Florida Senate - 2014                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for HB 377
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Legg moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 243.52, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         243.52 Definitions.—As used in ss. 243.50-243.77, the term:
    8         (3) “Project” means a structure suitable for use as a
    9  dormitory or other housing facility, dining hall, student union,
   10  administration building, academic building, library, laboratory,
   11  research facility, classroom, athletic facility, health care
   12  facility, and maintenance, storage, or utility facility, and
   13  other structures or facilities related thereto, or required
   14  thereto, or required or useful for the instruction of students,
   15  or the conducting of research, or the operation of an
   16  institution of higher education, including parking and other
   17  facilities or structures, essential or convenient for the
   18  orderly conduct of such institution of higher education and
   19  shall also include equipment and machinery and other similar
   20  items necessary or convenient for the operation of a particular
   21  facility or structure in the manner for which its use is
   22  intended but shall not include such items as books, fuel,
   23  supplies or other items which are customarily deemed to result
   24  in a current operating charge. The term also dormitory, student
   25  service facility, parking facility, administration building,
   26  academic building, or library and includes a loan in
   27  anticipation of tuition revenues by an institution of higher
   28  education, as defined in subsection (6).
   29         Section 2. Subsection (15) of section 1001.03, Florida
   30  Statutes, is amended to read:
   31         1001.03 Specific powers of State Board of Education.—
   32         (15) FLORIDA COLLEGE SYSTEM INSTITUTION BACCALAUREATE
   33  DEGREE PROGRAMS.—The State Board of Education shall provide for
   34  the review and approval of proposals by Florida College System
   35  institutions to offer baccalaureate degree programs pursuant to
   36  s. 1007.33. A Florida College System institution, as defined in
   37  s. 1000.21, that is approved to offer baccalaureate degrees
   38  pursuant to s. 1007.33 remains under the authority of the State
   39  Board of Education and the Florida College System institution’s
   40  board of trustees. The State Board of Education may not approve
   41  Florida College System institution baccalaureate degree program
   42  proposals from March 31, 2014, through May 31, 2015.
   43         Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 1004.32, Florida
   44  Statutes, is amended and subsection (4) is added to that section
   45  to read:
   46         1004.32 New College of Florida.—
   47         (1) MISSION AND GOALS.—New College of Florida with a campus
   48  in Sarasota County serves a distinctive mission as the 4-year
   49  residential liberal arts honors college of the State of Florida.
   50  To maintain this mission, New College of Florida has the
   51  following goals:
   52         (a) To provide a quality education to students of high
   53  ability who, because of their ability, deserve a program of
   54  study that is both demanding and stimulating.
   55         (b) To engage in undergraduate educational reform by
   56  combining educational innovation with educational excellence.
   57         (c) To provide programs of study that allow students to
   58  design their educational experience as much as possible in
   59  accordance with their individual interests, values, and
   60  abilities.
   61         (d) To challenge students undergraduates not only to master
   62  existing bodies of knowledge but also to extend the frontiers of
   63  knowledge through original research.
   64         (4)MASTER IN DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS.—New College of
   65  Florida shall establish a 2-year master’s degree program in data
   66  science and analytics upon approval from the Board of Governors.
   67  This subsection shall be implemented to the extent funding is
   68  provided in the General Appropriations Act.
   69         Section 4. Subsection (4) of section 1007.33, Florida
   70  Statutes, is amended to read:
   71         1007.33 Site-determined baccalaureate degree access.—
   72         (4) A Florida College System institution may:
   73         (a) Offer specified baccalaureate degree programs through
   74  formal agreements between the Florida College System institution
   75  and other regionally accredited postsecondary educational
   76  institutions pursuant to s. 1007.22.
   77         (b) Offer baccalaureate degree programs that were
   78  authorized by law prior to July 1, 2009.
