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11 Senator Klein moved the following amendment to amendment
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18 Section 6. Section 1004.225, Florida Statutes, is
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20 1004.225 Florida Technology Development Act.--
21 (1) This section may be cited as the "Florida
22 Technology Development Act."
23 (2) "Center of excellence," as used in this section,
24 means an organization of personnel, facilities, and equipment
25 established at or in collaboration with one or more
26 universities in Florida to accomplish the purposes and
27 objectives of this section. The purposes and objectives of a
28 center of excellence include:
29 (a) Identifying and pursuing opportunities for
30 university scholars, research center scientists and engineers,
31 and private businesses to form collaborative partnerships to
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1 foster and promote the research required to develop
2 commercially promising, advanced, and innovative technologies
3 and to transfer those technologies to commercial sectors.
4 (b) Acquiring and leveraging public and private sector
5 funding to provide the totality of funds, personnel,
6 facilities, equipment, and other resources needed to support
7 the research required to develop commercially promising,
8 advanced, and innovative technologies and to transfer those
9 technologies to commercial sectors.
10 (c) Recruiting and retaining world class scholars,
11 high-performing students, and leading scientists and engineers
12 in technology disciplines to engage in research in this state
13 to develop commercially promising, advanced, and innovative
14 technologies.
15 (d) Enhancing and expanding technology curricula and
16 laboratory resources at universities and research centers in
17 this state.
18 (e) Increasing the number of high-performing students
19 in technology disciplines who graduate from universities in
20 this state and pursue careers in this state.
21 (f) Stimulating and supporting the inception, growth,
22 and diversification of technology-based businesses and
23 ventures in Florida and increasing employment opportunities
24 for the workforce needed to support such businesses.
25 (3) Subject to legislative appropriation, The Emerging
26 Technology Commission, or "commission," is created within the
27 Executive Office of the Governor to guide the establishment of
28 centers of excellence.
29 (a) The commission shall consist of five regular
30 members appointed by the Governor, one of whom the Governor
31 shall appoint as chair of the commission; two regular members
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1 appointed by the President of the Senate; two regular members
2 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
3 before January 7, 2003, the Secretary of Education as an ex
4 officio nonvoting member; effective January 7, 2003, the
5 Commissioner of Education as an ex officio nonvoting member;
6 and, as ex officio nonvoting members, the member of the Senate
7 and the member of the House of Representatives who serve as
8 members of the Florida Research Consortium, Inc. The regular
9 members shall be business leaders, industrial researchers,
10 academic researchers, scientists, or engineers who have been
11 recognized as leaders in the state's emerging and advanced
12 technology sectors. Regular members must be appointed on or
13 before July 1, 2002.
14 (b) Members of the commission shall serve without
15 compensation but shall be entitled to receive per diem and
16 travel expenses in accordance with s. 112.061 while in
17 performance of their duties.
18 (c) The Executive Office of the Governor shall provide
19 staff support for the activities of the commission and per
20 diem and travel expenses for commission members.
21 (4) By August 1, 2002, Florida Research Consortium,
22 Inc., shall provide a report to the commission which describes
23 in detail and prioritizes factors that contribute to the
24 success of the creation of centers of excellence. At a
25 minimum, the report should describe and prioritize the
26 following factors:
27 (a) Maturity of existing university programs relating
28 to a proposed center of excellence.
29 (b) Existing amount of university resources dedicated
30 to activities relating to a proposed center of excellence.
31 (c) Comprehensiveness and effectiveness of site plans
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1 relating to a proposed center of excellence.
2 (d) Regional economic structure and climate.
3 (e) The degree to which a university proposed to house
4 a center of excellence identifies and seizes opportunities to
5 collaborate with other public or private entities for research
6 purposes.
7 (f) The presence of a comprehensive performance and
8 accountability measurement system.
9 (g) The use of an integrated research and development
10 strategy utilizing multiple levels of the educational system.
11 (h) The ability of a university proposed to house a
12 center of excellence to raise research funds and leverage
13 public and private investment dollars to support advanced and
14 emerging technological research and development projects.
15 (i) The degree to which a university proposed to house
16 a center of excellence transfers advanced and emerging
17 technologies from its laboratories to the commercial sector.
18 (j) The degree to which a university proposed to house
19 a center of excellence stimulates and supports new venture
20 creation.
21 (k) The existence of a plan to enhance academic
22 curricula by improving communication between academia and
23 industry.
24 (l) The existence of a plan to increase the number,
25 quality, and retention rate of faculty, graduate students, and
26 eminent scholars in advanced and emerging technology-based
27 disciplines.
28 (m) The existence of a plan to increase the likelihood
29 of faculty, graduate students, and eminent scholars pursuing
30 private sector careers in the state.
31 (n) Ability to provide capital facilities necessary to
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1 support research and development.
2 (5) By September 15, 2002, the commission shall
3 develop and approve criteria for evaluating proposals
4 submitted under this section subsection (6). When developing
5 such criteria, the commission shall consider the report
6 provided by Florida Research Consortium, Inc., under
7 subsection (4) and hold at least two public hearings, at times
8 and locations designated by the chair of the commission, for
9 the purpose of soliciting expert testimony. By October 1,
10 2002, the commission shall provide a list of such criteria to
11 each university in the State University System and to the
12 State Technology Office for publishing on the Internet within
13 24 hours after the office's receipt of the list.
