Florida Senate - 2012 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1366
Barcode 593794
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Budget Subcommittee on Higher Education
Appropriations (Hays) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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4 Delete everything after the enacting clause
5 and insert:
6 Section 1. Section 445.07, Florida Statutes, is created to
7 read:
8 445.07 Economic security report of employment and earning
9 outcomes.—
10 (1) Beginning December 31, 2013, and annually thereafter,
11 the Department of Economic Opportunity shall prepare, or
12 contract with an entity to prepare, an economic security report
13 of employment and earning outcomes for degrees or certificates
14 earned at a public postsecondary educational institution.
15 (2) The report must be easily accessible to and readable by
16 the public and shall be made available online. The report, by
17 educational sector, must:
18 (a) Use the Florida Education and Training Placement
19 Information Program for data relating to the employment,
20 earnings, continuing education, and receipt of public assistance
21 by graduates of a degree program from a public postsecondary
22 educational institution.
23 (b) Use the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
24 or its equivalent for calculating the average student loan debt
25 of a graduate of a degree program from a public postsecondary
26 educational institution.
27 (c) Include data on the employment of graduates of a degree
28 or certificate program from a public postsecondary educational
29 institution the year after the degree or certificate is earned
30 by number and percentage and for graduates employed full time in
31 the year after graduation by number and percentage. Beginning
32 with the 2014-2015 fiscal year, the report must include the
33 employment data of graduates of a degree or certificate program
34 from a public postsecondary educational institution 5 years
35 after graduation by number and percentage.
36 (d) Include data on the earnings of graduates of a degree
37 or certificate program from a public postsecondary educational
38 institution the year after earning the degree or certificate by
39 at least the following levels on a quarterly and annualized
40 basis, rounded to the nearest dollar:
41 1. Quarterly wages of $6,250 and annualized wages of
42 $25,000 and below.
43 2. Quarterly wages between $6,251 and $11,250 and
44 annualized wages between $25,001 and $45,000.
45 3. Quarterly wages of $11,251 and annualized wages of
46 $45,001 and above.
47 Section 2. Paragraph (v) of subsection (2), paragraph (a)
48 of subsection (3), paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (4), and
49 paragraph (d) of subsection (6) of section 1001.02, Florida
50 Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (w) is added to subsection
51 (2) of that section, to read:
52 1001.02 General powers of State Board of Education.—
53 (2) The State Board of Education has the following duties:
54 (v) To develop, in conjunction with the Board of Governors,
55 and periodically review for adjustment, a coordinated 5-year
56 plan for postsecondary enrollment, identifying enrollment and
57 graduation expectations by baccalaureate degree program, and
58 annually submit the plan to the Legislature as part of its
59 legislative budget request.
60 (w) To require Florida College System institutions, prior
61 to registration beginning in the 2014-2015 academic year and
62 annually thereafter, to provide each enrolled student electronic
63 access to the economic security report of employment and earning
64 outcomes prepared by the Department of Economic Opportunity
65 pursuant to s. 445.07.
66 (3)(a) The State Board of Education shall adopt a strategic
67 plan that specifies goals and objectives for the state’s public
68 schools and Florida College System institutions. The plan shall
69 be formulated in conjunction with plans of the Board of
70 Governors in order to provide for the roles of the universities
71 and Florida College System institutions to be coordinated to
72 best meet state needs and reflect cost-effective use of state
73 resources. The strategic plan must clarify the mission
74 statements of each Florida College System institution and the
75 system as a whole and identify degree programs, including
76 baccalaureate degree programs, to be offered at each Florida
77 College System institution in accordance with the objectives
78 provided in this subsection and the coordinated 5-year plan
79 pursuant to paragraph (2)(v). The strategic plan must cover a
80 period of 5 years, with modification of the program lists after
81 2 years. Development of each 5-year plan must be coordinated
82 with and initiated after completion of the master plan. The
83 strategic plans must specifically include programs and
84 procedures for responding to the educational needs of teachers
85 and students in the public schools of this state and consider
86 reports and recommendations of the Higher Education Coordinating
87 Council pursuant to s. 1004.015 and the Articulation
88 Coordinating Committee pursuant to s. 1007.01. The state board
89 shall submit a report to the President of the Senate and the
90 Speaker of the House of Representatives upon modification of the
91 plan and as part of its legislative budget request.
92 (4) The State Board of Education shall:
93 (b) Specify, by rule, procedures to be used by the Florida
94 College System institution boards of trustees in the annual
95 evaluations of presidents and review the evaluations of
96 presidents by the boards of trustees, including the extent to
97 which presidents serve both institutional and system goals.
98 (d) Establish criteria for making recommendations for
99 modifying district boundary lines for Florida College System
100 institutions, including criteria for service delivery areas of
101 Florida College System institutions authorized to grant
102 baccalaureate degrees.
103 (6) The State Board of Education shall prescribe minimum
104 standards, definitions, and guidelines for Florida College
105 System institutions that will ensure the quality of education,
106 coordination among the Florida College System institutions and
107 state universities, and efficient progress toward accomplishing
108 the Florida College System institution mission. At a minimum,
109 these rules must address:
110 (d) Provisions for curriculum development, graduation
111 requirements, college calendars, and program service areas.
