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- ↑ Florida Student Association, Inc. was organized under the "Florida Not For Profit Corporation Act"; Chapter 617 of the Florida Statutes.
- ↑ The Employer Identification Number (EIN) "59-1673603" was assigned to Florida Student Association, Inc. by the United States Internal Revenue Service.
- ↑ FSA is classified as an "Active" corporation.
- ↑ Solodev (2020-10-16). "Higher Education". www.fldoe.org. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Section 617.01011 of the Florida Statutes.
- ↑ Section 1004.26, "University student governments", Florida Statutes.
- ↑ Section 617.0801, "Duties of board of directors", Florida Statutes.
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- ↑ Solodev (2022-05-31). "Florida Department of Education". www.fldoe.org. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ "Governor Ron DeSantis Announces The Freedom First Budget" . Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Section 1001.70(2) of the Florida Statutes.
- ↑ Rule 6A-20.0371, "Right to Appeal Eligibility Determination", Florida Administrative Code.
- ↑ Section 1009.42, "Financial aid appeal process", Florida Statutes.
- ↑ "Rally in Tally". FSA. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Section 617.0302(5), "Corporate powers", Florida Statutes.
- ↑ FSA bylaws, Article II, as amended on February 2, 2012.
- ↑ Silvers, David. "Florida medical amnesty bill could save student lives | Opinion". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
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- ↑ "House Bill 3419 (2020) - the Florida Senate".
- ↑ Section 1009.98, "Stanley G. Tate Florida Prepaid College Program", Florida Statutes.
- ↑ "Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, The First Hispanic Woman Elected to Congress" Archived 2017-01-16 at the Wayback Machine . CHLI Spotlight. Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute, March 13, 2014.
- ↑ David Corry became the "Executive Director" of FSA on August 2, 1986. "SG bosses pick new leaders at meeting". Central Florida Future, Vol. 18, No. 54, page 1. University of Central Florida, June 18, 1986.
- ↑ Shari Caprara became the "Legislative Director" of FSA in August, 1985. Florida Flambeau. Florida State University, August 19, 1985.
- ↑ "Overview" of prepaid college plans, offered by the Florida Prepaid College Board.
