HB 0751 2003
   
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6          The Committee on State Administration recommends the following:
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8          Committee Substitute
9          Remove the entire bill and insert:
10 A bill to be entitled
11          An act relating to the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and
12    Research Institute and the Florida Alzheimer's Center and
13    Research Institute at the University of South Florida;
14    amending s. 1004.43, F.S.; authorizing the establishment
15    of for-profit subsidiaries of the governing corporation;
16    providing that the contract with the State Board of
17    Education shall permit the use of lands and facilities for
18    research, education, treatment, prevention, and early
19    detection of cancer; authorizing the governing corporation
20    and its subsidiaries to obtain their own property
21    insurance coverage; providing that certain appropriations
22    shall be paid directly to the board of directors of the
23    governing corporation; changing the appointing authority
24    for certain members of the council of scientific advisors;
25    amending s. 1004.445, F.S.; deleting obsolete language;
26    authorizing the establishment of for-profit subsidiaries
27    of the governing corporation; providing that the contract
28    with the State Board of Education shall permit the use of
29    lands and facilities for research, education, treatment,
30    prevention, and early detection of Alzheimer's disease;
31    authorizing the governing corporation and its subsidiaries
32    to obtain their own property insurance coverage; providing
33    that certain appropriations shall be paid directly to the
34    board of directors of the governing corporation; changing
35    the appointing authority for certain members of the
36    council of scientific advisors; providing an effective
37    date.
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39          Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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41          Section 1. Section 1004.43, Florida Statutes, is amended
42    to read:
43          1004.43 H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research
44    Institute.--There is established the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer
45    Center and Research Institute at the University of South
46    Florida.
47          (1) The State Board of Education shall enter into an
48    agreement for the utilization of the facilities on the campus of
49    the University of South Florida to be known as the H. Lee
50    Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, including all
51    furnishings, equipment, and other chattels used in the operation
52    of said facilities, with a Florida not-for-profit corporation
53    organized solely for the purpose of governing and operating the
54    H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. This not-
55    for-profit corporation, acting as an instrumentality of the
56    State of Florida, shall govern and operate the H. Lee Moffitt
57    Cancer Center and Research Institute in accordance with the
58    terms of the agreement between the State Board of Education and
59    the not-for-profit corporation. The not-for-profit corporation
60    may, with the prior approval of the State Board of Education,
61    create not-for-profitcorporate subsidiaries to fulfill its
62    mission. The not-for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries are
63    authorized to receive, hold, invest, and administer property and
64    any moneys received from private, local, state, and federal
65    sources, as well as technical and professional income generated
66    or derived from practice activities of the institute, for the
67    benefit of the institute and the fulfillment of its mission. The
68    affairs of the corporation shall be managed by a board of
69    directors who shall serve without compensation. The President of
70    the University of South Florida and the chair of the State Board
71    of Education, or his or her designee, shall be directors of the
72    not-for-profit corporation, together with 5 representatives of
73    the state universities and no more than 14 nor fewer than 10
74    directors who are not medical doctors or state employees. Each
75    director shall have only one vote, shall serve a term of 3
76    years, and may be reelected to the board. Other than the
77    President of the University of South Florida and the chair of
78    the State Board of Education, directors shall be elected by a
79    majority vote of the board. The chair of the board of directors
80    shall be selected by majority vote of the directors.
81          (2) The State Board of Education shall provide in the
82    agreement with the not-for-profit corporation for the following:
83          (a) Approval of the articles of incorporation of the not-
84    for-profit corporation by the State Board of Education.
85          (b) Approval of the articles of incorporation of any not-
86    for-profit corporate subsidiary created by the not-for-profit
87    corporation.
88          (c) Utilization of lands,hospital facilities,and
89    personnel by the not-for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries
90    for research, education, treatment, prevention, and the early
91    detection of cancer andfor mutually approved teaching and
92    research programs conducted by the University of South Florida
93    or other accredited medical schools or research institutes.
