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Florida Senate - 2001 SB 1596
By Senators Sebesta, Sullivan, Miller, Latvala and Lee
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the state university system;
3 amending s. 240.2011, F.S.; creating a fiscally
4 autonomous campus of the University of South
5 Florida; amending s. 240.527, F.S.; requiring a
6 Campus Board of the University of South Florida
7 St. Petersburg; requiring separate
8 accreditation; providing powers and duties of
9 the Campus Board and the Campus Executive
10 Officer; providing a procedure for preparing a
11 budget request; providing for central support
12 services contracts and a letter of agreement;
13 excluding certain entities from certain
14 provisions; providing an effective date.
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16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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18 Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 240.2011, Florida
19 Statutes, is amended to read:
20 240.2011 State University System defined.--The State
21 University System shall consist of the following:
22 (5) The University of South Florida, with a main
23 campus located in Hillsborough County and a fiscally
24 autonomous campus in Pinellas County, named the University of
25 South Florida St. Petersburg.
26 Section 2. Section 240.527, Florida Statutes, is
27 amended to read:
28 (Substantial rewording of section. See
29 s. 240.527, F.S., for present text.)
30 240.527 The University of South Florida St.
31 Petersburg--.
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1 (1) The St. Petersburg campus of the University of
2 South Florida is established and shall be known as the
3 "University of South Florida St. Petersburg."
4 (a) The Legislature intends that the University of
5 South Florida St. Petersburg be operated and maintained as a
6 separate organizational and budget entity of the University of
7 South Florida, and that all legislative appropriations for the
8 University of South Florida St. Petersburg be set forth as
9 separate line items in the annual General Appropriations Act.
10 (b) The University of South Florida St. Petersburg
11 shall have a Campus Board and a Campus Executive Officer.
12 (c) As soon as possible, but no later than the
13 effective date of this act, the President of the University of
14 South Florida shall begin the process of application to the
15 Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges
16 and Schools for separate accreditation of the University of
17 South Florida St. Petersburg. If the application is not
18 approved or is provisionally approved, the University of South
19 Florida shall correct any identified deficiencies and shall
20 continue to work for accreditation.
21 (2) The Board of Trustees of the University of South
22 Florida shall appoint to the Campus Board, from
23 recommendations of the President of the University of South
24 Florida, five residents of Pinellas County. If a resident of
25 Pinellas County is appointed to the Board of Trustees of the
26 University of South Florida, the board shall appoint that
27 member to serve jointly as a member of the Campus Board. If
28 more than one Pinellas County resident is appointed to the
29 Board of Trustees, the board shall select one joint member.
30 The Board of Trustees may reappoint a member to the Campus
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1 Board for one additional term. The Campus Board has the powers
2 and duties provided by law, which include the authority to:
3 (a) Review and approve an annual legislative budget
4 request to be submitted to the Commissioner of Education. The
5 Campus Executive Officer shall prepare the legislative budget
6 request in accordance with guidelines established by the
7 Florida Board of Education. This request must include items
8 for campus operations and fixed capital outlay.
9 (b) Approve and submit an annual operating plan and
10 budget for review and consultation by the Board of Trustees of
11 the University of South Florida. The campus operating budget
12 must reflect the actual funding available to that campus from
13 separate line-item appropriations contained in each annual
14 General Appropriations Act, which line-item appropriations
15 must initially reflect the funds reported to the Florida
16 Legislature for the University of South Florida St. Petersburg
17 Campus for fiscal year 2000-2001 and any additional funds
18 provided in the fiscal year 2001-2002 legislative
19 appropriation.
20 (c) Enter into central support services contracts with
21 the Board of Trustees of the University of South Florida for
22 any services that the St. Petersburg campus cannot provide
23 more economically, including payroll processing, accounting,
24 technology, construction administration, and other desired
25 services. However, all legal services for the campus must be
26 provided by a central services contract with the university.
27 The Board of Trustees of the University of South Florida and
28 the Campus Board shall determine in a letter of agreement any
29 allocation or sharing of student fee revenue between the
30 University of South Florida's main campus and the St.
31 Petersburg campus.
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2 The Board of Trustees of the University of South Florida may
3 lawfully delegate other powers and duties to the Campus Board
4 for the efficient operation and improvement of the campus and
5 for the purpose of vesting in the campus the attributes
6 necessary to meet the requirements for separate accreditation
7 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
8 (3) The University of South Florida St. Petersburg
9 shall be administered by a Campus Executive Officer who shall
10 be appointed by, report directly to, and serve at the pleasure
11 of the President of the University of South Florida. The
12 President shall consult with the Campus Board before hiring or
13 terminating the Campus Executive Officer. The Campus Executive
14 Officer has authority and responsibility as provided in law,
15 including the authority to:
16 (a) Administer campus operations within the annual
17 operating budget as approved by the Campus Board.
18 (b) Recommend to the Campus Board an annual
19 legislative budget request that includes funding for campus
20 operations and fixed capital outlay.
21 (c) Recommend to the Campus Board an annual campus
22 operating budget.
23 (d) Recommend to the Campus Board appropriate services
24 and terms and conditions to be included in annual central
25 support services contracts.
26 (e) Carry out any additional responsibilities assigned
27 or delegated by the President of the University of South
28 Florida for the efficient operation and improvement of the
29 campus, especially any authority necessary for the purpose of
30 vesting in the campus attributes necessary to meet the
31 requirements for separate accreditation.
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1 (4) Students enrolled at the University of South
2 Florida, including those enrolled at a branch campus, have the
3 same rights and obligations as provided by law, policy, or
4 rule adopted by the University of South Florida, the Florida
5 Department of Education, or other lawful entity. The
6 University of South Florida shall provide a comprehensive and
7 coordinated system of student registration so that a student
8 enrolled at any campus of the University of South Florida has
9 the ability to register for courses at any other campus of the
10 University of South Florida.
11 (5) The following entities are not affected by this
12 section and remain under the administrative control of the
13 University of South Florida:
14 (a) The University of South Florida College of Marine
15 Science, which is a component college of the main campus.
16 (b) The Florida Institute of Oceanography, which is a
17 Type One Institute.
18 (c) The University of South Florida Pediatric Research
19 Center.
20 (d) The University of South Florida/USGS joint
21 facility.
22 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.
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25 SENATE SUMMARY
26 Creates the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, a
fiscally autonomous campus of the University of South
27 Florida. Provides for a Campus Board and a Campus
Executive Officer and for the powers and duties of each.
28 Requires separate accreditation. Provides a procedure for
preparing a budget request. Provides for central support
29 services contracts and a letter of agreement. Provides a
list of entities that remain under the administrative
30 control of the University of South Florida.
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