| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the University of South Florida St. |
| 3 | Petersburg; amending s. 1004.33, F.S.; authorizing the |
| 4 | Campus Board of the university to forward a proposal to |
| 5 | levy a student-center-support fee to the University of |
| 6 | South Florida Board of Trustees for approval; providing a |
| 7 | standard for the maximum amount of fees collected; |
| 8 | providing procedures; prohibiting the inclusion of the fee |
| 9 | in calculating the amount a student receives under |
| 10 | specified scholarship awards; providing an effective date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Subsection (6) is added to section 1004.33, |
| 15 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 16 | 1004.33 The University of South Florida St. Petersburg.-- |
| 17 | (6) Pursuant to the legislative mandate set forth in this |
| 18 | section to establish the St. Petersburg campus of the University |
| 19 | of South Florida as a separately accredited, residential campus |
| 20 | in the University of South Florida system, the Campus Board of |
| 21 | the University of South Florida St. Petersburg may forward a |
| 22 | proposal to levy a student-center-support fee to the University |
| 23 | of South Florida Board of Trustees for approval. The aggregate |
| 24 | amount of such fees which is collected in a single fiscal year |
| 25 | may not exceed the amount necessary in that fiscal year to |
| 26 | retire bonds or other forms of indebtedness issued or procured |
| 27 | for the purpose of planning, constructing, equipping, and |
| 28 | operating the student center facility. The fee must be |
| 29 | recommended by a committee at least half of whom are students |
| 30 | appointed by the president of the student body. The Campus Board |
| 31 | shall appoint the remainder of the committee. A chairperson, |
| 32 | appointed jointly by the Campus Board and the president of the |
| 33 | student body, shall vote only in the event of a tie. The |
| 34 | recommendations of the committee shall take effect only after |
| 35 | approval by the university president after consultation with the |
| 36 | president of the student body and final approval by the |
| 37 | University of South Florida Board of Trustees. The fee shall not |
| 38 | be included in calculating the amount a student receives for a |
| 39 | Florida Academic Scholars award, a Florida Medallion Scholars |
| 40 | award, or a Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award. |
| 41 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |