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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided March 11, 1981Published
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. C. Wayne Freeberg Executive Director, State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities
QUESTION:
May the State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities require colleges incorporated in Florida but operating only in a foreign country to be licensed in Florida?
SUMMARY:
Until judicially or legislatively determined to the contrary, private colleges incorporated in Florida and operating solely in a foreign country are not required to be licensed under ch. 246, F.S., as a nonpublic college.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- State ex rel. Greenberg v. Florida State Board of DentistryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- Edgerton v. International CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1956
- Florida State University v. JenkinsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
- Williams v. Florida Real Estate CommissionDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
- Marlboro Corporation, Doing Business as the Emery School v. The Association of Independent Colleges and Schools, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
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