94          (d) Preparation of an annual financial audit of the not-
95    for-profit corporation's accounts and records and the accounts
96    and records of any subsidiaries to be conducted by an
97    independent certified public accountant. The annual audit report
98    shall include a management letter, as defined in s. 11.45, and
99    shall be submitted to the Auditor General and the State Board of
100    Education. The State Board of Education, the Auditor General,
101    and the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
102    Accountability shall have the authority to require and receive
103    from the not-for-profit corporation and any subsidiaries or from
104    their independent auditor any detail or supplemental data
105    relative to the operation of the not-for-profit corporation or
106    subsidiary.
107          (e) Provision by the not-for-profit corporation and its
108    subsidiaries of equal employment opportunities to all persons
109    regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, or national
110    origin.
111          (3) The State Board of Education is authorized to secure
112    comprehensive general liability protection, including
113    professional liability protection, for the not-for-profit
114    corporation and its subsidiaries pursuant to s. 1004.24. The
115    not-for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries shall be exempt
116    from any participation in any property insurance trust fund
117    established by law, including any property insurance trust fund
118    established pursuant to chapter 284, so long as the not-for-
119    profit corporation and its subsidiaries maintain property
120    insurance protection with comparable or greater coverage limits.
121          (4) In the event that the agreement between the not-for-
122    profit corporation and the State Board of Education is
123    terminated for any reason, the State Board of Education shall
124    resume governance and operation of said facilities.
125          (5) The institute shall be administered by a chief
126    executive officer who shall serve at the pleasure of the board
127    of directors of the not-for-profit corporation and who shall
128    have the following powers and duties subject to the approval of
129    the board of directors:
130          (a) The chief executive officer shall establish programs
131    which fulfill the mission of the institute in research,
132    education, treatment, prevention, and the early detection of
133    cancer; however, the chief executive officer shall not establish
134    academic programs for which academic credit is awarded and which
135    terminate in the conference of a degree without prior approval
136    of the State Board of Education.
137          (b) The chief executive officer shall have control over
138    the budget and the dollars appropriated or donated to the
139    institute from private, local, state, and federal sources, as
140    well as technical and professional income generated or derived
141    from practice activities of the institute. However, professional
142    income generated by university faculty from practice activities
143    at the institute shall be shared between the institute and the
144    university as determined by the chief executive officer and the
145    appropriate university dean or vice president.
146          (c) The chief executive officer shall appoint members to
147    carry out the research, patient care, and educational activities
148    of the institute and determine compensation, benefits, and terms
149    of service. Members of the institute shall be eligible to hold
150    concurrent appointments at affiliated academic institutions.
151    University faculty shall be eligible to hold concurrent
152    appointments at the institute.
153          (d) The chief executive officer shall have control over
154    the use and assignment of space and equipment within the
155    facilities.
156          (e) The chief executive officer shall have the power to
157    create the administrative structure necessary to carry out the
158    mission of the institute.
159          (f) The chief executive officer shall have a reporting
160    relationship to the Commissioner of Education.
161          (g) The chief executive officer shall provide a copy of
162    the institute's annual report to the Governor and Cabinet, the
163    President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
164    Representatives, and the chair of the State Board of Education.
165          (6) The board of directors of the not-for-profit
166    corporation shall create a council of scientific advisers to the
167    chief executive officer comprised of leading researchers,
168    physicians, and scientists. This council shall review programs
169    and recommend research priorities and initiatives so as to
170    maximize the state's investment in the institute. The council
171    shall be appointed by the board of directors of the not-for-
172    profit corporation and shall include five appointees of the
173    State Board of Education. Each member of the council shall be
174    appointed to serve a 2-year term and may be reappointed to the
175    council.
176          (7) In carrying out the provisions of this section, the
177    not-for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries are not
178    "agencies" within the meaning of s. 20.03(11).
179          (8)(a) Records of the not-for-profit corporation and of
180    its subsidiaries are public records unless made confidential or
181    exempt by law.
