The Florida Senate

240.3315  Statewide community college direct-support organizations.--

(1)  DEFINITIONS.--For the purposes of this section:

(a)  "Statewide community college direct-support organization" means an organization which is:

1.  A Florida corporation not for profit, incorporated under the provisions of chapter 617 and approved by the Department of State.

2.  Organized and operated exclusively to receive, hold, invest, and administer property and to make expenditures to, or for the benefit of, the Community College System in this state.

3.  An organization which the State Board of Community Colleges, after review, has certified to be operating in a manner consistent with the goals of the Community College System and in the best interest of the state. Any organization which is denied certification by the State Board of Community Colleges shall not use the name of any community college.

(b)  "Personal services" includes full-time or part-time personnel as well as payroll processing.

(2)  USE OF PROPERTY.--

(a)  The State Board of Community Colleges is authorized to permit the use of property, facilities, and personal services of the Division of Community Colleges by any statewide community college direct-support organization, subject to the provisions of this section.

(b)  The State Board of Community Colleges is authorized to prescribe by rule any condition with which a statewide community college direct-support organization must comply in order to use property, facilities, or personal services of the Division of Community Colleges.

(c)  The State Board of Community Colleges shall not permit the use of property, facilities, or personal services of the Division of Community Colleges by any statewide community college direct-support organization which does not provide equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or religion.

(3)  ANNUAL AUDIT.--A statewide community college direct-support organization shall make provisions for an annual postaudit of its financial accounts to be conducted by an independent certified public accountant in accordance with rules to be adopted by the State Board of Community Colleges. The annual audit report shall be submitted to the Auditor General and the State Board of Community Colleges for review. The State Board of Community Colleges and the Auditor General shall have the authority to require and receive from the organization or from its independent auditor any detail or supplemental data relative to the operation of the organization. The identity of a donor or prospective donor who desires to remain anonymous and all information identifying such donor or prospective donor are confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. Such anonymity shall be maintained in the auditor's report.

History.--s. 33, ch. 89-381; s. 78, ch. 90-360; s. 1, ch. 95-130; s. 99, ch. 96-406.