HB 0319 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to governance of state universities;
3	creating s. 1001.70, F.S.; establishing the Board of
4	Governors; providing membership and terms of office;
5	amending s. 1001.71, F.S.; revising membership of
6	university boards of trustees and terms of office;
7	providing an effective date.
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9	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11	Section 1. Section 1001.70, Florida Statutes, is created
12	to read:
13	1001.70 Board of Governors.--Pursuant to s. 7(d), Art. IX
14	of the State Constitution, the Board of Governors is established
15	as a body corporate comprised of 17 members as follows: 14
16	citizen members appointed by the Governor subject to
17	confirmation by the Senate; the Commissioner of Education; the
18	chair of the advisory council of faculty senates or the
19	equivalent; and the president of the Florida student association
20	or the equivalent. The appointed members shall serve staggered
21	7-year terms. In order to achieve staggered terms, beginning
22	July 1, 2003, of the initial appointments, 4 members shall serve
23	2-year terms, 5 members shall serve 3-year terms, and 5 members
24	shall serve 7-year terms.
25	Section 2. Section 1001.71, Florida Statutes, is amended
26	to read:
27	1001.71 University boards of trustees; membership.--
28	(1)Pursuant to s. 7(c), Art. IX of the State
29	Constitution, each local constituent university shall be
30	administered by a university board of trustees comprised of 13
31	members as follows: 6 citizen members appointed by the Governor
32	subject to confirmation by the Senate; 5 citizen members
33	appointed by the Board of Governors subject to confirmation by
34	the Senate; the chair of the faculty senate or the equivalent;
35	and the president of the student body of the university. The
36	appointed members shall serve staggered 5-year terms. In order
37	to achieve staggered terms, beginning July 1, 2003, of the
38	initial appointments by the Governor, 2 members shall serve 2-
39	year terms, 3 members shall serve 3-year terms, and 1 member
40	shall serve a 5-year term and of the initial appointments by the
41	Board of Governors, 2 members shall serve 2-year terms, 2
42	members shall serve 3-year terms, and 1 member shall serve a 5-
43	year term.University boards of trustees shall be comprised of
44	12 members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate
45	in the regular legislative session immediately following his or
46	her appointment. In addition, the student body president elected
47	on the main campus of the university pursuant to s. 1004.26
48	shall serve ex officio as a voting member of his or her
49	university board of trustees.There shall be no state residency
50	requirement for university board members, but the Governorand
51	the Board of Governorsshall consider diversity and regional
52	representation.
53	(2) Members of the boards of trustees shall receive no
54	compensation but may be reimbursed for travel and per diem
55	expenses as provided in s. 112.061.
56	(3) The Governor may remove a trustee upon the
57	recommendation of the State Board of Education, or for cause.
58	(4) Boards of trustees' members shall be appointed for
59	staggered 4-year terms, and may be reappointed for additional
60	terms not to exceed 8 years of service.
61	(3)(5)Each board of trustees shall select its chair and
62	vice chair from the appointed members at its first regular
63	meeting after July 1. The chair shall serve for 2 years and may
64	be reselected for one additional consecutive term. The duties of
65	the chair shall include presiding at all meetings of the board
66	of trustees, calling special meetings of the board of trustees,
67	andattesting to actions of the board of trustees, and notifying
68	the Governor in writing whenever a board member fails to attend
69	three consecutive regular board meetings in any fiscal year,
70	which failure may be grounds for removal. The duty of the vice
71	chair is to act as chair during the absence or disability of the
72	chair.
73	(4)(6)The university president shall serve as executive
74	officer and corporate secretary of the board of trustees and
75	shall be responsible to the board of trustees for all operations
76	of the university and for setting the agenda for meetings of the
77	board of trustees in consultation with the chair.
78	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.
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