Amendment
Bill No. 1237

Amendment No. 951129

CHAMBER ACTION
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1	Representative(s) Mealor offered the following:
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3	Amendment to Senate Amendment (154926) (with title
4	amendment)
5	On page 10, line(s) 8-20,
6	remove:  all of said lines
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8	and insert:
9	Section 3.  Section 1004.635, Florida Statutes, is created
10	to read:
11	1004.635  State University System Research and Economic
12	Development Investment Program.--
13	(1)  LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--It is the intent of the
14	Legislature to create an investment program in state
15	universities that enhances graduate education and enables state
16	universities to become nationally competitive in science and
17	technology-based economic development.
18	(2)  GENERAL PROVISIONS.--There is created the State
19	University System Research and Economic Development Investment
20	Program to provide matching funds to eligible institutions to
21	construct and acquire cutting-edge, state-of-the-art science and
22	engineering research facilities and specialized equipment to
23	support research programs, foster economic development, and
24	accelerate Florida's innovation economy. The program shall be
25	administered by the Board of Governors of the State University
26	System.
27	(3)  INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.--
28	(a)  To be eligible to participate in the State University
29	System Research and Economic Development Investment Program at
30	Funding Level 1, a state university must meet each of the
31	following criteria:
32	1.  The number of nonprofessional doctoral degrees awarded
33	each year must exceed 250. For purposes of this section,
34	nonprofessional doctoral degrees do not include degrees awarded
35	in law, medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine. At least
36	25 percent of the nonprofessional doctoral degrees must be in a
37	mathematics, science, technology, engineering, or health-related
38	discipline as defined by Classification of Instructional Program
39	codes.
40	2.  The number of postdoctoral appointees reported in the
41	most recent NSF/NIH Survey of Graduate Students and
42	Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering must exceed 200.
43	3.  The 4-year undergraduate graduation rate must equal 40
44	percent or higher.
45	4.  Expenditures from externally awarded contracts and
46	grants must be a minimum of $100 million per year.
47	5.  The university must have a proven track record of
48	securing patents and licenses leading to products in the
49	marketplace over the last 5 years.
50	6.  At least 75 percent of the entering freshmen each
51	academic year who are classified as residents for tuition
52	purposes pursuant to s. 1009.21 must be eligible to receive
53	Florida Bright Futures Scholarships.
54	7.  The Basic Classification of the university, according
55	to the 2005 Carnegie Classifications, must be as a research
56	university with very high research activity.
57	(b)  To be eligible to participate in the State University
58	System Research and Economic Development Investment Program at
59	Funding Level 2, a state university must meet, at a minimum, the
60	requirements of subparagraphs (a)4. and 7.
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62	The Board of Governors shall develop uniform guidelines,
63	definitions, and reporting formats for a university to use to
64	demonstrate that it meets each of the criteria described in this
65	subsection. The Board of Governors shall determine the
66	eligibility status of a state university to participate in the
67	program provided that a state university may not participate in
68	both Funding Level 1 and Funding Level 2 simultaneously.
69	(4)  USE OF FUNDS.--Funds appropriated for the State
70	University System Research and Economic Development Investment
71	Program shall be used by the Board of Governors to match funds
72	raised by an eligible university from nonuniversity sources on a
73	one-time dollar-for-dollar basis.
74	Section 4.  For the 2006-2007 fiscal year, the sum of
75	$95,000,000 is appropriated from nonrecurring general revenue
76	funds to the Board of Governors of the State University System
77	of which $20 million shall be allocated for the 21st Century
78	World Class Scholars Program, $30 million shall be allocated for
79	the Centers of Excellence Program, $36.5 million shall be
80	allocated for Funding Level 1 of State University System
81	Research and Economic Development Investment Program, and $8.5
82	million shall be allocated for Funding Level 2 of the State
83	University System Research and Economic Development Investment
84	Program.
85	Section 5.  For the 2006-2007 fiscal year, the sum of $5
86	million is appropriated from nonrecurring general revenue to the
87	State Board of Education for the Dr. Philip Benjamin Matching
88	Grant Program for Community Colleges to match donations for
89	scholarships for first-generation-in-college students.
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92	On page 11, line(s) 12 through page 13, line 1,
93	remove:  all of said lines
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95	and insert:
96	A bill to be entitled
97	An act relating to special postsecondary education
98	programs; creating s. 1004.226, F.S.; creating the 21st
99	Century Technology, Research, and Scholarship Enhancement
100	Act; providing legislative findings and intent; providing
101	definitions; creating the Florida Technology, Research,
102	and Scholarship Board within the Board of Governors of the
103	State University System; providing for members of the
104	board; providing for terms; providing for board members to
105	be reimbursed for per diem and expenses incurred in the
106	performance of their duties; requiring that the Board of
107	Governors of the State University System provide staff
108	support and other support for the board; requiring that
109	the board provide recommendations for the 21st Century
110	World Class Scholars Program and the Centers of Excellence
111	Program; authorizing the board to form committees and
112	consult with certain other entities; providing for the
113	21st Century World Class Scholars Program to provide
114	matching funds to state universities to pay salaries and
115	support research in science and technology; providing
116	guidelines for the board to consider in developing its
117	criteria for an award of matching funds; requiring a
118	minimum investment of private funds; specifying the
119	purposes of the Centers of Excellence; identifying the
120	entities that are eligible to submit proposals for a
121	center of excellence; requiring that the board develop
122	criteria for approving proposals to create or expand a
123	Center of Excellence; requiring that the board solicit
124	proposals and notify state universities and research
125	centers of a call for proposals; requiring that a Center
126	of Excellence approved under the act report on its
127	achievement of objectives; requiring certain documentation
128	if funds are approved for a Center of Excellence in excess
129	of a specified amount; requiring that the board submit an
130	annual report to the Governor and Legislature; creating s.
131	1004.635, F.S.; creating the State University System
132	Research and Economic Development Investment Program to
133	provide matching funds to institutions to construct and
134	acquire facilities and equipment to support research
135	programs and foster economic development; providing for
136	administration by the Board of Governors of the State
137	University System; specifying eligibility criteria for
138	state university participation; providing for the matching
139	of appropriated funds; providing appropriations; providing
140	for future repeal of s. 1004.226, F.S.; creating s.
141	1004.384, F.S.; authorizing a college of medicine at the
142	University of Central Florida; creating s. 1004.385, F.S.;
143	authorizing a college of medicine at Florida International
144	University; providing an effective date.

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