Florida Senate - 2023                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 7026
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/28/2023           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Perry) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Substitute for Amendment (694376) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Delete lines 43 - 111
    5  and insert:
    6  conveyed by it.
    7         1. No later than October 1, 2023, the Board of Governors
    8  shall develop regulations for university boards of trustees
    9  relating to the procedures for contracting for professional
   10  services as defined in s. 287.055 and for the construction of
   11  new facilities or for the remodeling, renovation, or maintenance
   12  of or additions or repairs to existing facilities. The
   13  regulations must include, but are not limited to, competitive
   14  bids, design-build, and selection of a construction management
   15  entity. Contracts executed, extended, or amended on or before
   16  September 30, 2023, shall comply with the requirements of s.
   17  287.055.
   18         2. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subsection,
   19  each board of trustees shall comply with the provisions of s.
   20  287.055 for the procurement of professional services as defined
   21  therein. any acquisition pursuant to this paragraph is subject
   22  to the provisions of s. 1010.62.
   23         Section 2. Subsection (21) is added to section 1009.26,
   24  Florida Statutes, to read:
   25         1009.26 Fee waivers.—
   26         (21) A state university may waive the out-of-state fee for
   27  a student who is an intercollegiate athlete receiving an
   28  athletic scholarship.
   29         Section 3. Subsection (3) of section 1011.45, Florida
   30  Statutes, is amended to read:
   31         1011.45 End of year balance of funds.—Unexpended amounts in
   32  any fund in a university current year operating budget shall be
   33  carried forward and included as the balance forward for that
   34  fund in the approved operating budget for the following year.
   35         (3) A university’s carry forward spending plan must shall
   36  include the estimated cost per planned expenditure and a
   37  timeline for completion of the expenditure. Authorized
   38  expenditures in a carry forward spending plan may include:
   39         (a) Commitment of funds to a public education capital
   40  outlay project for which an appropriation has previously been
   41  provided that requires additional funds for completion and which
   42  is included in the list required by s. 1001.706(12)(d);
   43         (b) Completion of a renovation, repair, or maintenance
   44  project that is consistent with the provisions of s. 1013.64(1),
   45  up to $5 million per project and or replacement of a minor
   46  facility that does not exceed 10,000 gross square feet in size
   47  up to $2 million;
   48         (c) Completion of a remodeling or infrastructure project,
   49  including a project for a developmental research school, up to
   50  $10 million per project, if such project is survey recommended
   51  pursuant to s. 1013.31;
   52         (d) Completion of a repair or replacement project necessary
   53  due to damage caused by a natural disaster for buildings
   54  included in the inventory required pursuant to s. 1013.31;
   55         (e) Operating expenditures that support the university’s
   56  university mission and that are nonrecurring;
   57         (f) Any purpose specified by the board or in the General
   58  Appropriations Act, including the requirements in s.
   59  1001.706(12)(c) or similar requirements pursuant to Board of
   60  Governors regulations; and
   61         (g) A commitment of funds to a contingency reserve for
   62  expenses incurred as a result of a state of emergency declared
   63  by the Governor pursuant to s. 252.36.
   64         Section 4. Subsection (4) of section 1013.841, Florida
   65  Statutes, is amended to read:
   66         1013.841 End of year balance of Florida College System
   67  institution funds.—
   68         (4) A Florida College System institution identified in
   69  paragraph (3)(b) must include in its carry forward spending plan
   70  the estimated cost per planned expenditure and a timeline for
   71  completion of the expenditure. Authorized expenditures in a
   72  carry forward spending plan may include:
   73         (a) Commitment of funds to a public education capital
   74  outlay project for which an appropriation was previously
   75  provided, which requires additional funds for completion, and
   76  which is included in the list required by s. 1001.03(18)(d);
   77         (b) Completion of a renovation, repair, or maintenance
   78  project that is consistent with the provisions of s. 1013.64(1)
   79  or replacement of a minor facility, up to $5 million per
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   82  And the title is amended as follows:
   83         Between lines 6 and 7
   84  insert:
   85         providing requirements for certain contracts executed
   86         or amended prior to a specified date;