Thursday morning the Florida Senate Higher Education Committee heard from several students before approving Senate Bill 778.
It will allow Florida's public universities to implement a Student Green Energy Fund, a small per credit hour fee that would go towards energy efficiency projects on campus.
"We have six universities around the state that are working on this. We've got on weekly conference calls and plan. And we're really excited that this has passed through this committee," said Chris Cano, a student at the University of Florida.
The bill will not only save the university money, but the whole state through reduced energy costs. Senate Bill 778 will be voted on this upcoming legislative session.
