| 1 | Representative(s) Pickens offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove line(s) 302-307 and insert: |
| 5 | Section 2. Section 1004.635, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 6 | to read: |
| 7 | 1004.635 State University System Research and Economic |
| 8 | Development Investment Program.-- |
| 9 | (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--It is the intent of the |
| 10 | Legislature to create an investment program in state |
| 11 | universities that enhances graduate education and enables state |
| 12 | universities to become nationally competitive in science and |
| 13 | technology-based economic development. |
| 14 | (2) GENERAL PROVISIONS.--There is created the State |
| 15 | University System Research and Economic Development Investment |
| 16 | Program to provide matching funds to eligible institutions to |
| 17 | construct and acquire cutting-edge, state-of-the-art science and |
| 18 | engineering research facilities and specialized equipment to |
| 19 | support research programs, foster economic development, and |
| 20 | accelerate Florida's innovation economy. The program shall be |
| 21 | administered by the Board of Governors of the State University |
| 22 | System. |
| 23 | (3) INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.--To be eligible to |
| 24 | participate in the State University System Research and Economic |
| 25 | Development Investment Program, a state university must meet |
| 26 | each of the following criteria: |
| 27 | (a) The number of nonprofessional doctoral degrees awarded |
| 28 | each year must exceed 250. For purposes of this section, |
| 29 | nonprofessional doctoral degrees do not include degrees awarded |
| 30 | in law, medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine. At least |
| 31 | 25 percent of the nonprofessional doctoral degrees must be in a |
| 32 | mathematics, science, technology, engineering, or health-related |
| 33 | discipline as defined by Classification of Instructional Program |
| 34 | codes. |
| 35 | (b) The number of postdoctoral appointees reported in the |
| 36 | most recent NSF/NIH Survey of Graduate Students and |
| 37 | Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering must exceed 200. |
| 38 | (c) The 4-year undergraduate graduation rate must equal 40 |
| 39 | percent or higher. |
| 40 | (d) Expenditures from externally awarded contracts and |
| 41 | grants must be a minimum of $100 million per year. |
| 42 | (e) The university must have a proven track record of |
| 43 | securing patents and licenses leading to products in the |
| 44 | marketplace over the last 5 years. |
| 45 | (f) At least 75 percent of the entering freshmen each |
| 46 | academic year who are classified as residents for tuition |
| 47 | purposes pursuant to s. 1009.21 must be eligible to receive |
| 48 | Florida Bright Futures Scholarships. |
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| 50 | The Board of Governors shall develop uniform guidelines, |
| 51 | definitions, and reporting formats for a university to use to |
| 52 | demonstrate that it meets each of the criteria described in this |
| 53 | subsection. The Board of Governors shall determine the |
| 54 | eligibility status of a state university to participate in the |
| 55 | program. |
| 56 | (4) USE OF FUNDS.--Funds appropriated for the State |
| 57 | University System Research and Economic Development Investment |
| 58 | Program shall be used by the Board of Governors to match funds |
| 59 | raised by an eligible university from nonuniversity sources on a |
| 60 | one-time dollar-for-dollar basis. |
| 61 | Section 3. For the 2006-2007 fiscal year, the sum of |
| 62 | $150,000,000 is appropriated from nonrecurring general revenue |
| 63 | funds to the Board of Governors of the State University System |
| 64 | of which $50 million shall be allocated for the 21st Century |
| 65 | World Class Scholars Program, $50 million shall be allocated for |
| 66 | the Centers of Excellence Program, and $50 million shall be |
| 67 | allocated for the State University System Research and Economic |
| 68 | Development Investment Program. |
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| 70 | ======= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ======= |
| 71 | Between line(s) 35 and 36, insert: |
| 72 | creating s. 1004.635, F.S.; creating the State University |
| 73 | System Research and Economic Development Investment |
| 74 | Program to provide matching funds to institutions to |
| 75 | construct and acquire facilities and equipment to support |
| 76 | research programs and foster economic development; |
| 77 | providing for administration by the Board of Governors of |
| 78 | the State University System; specifying eligibility |
| 79 | criteria for state university participation; providing for |
| 80 | the matching of appropriated funds; |