182          (b) Proprietary confidential business information is
183    confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and
184    s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. However, the Auditor
185    General, the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
186    Accountability, and the State Board of Education, pursuant to
187    their oversight and auditing functions, must be given access to
188    all proprietary confidential business information upon request
189    and without subpoena and must maintain the confidentiality of
190    information so received. As used in this paragraph, the term
191    "proprietary confidential business information" means
192    information, regardless of its form or characteristics, which is
193    owned or controlled by the not-for-profit corporation or its
194    subsidiaries; is intended to be and is treated by the not-for-
195    profit corporation or its subsidiaries as private and the
196    disclosure of which would harm the business operations of the
197    not-for-profit corporation or its subsidiaries; has not been
198    intentionally disclosed by the corporation or its subsidiaries
199    unless pursuant to law, an order of a court or administrative
200    body, a legislative proceeding pursuant to s. 5, Art. III of the
201    State Constitution, or a private agreement that provides that
202    the information may be released to the public; and which is
203    information concerning:
204          1. Internal auditing controls and reports of internal
205    auditors;
206          2. Matters reasonably encompassed in privileged attorney-
207    client communications;
208          3. Contracts for managed-care arrangements, including
209    preferred provider organization contracts, health maintenance
210    organization contracts, and exclusive provider organization
211    contracts, and any documents directly relating to the
212    negotiation, performance, and implementation of any such
213    contracts for managed-care arrangements;
214          4. Bids or other contractual data, banking records, and
215    credit agreements the disclosure of which would impair the
216    efforts of the not-for-profit corporation or its subsidiaries to
217    contract for goods or services on favorable terms;
218          5. Information relating to private contractual data, the
219    disclosure of which would impair the competitive interest of the
220    provider of the information;
221          6. Corporate officer and employee personnel information;
222          7. Information relating to the proceedings and records of
223    credentialing panels and committees and of the governing board
224    of the not-for-profit corporation or its subsidiaries relating
225    to credentialing;
226          8. Minutes of meetings of the governing board of the not-
227    for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries, except minutes of
228    meetings open to the public pursuant to subsection (9);
229          9. Information that reveals plans for marketing services
230    that the corporation or its subsidiaries reasonably expect to be
231    provided by competitors;
232          10. Trade secrets as defined in s. 688.002, including
233    reimbursement methodologies or rates; or
234          11. The identity of donors or prospective donors of
235    property who wish to remain anonymous or any information
236    identifying such donors or prospective donors. The anonymity of
237    these donors or prospective donors must be maintained in the
238    auditor's report.
239         
240          As used in this paragraph, the term "managed care" means systems
241    or techniques generally used by third-party payors or their
242    agents to affect access to and control payment for health care
243    services. Managed-care techniques most often include one or more
244    of the following: prior, concurrent, and retrospective review of
245    the medical necessity and appropriateness of services or site of
246    services; contracts with selected health care providers;
247    financial incentives or disincentives related to the use of
248    specific providers, services, or service sites; controlled
249    access to and coordination of services by a case manager; and
250    payor efforts to identify treatment alternatives and modify
251    benefit restrictions for high-cost patient care.
252          (9) Meetings of the governing board of the not-for-profit
253    corporation and meetings of the subsidiaries of the not-for-
254    profit corporation at which the expenditure of dollars
255    appropriated to the not-for-profit corporation by the state are
256    discussed or reported must remain open to the public in
257    accordance with s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State
258    Constitution, unless made confidential or exempt by law. Other
259    meetings of the governing board of the not-for-profit
260    corporation and of the subsidiaries of the not-for-profit
261    corporation are exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of
262    the State Constitution.
263          (10) In addition to the continuing appropriation to the
264    institute provided in s. 210.20(2), any appropriation to the
265    institute provided in a general appropriations act shall be paid
266    directly to the board of directors of the not-for-profit
267    corporation by warrant drawn by the Chief Financial Officer from
268    the State Treasury.
269          Section 2. Section 1004.445, Florida Statutes, is amended
270    to read:
271          1004.445 Florida Alzheimer's Center and Research
272    Institute.--
273          (1) Effective July 1, 2002,The Florida Alzheimer's Center
274    and Research Institute is established at the University of South
275    Florida.
276          (2)(a) The State Board of Education shall enter into an
277    agreement for the utilization of the facilities on the campus of
278    the University of South Florida to be known as the Florida
279    Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute, including all
280    furnishings, equipment, and other chattels used in the operation
281    of those facilities, with a Florida not-for-profit corporation
282    organized solely for the purpose of governing and operating the
283    Florida Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute. This not-for-
284    profit corporation, acting as an instrumentality of the state,
285    shall govern and operate the Florida Alzheimer's Center and
286    Research Institute in accordance with the terms of the agreement
287    between the State Board of Education and the not-for-profit
288    corporation. The not-for-profit corporation may, with the prior
289    approval of the State Board of Education, create not-for-profit
290    corporate subsidiaries to fulfill its mission. The not-for-
291    profit corporation and its subsidiaries are authorized to
292    receive, hold, invest, and administer property and any moneys
293    acquired from private, local, state, and federal sources, as
294    well as technical and professional income generated or derived
295    from practice activities of the institute, for the benefit of
296    the institute and the fulfillment of its mission.
