915866191d31084a9cae8b59ed7f35bc87d","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-1009.43","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-1009.45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}