Florida Student Association

Florida Student Association
AbbreviationFSA
FormationNovember 17, 1976; 47 years ago (1976-11-17)
TypeNonprofit corporation[1]
59-1673603[2]
Registration no.737328
Legal statusActive[3]
Jack Hitchcock
AffiliationsState University System of Florida
Websitewww.floridastudentassociation.com

Florida Student Association was formed in 1976 and is a non-profit corporation composed of the student body presidents from each of the State University System of Florida universities.[4]

Florida Student Association, Inc. (FSA) was formed in 1976 under the "Florida Not For Profit Corporation Act".[5] FSA represents the interests of about 400,000 students of the State University System of Florida. A statute enacted by the state legislature of Florida has created a "student government" at each state university. The statute provides that each student government shall have a "student body president".[6] FSA's board of directors includes the Student Body President of each state university student government. FSA's board of directors exercises the corporation's powers and manages its affairs.[7]

  1. ^ Florida Student Association, Inc. was organized under the "Florida Not For Profit Corporation Act"; Chapter 617 of the Florida Statutes.
  2. ^ The Employer Identification Number (EIN) "59-1673603" was assigned to Florida Student Association, Inc. by the United States Internal Revenue Service.
  3. ^ FSA is classified as an "Active" corporation.
  4. ^ Solodev (2020-10-16). "Higher Education". www.fldoe.org. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  5. ^ Section 617.01011 of the Florida Statutes.
  6. ^ Section 1004.26, "University student governments", Florida Statutes.
  7. ^ Section 617.0801, "Duties of board of directors", Florida Statutes.