112 These provisions must include rules that:
113 1. Provide for the award of an associate in arts degree to
114 a student who successfully completes 60 semester credit hours at
115 the Florida College System institution.
116 2. Require all of the credits accepted for the associate in
117 arts degree to be in the statewide course numbering system as
118 credits toward a baccalaureate degree offered by a state
119 university or a Florida College System institution.
120 3. Beginning with students initially entering a Florida
121 College System institution in the 2014-2015 academic year and
122 thereafter, require no more than 30 36 semester credit hours in
123 general education courses in the subject areas of communication,
124 mathematics, social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences.
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126 The rules should encourage Florida College System institutions
127 to enter into agreements with state universities that allow
128 Florida College System institution students to complete upper
129 division-level courses at a Florida College System institution.
130 An agreement may provide for concurrent enrollment at the
131 Florida College System institution and the state university and
132 may authorize the Florida College System institution to offer an
133 upper-division-level course or distance learning.
134 Section 3. Subsections (16) and (17) are added to section
135 1001.03, Florida Statutes, to read:
136 1001.03 Specific powers of State Board of Education.—
137 (16) PLAN SPECIFYING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.—By July 1, 2013,
138 the State Board of Education shall identify performance metrics
139 for the Florida College System and develop a plan that specifies
140 goals and objectives for each Florida College System
141 institution. The plan must include:
142 (a) Performance metrics and standards common for all
143 institutions and metrics and standards unique to institutions
144 depending on institutional core missions, including, but not
145 limited to, remediation success, retention, graduation,
146 employment, transfer rates, licensure passage, excess hours,
147 student loan burden and default rates, job placement, faculty
148 awards, and highly respected rankings for institution and
149 program achievements.
150 (b) Student enrollment and performance data delineated by
151 method of instruction, including, but not limited to,
152 traditional, online, and distance learning instruction.
153 (17) UNIFIED STATE PLAN FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
154 ENGINEERING, and MATHEMATICS (STEM).—The State Board of
155 Education, in consultation with the Board of Governors and the
156 Department of Economic Opportunity, shall adopt a unified state
157 plan to improve K-20 STEM education and prepare students for
158 high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand employment in STEM and
159 STEM-related fields.
160 Section 4. Subsection (7) is added to section 1001.10,
161 Florida Statutes, to read:
162 1001.10 Commissioner of Education; general powers and
163 duties.—
164 (7) The commissioner, or the commissioner’s designee, may
165 conduct a review or investigation of practices, procedures, or
166 actions at any Florida College System institution which appear
167 to be inconsistent with sound financial, management, or academic
168 practice.
169 Section 5. Paragraph (c) of subsection (13) of section
170 1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
171 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The
172 district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all
173 powers and perform all duties listed below:
174 (13) RECORDS AND REPORTS.—Provide for the keeping of all
175 necessary records and the making of all needed or required
176 reports, as follows:
177 (c) Reports to parents.—
178 1. Require that, at regular intervals, reports are made by
179 school principals or teachers to parents, apprising them of the
180 progress being made by the students in their studies and giving
181 other needful information.
182 2. Beginning with the course registration process for the
183 2013-2014 school year and each year thereafter, require that
184 school principals or classroom teachers provide secondary school
185 students and their parents with a link to the Department of
186 Economic Opportunity’s economic security report prepared
187 pursuant to s. 445.07.
188 Section 6. Paragraph (d) of subsection (8) of section
189 1001.64, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
190 1001.64 Florida College System institution boards of
191 trustees; powers and duties.—
192 (8) Each board of trustees has authority for policies
193 related to students, enrollment of students, student records,
194 student activities, financial assistance, and other student
195 services.
196 (d) Boards of trustees shall identify their general
197 education core curricula, which shall include courses required
198 by the State Board of Education, pursuant to the provisions of
199 s. 1007.25(6).
200 Section 7. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4), subsection (5),
201 paragraph (a) of subsection (6), and subsections (9) and (10) of
202 section 1001.706, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection
203 (11) is added to that section, to read:
204 1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors.—
205 (4) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO FINANCE.—
206 (c) The Board of Governors, or the board’s designee, shall
207 establish tuition and fees pursuant to ss. 1009.24 and 1009.26,
208 unless otherwise provided in law.
209 (5) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO ACCOUNTABILITY.—
210 (a) The Legislature intends that the Board of Governors
211 shall align the missions of each constituent university with the
212 academic success of its students; the national reputation of its
213 faculty and its academic and research programs; the quantity of
214 externally generated research, patents, and licenses; and the
215 strategic and accountability plans required in paragraphs (b)
216 and (c). The mission alignment and strategic plan shall consider
217 peer institutions at the constituent universities. The mission
218 alignment and strategic plan shall acknowledge that universities
219 that have a national and international impact have the greatest
220 capacity to promote the state’s economic development through:
221 new discoveries, patents, licenses, and technologies that
222 generate state businesses of global importance; research
223 achievements through external grants and contracts that are
224 comparable to nationally recognized and ranked universities; the
225 creation of a resource rich academic environment that attracts
226 high-technology business and venture capital to the state; and
227 this generation’s finest minds focusing on solving the state’s
228 economic, social, environmental, and legal problems in the areas
229 of life sciences, water, sustainability, energy, and health
230 care. A nationally recognized and ranked university that has a
231 global perspective and impact shall be afforded the opportunity
232 to enable and protect the university’s competitiveness on the
233 global stage in fair competition with other institutions of
234 other states in the highest Carnegie Classification.
