| 1 | Representative(s) Goodlette, Mayfield, and Jennings offered the |
| 2 | following: |
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| 4 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 5 | Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert: |
| 6 | Section 1. Paragraph (i) is added to subsection (7) of |
| 7 | section 1001.02, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 8 | 1001.02 General powers of State Board of Education.-- |
| 9 | (7) The State Board of Education shall: |
| 10 | (i) Adopt by rule policies that address the baccalaureate |
| 11 | degree programs at community colleges approved pursuant to s. |
| 12 | 1007.33, including, but not limited to, reporting policies and |
| 13 | performance accountability requirements for both upper-division |
| 14 | and lower-division programs. |
| 15 | Section 2. Subsections (1), (2), and (8) of section |
| 16 | 1001.64, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 17 | 1001.64 Community college boards of trustees; powers and |
| 18 | duties.-- |
| 19 | (1) The boards of trustees shall be responsible for |
| 20 | cost-effective policy decisions appropriate to the community |
| 21 | college's mission, the implementation and maintenance of |
| 22 | high-quality education programs within law and rules of the |
| 23 | State Board of Education, the measurement of performance, the |
| 24 | reporting of information, and the provision of input regarding |
| 25 | state policy, budgeting, and education standards. Community |
| 26 | colleges may grant baccalaureate degrees pursuant to s. 1007.33 |
| 27 | and shall remain under the authority of the State Board of |
| 28 | Education in accordance with current statutory provisions |
| 29 | relating to community colleges as defined in s. 1000.21. |
| 30 | (2) Each board of trustees is vested with the |
| 31 | responsibility to govern its respective community college and |
| 32 | with such necessary authority as is needed for the proper |
| 33 | operation and improvement thereof in accordance with rules of |
| 34 | the State Board of Education. This authority includes serving as |
| 35 | the governing board for purposes of granting baccalaureate |
| 36 | degrees as authorized in s. 1007.33 and approved by the State |
| 37 | Board of Education. |
| 38 | (8) Each board of trustees has authority for policies |
| 39 | related to students, enrollment of students, student records, |
| 40 | student activities, financial assistance, and other student |
| 41 | services. |
| 42 | (a) Each board of trustees shall govern admission of |
| 43 | students pursuant to s. 1007.263 and rules of the State Board of |
| 44 | Education. A board of trustees may establish additional |
| 45 | admissions criteria, which shall be included in the district |
| 46 | interinstitutional articulation agreement developed according to |
| 47 | s. 1007.235, to ensure student readiness for postsecondary |
| 48 | instruction. Each board of trustees may consider the past |
| 49 | actions of any person applying for admission or enrollment and |
| 50 | may deny admission or enrollment to an applicant because of |
| 51 | misconduct if determined to be in the best interest of the |
| 52 | community college. |
| 53 | (b) Each board of trustees shall adopt rules establishing |
| 54 | student performance standards for the award of degrees and |
| 55 | certificates pursuant to s. 1004.68. The board of trustees of a |
| 56 | community college that is authorized to grant a baccalaureate |
| 57 | degree under s. 1007.33 may continue to award degrees, diplomas, |
| 58 | and certificates as authorized for the college, and in the name |
| 59 | of the college, until the college receives any necessary changes |
| 60 | to its accreditation. |
| 61 | (c) Each board of trustees shall establish tuition and |
| 62 | out-of-state fees for approved baccalaureate degree programs, |
| 63 | consistent with law and proviso language in the General |
| 64 | Appropriations Act. |
| 65 | (d)(c) Boards of trustees are authorized to establish |
| 66 | intrainstitutional and interinstitutional programs to maximize |
| 67 | articulation pursuant to s. 1007.22. |
| 68 | (e)(d) Boards of trustees shall identify their core |
| 69 | curricula, which shall include courses required by the State |
| 70 | Board of Education, pursuant to the provisions of s. 1007.25(6). |
| 71 | (f)(e) Each board of trustees must adopt a written |
| 72 | antihazing policy, provide a program for the enforcement of such |
| 73 | rules, and adopt appropriate penalties for violations of such |
| 74 | rules pursuant to the provisions of s. 1006.63(1)-(3). |
| 75 | (g)(f) Each board of trustees may establish a uniform code |
| 76 | of conduct and appropriate penalties for violation of its rules |
| 77 | by students and student organizations, including rules governing |
| 78 | student academic honesty. Such penalties, unless otherwise |
