SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 292

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11  Senator Sullivan moved the following amendment to amendment

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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 23, line 17 through page 28, line 22, delete

16  those lines

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18  and insert:  (2)  There is created and incorporated the

19  Technological Research and Development Authority.

20         (3)(a)  The authority shall be governed by a commission

21  of seven persons who are residents of this state.  The Brevard

22  County Legislative Delegation shall nominate three candidates

23  for each of five commission vacancies, and the Governor shall

24  appoint a member of the commission from the nominees for the

25  vacancy. Further, the Governor shall select and appoint the

26  two remaining members of the commission. The Governor shall

27  appoint each member for a term of 4 years, who shall serve

28  until his or her successor is appointed. If a vacancy occurs

29  during a member's term, the Governor shall appoint a person to

30  fill the vacancy for the remainder of the member's term. The

31  Governor may remove any member for misfeasance, malfeasance,

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 1  or willful neglect of duty. Each member of the authority

 2  before entering upon his or her duties shall take and

 3  subscribe the oath of affirmation required by the State

 4  Constitution. The existing board members appointed under

 5  chapter 87-455, Laws of Florida, of the existing Technology

 6  Research and Development Authority law may serve the remainder

 7  of their terms.

 8         (b)  The authority shall annually elect one of its

 9  members as chair and one as vice chair and may also appoint a

10  secretary who shall serve at the pleasure of the authority.

11  The authority may also appoint such other officers as

12  necessary.

13         (4)  The commission has powers and duties as follows:

14         (a)  To plan and undertake a program of action that

15  promotes scientific research and development and fosters

16  public and private education.

17         (b)  To contract with and support the programs of those

18  accredited educational institutions with a research capability

19  and which have main campuses within this state in the

20  furtherance of the objectives of the authority and to contract

21  with any other accredited educational institution in

22  furtherance of the objectives of the authority to establish

23  public-private partnerships and create, sponsor, and manage

24  not-for-profit entities to implement or facilitate the

25  purposes of the authority.

26         (c)  To make and manage grants and bequests, and to

27  enter into contracts and other agreements with units of

28  government and private parties for the purpose of obtaining

29  funds for projects and programs that further the objectives of

30  the authority.

31         (d)  To establish an annual budget and amend the budget

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 1  when necessary.

 2         (e)  To adopt an official seal and alter it at its

 3  pleasure.

 4         (f)  To maintain an office at such place or places in

 5  Brevard County or elsewhere as it may designate.

 6         (g)  To sue and be sued in its own name.

 7         (h)  To acquire by lease, purchase, or option real and

 8  personal property for any use consistent with the purposes of

 9  this act.

10         (i)  To employ personnel, consultants, accountants,

11  attorneys, engineers, and other experts as necessary and

12  convenient in the execution of the powers of the authority.

13         (5)  If any provision of this act or the application

14  thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the

15  invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications

16  of the act which can be given effect without the invalid

17  provision or application, and to this end the provisions of

18  this act are declared severable.

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20  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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24  And the title is amended as follows:

25         On page 37, lines 12 through 31, delete those lines

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27  and insert:

28         appointment of the commission providing

29         severability; providing for student

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