   79         (c) Beginning July 1, 2009, establish a first or subsequent
   80  baccalaureate degree program for purposes of meeting district,
   81  regional, or statewide workforce needs if approved by the State
   82  Board of Education under this section.
   83  
   84  Beginning July 1, 2009, the Board of Trustees of the St.
   85  Petersburg College is authorized to establish one or more
   86  bachelor of applied science degree programs based on an analysis
   87  of workforce needs in Pinellas, Pasco, and Hernando Counties and
   88  other counties approved by the Department of Education. For each
   89  program selected, St. Petersburg College must offer a related
   90  associate in science or associate in applied science degree
   91  program, and the baccalaureate degree level program must be
   92  designed to articulate fully with at least one associate in
   93  science degree program. The college is encouraged to develop
   94  articulation agreements for enrollment of graduates of related
   95  associate in applied science degree programs. The Board of
   96  Trustees of the St. Petersburg College is authorized to
   97  establish additional baccalaureate degree programs if it
   98  determines a program is warranted and feasible based on each of
   99  the factors in paragraph (5)(d). However, the Board of Trustees
  100  of the St. Petersburg College may not establish any new
  101  baccalaureate degree programs from March 31, 2014, through May
  102  31, 2015. Prior to developing or proposing a new baccalaureate
  103  degree program, St. Petersburg College shall engage in need,
  104  demand, and impact discussions with the state university in its
  105  service district and other local and regional, accredited
  106  postsecondary providers in its region. Documentation, data, and
  107  other information from inter-institutional discussions regarding
  108  program need, demand, and impact shall be provided to the
  109  college’s board of trustees to inform the program approval
  110  process. Employment at St. Petersburg College is governed by the
  111  same laws that govern Florida College System institutions,
  112  except that upper-division faculty are eligible for continuing
  113  contracts upon the completion of the fifth year of teaching.
  114  Employee records for all personnel shall be maintained as
  115  required by s. 1012.81.
  116         Section 5. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
  117  1009.531, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  118         1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program;
  119  student eligibility requirements for initial awards.—
  120         (2)
  121         (c) A student graduating from high school in the 2012-2013
  122  academic year and thereafter is eligible to accept an initial
  123  award for 2 years following high school graduation and to accept
  124  a renewal award for 5 years following high school graduation. A
  125  student who applies for an award by high school graduation and
  126  who meets all other eligibility requirements, but who does not
  127  accept his or her award, may reapply during subsequent
  128  application periods up to 2 years after high school graduation.
  129  For a student who enlists in the United States Armed Forces
  130  immediately after completion of high school, the 2-year
  131  eligibility period for his or her initial award and the 5-year
  132  renewal period shall begin upon the date of separation from
  133  active duty. For a student who is receiving a Florida Bright
  134  Futures Scholarship award and discontinues his or her education
  135  to enlist in the United States Armed Forces, the remainder of
  136  his or her 5-year renewal period shall commence upon the date of
  137  separation from active duty. For a student who is unable to
  138  accept an initial award immediately after completion of high
  139  school due to a full-time religious or service obligation for at
  140  least 18 months, the 2-year eligibility period for his or her
  141  initial award and the 5-year renewal period begin upon the
  142  completion of his or her religious or service obligation. The
  143  full-time religious or service obligation must be documented in
  144  writing and verified by the entity for which the student
  145  completed such obligation. If a course of study is not completed
  146  after 5 academic years, an exception of 1 year to the renewal
  147  timeframe may be granted due to a verifiable illness or other
  148  documented emergency pursuant to s. 1009.40(1)(b)4.
  149         Section 6. Subsection (1) of section 1009.534, Florida
  150  Statutes, is amended to read:
  151         1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award.—
  152         (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Academic Scholars
  153  award if he or she the student meets the general eligibility
  154  requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program
  155  and the student:
  156         (a) Has achieved a 3.5 weighted grade point average as
  157  calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or its equivalent, in high
  158  school courses that are designated by the State Board of
  159  Education as college-preparatory academic courses; and has
  160  attained at least the score required under pursuant to s.
  161  1009.531(6)(a) on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of
  162  the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or
  163  the recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the College
  164  Entrance Examination, or an equivalent score on the ACT
  165  Assessment Program;
  166         (b) Has attended a home education program according to s.