| 79 | provided by law, may include fines, the withholding of diplomas |
| 80 | or transcripts pending compliance with rules or payment of |
| 81 | fines, and the imposition of probation, suspension, or |
| 82 | dismissal. |
| 83 | (h)(g) Each board of trustees pursuant to s. 1006.53 shall |
| 84 | adopt a policy in accordance with rules of the State Board of |
| 85 | Education that reasonably accommodates the religious observance, |
| 86 | practice, and belief of individual students in regard to |
| 87 | admissions, class attendance, and the scheduling of examinations |
| 88 | and work assignments. |
| 89 | (i) Each board of trustees shall adopt a policy providing |
| 90 | that faculty who teach upper-division courses that are a |
| 91 | component part of a baccalaureate degree program must meet the |
| 92 | requirements of s. 1012.82. |
| 93 | Section 3. Subsection (1), paragraph (a) of subsection |
| 94 | (7), and subsection (9) of section 1004.65, Florida Statutes, |
| 95 | are amended, and subsection (10) is added to said section, to |
| 96 | read: |
| 97 | 1004.65 Community colleges; definition, mission, and |
| 98 | responsibilities.-- |
| 99 | (1) Community colleges shall consist of all public |
| 100 | educational institutions identified in s. 1000.21(3). Community |
| 101 | colleges, including colleges that have been approved to offer |
| 102 | baccalaureate degree programs pursuant to s. 1007.33, shall be |
| 103 | operated by community college district boards of trustees under |
| 104 | statutory authority and rules of the State Board of Education. |
| 105 | Except as otherwise provided in law, all laws and rules that |
| 106 | relate to community colleges apply to community colleges |
| 107 | authorized to offer baccalaureate degree programs pursuant to s. |
| 108 | 1007.33. |
| 109 | (7) A separate and secondary role for community colleges |
| 110 | includes: |
| 111 | (a) Providing upper level instruction and awarding |
| 112 | baccalaureate degrees as specifically authorized by law. A |
| 113 | community college that is approved to offer baccalaureate degree |
| 114 | programs shall maintain its primary mission pursuant to |
| 115 | subsection (6) and may not terminate associate in arts or |
| 116 | associate in science degree programs as a result of the |
| 117 | authorization to offer baccalaureate degree programs. |
| 118 | (9) Community colleges are authorized to offer such |
| 119 | programs and courses as are necessary to fulfill their mission |
| 120 | and are authorized to grant associate in arts degrees, associate |
| 121 | in science degrees, associate in applied science degrees, |
| 122 | certificates, awards, and diplomas. Each community college is |
| 123 | also authorized to make provisions for the General Educational |
| 124 | Development test. Each community college may provide access to |
| 125 | and award baccalaureate degrees in accordance with law. |
| 126 | (10) A community college may not offer graduate programs. |
| 127 | Section 4. Subsection (3) is added to section 1004.68, |
| 128 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 129 | 1004.68 Community college; degrees and certificates; tests |
| 130 | for certain skills.-- |
| 131 | (3) The board of trustees of a community college |
| 132 | authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees pursuant to s. 1007.33 |
| 133 | may continue to award degrees, diplomas, and certificates as |
| 134 | authorized for the college, and in the name of the college, |
| 135 | until the community college receives any necessary changes to |
| 136 | its accreditation. |
| 137 | Section 5. Section 1007.33, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 138 | to read: |
| 139 | 1007.33 Site-determined baccalaureate degree access.-- |
| 140 | (1) The Legislature recognizes that public and private |
| 141 | postsecondary educational institutions play essential roles in |
| 142 | improving the quality of life and economic well-being of the |
| 143 | state and its residents. The Legislature also recognizes that |
| 144 | economic development needs and the educational needs of place- |
| 145 | bound, nontraditional students have increased the demand for |
| 146 | local access to baccalaureate degree programs. In some, but not |
| 147 | all, geographic regions, baccalaureate degree programs are being |
| 148 | delivered successfully at the local community college through |
| 149 | agreements between the community college and 4-year |
| 150 | postsecondary institutions within or outside of the state. It is |
| 151 | therefore the intent of the Legislature to further expand access |
| 152 | for Florida residents to baccalaureate degree programs and to |
| 153 | provide baccalaureate degree programs that meet critical |
| 154 | workforce needs through the use of community colleges. |
| 155 | (2) A community college may enter into a formal agreement |
| 156 | pursuant to the provisions of s. 1007.22 for the delivery of |
