Senate Bill sb1874c1

    Florida Senate - 2001                           CS for SB 1874

    By the Committee on Education and Senator Sullivan





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to postsecondary education;

  3         authorizing the Board of Regents and the State

  4         Board of Community Colleges, in implementing a

  5         single, statewide computer-assisted student

  6         advising system, to secure and enforce patents

  7         on work products, enter into various

  8         agreements, and sell work products; providing

  9         for any or all of the proceeds derived from

10         such activities to be used to develop and

11         maintain the computer-assisted student advising

12         system; requiring review and comment by

13         legislative leaders; providing an effective

14         date.

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16  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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18         Section 1.  (1)  In implementing the single, statewide

19  computer-assisted student advising system required under

20  section 240.2099, Florida Statutes, the Board of Regents and

21  the State Board of Community Colleges may:

22         (a)  Perform all things necessary to secure letters of

23  patent, copyrights, and trademarks on any work products and

24  enforce their rights with respect thereto.

25         (b)  Enter into binding agreements with organizations,

26  corporations, or government entities to license, lease,

27  assign, or otherwise give written consent to any person, firm,

28  corporation, or agency for the use of the single, statewide,

29  computer-assisted student advising system and collect

30  royalties or any other consideration that the boards find

31  proper.

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    Florida Senate - 2001                           CS for SB 1874
    304-1869-01




  1         (c)  Sell or license any such work products and execute

  2  all instruments necessary to consummate the sale or license.

  3         (d)  The Board of Regents and the State Board of

  4  Community Colleges shall submit to the President of the Senate

  5  and the Speaker of the House of Representatives any agreement

  6  relating to this act. The President and Speaker may review the

  7  terms of the agreement and respond with comments for 30 days

  8  after receipt of an agreement; after that time, the agreement

  9  is binding.

10         (2)  All or a portion of the proceeds derived from

11  activities authorized under this section may be expended for

12  the costs incurred in developing and maintaining the single,

13  statewide computer-assisted student advising system.

14         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

15  law.

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17          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
18                             SB 1874

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20  The Committee Substitute authorizes the boards to license the
    products, and it delays any agreement by 30 days for review by
21  Legislative leaders.

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