297          (b)1. The affairs of the not-for-profit corporation shall
298    be managed by a board of directors who shall serve without
299    compensation. The board of directors shall consist of the
300    President of the University of South Florida and the chair of
301    the State Board of Education, or their designees, 5
302    representatives of the state universities, and no fewer than 9
303    nor more than 14 representatives of the public who are neither
304    medical doctors nor state employees. Each director who is a
305    representative of a state university or of the public shall be
306    appointed to serve a term of 3 years. The chair of the board of
307    directors shall be selected by a majority vote of the directors.
308    Each director shall have only one vote.
309          2. The initial board of directors shall consist of the
310    President of the University of South Florida and the chair of
311    the State Board of Education, or their designees; the five
312    university representatives, of whom one shall be appointed by
313    the Governor, two by the President of the Senate, and two by the
314    Speaker of the House of Representatives; and nine public
315    representatives, of whom three shall be appointed by the
316    Governor, three by the President of the Senate, and three by the
317    Speaker of the House of Representatives. Upon the expiration of
318    the terms of the initial appointed directors, all directors
319    subject to 3-year terms of office under this paragraph shall be
320    appointed by a majority vote of the directors and the board may
321    be expanded to include additional public representative
322    directors up to the maximum number allowed. Any vacancy in
323    office shall be filled for the remainder of the term by majority
324    vote of the directors. Any director may be reappointed.
325          (3) The State Board of Education shall provide in the
326    agreement with the not-for-profit corporation for the following:
327          (a) Approval by the State Board of Education of the
328    articles of incorporation of the not-for-profit corporation.
329          (b) Approval by the State Board of Education of the
330    articles of incorporation of any not-for-profit corporate
331    subsidiary created by the not-for-profit corporation.
332          (c) Utilization of lands,hospital facilities,and
333    personnel by the not-for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries
334    for research, education, treatment, prevention, and the early
335    detection of Alzheimer’s disease andfor mutually approved
336    teaching and research programs conducted by the University of
337    South Florida or other accredited medical schools or research
338    institutes.
339          (d) Preparation of an annual postaudit of the not-for-
340    profit corporation's financial accounts and the financial
341    accounts of any subsidiaries to be conducted by an independent
342    certified public accountant. The annual audit report shall
343    include management letters and shall be submitted to the Auditor
344    General and the State Board of Education for review. The State
345    Board of Education, the Auditor General, and the Office of
346    Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability shall have
347    the authority to require and receive from the not-for-profit
348    corporation and any subsidiaries, or from their independent
349    auditor, any detail or supplemental data relative to the
350    operation of the not-for-profit corporation or subsidiary.
351          (e) Provision by the not-for-profit corporation and its
352    subsidiaries of equal employment opportunities for all persons
353    regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, or national
354    origin.
355          (4) The State Board of Education is authorized to secure
356    comprehensive general liability protection, including
357    professional liability protection, for the not-for-profit
358    corporation and its subsidiaries, pursuant to s. 1004.24. The
359    not-for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries shall be exempt
360    from any participation in any property insurance trust fund
361    established by law, including any property insurance trust fund
362    established pursuant to chapter 284, so long as the not-for-
363    profit corporation and its subsidiaries maintain property
364    insurance protection with comparable or greater coverage limits.
365          (5) In the event that the agreement between the not-for-
366    profit corporation and the State Board of Education is
367    terminated for any reason, the State Board of Education shall
368    assume governance and operation of the facilities.