| 157 | specified baccalaureate degree programs. |
| 158 | (3) A community college may develop a proposal to deliver |
| 159 | specified baccalaureate degree programs in its district to meet |
| 160 | local workforce needs or to expand access to postsecondary |
| 161 | education for diverse, nontraditional, or geographically bound |
| 162 | students. The proposal must be approved by the board of trustees |
| 163 | of the community college. |
| 164 | (a) To be eligible to receive state funding to support the |
| 165 | proposed program at the baccalaureate level, the proposal must |
| 166 | be submitted to the State Board of Education for approval in |
| 167 | accordance with timelines and guidelines adopted by the state |
| 168 | board and. The community college's proposal must include the |
| 169 | following information: |
| 170 | 1.(a) Documentation of the demand for the baccalaureate |
| 171 | degree program as is identified by the workforce development |
| 172 | board, local businesses and industry, local chambers of |
| 173 | commerce, and potential students who must be residents of the |
| 174 | state. |
| 175 | 2.(b) Documentation of the unmet need for graduates of the |
| 176 | proposed degree program is substantiated. |
| 177 | 3.(c) Documentation that the community college has the |
| 178 | facilities and academic resources to deliver the program. |
| 179 | 4. Documentation that alternative attempts were made to |
| 180 | meet the identified need, such as distance learning and |
| 181 | partnerships with other public or private postsecondary |
| 182 | educational institutions, or justification for not pursuing such |
| 183 | alternatives. |
| 184 | 5. A 5-year financial plan that details steps to ensure |
| 185 | that the per-credit-hour costs of the program at the end of the |
| 186 | 5-year period will be less than the costs of similar programs at |
| 187 | state universities. |
| 188 | (b) Upon receipt of a proposal submitted pursuant to |
| 189 | paragraph (a), the State Board of Education must make the |
| 190 | proposal available to other public and private postsecondary |
| 191 | educational institutions for 60 days for review and comment, |
| 192 | including the opportunity for such institutions to submit |
| 193 | alternative proposals to the State Board of Education for |
| 194 | meeting the stated need. |
| 195 | (c) The State Board of Education may approve, deny, or |
| 196 | require revisions to a proposal submitted by a community college |
| 197 | pursuant to paragraph (a) or an alternative proposal submitted |
| 198 | pursuant to paragraph (b). |
| 199 |
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| 200 | A The proposal must be submitted to the Council for Education |
| 201 | Policy Research and Improvement for review and comment. Upon |
| 202 | approval of the State Board of Education for the specific degree |
| 203 | program or programs, the community college approved to offer |
| 204 | baccalaureate degrees pursuant to this subsection shall pursue |
| 205 | regional accreditation by the Commission on Colleges of the |
| 206 | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Any additional |
| 207 | baccalaureate degree program programs the community college |
| 208 | wishes to offer must be approved by the State Board of Education |
| 209 | pursuant to the process outlined in this subsection in order for |
| 210 | the community college to receive state funding for the program |
| 211 | at the baccalaureate level. |
| 212 | (4) Any baccalaureate degree program authorized at a |
| 213 | community college pursuant to the provisions of this section |
| 214 | must be evaluated by the board of trustees of the community |
| 215 | college every 5 years to determine the cost-effectiveness of the |
| 216 | program, the effectiveness of the program in providing access to |
| 217 | baccalaureate degrees for Florida residents and meeting local |
| 218 | workforce needs, and the impact of the program on the college's |
| 219 | primary mission of providing associate degrees. A copy of the |
| 220 | evaluation must be submitted to the State Board of Education, |
| 221 | the Executive Office of the Governor, the President of the |
| 222 | Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. |
| 223 | Programs that have excessive per-credit-hour costs, fail to |
| 224 | provide meaningful access to baccalaureate degrees for Florida |
| 225 | residents, no longer meet workforce needs, or hinder a community |
| 226 | college's primary mission may lose eligibility for state funding |
| 227 | as a baccalaureate degree program. |
| 228 | (5)(4) A community college may not terminate its associate |
| 229 | in arts or associate in science degree programs as a result of |
| 230 | the authorization provided pursuant to this section in |
| 231 | subsection (3). The Legislature intends that the primary mission |
| 232 | of a community college, including a community college that |
