Proposed 10% Enrollment Cap for Foreign Students at Florida Public Colleges
December 10, 2025
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Where This Stands
Currently Died in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
6 actions- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroduced1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Dec 16, 2025HouseNow in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
- Dec 16, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Education & Employment Committee
- Dec 16, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Education Administration Subcommittee
- Dec 16, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
- Dec 10, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →Finance Connection
| Candidate | Donor | Amount | Industry | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berny Jacques | FLORIDA HEALTH CARE EXECUTIVE PAC | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Mar 2025 |
| Berny Jacques | FL CHAMBER OF COMM PAC | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Mar 2025 |
| Berny Jacques | FLORIDA FAMILY INSURANCE COMPANY | $1,000 | INSURANCE | Mar 2025 |
| Berny Jacques | FCCI INSURANCE GROUP INC | $1,000 | INSURANCE | Mar 2025 |
| Berny Jacques | ALLIANCE FOR HONEST GOVERNMENT | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Feb 2025 |
| Berny Jacques | ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO. | $1,000 | INSURANCE | Mar 2025 |
| Berny Jacques | FCCI SERVICES, INC. | $1,000 | INSURANCE | Mar 2025 |
| Berny Jacques | FLORIDA AGENTS FOR INSURANCE REFORM | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Feb 2025 |
| Berny Jacques | FASD PC | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Mar 2025 |
| Berny Jacques | CASE CLARENCE | $1,000 | CONSULTANT | Feb 2025 |
| Berny Jacques | CASTANEDA ANTON | $1,000 | CONSULTANT | Feb 2025 |
| Berny Jacques | CCC | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Mar 2025 |
| Berny Jacques | CHAVEZ JEAN | $1,000 | HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE | Feb 2025 |
| Berny Jacques | COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA AGENTS | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Feb 2025 |
| Berny Jacques | COUNCIL FOR SENIOR FLORIDIANS | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Mar 2025 |
| Berny Jacques | DUDLEY CHRIS | $1,000 | LOBBYIST | Feb 2025 |
| Berny Jacques | BESTBET HOLDINGS INC | $1,000 | GAMING HOLDING COMPANY | Mar 2025 |
| Berny Jacques | CURBELO CECILIA | $1,000 | HEALTHCARE | Feb 2025 |
| Berny Jacques | DOSAL TOBACCO CORPORATION | $1,000 | AGRICULTURE | Feb 2025 |
| Berny Jacques | FLORIDA JUSTICE PC | $1,000 | POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Mar 2025 |
Reported financial relationships and timing signals. This does not prove motive or influence. Readers draw their own conclusions.
The Frame
If enacted, this policy would force public colleges and universities to restrict international student admissions, potentially impacting institutional revenue, campus diversity, and global research partnerships.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Foreign students without permanent residency
Their ability to enroll in Florida public postsecondary institutions would be restricted by a 10% institutional cap.
Florida College System institutions
They must comply with new enrollment limits and administrative rules set by the State Board of Education.
State universities
They must comply with new enrollment limits and administrative regulations set by the Board of Governors.
Current stage: Died in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee.
Floor Vote.
Background
- The Florida College System consists of 28 public institutions providing associate and baccalaureate degrees, while the State University System includes 12 public universities. context
Summary
Key Facts
You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.
Why It Matters
If enacted, this policy would force public colleges and universities to restrict international student admissions, potentially impacting institutional revenue, campus diversity, and global research partnerships.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this apply to all international students?
Who is responsible for enforcing this limit?
News Coverage
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
State-level enrollment restriction
The bill represents a move toward centralized state control over international student admissions quotas at public institutions.
Connected Entities
Sources
openstates.org
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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