Florida Senate - 2014                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SPB 7112
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: FAV            .                                
                  03/25/2014           .                                
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    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 47 and 48
    4  insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 1004.32, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
    6         Section 2. Paragraph (f) of subsection (5), subsection (6),
    7  and paragraph (d) of subsection (8) of section 1004.65, Florida
    8  Statutes, are amended to read:
    9         1004.65 Florida College System institutions; governance,
   10  mission, and responsibilities.—
   11         (5) The primary mission and responsibility of Florida
   12  College System institutions is responding to community needs for
   13  postsecondary academic education and career degree education.
   14  This mission and responsibility includes being responsible for:
   15         (f) Providing upper level instruction and awarding
   16  baccalaureate degrees as specifically authorized by law.
   17         (6) A separate and secondary role for Florida College
   18  System institutions includes the providing of upper level
   19  instruction, the awarding of baccalaureate degrees specifically
   20  authorized by law, and the offering of programs in:
   21         (a) Community services that are not directly related to
   22  academic or occupational advancement.
   23         (b) Adult education services, including adult basic
   24  education, adult general education, adult secondary education,
   25  and General Educational Development test instruction.
   26         (c) Recreational and leisure services.
   27         (8) Florida College System institutions are authorized to:
   28         (d) Provide access to and award baccalaureate degrees for
   29  the completion of baccalaureate degree programs that are
   30  approved by the State Board of Education on or before March 31,
   31  2014 in accordance with law.
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   33  Authority to offer one or more baccalaureate degree programs
   34  does not alter the governance relationship of the Florida
   35  College System institution with its district board of trustees
   36  or the State Board of Education.
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   38  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   39  And the title is amended as follows:
   40         Delete line 2
   41  and insert:
   42         An act relating to postsecondary education; repealing
   43         s. 1004.32, F.S., relating to New College of Florida;
   44         amending s. 1004.65, F.S.; revising a Florida College
   45         System institution’s primary responsibilities and
   46         secondary role as they relate to providing upper-level
   47         instruction and awarding baccalaureate degrees;
   48         amending