| 233 | offers baccalaureate degree programs, continues to be the |
| 234 | provision of associate degrees that provide access to a |
| 235 | university. |
| 236 | (6) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to |
| 237 | administer this section. |
| 238 | Section 6. Subsections (1), (3), and (11) of section |
| 239 | 1009.23, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 240 | 1009.23 Community college student fees.-- |
| 241 | (1) Unless otherwise provided, the provisions of this |
| 242 | section applies apply only to fees charged for college credit |
| 243 | instruction leading to an associate in arts degree, an associate |
| 244 | in applied science degree, or an associate in science degree, or |
| 245 | a baccalaureate degree authorized by the State Board of |
| 246 | Education pursuant to s. 1007.33 and for noncollege credit |
| 247 | college-preparatory courses defined in s. 1004.02. |
| 248 | (3) The State Board of Education shall adopt by December |
| 249 | 31 of each year a resident fee schedule for the following fall |
| 250 | for advanced and professional programs, associate in science |
| 251 | degree programs, baccalaureate degree programs authorized by the |
| 252 | State Board of Education pursuant to s. 1007.33, and college- |
| 253 | preparatory programs that produce revenues in the amount of 25 |
| 254 | percent of the full prior year's cost of these programs. Fees |
| 255 | for courses in college-preparatory programs and associate in |
| 256 | arts and associate in science degree programs may be established |
| 257 | at the same level. In the absence of a provision to the contrary |
| 258 | in an appropriations act, the fee schedule shall take effect and |
| 259 | the colleges shall expend the funds on instruction. If the |
| 260 | Legislature provides for an alternative fee schedule in an |
| 261 | appropriations act, the fee schedule shall take effect the |
| 262 | subsequent fall semester. |
| 263 | (11)(a) Each community college board of trustees may |
| 264 | establish a separate fee for capital improvements, technology |
| 265 | enhancements, or equipping student buildings which may not |
| 266 | exceed 10 percent of tuition for resident students or 10 percent |
| 267 | of the sum of tuition and out-of-state fees for nonresident |
| 268 | students. The fee for resident students shall be limited to an |
| 269 | increase of $2 per credit hour over the prior year $1 per credit |
| 270 | hour or credit-hour equivalent for residents and which equals or |
| 271 | exceeds $3 per credit hour for nonresidents. Funds collected by |
| 272 | community colleges through these fees may be bonded only as |
| 273 | provided in this subsection for the purpose of financing or |
| 274 | refinancing new construction and equipment, renovation, or |
| 275 | remodeling of educational facilities. The fee shall be collected |
| 276 | as a component part of the tuition and fees, paid into a |
| 277 | separate account, and expended only to construct and equip, |
| 278 | maintain, improve, or enhance the educational facilities of the |
| 279 | community college. Projects funded through the use of the |
| 280 | capital improvement fee shall meet the survey and construction |
| 281 | requirements of chapter 1013. Pursuant to s. 216.0158, each |
| 282 | community college shall identify each project, including |
| 283 | maintenance projects, proposed to be funded in whole or in part |
| 284 | by such fee. |
| 285 | (b) Capital improvement fee revenues may be pledged by a |
| 286 | board of trustees as a dedicated revenue source to the repayment |
| 287 | of debt, including lease-purchase agreements with an overall |
| 288 | term, including renewals, extensions, and refundings, of not |
| 289 | more than 7 years and revenue bonds, with a term not to exceed |
| 290 | 20 annual maturities years, and not to exceed the useful life of |
| 291 | the asset being financed, only for financing or refinancing of |
| 292 | the new construction and equipment, renovation, or remodeling of |
| 293 | educational facilities. Community colleges may use the services |
| 294 | of the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of |
| 295 | Administration to issue any Bonds authorized through the |
| 296 | provisions of this subsection shall be. Any such bonds issued by |
| 297 | the Division of Bond Finance upon the request of the community |
| 298 | college board of trustees shall be in compliance with the |
| 299 | provisions of s. 11(d), Art. VII of the State Constitution and |
| 300 | the State Bond Act. The Division of Bond Finance may pledge fees |
| 301 | collected by one or more community colleges to secure such |
| 302 | bonds. Any project included in the approved educational plant |
| 303 | survey pursuant to chapter 1013 is approved pursuant to s. |
| 304 | 11(d), Art. VII of the State Constitution. |
| 305 | (c) The state does hereby covenant with the holders of the |