235 (b) The Board of Governors shall develop a strategic plan
236 specifying goals and objectives for the State University System
237 and each constituent university, including each university’s
238 contribution to overall system goals and objectives. The
239 strategic plan must:
240 1. Include performance metrics and standards common for all
241 institutions and metrics and standards unique to institutions
242 depending on institutional core missions, including, but not
243 limited to, student admission requirements, retention,
244 graduation, employment, continuing education, licensure passage,
245 excess hours, student loan burden and default rates, faculty
246 awards, total annual research expenditures, patents, licenses
247 and royalties, intellectual property, startup companies, annual
248 giving, endowments, and well-known, highly respected national
249 rankings for institutional and program achievements.
250 2. Consider reports and recommendations of the Higher
251 Education Coordinating Council pursuant to s. 1004.015 and the
252 Articulation Coordinating Committee pursuant to s. 1007.01.
253 3. Include student enrollment and performance data
254 delineated by method of instruction, including, but not limited
255 to, traditional, online, and distance learning instruction.
256 (c) The Board of Governors shall develop an accountability
257 plan for the State University System and each constituent
258 university. The accountability plan must address institutional
259 and system achievement of goals and objectives specified in the
260 strategic plan adopted pursuant to paragraph (b) and must be
261 submitted as part of its legislative budget request.
262 (d) Prior to registration, beginning in the 2014-2015
263 academic year and each year thereafter, the Board of Governors
264 shall require a state university to provide each enrolled
265 student electronic access to the economic security report of
266 employment and earning outcomes prepared by the Department of
267 Economic Opportunity pursuant to s. 445.07. In addition, the
268 Board of Governors shall require a state university to provide
269 each student electronic access to the following information each
270 year prior to registration using the data described in s.
271 1008.39:
272 1. The top 25 percent of degrees reported by the university
273 in terms of highest full-time job placement and highest average
274 annualized earnings in the year after earning the degree.
275 2. The bottom 10 percent of degrees reported by the
276 university in terms of lowest full-time job placement and lowest
277 average annualized earnings in the year after earning the
278 degree.
279 (e)(d) The Board of Governors shall maintain an effective
280 information system to provide accurate, timely, and cost
281 effective information about each university. The board shall
282 continue to collect and maintain, at a minimum, management
283 information as such information existed on June 30, 2002.
284 (f)(e) If the Board of Governors of the State University
285 System determines that a state university board of trustees is
286 unwilling or unable to address substantiated allegations made by
287 any person relating to waste, fraud, or financial mismanagement
288 within the state university, the Office of the Inspector General
289 shall investigate the allegations.
290 (g) The Board of Governors may consider waiving its
291 regulations and may waive or modify the tuition differential use
292 requirements under s. 1009.24(16)(a). If not currently
293 authorized, the Board of Governors may request authority from
294 the Legislature to waive or modify specific statutory
295 requirements, including percentages and dollar amount
296 limitations in s. 1009.24, in order to reduce barriers and
297 support attainment of goals identified in institutional plans,
298 as necessary for advancing system priorities and unique
299 institutional priorities. Regulatory and statutory flexibilities
300 authorized or requested by the Board of Governors pursuant to
301 this paragraph must be included in the accountability plan
302 prepared and submitted pursuant to paragraph (c).
303 (6) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO PERSONNEL.—
304 (a) The Board of Governors, or the board’s designee, shall
305 establish the personnel program for all employees of a state
306 university. The Board of Governors shall confirm the
307 presidential selection and reappointment by a university board
308 of trustees as a means of acknowledging that system cooperation
309 is expected.
310 (9) COOPERATION WITH OTHER BOARDS.—The Board of Governors
311 shall implement a plan for working on a regular basis with the
312 State Board of Education, the Commission for Independent
313 Education, the Higher Education Coordinating Council, the
314 Articulation Coordinating Committee, the university boards of
315 trustees, representatives of the Florida College System
316 institution boards of trustees, representatives of the private
317 colleges and universities, and representatives of the district
318 school boards to achieve a seamless education system.
319 (10) PROHIBITION.—The Board of Governors is prohibited from
320 assessing any fee on state universities, unless specifically
321 authorized by law.
322 (11) AUTHORIZATION TO REVOKE OR MODIFY.—The Board of
323 Governors may revoke or modify the scope of any power or duty it
324 has delegated.
325 Section 8. Subsection (24) is added to section 1002.20,
326 Florida Statutes, to read:
327 1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public
328 school students must receive accurate and timely information
329 regarding their child’s academic progress and must be informed
330 of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12
331 students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory
332 rights including, but not limited to, the following:
333 (24) ECONOMIC SECURITY REPORT.—Prior to registration for
334 the 2014-2015 school year and each year thereafter, each middle
335 school and high school student or the student’s parent shall be
336 provided a two-page summary of the Department of Economic
337 Opportunity’s economic security report of employment and earning
338 outcomes prepared pursuant to s. 445.07 and electronic access to
339 the report.
