Florida Senate - 2012         (PROPOSED COMMITTEE BILL) SPB 7100
       
       
       
       FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Budget
       
       
       
       
       576-03169E-12                                         20127100__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to postsecondary education; amending
    3         s. 1004.345, F.S.; deleting provisions creating the
    4         University of South Florida Polytechnic; requiring
    5         that the Florida Polytechnic University meet certain
    6         criteria established by the Board of Governors by a
    7         specified date; requiring that the Board of Trustees
    8         of the Florida Polytechnic University notify the Board
    9         of Governors when such criteria are met; requiring
   10         that students enrolled at the University of South
   11         Florida Polytechnic be afforded the opportunity to
   12         complete their degrees at the University of South
   13         Florida; transferring all real and personal property,
   14         licenses, contracts, and associated funds from the
   15         University of South Florida Polytechnic to the Florida
   16         Polytechnic University; transferring all programs,
   17         functions, offices, records, and faculty and staff
   18         positions from the University of South Florida
   19         Polytechnic to the University of South Florida;
   20         authorizing the Board of Trustees of the Florida
   21         Polytechnic University to certify a direct-support
   22         organization to serve the Florida Polytechnic
   23         University; requiring that the Board of Trustees of
   24         the University of South Florida and the University of
   25         South Florida Foundation transfer to the new
   26         foundation assets that were intended for the
   27         University of South Florida Polytechnic; providing
   28         that memorandums of understanding between the
   29         University of South Florida and the University of
   30         South Florida Polytechnic are invalid upon the act
   31         becoming law; requiring that the University of South
   32         Florida transfer the lease of certain federal
   33         communications licenses and the proceeds from such
   34         lease to the Florida Polytechnic University; requiring
   35         the transfer of space at the Lakeland joint-use
   36         facility to Polk State College when the Florida
   37         Polytechnic University no longer needs the space;
   38         requiring that the University of Florida be available
   39         in an advisory or consulting capacity to assist the
   40         Florida Polytechnic University; amending s. 1001.21,
   41         F.S.; revising the definition of “state university” to
   42         include the Florida Polytechnic University; amending
   43         s. 1004.346, F.S.; revising provisions relating to the
   44         Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute,
   45         to conform to changes made by the act; amending s.
   46         1004.387, F.S.; providing for a doctor of pharmacy
   47         degree program at the University of South Florida;
   48         deleting provisions that authorize the development and
   49         implementation of the program on the campus of the
   50         University of South Florida Polytechnic; amending s.
   51         1013.74, F.S.; authorizing a university board of
   52         trustees to expend certain reserve or carry-forward
   53         balances from prior years for capital outlay projects
   54         for a new campus for specified fiscal years; providing
   55         an appropriation; requiring that the Board of Trustees
   56         of the Florida Polytechnic University provide written
   57         certification to the Executive Office of the Governor
   58         and the Board of Governors when certain conditions are
   59         met; providing an effective date.
   60  
   61  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   62  
   63         Section 1. Section 1004.345, Florida Statutes, is amended
   64  to read:
   65         (Substantial rewording of section. See
   66         s. 1004.345, F.S., for present text.)
   67         1004.345The Florida Polytechnic University.—
   68         (1) By December 31, 2016, the Florida Polytechnic
   69  University shall meet the following criteria as established by
   70  the Board of Governors:
   71         (a) Achieve accreditation from the Commission on Colleges
   72  of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools;
   73         (b) Initiate the development of the new programs in the
   74  fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics;
   75         (c) Seek discipline-specific accreditation for programs;
   76         (d) Attain a minimum FTE of 1,244, with a minimum 50
   77  percent of that FTE in the fields of science, technology,
   78  engineering, and mathematics and 20 percent in programs related
   79  to those fields;
   80         (e) Complete facilities and infrastructure, including the
   81  Science and Technology Building, Phase I of the Wellness Center,
   82  the 70-bed modular resident hall, and the 120-bed residence
   83  hall; and
   84         (f) Have the ability to provide, either directly or where
   85  feasible through a shared services model, administration of
   86  financial aid, admissions, student support, information
   87  technology, and finance and accounting with an internal audit
   88  function.
   89         (2) Once the criteria in subsection (1) have been met, the
   90  Board of Trustees of the Florida Polytechnic University shall
   91  notify the Board of Governors, and the Board of Governors shall
   92  conduct a final review to confirm that the criteria have been
   93  met.
   94         (3) Students enrolled at the University of South Florida
   95  Polytechnic shall be afforded the opportunity to complete their
   96  degrees at the University of South Florida, subject to
   97  university criteria.
   98         Section 2. (1) All real and personal property, licenses and
   99  associated revenues, existing contracts, and unexpended
  100  balances, appropriations, allocations, and other funds of the
  101  University of South Florida Polytechnic shall be transferred to
  102  the Florida Polytechnic University.
  103         (2) All programs, functions, offices, records, faculty
  104  positions, and staff positions of the University of South