| 306 | bonds issued under this subsection that it will not take any |
| 307 | action that will materially and adversely affect the rights of |
| 308 | such holders so long as the bonds authorized by this subsection |
| 309 | are outstanding. |
| 310 | (d) Any validation of the bonds issued pursuant to the |
| 311 | State Bond Act shall be validated in the manner provided by |
| 312 | chapter 75. Only the initial series of bonds is required to be |
| 313 | validated. The complaint for such validation shall be filed in |
| 314 | the circuit court of the county where the seat of state |
| 315 | government is situated, the notice required to be published by |
| 316 | s. 75.06 shall be published only in the county where the |
| 317 | complaint is filed, and the complaint and order of the circuit |
| 318 | court shall be served only on the state attorney of the circuit |
| 319 | in which the action is pending. |
| 320 | (e) A maximum of 15 percent cents per credit hour may be |
| 321 | allocated from the capital improvement fee for child care |
| 322 | centers conducted by the community college. The use of capital |
| 323 | improvement fees for such purpose shall be subordinate to the |
| 324 | payment of any bonds secured by the fees. |
| 325 | Section 7. Subsection (3) of section 1009.24, Florida |
| 326 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 327 | 1009.24 State university student fees.-- |
| 328 | (3)(a) The Legislature has the responsibility to establish |
| 329 | tuition and fees. |
| 330 | (b) Within proviso in the General Appropriations Act and |
| 331 | law, each board of trustees shall set undergraduate university |
| 332 | tuition and fees. |
| 333 | (c) Except as otherwise provided by law, each board of |
| 334 | trustees shall set university tuition and fees for graduate, |
| 335 | graduate professional, and nonresident students, except that |
| 336 | tuition and fees for graduate, graduate professional, and |
| 337 | nonresident students who enroll prior to fall 2005 shall be |
| 338 | established within proviso in the General Appropriations Act or |
| 339 | by law. Tuition and fees for graduate, graduate professional, |
| 340 | and nonresident students shall not exceed the average full-time |
| 341 | nonresident tuition and fees for corresponding programs at |
| 342 | public institutions that are members of the Association of |
| 343 | American Universities. The annual percentage increase in tuition |
| 344 | and fees established by each board of trustees pursuant to this |
| 345 | paragraph for students enrolled prior to fall 2005 shall not |
| 346 | exceed the annual percentage increase approved by the |
| 347 | Legislature for resident undergraduate students. At least 20 |
| 348 | percent of the amount raised by tuition increases imposed |
| 349 | pursuant to this paragraph shall be allocated by each university |
| 350 | to need-based financial aid for students. |
| 351 | (d) The sum of the activity and service, health, and |
| 352 | athletic fees a student is required to pay to register for a |
| 353 | course shall not exceed 40 percent of the tuition established in |
| 354 | law or in the General Appropriations Act. The tuition and fees |
| 355 | established pursuant to paragraph (c) for graduate, graduate |
| 356 | professional, and nonresident students shall not be subject to |
| 357 | the 40 percent cap. No university shall be required to lower any |
| 358 | fee in effect on the effective date of this act in order to |
| 359 | comply with this subsection. Within the 40 percent cap, |
| 360 | universities may not increase the aggregate sum of activity and |
| 361 | service, health, and athletic fees more than 5 percent per year |
| 362 | unless specifically authorized in law or in the General |
| 363 | Appropriations Act. A university may increase its athletic fee |
| 364 | to defray the costs associated with changing National Collegiate |
| 365 | Athletic Association divisions. Any such increase in the |
| 366 | athletic fee may exceed both the 40 percent cap and the 5 |
| 367 | percent cap imposed by this subsection. Any such increase must |
| 368 | be approved by the athletic fee committee in the process |
| 369 | outlined in subsection (11) and cannot exceed $2 per credit |
| 370 | hour. Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 1009.534, 1009.535, |
| 371 | and 1009.536, that portion of any increase in an athletic fee |
| 372 | pursuant to this subsection that causes the sum of the activity |
| 373 | and service, health, and athletic fees to exceed the 40 percent |
| 374 | cap or the annual increase in such fees to exceed the 5 percent |
| 375 | cap shall not be included in calculating the amount a student |
| 376 | receives for a Florida Academic Scholars award, a Florida |
| 377 | Medallion Scholars award, or a Florida Gold Seal Vocational |
| 378 | Scholars award. This subsection does not prohibit a university |
