Florida Senate - 2024 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1264
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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The Appropriations Committee on Education (Collins) recommended
the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Between lines 79 and 80
4 insert:
5 Section 3. Section 1004.89, Florida Statutes, is created to
6 read:
7 1004.89 Institute for Freedom in the Americas.—
8 (1) The Institute for Freedom in the Americas is hereby
9 created at Miami Dade College to preserve the ideals of a free
10 society and promote democracy in the Americas. The institute
11 shall be located at the Freedom Tower and shall:
12 (a) Partner with the Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom
13 to hold workshops, symposiums, and conferences that provide
14 networking opportunities for leaders throughout the region to
15 gain new insights and ideas for promoting democracy, including
16 knowledge of and insight into the intellectual, political, and
17 economic freedoms that are foundational to a democratic society.
18 (b) Enter into an agreement with the Adam Smith Center for
19 Economic Freedom to provide participants with academic
20 coursework and programs that advance democratic practices and
21 economic and legal reforms.
22 (c) Provide educational and experiential opportunities for
23 regional leaders committed to careers in democracy and
24 governance.
25 (2) Miami Dade College, in accordance with s. 1004.70,
26 shall approve a direct-support organization to support the
27 institute in its mission to develop partnerships throughout the
28 Americas. The board of the direct-support organization shall be
29 composed of five members, as follows: one member appointed by
30 the President of the Senate; one member appointed by the Speaker
31 of the House of Representatives; and three members appointed by
32 the Governor, including a representative from Miami Dade College
33 and a representative from the Adam Smith Center for Economic
34 Freedom.
35 Section 4. Section 1004.64991, Florida Statutes, is amended
36 to read:
37 1004.64991 The Adam Smith Center for the Study of Economic
38 Freedom.—
39 (1) The Adam Smith Center for the Study of Economic Freedom
40 at Florida International University is hereby created.
41 (2) The goals of the center are to:
42 (a) Study the effect of government and free market
43 economies on individual freedom, educational freedom, and human
44 prosperity.
45 (b) Conduct and promote research on the effect of political
46 and economic systems on human prosperity.
47 (c) Plan and host research workshops, symposiums, and
48 conferences to allow students, scholars, and guests to exchange
49 in civil discussion of democracy and capitalism.
50 (d) Provide fellowship and mentoring opportunities to
51 students engaged in scholarly studies of the effect of political
52 and economic systems on human prosperity.
53 (e) Partner with the Institute for Freedom in the Americas
54 to support its mission, which includes promoting economic and
55 individual freedoms as a means for advancing human progress with
56 an emphasis on Latin American and the Caribbean.
57 (3) In order to carry out the purpose set forth in this
58 section, the center institute is authorized to:
59 (a) Hire necessary faculty and staff pursuant to s.
60 1001.741;
61 (b) Enroll students;
62 (c) Develop curriculum and offer new courses, including
63 honors courses, certificates, degrees, and major and minor
64 programs;
65 (d) Hold events, including fundraisers;
66 (e) Fulfill other actions approved by the president of the
67 university; and
68 (f) Generate resources based on student credit hour
69 enrollment, in the same manner as any college within the
70 institution.
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73 And the title is amended as follows:
74 Delete line 19
75 and insert:
76 of communist history; creating s. 1004.89, F.S.;
77 creating the Institute for Freedom in the Americas at
78 Miami Dade College; providing the purpose of the
79 institute; requiring the institute to partner with the
80 Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom for specified
81 purposes; requiring the institute to enter into an
82 agreement with the Adam Smith Center for Economic
83 Freedom for specified purposes; requiring Miami Dade
84 College to approve a direct-support organization to
85 support the institute; requiring the President of the
86 Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
87 and the Governor to appoint the board of the direct
88 support organization, subject to certain requirements;
89 amending s. 1004.64991, F.S.; renaming the Adam Smith
90 Center for the Study of Economic Freedom as the Adam
91 Smith Center for Economic Freedom; revising the goals
92 of the center; providing an effective date.