Florida education officials are preparing policies that would bar undocumented students from enrolling in state public colleges and universities. A vote scheduled Tuesday would require applicants to provide documentation of “citizenship or lawful presence,” while a parallel Board of Governors action would prevent unlawful residents from initially enrolling at institutions that had admitted all academically qualified applicants in the previous two years. Advocates warn the changes could cost millions in lost tuition and impose long-term economic harm, especially because Florida has an estimated 8,000 undocumented high-school graduates annually. The Higher Ed Immigration Portal estimates more than 49,000 undocumented students are in Florida’s higher-education system. The decision would place Florida among states that have moved toward expulsion of undocumented students from public higher education, potentially triggering institutional policy, admissions workflow, and financial-aid compliance burdens across the 28 public colleges and 12 public universities.