Senate Bill sb1224

    Florida Senate - 2004                                  SB 1224

    By Senator Wilson





    33-39-04

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the community college

  3         employment equity accountability program;

  4         amending s. 1012.86, F.S.; revising provisions

  5         relating to goals and objectives for diversity;

  6         providing an effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 1012.86, Florida

11  Statutes, is amended to read:

12         1012.86  Community college employment equity

13  accountability program.--

14         (1)  Each community college shall include in its annual

15  equity update a plan for increasing the representation of

16  women and minorities in senior-level administrative positions

17  and in full-time faculty positions, and for increasing the

18  representation of women and minorities who have attained

19  continuing-contract status. Positions shall be defined in the

20  personnel data element directory of the Department of

21  Education. The plan must include specific measurable goals and

22  objectives, specific strategies and timelines for

23  accomplishing these goals and objectives, and comparable

24  national standards as provided by the Department of Education.

25  The goals and objectives for diversity among persons in

26  executive, administrative, managerial, or faculty positions

27  shall be based on meeting or exceeding comparable national

28  standards. The goals and objectives for diversity of faculty

29  with continuing-contract status shall mirror the pool of

30  persons hired in eligible continuing-contract faculty

31  positions 4 years prior to the goals assessment date. Goals

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    Florida Senate - 2004                                  SB 1224
    33-39-04




 1  and objectives and shall be reviewed and recommended by the

 2  State Board of Education as appropriate. Such plans shall be

 3  maintained until appropriate representation has been achieved

 4  and maintained for at least 3 consecutive reporting years.

 5         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

 6  law.

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10    Revises certain goals and objectives for diversity among
      executive, administrative, managerial, or faculty
11    positions in community college employment equity
      accountability programs.
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