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11 Senator Villalobos moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (o) of subsection (3) of
18 section 1000.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19 1000.21 Systemwide definitions.--As used in the
20 Florida K-20 Education Code:
21 (3) "Community college," except as otherwise
22 specifically provided, includes the following institutions and
23 any branch campuses, centers, or other affiliates of the
24 institution:
25 (d) Chipola Junior College.
26 (o) Miami-Dade Community College.
27 Section 2. Subsection (5) of section 288.8175, Florida
28 Statutes, is amended to read:
29 288.8175 Linkage institutes between postsecondary
30 institutions in this state and foreign countries.--
31 (5) The institutes are:
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1 (a) Florida-Brazil Institute (University of Florida
2 and Miami-Dade Community College).
3 (b) Florida-Costa Rica Institute (Florida State
4 University and Valencia Community College).
5 (c) Florida Caribbean Institute (Florida International
6 University and Daytona Beach Community College).
7 (d) Florida-Canada Institute (University of Central
8 Florida and Palm Beach Junior College).
9 (e) Florida-China Institute (University of West
10 Florida, University of South Florida, and Brevard Community
11 College).
12 (f) Florida-Japan Institute (University of South
13 Florida, University of West Florida, and St. Petersburg
14 Community College).
15 (g) Florida-France Institute (New College of the
16 University of South Florida, Miami-Dade Community College, and
17 Florida State University).
18 (h) Florida-Israel Institute (Florida Atlantic
19 University and Broward Community College).
20 (i) Florida-West Africa Institute (Florida
21 Agricultural and Mechanical University, University of North
22 Florida, and Florida Community College at Jacksonville).
23 (j) Florida-Eastern Europe Institute (University of
24 Central Florida and Lake Sumter Community College).
25 (k) Florida-Mexico Institute (Florida International
26 University and Polk Community College).
27 Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
28 1002.35, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
29 1002.35 New World School of the Arts.--
30 (2)(a) For purposes of governance, the New World
31 School of the Arts is assigned to Miami-Dade Community
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1 College, the Dade County School District, and one or more
2 universities designated by the State Board of Education. The
3 State Board of Education shall assign to the New World School
4 of the Arts a university partner or partners. In this
5 selection, the State Board of Education shall consider the
6 accreditation status of the core programs. Florida
7 International University, in its capacity as the provider of
8 university services to Dade County, shall be a partner to
9 serve the New World School of the Arts, upon meeting the
10 accreditation criteria. The respective boards shall appoint
11 members to an executive board for administration of the
12 school. The executive board may include community members and
13 shall reflect proportionately the participating institutions.
14 Miami-Dade Community College shall serve as fiscal agent for
15 the school.
16 Section 4. Subsection (2) of section 1004.76, Florida
17 Statutes, is amended to read:
18 1004.76 Florida Martin Luther King, Jr., Institute for
19 Nonviolence.--
20 (2) There is hereby created the Florida Martin Luther
21 King, Jr., Institute for Nonviolence to be established at
22 Miami-Dade Community College. The institute shall have an
23 advisory board consisting of 13 members as follows: the
24 Attorney General, the Commissioner of Education, and 11
25 members to be appointed by the Governor, such members to
26 represent the population of the state based on its ethnic,
27 gender, and socioeconomic diversity. Of the members appointed
28 by the Governor, one shall be a member of the Senate appointed
29 by the Governor on the recommendation of the President of the
30 Senate; one shall be a member of the Senate appointed by the
31 Governor on the recommendation of the minority leader; one
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1 shall be a member of the House of Representatives appointed by
2 the Governor on the recommendation of the Speaker of the House
3 of Representatives; one shall be a member of the House of
4 Representatives appointed by the Governor on the
5 recommendation of the minority leader; and seven shall be
6 members appointed by the Governor, no more than three of whom
7 shall be members of the same political party. The following
8 groups shall be represented by the seven members: the Florida
9 Sheriffs Association; the Florida Association of Counties; the
10 Florida League of Cities; state universities human services
11 agencies; community relations or human relations councils; and
12 youth. A chairperson shall be elected by the members and
13 shall serve for a term of 3 years. Members of the board shall
14 serve the following terms of office which shall be staggered:
15 (a) A member of the Legislature appointed to the board
16 shall serve for a single term not to exceed 5 years and shall
17 serve as a member only while he or she is a member of the
18 Legislature.
19 (b) Of the seven members who are not members of the
20 Legislature, three shall serve for terms of 4 years, two shall
21 serve for terms of 3 years, and one shall serve for a term of
22 1 year. Thereafter, each member, except for a member
23 appointed to fill an unexpired term, shall serve for a 5-year
24 term. No member shall serve on the board for more than 10
25 years.
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27 In the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of a member
28 of the board by death, resignation, or otherwise, the Governor
29 shall appoint a successor to serve for the balance of the
30 unexpired term.
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5 And the title is amended as follows:
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9 An act relating to education; amending s.
10 1000.21, F.S.; changing the name of Chipola
11 Junior College to Chipola College and
12 Miami-Dade Community College to Miami-Dade
13 College; amending ss. 288.8175, 1002.35,
14 1004.76, F.S.; conforming provisions; amending
15 s. 1008.22, F.S.;
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