340 Section 9. Subsections (4), (5), and (6) of section
341 1004.015, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
342 1004.015 Higher Education Coordinating Council.—
343 (4) The council shall annually submit by December 31, to
344 the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the
345 House of Representatives, the Board of Governors, and the State
346 Board of Education a report outlining its recommendations make
347 detailed recommendations relating to:
348 (a) The primary core mission of public and nonpublic
349 postsecondary education institutions in the context of state
350 access demands and economic development goals.
351 (b) Performance outputs and outcomes designed to meet
352 annual and long-term state goals, including, but not limited to,
353 increased student access, preparedness, retention, transfer, and
354 completion. Performance measures must be consistent across
355 sectors and allow for a comparison of the state’s performance to
356 that of other states.
357 (c) The state’s articulation policies and practices to
358 ensure that cost benefits to the state are maximized without
359 jeopardizing quality. The recommendations recommendation shall
360 consider return on investment for both the state and students
361 and propose systems to facilitate and ensure institutional
362 compliance with state articulation policies.
363 (d) A plan for Workforce development education,
364 specifically recommending improvements to that addresses:
365 1. The alignment of school district and Florida College
366 System workforce development education programs to ensure cost
367 efficiency and mission delineation, including an examination of
368 the need for both college credit and noncollege credit
369 certificate programs, an evaluation of the merit of retaining
370 the associate in applied science degree, and the consolidation
371 of adult general education programs within school districts.
372 2. the consistency of workforce education data collected
373 and reported by Florida College System institutions and school
374 districts, including the establishment of common elements and
375 definitions for any data that is used for state and federal
376 funding and program accountability.
377 (5) The council shall submit a report outlining its
378 detailed recommendations to the Governor, the President of the
379 Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Board
380 of Governors, and the State Board of Education by December 31,
381 2011, which specifically includes recommendations for
382 consideration by the Legislature for implementation in the 2012
383 2013 fiscal year.
384 (5)(6) The Board of Governors and the Department of
385 Education shall provide administrative support for the council.
386 Section 10. Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section
387 1005.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
388 1005.22 Powers and duties of commission.—
389 (1) The commission shall:
390 (i) Serve as a central agency for collecting and
391 distributing current information regarding institutions licensed
392 by the commission. The commission shall collect, and all
393 institutions licensed by the commission shall report, student
394 level data for each student who receives state funds. At a
395 minimum, data shall be reported annually and include retention
396 rates, transfer rates, completion rates, graduation rates,
397 employment and placement rates, and earnings of graduates.
398 Section 11. Subsections (3), (4), and (5) of section
399 1007.23, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4),
400 (5), and (6), respectively, and a new subsection (3) is added to
401 that section to read:
402 1007.23 Statewide articulation agreement.—
403 (3) To improve articulation and reduce excess credit hours,
404 the articulation agreement must require each student enrolled in
405 a Florida College System institution who is seeking an associate
406 in arts degree to indicate a baccalaureate degree program
407 offered by an institution of interest by the time the student
408 earns 30 semester hours. The institution in which the student is
409 enrolled shall inform the student of the prerequisites for the
410 baccalaureate degree program offered by an institution of
411 interest.
412 Section 12. Subsections (3), (6), (7), (8), and (10) of
413 section 1007.25, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
414 1007.25 General education courses; common prerequisites;
415 other degree requirements.—
416 (3) The chair of the State Board of Education and the chair
417 of the Board of Governors, or their designees, department shall
418 jointly appoint faculty committees to identify statewide those
419 courses that meet general education core course options. General
420 education core course options shall consist of a maximum of five
421 courses requirements within each of the subject areas of
422 communication, mathematics, social sciences, humanities, and
423 natural sciences. Each general education core course option must
424 contain high-level academic and critical thinking skills and
425 common competencies that students must demonstrate to
426 successfully complete the course. Beginning with students
427 initially entering a Florida College System institution or state
428 university in the 2014-2015 academic year and thereafter, each
429 student must complete at least one identified core course in
430 each subject area as part of the general education requirements.
431 All public postsecondary educational institutions shall offer
432 and accept such courses as meeting general education core course
433 requirements. The remaining general education course
434 requirements courses shall be identified by each institution and
435 reported to the department by their statewide course code
436 number. The general education core course options shall be
437 adopted in rule by the State Board of Education and in
438 regulation by the Board of Governors. All public postsecondary
439 educational institutions shall accept these general education
440 courses.
441 (6) The boards of trustees of the Florida College System
442 institutions shall identify their core curricula, which shall
443 include courses required by the State Board of Education. The
444 boards of trustees of the state universities shall identify
445 their core curricula, which shall include courses required by
446 the Board of Governors. The universities and Florida College
447 System institutions shall work with their school districts to
448 ensure assure that high school curricula coordinate with the
449 general education core curricula and to prepare students for
450 college-level work. General education Core curricula for
451 associate in arts programs shall be identified by each
452 institution adopted in rule by the State Board of Education and,
453 beginning with students initially entering a Florida College
454 System institution or state university in the 2014-2015 academic
455 year and thereafter, shall include 30 36 semester hours of
456 general education courses in the subject areas of communication,
457 mathematics, social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences.