| 379 | from increasing or assessing optional fees related to specific |
| 380 | activities if payment of such fees is not required as a part of |
| 381 | registration for courses. |
| 382 | Section 8. Section 1011.83, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 383 | to read: |
| 384 | 1011.83 Financial support of community colleges.-- |
| 385 | (1) Each community college that has been approved by the |
| 386 | Department of Education and meets the requirements of law and |
| 387 | rules of the State Board of Education shall participate in the |
| 388 | Community College Program Fund. However, funds to support |
| 389 | workforce education programs conducted by community colleges |
| 390 | shall be provided pursuant to s. 1011.80. |
| 391 | (2) Funding for baccalaureate degree programs approved |
| 392 | pursuant to s. 1007.33 shall be specified in the General |
| 393 | Appropriations Act. A student in a baccalaureate degree program |
| 394 | approved pursuant to s. 1007.33 who is not classified as a |
| 395 | resident for tuition purposes pursuant to s. 1009.21 shall not |
| 396 | be included in calculations of full-time equivalent enrollments |
| 397 | for state funding purposes. |
| 398 | (3) Funds specifically appropriated by the Legislature for |
| 399 | baccalaureate degree programs approved pursuant to s. 1007.033 |
| 400 | may be used only for such programs. A new baccalaureate degree |
| 401 | program may not accept students without a recurring legislative |
| 402 | appropriation for this purpose. However, community colleges that |
| 403 | have been approved by the State Board of Education prior to July |
| 404 | 1, 2005, to offer baccalaureate degrees are not subject to the |
| 405 | requirement for recurring funds until the 2006-2007 budget year. |
| 406 | (4) A community college that grants baccalaureate degrees |
| 407 | shall maintain reporting and funding distinctions between any |
| 408 | baccalaureate degree program approved under s. 1007.33 and any |
| 409 | other baccalaureate degree programs involving traditional |
| 410 | concurrent-use partnerships. |
| 411 | Section 9. Section 1012.82, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 412 | to read: |
| 413 | 1012.82 Teaching faculty; minimum teaching hours per |
| 414 | week.--Each full-time member of the teaching faculty at any |
| 415 | community college, including faculty who teach upper-division |
| 416 | courses that are a component part of a baccalaureate degree |
| 417 | program approved pursuant to s. 1007.33, who is paid wholly from |
| 418 | funds appropriated from the community college program fund shall |
| 419 | teach a minimum of 15 classroom contact hours per week at such |
| 420 | institution. However, the required classroom contact hours per |
| 421 | week may be reduced upon approval of the president of the |
| 422 | institution in direct proportion to specific duties and |
| 423 | responsibilities assigned the faculty member by his or her |
| 424 | departmental chair or other appropriate college administrator. |
| 425 | Such specific duties may include specific research duties, |
| 426 | specific duties associated with developing television, video |
| 427 | tape, or other specifically assigned innovative teaching |
| 428 | techniques or devices, or assigned responsibility for off-campus |
| 429 | student internship or work-study programs. A "classroom contact |
| 430 | hour" consists of a regularly scheduled classroom activity of |
| 431 | not less than 50 minutes in a course of instruction which has |
| 432 | been approved by the community college board of trustees. Any |
| 433 | full-time faculty member who is paid partly from community |
| 434 | college program funds and partly from other funds or |
| 435 | appropriations shall teach a minimum number of classroom contact |
| 436 | hours per week in such proportion to 15 classroom contact hours |
| 437 | as his or her salary paid from community college program funds |
| 438 | bears to his or her total salary. |
| 439 | Section 10. Subsection (2) of section 1013.60, Florida |
| 440 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 441 | 1013.60 Legislative capital outlay budget request.-- |
| 442 | (2) The commissioner shall submit to the Governor and to |
| 443 | the Legislature an integrated, comprehensive budget request for |
| 444 | educational facilities construction and fixed capital outlay |
| 445 | needs for school districts, community colleges, and |
| 446 | universities, pursuant to the provisions of s. 1013.64 and |
| 447 | applicable provisions of chapter 216. Each community college |
| 448 | board of trustees and each university board of trustees shall |
| 449 | submit to the commissioner a 3-year plan and data required in |
| 450 | the development of the annual capital outlay budget. Community |
| 451 | college boards of trustees may request funding for all |