  167  1002.41 during grades 11 and 12, or has completed the
  168  International Baccalaureate curriculum but failed to earn the
  169  International Baccalaureate Diploma, or has completed the
  170  Advanced International Certificate of Education curriculum but
  171  failed to earn the Advanced International Certificate of
  172  Education Diploma, and has attained at least the score required
  173  under pursuant to s. 1009.531(6)(a) on the combined verbal and
  174  quantitative parts of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the
  175  Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered Scholastic
  176  Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination, or an
  177  equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
  178         (c) Has been awarded an International Baccalaureate Diploma
  179  from the International Baccalaureate Office or an Advanced
  180  International Certificate of Education Diploma from the
  181  University of Cambridge International Examinations Office;
  182         (d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement
  183  programs of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a
  184  scholar or finalist; or
  185         (e) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic
  186  Recognition Program as a scholar recipient.
  187  
  188  The A student must complete a program of volunteer community
  189  service work, as approved by the district school board, the
  190  administrators of a nonpublic school, or the Department of
  191  Education for home education program students, which must shall
  192  include a minimum of 75 hours of service work for high school
  193  students graduating in the 2010-2011 academic year and 100 hours
  194  of service work for high school students graduating in the 2011
  195  2012 academic year and thereafter. The student , and must
  196  identify a social or civic issue or a professional area problem
  197  that interests him or her, develop a plan for his or her
  198  personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning about
  199  the area problem, and, through papers or other presentations,
  200  evaluate and reflect upon his or her experience. The student may
  201  not receive remuneration or academic credit for the volunteer
  202  service work performed. Such work may include, but is not
  203  limited to, a business or government internship, work for a
  204  nonprofit community service organization, or activity on behalf
  205  of a candidate for public office. The hours of service work must
  206  be documented in writing, and the document must be signed by the
  207  student, the student’s parent or guardian, and a representative
  208  of the organization for which the student performed the service
  209  work.
  210         Section 7. Subsection (1) of section 1009.535, Florida
  211  Statutes, is amended to read:
  212         1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award.—
  213         (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Medallion Scholars
  214  award if he or she the student meets the general eligibility
  215  requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program
  216  and the student:
  217         (a) Has achieved a weighted grade point average of 3.0 as
  218  calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or the equivalent, in high
  219  school courses that are designated by the State Board of
  220  Education as college-preparatory academic courses; and has
  221  attained at least the score required under pursuant to s.
  222  1009.531(6)(b) on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of
  223  the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or
  224  the recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the College
  225  Entrance Examination, or an equivalent score on the ACT
  226  Assessment Program;
  227         (b) Has completed the International Baccalaureate
  228  curriculum but failed to earn the International Baccalaureate
  229  Diploma or has completed the Advanced International Certificate
  230  of Education curriculum but failed to earn the Advanced
  231  International Certificate of Education Diploma, and has attained
  232  at least the score required under pursuant to s. 1009.531(6)(b)
  233  on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic
  234  Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered
  235  Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,
  236  or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
  237         (c) Has attended a home education program according to s.
  238  1002.41 during grades 11 and 12 and has attained at least the
  239  score required under pursuant to s. 1009.531(6)(b) on the
  240  combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic
  241  Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered
  242  Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,
  243  or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program, if the
  244  student’s parent cannot document a college-preparatory
  245  curriculum as described in paragraph (a);
  246         (d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement program
  247  of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a scholar or
  248  finalist but has not completed the a program of volunteer
  249  community service work required under as provided in s.
  250  1009.534; or
  251         (e) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic
  252  Recognition Program as a scholar, but has not completed the a
  253  program of volunteer community service work required under as
  254  provided in s. 1009.534.