458 (7) An associate in arts degree shall require no more than
459 60 semester hours of college credit and, beginning with students
460 initially entering a Florida College System institution or state
461 university in the 2014-2015 academic year and thereafter,
462 include 30 including 36 semester hours of general education
463 coursework and demonstration of competency in a foreign language
464 pursuant to s. 1007.262. Except for college-preparatory
465 coursework required pursuant to s. 1008.30, all required
466 coursework shall count toward the associate in arts degree or
467 the baccalaureate degree.
468 (8) A baccalaureate degree program shall require no more
469 than 120 semester hours of college credit and, beginning with
470 students initially entering a Florida College System institution
471 or state university in the 2014-2015 academic year and
472 thereafter, include 30 including 36 semester hours of general
473 education coursework, unless prior approval has been granted by
474 the Board of Governors for baccalaureate degree programs offered
475 by state universities and by the State Board of Education for
476 baccalaureate degree programs offered by Florida College System
477 institutions.
478 (10) Students at state universities may request associate
479 in arts certificates if they have successfully completed the
480 minimum requirements for the degree of associate in arts (A.A.).
481 The university must grant the student an associate in arts
482 degree if the student has successfully completed minimum
483 requirements for college-level communication and computation
484 skills adopted by the State Board of Education and 60 academic
485 semester hours or the equivalent within a degree program area
486 which, beginning with students initially entering a Florida
487 College System institution or state university in the 2014-2015
488 academic year and thereafter, include 30 with 36 semester hours
489 in general education courses in the subject areas of
490 communication, mathematics, social sciences, humanities, and
491 natural sciences, consistent with the general education
492 requirements specified in the articulation agreement pursuant to
493 s. 1007.23.
494 Section 13. Subsections (5), (6), and (7) of section
495 1007.33, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
496 1007.33 Site-determined baccalaureate degree access.—
497 (5) The approval process for baccalaureate degree programs
498 shall require:
499 (a) Each Florida College System institution to submit a
500 notice of its intent to propose a baccalaureate degree program
501 to the Division of Florida Colleges at least 100 days before the
502 submission of its proposal under paragraph (d). The notice must
503 include a brief description of the program, the workforce demand
504 and unmet need for graduates of the program, including evidence
505 from entities independent of the institution, the geographic
506 region to be served, and an estimated timeframe for
507 implementation. Notices of intent may be submitted by a Florida
508 College System institution at any time throughout the year. The
509 notice must also include evidence that the Florida College
510 System institution is engaged in need, demand, and impact
511 discussions with the state university and other regionally
512 accredited postsecondary education providers in its service
513 district.
514 (b) The Division of Florida Colleges to forward the notice
515 of intent within 10 business days after receiving such notice to
516 the Chancellor of the State University System, the President of
517 the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, and the
518 Executive Director of the Council for Independent Education.
519 State universities shall have 60 days following receipt of the
520 notice by the Chancellor of the State University System to
521 submit objections to the proposed new program or submit an
522 alternative proposal to offer the baccalaureate degree program.
523 If a proposal from a state university is not received within the
524 60-day period, the State Board of Education shall provide
525 regionally accredited private colleges and universities 30 days
526 to submit objections to the proposed new program or submit an
527 alternative proposal. Objections or alternative proposals shall
528 be submitted to the Division of Florida Colleges and must be
529 considered by the State Board of Education in making its
530 decision to approve or deny a Florida College System
531 institution’s proposal.
532 (c) An alternative proposal submitted by a state university
533 or private college or university to adequately address:
534 1. The extent to which the workforce demand and unmet need
535 described in the notice of intent will be met.
536 2. The extent to which students will be able to complete
537 the degree in the geographic region proposed to be served by the
538 Florida College System institution.
539 3. The level of financial commitment of the college or
540 university to the development, implementation, and maintenance
541 of the specified degree program, including timelines.
542 4. The extent to which faculty at both the Florida College
543 System institution and the college or university will
544 collaborate in the development and offering of the curriculum.
545 5. The ability of the Florida College System institution
546 and the college or university to develop and approve the
547 curriculum for the specified degree program within 6 months
548 after an agreement between the Florida College System
549 institution and the college or university is signed.
550 6. The extent to which the student may incur additional
551 costs above what the student would expect to incur if the
552 program were offered by the Florida College System institution.
553 (d) Each proposal submitted by a Florida College System
554 institution to, at a minimum, include:
555 1. A description of the planning process and timeline for
556 implementation.
557 2. An analysis of workforce demand and unmet need for
558 graduates of the program on a district, regional, or statewide
559 basis, as appropriate, including evidence from entities
560 independent of the institution.
561 3. Identification of the facilities, equipment, and library
562 and academic resources that will be used to deliver the program.
563 4. The program cost analysis of creating a new
564 baccalaureate degree when compared to alternative proposals and
565 other program delivery options.
