SENATE AMENDMENT
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CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Senator Sullivan moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Effective July 1, 2001, subsection (5) of
18 section 240.2011, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection
19 (12) is added to that section, to read:
20 240.2011 State University System defined.--The State
21 University System shall consist of the following:
22 (5) The University of South Florida, with a main
23 campus located in Hillsborough County and two fiscally
24 autonomous campuses, one in Pinellas County, named the
25 University of South Florida St. Petersburg, and the other
26 named the University of South Florida Sarasota/Manatee.
27 (12) New College of Florida, located in Sarasota
28 County, which is the 4-year residential liberal arts honors
29 college of the state of Florida.
30 Section 2. The University of South Florida
31 Sarasota/Manatee.--
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1 (1) The Sarasota/Manatee campus of the University of
2 South Florida is established and shall be known as the
3 "University of South Florida Sarasota/Manatee."
4 (a) The Legislature intends that the University of
5 South Florida Sarasota/Manatee be operated and maintained as a
6 separate organizational and budget entity of the University of
7 South Florida and that all legislative appropriations for the
8 University of South Florida Sarasota/Manatee be set forth as
9 separate line items in the annual General Appropriations Act.
10 (b) The University of South Florida Sarasota/Manatee
11 shall have a Campus Board and a Campus Executive Officer.
12 (c) As soon as possible, but no later than July 1,
13 2002, the President of the University of South Florida shall
14 begin the process of application to the Commission on Colleges
15 of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools for
16 separate accreditation of the University of South Florida
17 Sarasota/Manatee. If the application is not approved or is
18 provisionally approved, the University of South Florida shall
19 correct any identified deficiencies and shall continue to work
20 for accreditation.
21 (2) The Board of Trustees of the University of South
22 Florida shall appoint to the Campus Board, from
23 recommendations of the President of the University of South
24 Florida, three residents of Manatee County and two residents
25 of Sarasota County, to serve 4-year staggered terms. If one or
26 more residents of Sarasota County or Manatee County is
27 appointed to the Board of Trustees of the University of South
28 Florida, the board shall, at the next vacancy of the campus
29 board, appoint one of those members to serve jointly as a
30 member of the Campus Board. The Board of Trustees may
31 reappoint a member to the Campus Board for one additional
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1 term. The Campus Board has the powers and duties provided by
2 law, which include the authority to:
3 (a) Review and approve an annual legislative budget
4 request to be submitted to the Commissioner of Education. The
5 Campus Executive Officer shall prepare the legislative budget
6 request in accordance with guidelines established by the
7 Florida Board of Education. This request must include items
8 for campus operations and fixed capital outlay.
9 (b) Approve and submit an annual operating plan and
10 budget for review and consultation by the Board of Trustees of
11 the University of South Florida. The campus operating budget
12 must reflect the actual funding available to that campus from
13 separate line-item appropriations contained in each annual
14 General Appropriations Act, which line-item appropriations
15 must initially reflect the funds reported to the Florida
16 Legislature for the University of South Florida
17 Sarasota/Manatee Campus for fiscal year 2000-2001 and any
18 additional funds provided in the fiscal year 2001-2002
19 legislative appropriation.
20 (c) Enter into central support services contracts with
21 the Board of Trustees of the University of South Florida for
22 any services that the campus at Sarasota/Manatee cannot
23 provide more economically, including payroll processing,
24 accounting, technology, construction administration, and other
25 desired services. However, all legal services for the campus
26 must be provided by a central services contract with the
27 university. The Board of Trustees of the University of South
28 Florida and the Campus Board shall determine in a letter of
29 agreement any allocation or sharing of student fee revenue
30 between the University of South Florida's main campus and the
31 Sarasota/Manatee campus.
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2 The Board of Trustees of the University of South Florida may
3 lawfully delegate other powers and duties to the Campus Board
4 for the efficient operation and improvement of the campus and
5 for the purpose of vesting in the campus the attributes
6 necessary to meet the requirements for separate accreditation
7 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
8 (3) The University of South Florida Sarasota/Manatee
9 shall be administered by a Campus Executive Officer who shall
10 be appointed by, report directly to, and serve at the pleasure
11 of the President of the University of South Florida. The
12 President shall consult with the Campus Board before hiring or
13 terminating the Campus Executive Officer. The Campus Executive
14 Officer has authority and responsibility as provided in law,
15 including the authority to:
16 (a) Administer campus operations within the annual
17 operating budget as approved by the Campus Board.
18 (b) Recommend to the Campus Board an annual
19 legislative budget request that includes funding for campus
20 operations and fixed capital outlay.
21 (c) Recommend to the Campus Board an annual campus
22 operating budget.
23 (d) Recommend to the Campus Board appropriate services
24 and terms and conditions to be included in annual central
25 support services contracts.
26 (e) Carry out any additional responsibilities assigned
27 or delegated by the President of the University of South
28 Florida for the efficient operation and improvement of the
29 campus, especially any authority necessary for the purpose of
30 vesting in the campus attributes necessary to meet the
31 requirements for separate accreditation.
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1 (4) Students enrolled at the University of South
2 Florida, including those enrolled at a branch campus, have the
3 same rights and obligations as provided by law, policy, or
4 rule adopted by the University of South Florida, the Florida
5 Department of Education, or other lawful entity. The
6 University of South Florida shall provide a comprehensive and
7 coordinated system of student registration so that a student
8 enrolled at any campus of the University of South Florida has
9 the ability to register for courses at any other campus of the
10 University of South Florida.
11 (5) Promote technology transfer between the research
12 operations of the University of South Florida and local
13 economic development agencies.
14 Section 3. New College of Florida.--
15 (1) Mission and goals.--As a member of the State
16 University System of Florida, New College of Florida preserves
17 its distinctive mission as a residential liberal arts honors
18 college. To maintain this mission, New College of Florida has
19 the following goals:
20 (a) To provide a quality education to students of high
21 ability who, because of their ability, deserve a program of
22 study that is both demanding and stimulating.
23 (b) To engage in undergraduate educational reform by
24 combining educational innovation with educational excellence.
25 (c) To provide programs of study that allow students
26 to design their educational experience as much as possible in
27 accordance with their individual interests, values, and
28 abilities.
29 (d) To challenge undergraduates not only to master
30 existing bodies of knowledge but also to extend the frontiers
31 of knowledge through original research.
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1 (2) Accreditation.--As soon as possible, New College
2 of Florida shall apply to the Commission on Colleges of the
3 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools for separate
4 accreditation.
5 (3) Board of Trustees.--The Governor shall appoint 11
6 members to the Board of Trustees, to serve 4-year staggered
7 terms, as follows:
8 (a) Three residents of Sarasota County.
9 (b) Two residents of Manatee County.
10 (c) Until the expiration date of the terms of office
11 of the members who are on the board June 30, 2001, six members
12 shall be selected from the Board of Trustees of the New
13 College Foundation.
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19 And the title is amended as follows:
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23 adding to the State University System the New
24 College in Sarasota; creating fiscally
25 autonomous campuses of the University of South
26 Florida; requiring a Campus Board of the
27 University of South Florida Sarasota/Manatee;
28 authorizing separate accreditation; providing
29 powers and duties of the Campus Board and the
30 Campus Executive Officer; providing a procedure
31 for preparing a budget request; providing for
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1 central-support-services contracts and a letter
2 of agreement; establishing a mission, goals,
3 and board of trustees for New College of
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