  255  
  256  The A high school student graduating in the 2011-2012 academic
  257  year and thereafter must complete at least 75 hours a program of
  258  volunteer community service work approved by the district school
  259  board, the administrators of a nonpublic school, or the
  260  Department of Education for home education program students. The
  261  student, which shall include a minimum of 75 hours of service
  262  work, and must identify a social or civic issue or professional
  263  area problem that interests him or her, develop a plan for his
  264  or her personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning
  265  about the area problem, and, through papers or other
  266  presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or her experience.
  267  The student may not receive remuneration or academic credit for
  268  the volunteer service work performed. Such work may include, but
  269  is not limited to, a business or government internship, work for
  270  a nonprofit community service organization, or activity on
  271  behalf of a candidate for public office. The hours of service
  272  work must be documented in writing, and the document must be
  273  signed by the student, the student’s parent or guardian, and a
  274  representative of the organization for which the student
  275  performed the service work.
  276         Section 8. Subsection (1) of section 1009.536, Florida
  277  Statutes, is amended to read:
  278         1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award.—The
  279  Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award is created within
  280  the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program to recognize and
  281  reward academic achievement and career preparation by high
  282  school students who wish to continue their education.
  283         (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal
  284  Vocational Scholars award if he or she the student meets the
  285  general eligibility requirements for the Florida Bright Futures
  286  Scholarship Program and the student:
  287         (a) Completes the secondary school portion of a sequential
  288  program of studies that requires at least three secondary school
  289  career credits. On-the-job training may not be substituted for
  290  any of the three required career credits.
  291         (b) Demonstrates readiness for postsecondary education by
  292  earning a passing score on the Florida College Entry Level
  293  Placement Test or its equivalent as identified by the Department
  294  of Education.
  295         (c) Earns a minimum cumulative weighted grade point average
  296  of 3.0, as calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, on all subjects
  297  required for a standard high school diploma, excluding elective
  298  courses.
  299         (d) Earns a minimum unweighted grade point average of 3.5
  300  on a 4.0 scale for secondary career courses that compose
  301  comprising the career program.
  302         (e) Beginning with high school students graduating in the
  303  2011-2012 academic year and thereafter, completes at least 30
  304  hours a program of volunteer community service work approved by
  305  the district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic
  306  school, or the Department of Education for home education
  307  program students. The student must identify, which shall include
  308  a minimum of 30 hours of service work, and identifies a social
  309  or civic issue or a professional area problem that interests him
  310  or her, develop develops a plan for his or her personal
  311  involvement in addressing the issue or learning about the area
  312  problem, and, through papers or other presentations, evaluate
  313  evaluates and reflect reflects upon his or her experience. The
  314  student may not receive remuneration or academic credit for the
  315  volunteer service work performed. Such work may include, but is
  316  not limited to, a business or government internship, work for a
  317  nonprofit community service organization, or activity on behalf
  318  of a candidate for public office. The hours of service work must
  319  be documented in writing, and the document must be signed by the
  320  student, the student’s parent or guardian, and a representative
  321  of the organization for which the student performed the service
  322  work.
  323         Section 9. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection
  324  (2) of section 1009.55, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  325         1009.55 Rosewood Family Scholarship Program.—
  326         (1) There is created a Rosewood Family Scholarship Program
  327  for the direct descendants of the Rosewood families, not to
  328  exceed 50 25 scholarships per year.
  329         (2) The Rosewood Family Scholarship Program shall be
  330  administered by the Department of Education. The State Board of
  331  Education shall adopt rules for administering this program which
  332  shall at a minimum provide for the following:
  333         (a) The annual award to a student shall be up to $6,100
  334  $4,000 but should not exceed an amount in excess of tuition and
  335  registration fees.