566 5. The program’s admission requirements, academic content,
567 curriculum, faculty credentials, student-to-teacher ratios, and
568 accreditation plan.
569 6. The program’s enrollment projections and funding
570 requirements.
571 7. A plan of action if the program is terminated.
572 (e) The Division of Florida Colleges to review the
573 proposal, notify the Florida College System institution of any
574 deficiencies in writing within 30 days following receipt of the
575 proposal, and provide the Florida College System institution
576 with an opportunity to correct the deficiencies. Within 45 days
577 following receipt of a completed proposal by the Division of
578 Florida Colleges, the Commissioner of Education shall recommend
579 approval or disapproval of the proposal to the State Board of
580 Education. The State Board of Education shall consider such
581 recommendation, the proposal, and any objections or alternative
582 proposals at its next meeting. If the State Board of Education
583 disapproves the Florida College System institution’s proposal,
584 it shall provide the Florida College System institution with
585 written reasons for that determination.
586 (f) The Florida College System institution to obtain from
587 the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of
588 Colleges and Schools accreditation as a baccalaureate-degree
589 granting institution if approved by the State Board of Education
590 to offer its first baccalaureate degree program.
591 (g) The Florida College System institution to notify the
592 Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges
593 and Schools of subsequent degree programs that are approved by
594 the State Board of Education and to comply with the
595 association’s required substantive change protocols for
596 accreditation purposes.
597 (h) The Florida College System institution to annually, and
598 upon request of the State Board of Education, the Commissioner
599 of Education, the Chancellor of the Florida College System, or
600 the Legislature, report its status using the following
601 performance and compliance indicators:
602 1. Obtaining and maintaining appropriate Southern
603 Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation;
604 2. Maintaining qualified faculty and institutional
605 resources;
606 3. Maintaining enrollment in previously approved programs;
607 4. Managing fiscal resources appropriately;
608 5. Complying with the primary mission and responsibility
609 requirements in subsections (2) and (3); and
610 6. Other indicators of success, including program
611 completions, placements, and surveys of graduates and employers.
612
613 The State Board of Education, upon review of the performance and
614 compliance indicators, may require a Florida College System
615 institution’s board of trustees to modify or terminate a
616 baccalaureate degree program authorized under this section.
617 (6)(a) Beginning July 1, 2010, and each subsequent July 1,
618 the Division of Florida Colleges may accept and review
619 applications from a Florida College System institution to obtain
620 an exemption from the State Board of Education’s approval for
621 subsequent degrees as required in subsection (5), if the Florida
622 College System institution is accredited by the Commission on
623 Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as
624 a baccalaureate-degree-granting institution and has been
625 offering baccalaureate degree programs for 3 or more years. The
626 division shall develop criteria for determining eligibility for
627 an exemption based upon demonstrated compliance with the
628 requirements for baccalaureate degrees, primary mission, and
629 fiscal, including, but not limited to:
630 1. Obtaining and maintaining appropriate SACS
631 accreditation;
632 2. The maintenance of qualified faculty and institutional
633 resources;
634 3. The maintenance of enrollment projections in previously
635 approved programs;
636 4. The appropriate management of fiscal resources;
637 5. Compliance with the primary mission and responsibility
638 requirements in subsections (2) and (3);
639 6. The timely submission of the institution’s annual
640 performance accountability report; and
641 7. Other indicators of success such as program completers,
642 placements, and surveys of students and employers.
643 (b) If the Florida College System institution has
644 demonstrated satisfactory progress in fulfilling the eligibility
645 criteria in this subsection, the Division of Florida Colleges
646 may recommend to the State Board of Education that the
647 institution be exempt from the requirement in subsection (5) for
648 approval of future baccalaureate degree programs. The State
649 Board of Education shall review the division’s recommendation
650 and determine if an exemption is warranted. If the State Board
651 of Education approves the application, the Florida College
652 System institution is exempt from subsequent program approval
653 under subsection (5) and such authority is delegated to the
654 Florida College System institution board of trustees. If the
655 State Board of Education disapproves of the Florida College
656 System institution’s request for an exemption, the college shall
657 continue to be subject to the State Board of Education’s
658 approval of subsequent baccalaureate degree programs.
659 (c) Prior to developing or proposing a new baccalaureate
660 degree program, all Florida College System institutions,
661 regardless of an exemption from subsection (5), shall:
662 1. Engage in need, demand, and impact discussions with the
663 state university in their service district and other local and
664 regional, accredited postsecondary providers in their region.
665 2. Send documentation, data, and other information from the
666 inter-institutional discussions regarding program need, demand,
667 and impact required in subparagraph 1. to the college’s board of
668 trustees, the Division of Florida Colleges, and the Chancellor
669 of the State University System.
670 3. Base board of trustees approval of the new program upon
671 the documentation, data, and other information required in this
672 paragraph and the factors in subsection (5)(d).
673
674 The Division of Florida Colleges shall use the documentation,
675 data, and other information required in this subsection,
676 including information from the Chancellor of the State
677 University System, in its compliance review.
678 (d) The board of trustees of a Florida College System
679 institution that is exempt from subsection (5) must submit newly
680 approved programs to the Division of Florida Colleges and SACS
681 within 30 days after approval.
