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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 292, 1st Eng.
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11 Senator Sullivan moved the following amendment to amendment
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19 Section 12. (1) There is created a new Comprehensive
20 University in Pinellas County.
21 (2) There is created a new Comprehensive University in
22 Sarasota County to serve Sarasota and Manatee Counties.
23 (3) On or before November 1, 2000, and in accordance
24 with section 240.147(6), Florida Statutes, the Postsecondary
25 Education Planning Commission, in consultation with the
26 Chancellor, shall review the need for new free-standing
27 universities in Pinellas, Sarasota, and Manatee Counties. The
28 commission, in consultation with the Chancellor, shall
29 consider the criteria for establishing new public colleges and
30 universities developed by the commission and approved by the
31 State Board of Education in 1991. In so doing, the commission,
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1 in consultation with the Chancellor, shall enlist the
2 assistance of an independent evaluator. Upon determining that
3 a need exists, the Chancellor, in consultation with the
4 Commission, shall develop an implementation plan for the
5 above-mentioned institutions. At a minimum, the plan shall
6 address location, facilities, programmatic needs, governance,
7 and funding issues. The plan shall be developed on or before
8 January 19, 2001, and shall be submitted to the President of
9 the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
10 Executive Office of the Governor, and the State Board of
11 Education. If the Postsecondary Education Planning Commission
12 or the Board of Regents determines that the need for either or
13 both of the institutions does not exist, this section shall be
14 repealed by the Legislature prior to July 1, 2001.
15 (4) If a Comprehensive University is created in
16 Sarasota County, New College shall become a part of this
17 institution and New College will continue to maintain its
18 liberal arts honors program of national distinction and
19 continue to be the honors college of the State of Florida, and
20 there shall be no change in the operation of New College.
21 (5) If local boards of trustees are created for the
22 other universities of the State University System, a local
23 board of trustees shall be created for the institutions
24 created by this section.
25 (6) Upon the implementation of the new universities,
26 section 240.527, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
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6 policies; providing for the creation of new
7 state universities; providing a planning and
8 implementation process; specifying conditions
9 under which s. 240.527, F.S., is repealed;
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