SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 940
Amendment No. 1 Barcode 082490
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 The Committee on Appropriations recommended the following
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 2. (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, assign
27 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
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1 (c) Sell or license any such work products and execute
2 all instruments necessary to consummate the sale or license.
3 (d) Final actions taken by the Board of Regents and the
4 State Board of Community Colleges or their successor, related
5 to the agreement, are subject to the notice, review and
6 objection procedures established in s. 216.177, Florida
7 Statutes.
8 (2) All or a portion of the proceeds derived from
9 activities authorized under this section may be expended for
10 the costs incurred in developing and maintaining the single,
11 statewide computer-assisted student advising system.
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16 And the title is amended as follows:
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20 authorizing the Board of Regents and the State
21 Board of Community Colleges, in implementing a
22 single, statewide computer-assisted student
23 advising system, to secure and enforce patents
24 on work products, enter into various
25 agreements, and sell work products; providing
26 for any or all of the proceeds derived from
27 such activities to be used to develop and
28 maintain the computer-assisted student advising
29 system; requiring adherence to certain notice,
30 review and objection procedures;
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