682 (e) Within 30 days after receiving the approved
683 baccalaureate degree program, the Division of Florida Colleges
684 shall conduct a compliance review and notify the college if the
685 proposal meets the criteria for implementation based upon the
686 criteria in paragraphs (5)(d) and (6)(c). If the program fails
687 to meet the criteria for implementation as determined by the
688 Division of Florida Colleges, the college may not proceed with
689 implementation of the program until the State Board of Education
690 reviews the proposal and the compliance materials and gives its
691 final approval of the program.
692 (6)(7) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
693 prescribe format and content requirements and submission
694 procedures for notices of intent, proposals, and alternative
695 proposals, and compliance reviews under subsection (5).
696 Section 14. Present paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (e) of
697 subsection (3) of section 1008.31, Florida Statutes, are
698 redesignated as paragraphs (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively,
699 and a new paragraph (b) is added to that subsection, to read:
700 1008.31 Florida’s K-20 education performance accountability
701 system; legislative intent; mission, goals, and systemwide
702 measures; data quality improvements.—
703 (3) K-20 EDUCATION DATA QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS.—To provide
704 data required to implement education performance accountability
705 measures in state and federal law, the Commissioner of Education
706 shall initiate and maintain strategies to improve data quality
707 and timeliness. All data collected from state universities
708 shall, as determined by the commissioner, be integrated into the
709 K-20 data warehouse. The commissioner shall have unlimited
710 access to such data solely for the purposes of conducting
711 studies, reporting annual and longitudinal student outcomes, and
712 improving college readiness and articulation. All public
713 educational institutions shall provide data to the K-20 data
714 warehouse in a format specified by the commissioner.
715 (b) Colleges and universities eligible to participate in
716 the William L. Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access Grant Program
717 shall report student-level data for each student who receives
718 state funds in a format prescribed by the Department of
719 Education. At a minimum, data shall be annually reported to the
720 department and include retention rates, transfer rates,
721 completion rates, graduation rates, employment and placement
722 rates, and earnings of graduates.
723 Section 15. Section 1008.46, Florida Statutes, is amended
724 to read:
725 1008.46 State university accountability process.—It is the
726 intent of the Legislature that an accountability process be
727 implemented that provides for the systematic, ongoing evaluation
728 of quality and effectiveness of state universities. It is
729 further the intent of the Legislature that this accountability
730 process monitor performance at the system level in each of the
731 major areas of instruction, research, and public service, while
732 recognizing the differing missions of each of the state
733 universities. The accountability process shall provide for the
734 adoption of systemwide performance standards and performance
735 goals for each standard identified through a collaborative
736 effort involving state universities, the Board of Governors, the
737 Legislature, and the Governor’s Office, consistent with the
738 requirements specified in s. 1001.706. These standards and goals
739 shall be consistent with s. 216.011(1) to maintain congruity
740 with the performance-based budgeting process. This process
741 requires that university accountability reports reflect measures
742 defined through performance-based budgeting. The performance
743 based budgeting measures must also reflect the elements of
744 teaching, research, and service inherent in the missions of the
745 state universities.
746 (1) By December 31 of each year, the Board of Governors
747 shall submit an annual accountability report providing
748 information on the implementation of performance standards,
749 actions taken to improve university achievement of performance
750 goals, the achievement of performance goals during the prior
751 year, and initiatives to be undertaken during the next year. The
752 accountability reports shall be designed in consultation with
753 the Governor’s Office, the Office of Program Policy Analysis and
754 Government Accountability, and the Legislature.
755 (2) The Board of Governors shall recommend in the annual
756 accountability report any appropriate modifications to this
757 section.
758 Section 16. Section 1011.905, Florida Statutes, is created
759 to read:
760 1011.905 Performance funding for state universities.—
761 (1) For the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 fiscal years, the Board
762 of Governors shall review and rank each state university that
763 applies for performance funding based on the following formula:
764 (a) Twenty-five percent of a state university’s score shall
765 be based on the percentage of employed graduates who have earned
766 degrees in the following programs:
767 1. Computer and information science;
768 2. Computer engineering;
769 3. Information systems technology;
770 4. Information technology; and
771 5. Management information systems.
772 (b) Twenty-five percent of a state university’s score shall
773 be based on the percentage of graduates who earned baccalaureate
774 degrees in the programs in paragraph (a) and who earned industry
775 certifications in a related field from a Florida College System
776 institution or state university prior to graduation.
777 (c) Fifty percent of a state university’s score shall be
778 based on factors determined by the Board of Governors which
779 relate to increasing the probability that graduates who have
780 earned degrees in the programs described in paragraph (a) will
781 be employed in high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand
782 employment.
783 (2) The submission from a state university that has the
784 highest score shall be ranked first, with each remaining
785 submission from a state university ranked sequentially by score.
786 (3)(a) Each year, the Board of Governors shall award up to
787 $15 million to the highest-ranked state universities from funds
788 appropriated for the purposes in this section and as specified
789 in the General Appropriations Act. The award per state
790 university shall be a minimum of 25 percent of the total amount
791 appropriated pursuant to this section.
