Florida Senate - 2009                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 888
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             04/30/2009 08:54 AM       .                                
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       Senator Lynn moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 71 - 91
    4  and insert:
    5  activities. The institute shall be led by Embry-Riddle
    6  Aeronautical University and the Florida Institute of Technology
    7  and shall include other public and private postsecondary
    8  academic institutions within and outside the state. The
    9  institute, through its partner institutions, shall support
   10  research focus areas including, but not limited to, spaceport
   11  licensing and safety; range and airspace management systems
   12  development, simulation, and qualification; spaceflight human
   13  factors issues; spaceflight passenger, crew, and technician
   14  training and certification; launch vehicle safety analysis;
   15  materials science for spaceflight; spaceport instrumentation,
   16  technologies, and processes; and other topics which may be of
   17  interest to the Federal Aviation Administration.
   18         (2) The institute shall be established in phases, with the
   19  initial phase focused on developing a management structure,
   20  establishing a formal relationship with the Federal Aviation
   21  Administration, and forming partnerships with academic
   22  institutions and industry. The institute shall provide a
   23  quarterly report to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
   24  Development on the institute’s activities, relationship status
   25  with the Federal Aviation Administration, research, and
   26  partnerships. Any monies provided by government or private
   27  industry directly to Embry Riddle Aeronautical University or the
   28  Florida Institute of Technology shall not be a part of the
   29  Institute but shall remain as an allocation as intended for each
   30  institution.