SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. HB 2263

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11  Senator Horne moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment 

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18         1.  Combining appropriate education functions and

19  policies into or under the new Florida Board of Education.

20         2.  Devolving the education delivery services and

21  operational decisions to the appropriate location of delivery

22  to students, specifically the schools, community colleges,

23  colleges, universities, area technical centers, and other

24  education institutions or places where the students receive

25  their education.

26         3.  Providing for a single or coordinated kindergarten

27  through graduate school education budget.

28         (b)  How best to achieve economies in education

29  services, including recommendations concerning consolidation

30  of information systems and integrated performance and

31  financial accounting systems, while maximizing effectiveness

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 1  within existing resources and staff.

 2         (c)1.  Which, if any, current education staff functions

 3  and resources should be eliminated, transferred, or realigned

 4  within the proposed new education organizational structure.

 5         2.  A recommended salary structure for the Commissioner

 6  of Education and for the chancellors.

 7         (d)  Whether an Office of Policy Research should be

 8  established to explore emerging issues, locate successful and

 9  innovative educational programs, and make recommendations to

10  the Governor, the Florida Board of Education, and the

11  Legislature and, if so, its mission, staffing, and location.

12         (e)  The optimal mission of the Florida On-Line High

13  School and a methodology for the operation and funding of the

14  school to achieve that mission.

15         (f)  The optimal location and structure of the Florida

16  Partnership for School Readiness.

17         (5)  By March 1, 2002, the transition task force shall

18  recommend to the Legislature:

19         (a)  Standards, definitions, and guidelines for

20  universities, colleges, community colleges, schools, and other

21  education institutions to ensure the quality of education,

22  systemwide coordination, and efficient progress toward

23  attainment of their appropriate missions.

24         (b)  Rules and procedures as necessary to be followed

25  by university boards of trustees, community college boards of

26  trustees, and other boards of trustees, as determined

27  appropriate, for recruitment and selection of presidents,

28  procedures for annual evaluations of presidents, and

29  procedures for interaction between presidents, the boards of

30  trustees, and the new Florida Board of Education.

31         (c)  A systemwide strategic plan for postsecondary

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 1  institutions that considers the role, in their respective

 2  communities, of each of the institutions.

 3         (d)  Methodologies for degree program approval,

 4  establishment of matriculation and tuition fees, and

 5  coordination of colleges' and universities' budget requests.

 6         (e)  Any additional statutory changes needed during the

 7  2002 legislative session to complete the education governance

 8  reorganization transition.

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