792 (b) The funds shall be awarded to the department of the
793 state university which offers the degrees described in paragraph
794 (1)(a).
795 (c) The funds may not be used to supplant funding for the
796 degree programs described in paragraph (1)(a).
797 (4) By December 31, 2012, and each year thereafter, the
798 Board of Governors shall submit a report containing the rankings
799 and award distributions to the Governor, the President of the
800 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
801 Section 17. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
802
803 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
804 And the title is amended as follows:
805 Delete everything before the enacting clause
806 and insert:
807 A bill to be entitled
808 An act relating to education; creating s. 445.07,
809 F.S.; requiring that the Department of Economic
810 Opportunity prepare, or contract with an entity to
811 prepare, an economic security report of employment and
812 earning outcomes for degrees or certificates earned at
813 a public postsecondary educational institution;
814 requiring that the report be made available online;
815 providing requirements for the report; amending s.
816 1001.02, F.S.; providing duties of the State Board of
817 Education relating to the 5-year plan for
818 postsecondary enrollment and the strategic plan that
819 specifies goals and objectives for public schools and
820 Florida College System institutions; requiring that
821 Florida College System institutions provide students
822 with electronic access to the economic security report
823 of employment and earning outcomes prepared by the
824 Department of Economic Opportunity; providing powers
825 and duties of the State Board of Education relating to
826 institutional service delivery areas and credit hour
827 requirements; amending s. 1001.03, F.S.; requiring
828 that the State Board of Education identify performance
829 metrics for the Florida College System and develop a
830 plan specifying goals and objectives for each Florida
831 College System institution; providing requirements for
832 the plan; requiring that the State Board of Education
833 adopt a unified state plan for science, technology,
834 engineering, and mathematics in K-20 education;
835 amending s. 1001.10, F.S.; authorizing the
836 Commissioner of Education to review or investigate the
837 practices, procedures, or actions of any Florida
838 College System institution under certain
839 circumstances; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; requiring
840 that district school boards require school principals
841 or classroom teachers to annually provide secondary
842 school students and their parents with electronic
843 access to the Department of Economic Opportunity’s
844 economic security report; amending s. 1001.64, F.S.;
845 revising provisions relating to the powers and duties
846 of Florida College System institution boards of
847 trustees to conform to changes made by the act;
848 amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; revising the powers and
849 duties of the Board of Governors; requiring that the
850 strategic plan developed by the Board of Governors
851 include performance metrics and standards for
852 institutions; requiring that the accountability plan
853 for the State University System address institutional
854 and system achievement goals and objectives specified
855 in the strategic plan and be submitted by the Board of
856 Governors as part of its legislative budget request;
857 requiring that the Board of Governors require state
858 universities to provide each enrolled student with
859 electronic access to the Department of Economic
860 Opportunity’s economic security report during
861 registration or earlier and information concerning
862 employment and earnings data for graduates of degree
863 programs; authorizing the Board of Governors to waive
864 or modify requirements for use of the tuition
865 differential fee under s. 1009.24, F.S.; requiring
866 that the Board of Governors confirm the reappointment
867 of a university president; authorizing the Board of
868 Governors to revoke or modify certain powers or duties
869 that it has delegated; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.;
870 requiring that each middle school and high school
871 student and his or her parent receive a two-page
872 summary and electronic access to the Department of
873 Economic Opportunity’s economic security report each
874 year; amending s. 1004.015, F.S.; requiring that the
875 Higher Education Coordinating Council submit an annual
876 report by a specified date to the Governor and the
877 Legislature; revising the content requirements for the
878 report; amending s. 1005.22, F.S.; requiring that the
879 Commission for Independent Education collect, and that
880 institutions licensed by the commission report,
881 certain student data; amending s. 1007.23, F.S.;
882 revising provisions relating to statewide articulation
883 agreements; requiring that the articulation agreement
884 require each student enrolled in a Florida College
885 System institution who is seeking an associate in arts
886 degree to indicate a baccalaureate degree program
887 offered by an institution of interest before the
888 student earns a specified number of semester hours;
889 amending s. 1007.25, F.S.; revising provisions
890 relating to general education courses and associate
891 and baccalaureate degree requirements; revising the
892 minimum number of semester hours required in general
893 education courses; amending s. 1007.33, F.S.; revising
894 the requirements for proposals by a Florida College
895 System institution to offer a baccalaureate degree
896 program; requiring that a Florida College System
897 institution offering a baccalaureate degree program
898 report its status using specified performance and
899 compliance standards; deleting provisions relating to
900 an exemption from State Board of Education approval of
901 certain baccalaureate degree programs; amending s.
902 1008.31, F.S.; requiring that colleges and
903 universities eligible to participate in the William L.
904 Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access Grant Program report
905 information regarding the recipients of funds to the
906 Department of Education; amending s. 1008.46, F.S.;
907 conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
908 creating s. 1011.905, F.S.; requiring that the Board
909 of Governors review and rank each state university
910 that applies for performance funding based on certain
911 criteria; requiring that the Board of Governors award
912 up to a specified amount to the highest-ranked state
913 universities; requiring that the Board of Governors
914 report to the Governor and the Legislature by a
915 specified date each year; providing an effective date.