Florida Senate - 2005                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 1920
                        Barcode 253482
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11  Senator Lawson moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 9, between lines 13 and 14,
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17         Section 3.  Subsection (3) of section 159.703, Florida
18  Statutes, is amended to read:
19         159.703  Creation of research and development
20  authorities.--
21         (3)  The resolution shall designate not less than five
22  persons who are residents and electors of, or have their
23  principal place of employment in, the county as members of the
24  authority created for said county.  Of the members first
25  appointed, one shall serve for 1 year, one for 2 years, one
26  for 3 years, and the remainder for 4 years and in each case
27  until his or her successor is appointed and has qualified.
28  Thereafter, the board shall appoint for terms of 4 years each
29  a member or members to succeed those whose terms expire.  In
30  addition to the other members, the president of each
31  affiliated institution of higher education, or the president's
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Florida Senate - 2005 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1920 Barcode 253482 1 designee, shall be a member of the authority and shall serve 2 ex officio. Except as to members who serve ex officio, the 3 board shall fill any vacancy for an unexpired term. A member 4 of the authority shall be eligible for reappointment. Any 5 member of the authority may be removed by the board for 6 misfeasance, malfeasance, or willful neglect of duty. Each 7 member of the authority before entering upon his or her duties 8 shall take and subscribe the oath or affirmation required by 9 the State Constitution. A record of each such oath shall be 10 filed with the Department of State and with the clerk of the 11 circuit court. 12 (a) The Innovation Research and Development Authority 13 created by resolution of the Leon County Board of County 14 Commissioners shall have a membership as follows: four members 15 designated by Florida State University; two members designated 16 by Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University; one member 17 designated by the Tallahassee Community College; one member 18 designated by the City of Tallahassee; one member designated 19 by the Leon County Board of County Commissioners; and one 20 member designated by the National High Magnetic Field 21 Laboratory at Florida State University. 22 (b) The Innovation Research and Development Authority 23 shall transfer title to property and facilities to those 24 affiliated institutions of higher education that have issued 25 bonds to secure them. Those affiliated institutions of higher 26 education that have issued bonds to secure property and 27 facilities within the Research and Development Park are exempt 28 from fees levied by the authority unless otherwise agreed to 29 in writing. 30 31 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 2 6:35 PM 04/26/05 s1920c1c-06-c2r
Florida Senate - 2005 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1920 Barcode 253482 1 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 2 And the title is amended as follows: 3 On page 1, line 13, following the semicolon 4 5 insert: 6 amending s. 159.703, F.S.; designating those 7 components of the State University System, as 8 well as other entities, which will comprise the 9 Innovation Research and Development Authority; 10 providing for transfer of property and 11 facilities to educational institutions; 12 exempting specified postsecondary institutions 13 from certain fees; 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 6:35 PM 04/26/05 s1920c1c-06-c2r