Only in Florida can a born and bred native Floridian be considered a non-resident for college tuition purposes because his/her parents moved out-of-state. ("Student Status Up to Parents", Florida Today, June 19, 2006).
The story reports that under state regulations, lifelong Florida residents can lose residency status for tuition purposes if their parents move out of state -- even in cases where the student is working and paying taxes in Florida.
Just one more excellent example of our esteemed legislators "fine-tuning" Florida laws when we, the voters, were not paying attention.
Our elected officials care about one thing. Cold hard cash to the tune of $28 million in potential new tuition money due to the change in residency reclassification. Your family means nothing to these people.
Vote them out November 7, 2006.