| 452 | authorized programs, including approved baccalaureate degree |
| 453 | programs. Such a request for funding must be submitted as a part |
| 454 | of the 3-year priority list for community colleges pursuant to |
| 455 | s. 1013.64(4)(a). Enrollment in approved baccalaureate degree |
| 456 | programs or baccalaureate degree programs offered under a formal |
| 457 | agreement with another college or university pursuant to s. |
| 458 | 1007.33 may be computed into the survey of need for facilities |
| 459 | if the partner is not defraying the cost. No further |
| 460 | disbursements shall be made from the Public Education Capital |
| 461 | Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund to a board of trustees that |
| 462 | fails to timely submit the required data until such board of |
| 463 | trustees submits the data. |
| 464 | Section 11. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |
| 465 |
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| 466 | ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================= |
| 467 | Remove the entire title and insert: |
| 468 | A bill to be entitled |
| 469 | An act relating to enhanced student opportunities; |
| 470 | amending s. 1001.02, F.S.; requiring State Board of |
| 471 | Education rules that address baccalaureate degree programs |
| 472 | at community colleges; amending s. 1001.64, F.S.; |
| 473 | providing that community colleges that grant baccalaureate |
| 474 | degrees remain under the authority of the State Board of |
| 475 | Education with respect to specified responsibilities; |
| 476 | providing that the board of trustees is the governing |
| 477 | board for purposes of granting baccalaureate degrees; |
| 478 | providing powers of the boards of trustees, including the |
| 479 | power to establish tuition and out-of-state fees; |
| 480 | providing restrictions; requiring such boards to adopt a |
| 481 | policy requiring teachers who teach certain upper-division |
| 482 | courses to teach a specified minimum number of hours; |
| 483 | amending s. 1004.65, F.S.; including community colleges |
| 484 | approved to offer baccalaureate degree programs under |
| 485 | authority to operate; requiring such community colleges to |
| 486 | maintain their primary mission and prohibiting them from |
| 487 | terminating associate degree programs; prohibiting a |
| 488 | community college from offering graduate programs; |
| 489 | amending s. 1004.68, F.S.; authorizing the continued |
| 490 | awarding of degrees, diplomas, and certificates by |
| 491 | community colleges approved to offer baccalaureate degree |
| 492 | programs; amending s. 1007.33, F.S.; revising requirements |
| 493 | for a proposal by a community college to deliver a |
| 494 | baccalaureate degree program; requiring the State Board of |
| 495 | Education to make proposals available for review and |
| 496 | comment by other postsecondary educational institutions |
| 497 | and authorizing alternative proposals; eliminating |
| 498 | requirement for review and comment by the Council for |
| 499 | Education Policy Research and Improvement; authorizing the |
| 500 | State Board of Education to approve, deny, or require |
| 501 | revisions to proposals; requiring periodic evaluation of |
| 502 | approved programs; authorizing termination of funding for |
| 503 | certain approved programs; requiring rulemaking; amending |
| 504 | s. 1009.23, F.S.; providing guidelines and restrictions |
| 505 | for setting community college tuition and out-of-state |
| 506 | fees for upper-division courses; requiring the State Board |
| 507 | of Education to adopt a resident fee schedule for |
| 508 | baccalaureate degree programs offered by community |
| 509 | colleges; revising provisions relating to the fee for |
| 510 | capital improvements, technology enhancements, or |
| 511 | equipping student buildings and the use thereof; providing |
| 512 | requirements for the issuance and validation of bonds; |
| 513 | revising provisions relating to the allocation for child |
| 514 | care centers; amending s. 1009.24, F.S.; providing |
| 515 | responsibilities of the Legislature and state university |
| 516 | boards of trustees to establish tuition and fees; |
| 517 | providing restrictions; amending s. 1011.83, F.S.; |
| 518 | providing for funding of approved baccalaureate programs |
| 519 | at community colleges; providing for use of funds and |
| 520 | reporting requirements; amending s. 1012.82, F.S.; |
| 521 | revising provisions relating to minimum contact hours for |
| 522 | community college faculty who teach upper-division |
| 523 | courses; amending s. 1013.60, F.S.; allowing community |
| 524 | college boards of trustees to request funding for all |
| 525 | authorized programs and specifying requirements; requiring |
| 526 | that enrollment in baccalaureate degree programs be |
| 527 | computed into the survey of need for facilities; providing |
| 528 | an effective date. |