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Florida Senate - 2003 SB 2626
By Senator Villalobos
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to colleges; amending s.
3 1000.21, F.S.; changing the name of Chipola
4 Junior College to Chipola College and
5 Miami-Dade Community College to Miami-Dade
6 College; amending ss. 288.8175, 1002.35,
7 1004.76, F.S.; conforming provisions; providing
8 an effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (o) of subsection (3) of
13 section 1000.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
14 1000.21 Systemwide definitions.--As used in the
15 Florida K-20 Education Code:
16 (3) "Community college," except as otherwise
17 specifically provided, includes the following institutions and
18 any branch campuses, centers, or other affiliates of the
19 institution:
20 (d) Chipola Junior College.
21 (o) Miami-Dade Community College.
22 Section 2. Subsection (5) of section 288.8175, Florida
23 Statutes, is amended to read:
24 288.8175 Linkage institutes between postsecondary
25 institutions in this state and foreign countries.--
26 (5) The institutes are:
27 (a) Florida-Brazil Institute (University of Florida
28 and Miami-Dade Community College).
29 (b) Florida-Costa Rica Institute (Florida State
30 University and Valencia Community College).
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1 (c) Florida Caribbean Institute (Florida International
2 University and Daytona Beach Community College).
3 (d) Florida-Canada Institute (University of Central
4 Florida and Palm Beach Junior College).
5 (e) Florida-China Institute (University of West
6 Florida, University of South Florida, and Brevard Community
7 College).
8 (f) Florida-Japan Institute (University of South
9 Florida, University of West Florida, and St. Petersburg
10 Community College).
11 (g) Florida-France Institute (New College of the
12 University of South Florida, Miami-Dade Community College, and
13 Florida State University).
14 (h) Florida-Israel Institute (Florida Atlantic
15 University and Broward Community College).
16 (i) Florida-West Africa Institute (Florida
17 Agricultural and Mechanical University, University of North
18 Florida, and Florida Community College at Jacksonville).
19 (j) Florida-Eastern Europe Institute (University of
20 Central Florida and Lake Sumter Community College).
21 (k) Florida-Mexico Institute (Florida International
22 University and Polk Community College).
23 Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
24 1002.35, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
25 1002.35 New World School of the Arts.--
26 (2)(a) For purposes of governance, the New World
27 School of the Arts is assigned to Miami-Dade Community
28 College, the Dade County School District, and one or more
29 universities designated by the State Board of Education. The
30 State Board of Education shall assign to the New World School
31 of the Arts a university partner or partners. In this
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1 selection, the State Board of Education shall consider the
2 accreditation status of the core programs. Florida
3 International University, in its capacity as the provider of
4 university services to Dade County, shall be a partner to
5 serve the New World School of the Arts, upon meeting the
6 accreditation criteria. The respective boards shall appoint
7 members to an executive board for administration of the
8 school. The executive board may include community members and
9 shall reflect proportionately the participating institutions.
10 Miami-Dade Community College shall serve as fiscal agent for
11 the school.
12 Section 4. Subsection (2) of section 1004.76, Florida
13 Statutes, is amended to read:
14 1004.76 Florida Martin Luther King, Jr., Institute for
15 Nonviolence.--
16 (2) There is hereby created the Florida Martin Luther
17 King, Jr., Institute for Nonviolence to be established at
18 Miami-Dade Community College. The institute shall have an
19 advisory board consisting of 13 members as follows: the
20 Attorney General, the Commissioner of Education, and 11
21 members to be appointed by the Governor, such members to
22 represent the population of the state based on its ethnic,
23 gender, and socioeconomic diversity. Of the members appointed
24 by the Governor, one shall be a member of the Senate appointed
25 by the Governor on the recommendation of the President of the
26 Senate; one shall be a member of the Senate appointed by the
27 Governor on the recommendation of the minority leader; one
28 shall be a member of the House of Representatives appointed by
29 the Governor on the recommendation of the Speaker of the House
30 of Representatives; one shall be a member of the House of
31 Representatives appointed by the Governor on the
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1 recommendation of the minority leader; and seven shall be
2 members appointed by the Governor, no more than three of whom
3 shall be members of the same political party. The following
4 groups shall be represented by the seven members: the Florida
5 Sheriffs Association; the Florida Association of Counties; the
6 Florida League of Cities; state universities human services
7 agencies; community relations or human relations councils; and
8 youth. A chairperson shall be elected by the members and
9 shall serve for a term of 3 years. Members of the board shall
10 serve the following terms of office which shall be staggered:
11 (a) A member of the Legislature appointed to the board
12 shall serve for a single term not to exceed 5 years and shall
13 serve as a member only while he or she is a member of the
14 Legislature.
15 (b) Of the seven members who are not members of the
16 Legislature, three shall serve for terms of 4 years, two shall
17 serve for terms of 3 years, and one shall serve for a term of
18 1 year. Thereafter, each member, except for a member
19 appointed to fill an unexpired term, shall serve for a 5-year
20 term. No member shall serve on the board for more than 10
21 years.
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23 In the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of a member
24 of the board by death, resignation, or otherwise, the Governor
25 shall appoint a successor to serve for the balance of the
26 unexpired term.
27 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.
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