| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to state university presidents; amending |
| 3 | ss. 1001.706 and 1001.74, F.S.; revising powers and duties |
| 4 | of the Board of Governors and university boards of |
| 5 | trustees relating to personnel; providing that a state |
| 6 | university president is not subject to the personnel |
| 7 | program established by the Board of Governors; requiring |
| 8 | that a board of trustees appoint the university president |
| 9 | and establish and administer a personnel program for the |
| 10 | president; providing an effective date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section |
| 15 | 1001.706, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 16 | 1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors.-- |
| 17 | (5) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO PERSONNEL.-- |
| 18 | (a) The Board of Governors, or the board's designee, shall |
| 19 | establish the personnel program for all employees of a state |
| 20 | university except, including the president. |
| 21 | Section 2. Subsection (5) of section 1001.74, Florida |
| 22 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 23 | 1001.74 Powers and duties of university boards of |
| 24 | trustees.-- |
| 25 | (5) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO PERSONNEL.-- |
| 26 | (a) To the extent delegated by the Board of Governors |
| 27 | pursuant to s. 1001.706, each board of trustees shall establish |
| 28 | the personnel program for all employees of the university |
| 29 | except, including the president. |
| 30 | (b) Each board of trustees shall appoint a university |
| 31 | president and establish and administer a personnel program for |
| 32 | the president. |
| 33 | (c)(b) The Department of Management Services shall retain |
| 34 | authority over state university employees for programs |
| 35 | established in ss. 110.123, 110.1232, 110.1234, 110.1238, and |
| 36 | 110.161 and in chapters 121, 122, and 238. Unless specifically |
| 37 | authorized by law, neither the Board of Governors nor a state |
| 38 | university may offer group insurance programs for employees as a |
| 39 | substitute for or as an alternative to the health insurance |
| 40 | programs offered pursuant to chapter 110. |
| 41 | (d)(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, university |
| 42 | employees are public employees for purposes of chapter 112 and |
| 43 | the payment for travel and per diem shall not exceed the level |
| 44 | specified in s. 112.061. |
| 45 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |