The Florida State Board of Education has approved a regulation prohibiting undocumented students from enrolling in the state's 28 public colleges and adult education programs.

佛羅里達州教育委員會已通過一項規定，禁止無證件學生入讀該州 28 所公立學院及成人教育計畫。

On June 30, 2026, the Florida State Board of Education ratified a measure by a 6–1 vote requiring applicants to the Florida College System to provide documentation verifying U.S. citizenship or lawful presence. This administrative action extends to general education and English-language courses. The board asserted its authority to establish admission criteria based on existing Florida statutes. This policy aligns Florida with Alabama, South Carolina, and Georgia in restricting undocumented access to public higher education, although the latter's restrictions are limited to specific selective institutions. A parallel proposal to extend these restrictions to the public university system is currently under deliberation by the Florida Board of Governors.

2026 年 6 月 30 日，佛羅里達州教育委員會以 6 比 1 的投票結果通過了一項措施，要求佛州學院系統的申請人必須提供文件證明其美國公民身份或合法居留身分。此行政行動延伸至一般教育及英語課程。委員會聲稱，其有權根據現行佛州法令制定入學標準。此政策使佛州與阿拉巴馬州、南卡羅來納州及喬治亞州一致，限制無證件人士進入公立高等教育，儘管後者的限制僅限於特定的選拔性機構。一項將此類限制擴展至公立大學系統的平行提案目前正由佛州董事會審議。

Stakeholder positioning reveals a significant divergence in institutional and legal interpretations. Proponents, including Governor Ron DeSantis and Senator Don Gaetz, contend that taxpayer-funded resources should be reserved for lawfully present individuals. Conversely, detractors, including Democratic legislators and the Florida Policy Institute, argue that the board has exceeded its statutory authority by implementing policy via administrative rulemaking rather than legislative action. Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith and Representative Anna Eskamani asserted that the rule contravenes the state's open-door admission policies and constitutional obligations to educate all children within its borders. Furthermore, analysts suggest the policy may impede the 'Sail to 60' initiative—a goal to increase post-secondary attainment—and could result in an estimated annual loss of $15 million in tuition and fees.

利益相關者的立場顯示出在體制與法律解釋上的顯著分歧。支持者，包括州長 Ron DeSantis 和參議員 Don Gaetz，主張由納稅人資助的資源應保留給合法居留者。相反，反對者，包括民主黨立法者和佛州政策研究所，認為委員會透過行政規則而非立法行動來實施政策，已超越其法定權限。參議員 Carlos Guillermo Smith 和代表 Anna Eskamani 聲明，該規則違反了該州的開放式入學政策以及教育境內所有兒童的憲法義務。此外，分析師認為該政策可能會阻礙「Sail to 60」倡議——一項提高高等教育程度的目標——並可能導致每年估計損失 1,500 萬美元的學費與雜費。

Historical and legal antecedents inform the feasibility of this measure. The 1982 Supreme Court ruling in Plyler v. Doe guarantees free public education for children regardless of status; however, this mandate is limited to K-12 education and does not extend to the tertiary level. This legal vacuum allows states to implement restrictive enrollment policies. The current measure follows previous Florida actions, such as the elimination of in-state tuition eligibility for students under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

歷史與法律先例影響了此措施的可行性。1982 年最高法院在 Plyler v. Doe 案中的裁決保障了兒童無論身份如何均享有免費公立教育；然而，此指令僅限於 K-12 教育，並不延伸至高等教育。此法律真空允許各州實施限制性的入學政策。目前的措施延續了佛州之前的行動，例如取消了 DACA（童年抵美者遞延遣使）計劃下學生享有州內學費資格的權利。

The new enrollment restrictions are expected to take effect for future academic years, pending potential legal challenges regarding the board's administrative authority.

新的入學限制預計將在未來的學年生效，但仍需視乎關於委員會行政權限的潛在法律挑戰。