14 (6) Concurrent with the provision of the list of
15 criteria to the universities, the commission shall notify each
16 university, in writing, of the opportunity to submit to the
17 commission written proposals for establishing one or more
18 centers of excellence. Proposals must specifically address the
19 evaluation criteria developed by the commission and delineate
20 how funding would be used to develop one or more centers of
21 excellence. Proposals must be submitted to the commission by
22 December 1, 2002. Notwithstanding this deadline, the
23 commission, upon an affirmative vote of a majority of its
24 members, may accept a proposal submitted after the deadline.
25 (7) By February 1, 2003, the commission shall submit
26 to the State Board of Education a minimum of two, but no more
27 than five, recommended plans for the establishment of one or
28 more centers of excellence in the state. Recommended plans
29 must specifically address the evaluation criteria developed by
30 the commission and delineate how funding would be used to
31 develop one or more centers of excellence. When developing
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1 such recommended plans, the commission shall consider the
2 university proposals submitted under subsection (6) and hold
3 at least three public hearings, at times and locations
4 designated by the chair of the commission, for the purpose of
5 soliciting expert testimony including, but not limited to,
6 viewing presentations of university proposals.
7 (8) By March 15, 2003, the State Board of Education
8 shall develop and approve a final plan for the establishment
9 of one or more centers of excellence in the state and
10 authorize expenditures for implementation of the plan. The
11 final plan must allocate at least $10 million to each center
12 of excellence established by the plan. When developing this
13 final plan, the board shall consider the commission's
14 recommended plans submitted under subsection (7) and hold at
15 least one public hearing for the purpose of soliciting expert
16 testimony. The final plan must include performance and
17 accountability measures that can be used to assess the
18 progress of plan implementation and the success of the centers
19 of excellence established under the final plan. By March 22,
20 2003, the board shall provide a copy of the final plan to the
21 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
22 House of Representatives.
23 (9) Beginning June 30, 2003, the commission shall
24 report quarterly, in writing, to the Commissioner of Education
25 on the progress of the implementation of the final plan
26 approved under subsection (8) and the success of the centers
27 of excellence established under that plan.
28 (10)(a) Notwithstanding any provision in this section
29 to the contrary, and subject to appropriation by the
30 Legislature in the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year
31 2003-2004, the commission shall, by August 1, 2003, reissue
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1 the list of criteria developed and approved under subsection
2 (5) to each university in the state and to the State
3 Technology Office for publishing on the Internet within 24
4 hours after the office's receipt of the list.
5 (b) Concurrent with the provision of the list of
6 criteria under paragraph (a), the commission shall notify each
7 university, in writing, of the opportunity to submit to the
8 commission written proposals for establishing one center of
9 excellence under this subsection, which center shall be in
10 addition to any centers of excellence established under other
11 provisions of this section. Proposals must specifically
12 address the evaluation criteria developed by the commission
13 and delineate how funding would be used to develop the center
14 of excellence. Proposals must be submitted to the commission
15 before October 1, 2003.
16 (c) By December 1, 2003, the commission shall submit
17 to the State Board of Education a recommended plan for the
18 establishment of one center of excellence under this
19 subsection. The recommended plan must specifically address the
20 evaluation criteria developed by the commission and delineate
21 how funding would be used to develop the center of excellence.
22 When developing the recommended plan, the commission shall
23 consider the proposals submitted under this subsection and
24 hold at least two public hearings, at times and locations
25 designated by the chair of the commission, for the purpose of
26 soliciting expert testimony, including, but not limited to,
27 viewing presentations of university proposals.
28 (d) By February 1, 2004, the State Board of Education
29 shall develop and approve a final plan for the establishment
30 of one center of excellence in the state under this subsection
31 and authorize expenditures for implementation of the plan. The
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1 board shall consider the commission's recommended plan under
2 paragraph (c) and hold at least one public hearing for the
3 purpose of soliciting expert testimony. The final plan must
4 include performance and accountability measures that can be
5 used to assess the progress of plan implementation and the
6 success of the center of excellence established under the
7 final plan. By February 15, 2004, the board shall provide a
8 copy of the final plan to the Governor, the President of the
9 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
10 (e) Beginning June 30, 2004, the commission shall
11 report quarterly, in writing, to the Commissioner of Education
12 on the progress of the implementation of the final plan
13 approved under paragraph (d) and the success of the center of
14 excellence established under that plan.
15 (11)(10) This section expires July 1, 2005 2004.
16 Section 7. The sum of $50,000 is appropriated from the
17 General Revenue Fund to the Executive Office of the Governor
18 for the purpose of providing staff and administrative support
19 to the Emerging Technology Commission and per diem and travel
20 expenses for commission members during the 2003-2004 fiscal
21 year.
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27 And the title is amended as follows:
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31 amending s. 1004.225, F.S.; removing historical
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1 provisions; conforming changes; providing for
2 the designation of an additional center of
3 excellence; providing application, evaluation,
4 and designation procedures; extending the
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