369          (6) The institute shall be administered by a chief
370    executive officer, who shall be appointed by and serve at the
371    pleasure of the board of directors of the not-for-profit
372    corporation, and who shall exercise the following powers and
373    duties, subject to the approval of the board of directors:
374          (a) The chief executive officer shall establish programs
375    that fulfill the mission of the institute in research,
376    education, treatment, prevention, and early detection of
377    Alzheimer's disease; however, the chief executive officer may
378    not establish academic programs for which academic credit is
379    awarded and which culminate in the conferring of a degree,
380    without prior approval of the State Board of Education.
381          (b) The chief executive officer shall have control over
382    the budget and the moneys appropriated or donated to the
383    institute from private, local, state, and federal sources, as
384    well as technical and professional income generated or derived
385    from practice activities of the institute. However, professional
386    income generated by university faculty from practice activities
387    at the institute shall be shared between the institute and the
388    university as determined by the chief executive officer and the
389    appropriate university dean or vice president.
390          (c) The chief executive officer shall appoint
391    representatives of the institute to carry out the research,
392    patient care, and educational activities of the institute and
393    establish the compensation, benefits, and terms of service of
394    such representatives. Representatives of the institute shall be
395    eligible to hold concurrent appointments at affiliated academic
396    institutions. University faculty shall be eligible to hold
397    concurrent appointments at the institute.
398          (d) The chief executive officer shall have control over
399    the use and assignment of space and equipment within the
400    facilities.
401          (e) The chief executive officer shall have the power to
402    create the administrative structure necessary to carry out the
403    mission of the institute.
404          (f) The chief executive officer shall have a reporting
405    relationship to the Commissioner of Education.
406          (g) The chief executive officer shall provide a copy of
407    the institute's annual report to the Governor and Cabinet, the
408    President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
409    Representatives, and the chair of the State Board of Education.
410          (7) The board of directors of the not-for-profit
411    corporation shall create a council of scientific advisers to the
412    chief executive officer comprised of leading researchers,
413    physicians, and scientists. The council shall review programs
414    and recommend research priorities and initiatives to maximize
415    the state's investment in the institute. The members of the
416    council shall be appointed by the board of directors of the not-
417    for-profit corporation, except for five members who shall be
418    appointed by the State Board of Education. Each member of the
419    council shall be appointed to serve a 2-year term and may be
420    reappointed to the council.
421          (8) In carrying out the provisions of this section, the
422    not-for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries are not agencies
423    within the meaning of s. 20.03(11).
424          (9) The following information is confidential and exempt
425    from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24, Art. I of the
426    State Constitution:
427          (a) Personal identifying information relating to clients
428    of programs created or funded through the Florida Alzheimer's
429    Center and Research Institute which is held by the institute,
430    University of South Florida, or State Board of Education or by
431    persons who provide services to clients of programs created or
432    funded through contracts with the Florida Alzheimer's Center and
433    Research Institute;
434          (b) Any medical or health records relating to patients
435    which may be created or received by the institute;
436          (c) Materials that relate to methods of manufacture or
437    production, potential trade secrets, potentially patentable
438    material, actual trade secrets as defined in s. 688.002, or
439    proprietary information received, generated, ascertained, or
440    discovered during the course of research conducted by or through
441    the institute and business transactions resulting from such
442    research;
443          (d) The identity of a donor or prospective donor to the
444    Florida Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute who wishes to
445    remain anonymous, and all information identifying such donor or
446    prospective donor;
447          (e) Any information received by the institute in the
448    performance of its duties and responsibilities which is
449    otherwise confidential and exempt by law; and
450          (f) Any information received by the institute from a
451    person from another state or nation or the Federal Government
452    which is otherwise confidential or exempt pursuant to that
453    state's or nation's laws or pursuant to federal law.
454         
455          Any governmental entity that demonstrates a need to access such
456    confidential and exempt information in order to perform its
457    duties and responsibilities shall have access to such
458    information and shall otherwise keep such information
459    confidential and exempt. This section is subject to the Open
460    Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with s.
461    119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2006, unless
462    reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the
463    Legislature.
464          (10) Any appropriation to the institute provided in a
465    general appropriations act shall be paid directly to the board
466    of directors of the not-for-profit corporation by warrant drawn
467    by the Chief Financial Officer from the State Treasury.
468          Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
469