  336         Section 10. Paragraph (n) of subsection (21) of section
  337  1007.271, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  338         1007.271 Dual enrollment programs.—
  339         (21) Each district school superintendent and Florida
  340  College System institution president shall develop a
  341  comprehensive dual enrollment articulation agreement for the
  342  respective school district and Florida College System
  343  institution. The superintendent and president shall establish an
  344  articulation committee for the purpose of developing the
  345  agreement. Each state university president may designate a
  346  university representative to participate in the development of a
  347  dual enrollment articulation agreement. A dual enrollment
  348  articulation agreement shall be completed and submitted annually
  349  by the Florida College System institution to the Department of
  350  Education on or before August 1. The agreement must include, but
  351  is not limited to:
  352         (n) A funding provision that delineates costs incurred by
  353  each entity. School districts shall pay the standard tuition
  354  rate per credit hour from funds provided in the Florida
  355  Education Finance Program to the institution providing
  356  instruction when such instruction takes place on the
  357  postsecondary campus to cover instructional and support costs
  358  incurred by the postsecondary institution. When dual enrollment
  359  is provided on the high school site by postsecondary institution
  360  faculty, the school district shall reimburse the costs
  361  associated with the proportion of salary and benefits and other
  362  actual costs of the postsecondary institution to provide the
  363  instruction. When dual enrollment is provided on the high school
  364  site by school district faculty, the school district shall be
  365  responsible only for the postsecondary institution’s actual
  366  costs associated with offering the program. A school district
  367  may not pay for any costs incurred under this paragraph for
  368  summer term dual enrollment courses. A postsecondary institution
  369  may enter into an agreement with the school district to
  370  authorize teachers who teach dual enrollment courses at the high
  371  school site or the postsecondary institution. A school district
  372  may not deny a student access to dual enrollment unless the
  373  student is ineligible to participate in the program subject to
  374  provisions specifically outlined in this section.
  375         Section 11. The amendments to ss. 1001.03 and 1007.33,
  376  Florida Statutes, made by this act shall take effect upon this
  377  act becoming a law and shall apply retroactively to March 31,
  378  2014.
  379         Section 12. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
  380  act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon
  381  this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1,
  382  2014.
  383  
  384  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  385  And the title is amended as follows:
  386         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  387  and insert:
  388                        A bill to be entitled                      
  389         An act relating to postsecondary education; amending
  390         s. 243.52, F.S.; expanding the definition of the term
  391         “project” as it relates to the Higher Educational
  392         Facilities Financing Act; amending s. 1001.03, F.S.;
  393         prohibiting the State Board of Education from
  394         approving Florida College System institution
  395         baccalaureate degree program proposals between
  396         specified dates; amending s. 1004.32, F.S.; revising
  397         the mission and goals of the New College of Florida;
  398         requiring the New College of Florida to establish a
  399         specified master’s degree program; amending s.
  400         1007.33, F.S.; prohibiting the Board of Trustees of
  401         the St. Petersburg College from establishing new
  402         baccalaureate degree programs between specified dates;
  403         amending s. 1009.531, F.S.; providing that the initial
  404         award and renewal period for students who are unable
  405         to accept an initial award immediately after
  406         completion of high school due to a full-time religious
  407         or service obligation begins upon the completion of
  408         the religious or service obligation; requiring
  409         verification from the entity for which the student
  410         completed such obligation; amending ss. 1009.534,
  411         1009.535, and 1009.536, F.S.; requiring a student, as
  412         a prerequisite for the Florida Academic Scholars
  413         award, the Florida Medallion Scholars award, or the
  414         Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award, to
  415         identify a social or civic issue or a professional
  416         area of interest and develop a plan for his or her
  417         personal involvement in addressing the issue or
  418         learning about the area; prohibiting the student from
  419         receiving remuneration or academic credit for the
  420         volunteer service work performed; providing examples
  421         of volunteer service work; requiring that the hours of
  422         volunteer service work performed be documented in
  423         writing and the document be signed by the student, the
  424         student’s parent or guardian, and a representative of
  425         the organization for which the student performed the
  426         volunteer service work; deleting obsolete provisions;
  427         amending s. 1009.55, F.S.; increasing the annual
  428         maximum number of scholarships that may be awarded in
  429         the Rosewood Family Scholarship Program; increasing
  430         the annual maximum award amount per student; amending
  431         s. 1007.271, F.S.; prohibiting a school district from
  432         paying for any costs incurred for summer term dual
  433         enrollment courses; providing for retroactive
  434         application; providing effective dates.