  105  Florida Polytechnic shall be transferred to the University of
  106  South Florida.
  107         Section 3. In accordance with s. 1004.28, Florida Statutes,
  108  and the regulations of the Board of Governors, the Board of
  109  Trustees of the Florida Polytechnic University may certify a
  110  direct-support organization to serve the Florida Polytechnic
  111  University. The Board of Trustees of the University of South
  112  Florida, in conjunction with the University of South Florida
  113  Foundation, shall develop and implement a plan to transfer to
  114  the new foundation assets derived from donations intended for
  115  the enhancement of the University of South Florida Polytechnic.
  116         Section 4. All memorandums of understanding between the
  117  University of South Florida and the University of South Florida
  118  Polytechnic and its successors shall be invalid upon this act
  119  becoming a law.
  120         Section 5. The University of South Florida shall transfer
  121  the lease of federal communications licenses relating to Polk
  122  County to the Florida Polytechnic University. All future
  123  proceeds and any associated revenues from the lease of the
  124  licenses shall accrue to the Florida Polytechnic University.
  125         Section 6. The Florida Polytechnic University shall
  126  transfer space at the Lakeland joint-use facility to Polk State
  127  College as new space becomes available on the new campus of the
  128  Florida Polytechnic University. Once the Florida Polytechnic
  129  University has no further need for the space at the Lakeland
  130  joint-use facility, the Florida Polytechnic University shall
  131  complete the transfer of all remaining property and buildings of
  132  the joint-use facility to Polk State College.
  133         Section 7. The University of Florida, using its expertise
  134  in the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and
  135  mathematics, shall be available in an advisory or consulting
  136  capacity to assist the president and the Board of Trustees of
  137  the Florida Polytechnic University in hiring, accreditation,
  138  administration, and other areas.
  139         Section 8. Paragraph (l) is added to subsection (6) of
  140  section 1000.21, Florida Statutes, to read:
  141         1000.21 Systemwide definitions.—As used in the Florida K-20
  142  Education Code:
  143         (6) “State university,” except as otherwise specifically
  144  provided, includes the following institutions and any branch
  145  campuses, centers, or other affiliates of the institution:
  146         (l) The Florida Polytechnic University.
  147         Section 9. Subsection (1), paragraph (b) of subsection (2),
  148  and subsection (3) of section 1004.346, Florida Statutes, are
  149  amended to read:
  150         1004.346 Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research
  151  Institute.—
  152         (1) INSTITUTE CREATION.—The Florida Industrial and
  153  Phosphate Research Institute is established within the Florida
  154  Polytechnic University University of South Florida Polytechnic.
  155         (2) PHOSPHATE RESEARCH AND ACTIVITIES BOARD.—The Phosphate
  156  Research and Activities Board is created to monitor the
  157  expenditure of funds appropriated to the university from the
  158  Phosphate Research Trust Fund.
  159         (b) The board shall consist of five members. The Governor
  160  shall appoint two persons representing the phosphate mining or
  161  processing industry and one member representing a major
  162  environmental conservation group in the state. The Secretary of
  163  Environmental Protection or his or her designee and the
  164  President Campus Executive Officer of the Florida Polytechnic
  165  University University of South Florida Polytechnic shall also
  166  serve as board members.
  167         (3) INSTITUTE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—An executive director
  168  shall be designated by and serve at the pleasure of the
  169  President Campus Executive Officer of the Florida Polytechnic
  170  University University of South Florida Polytechnic or his or her
  171  designee. The executive director shall be responsible for the
  172  daily administration of the institute, including the expenditure
  173  of funds from all sources. The executive director shall consult
  174  with the Phosphate Research and Activities Board on the projects
  175  that the institute expects to undertake using moneys
  176  appropriated from the Phosphate Research Trust Fund.
  177         Section 10. Section 1004.387, Florida Statutes, is amended
  178  to read:
  179         1004.387 Doctor of pharmacy degree program at the
  180  University of South Florida.—A doctor of pharmacy degree program
  181  is authorized at the University of South Florida. The program
  182  shall be physically located on the new campus of the University
  183  of South Florida Polytechnic. The university is authorized to
  184  develop and implement the program within existing facilities
  185  only until the construction of a pharmacy facility on the new
  186  campus of the University of South Florida Polytechnic is
  187  completed, which shall house the doctor of pharmacy degree
  188  program.
  189         Section 11. Subsection (6) is added to section 1013.74,
  190  Florida Statutes, to read:
  191         1013.74 University authorization for fixed capital outlay
  192  projects.—
  193         (6) For the 2011-2012 through 2022-2023 fiscal years, a
  194  university board of trustees may expend reserve or carry-forward
  195  balances from prior year operational and programmatic
  196  appropriations for legislatively approved fixed capital outlay
  197  projects authorized for the establishment of a new campus.
  198         Section 12. The sum of $25 million in recurring funds from
  199  the General Revenue Fund is appropriated to the University of
  200  South Florida for the purpose of implementing this act. The
  201  funds shall be held in budget reserve by the Executive Office of
  202  the Governor until the provisions in sections 2, 3, and 5 of
  203  this act have been satisfied. The Board of Trustees of the
  204  Florida Polytechnic University shall provide written
  205  certification to the Executive Office of the Governor and the
  206  Board of Governors when the provisions in sections 2, 3, and 5
  207  of this act have been satisfied.
  208         Section 13. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.