Amendment
Bill No. 1237
Amendment No. 951129
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative(s) Mealor offered the following:
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3     Amendment to Senate Amendment (154926) (with title
4amendment)
5     On page 10, line(s) 8-20,
6remove:  all of said lines
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8and insert:  
9     Section 3.  Section 1004.635, Florida Statutes, is created
10to read:
11     1004.635  State University System Research and Economic
12Development Investment Program.--
13     (1)  LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--It is the intent of the
14Legislature to create an investment program in state
15universities that enhances graduate education and enables state
16universities to become nationally competitive in science and
17technology-based economic development.
18     (2)  GENERAL PROVISIONS.--There is created the State
19University System Research and Economic Development Investment
20Program to provide matching funds to eligible institutions to
21construct and acquire cutting-edge, state-of-the-art science and
22engineering research facilities and specialized equipment to
23support research programs, foster economic development, and
24accelerate Florida's innovation economy. The program shall be
25administered by the Board of Governors of the State University
26System.
27     (3)  INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.--
28     (a)  To be eligible to participate in the State University
29System Research and Economic Development Investment Program at
30Funding Level 1, a state university must meet each of the
31following criteria:
32     1.  The number of nonprofessional doctoral degrees awarded
33each year must exceed 250. For purposes of this section,
34nonprofessional doctoral degrees do not include degrees awarded
35in law, medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine. At least
3625 percent of the nonprofessional doctoral degrees must be in a
37mathematics, science, technology, engineering, or health-related
38discipline as defined by Classification of Instructional Program
39codes.
40     2.  The number of postdoctoral appointees reported in the
41most recent NSF/NIH Survey of Graduate Students and
42Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering must exceed 200.
43     3.  The 4-year undergraduate graduation rate must equal 40
44percent or higher.
45     4.  Expenditures from externally awarded contracts and
46grants must be a minimum of $100 million per year.
47     5.  The university must have a proven track record of
48securing patents and licenses leading to products in the
49marketplace over the last 5 years.
50     6.  At least 75 percent of the entering freshmen each
51academic year who are classified as residents for tuition
52purposes pursuant to s. 1009.21 must be eligible to receive
53Florida Bright Futures Scholarships.
54     7.  The Basic Classification of the university, according
55to the 2005 Carnegie Classifications, must be as a research
56university with very high research activity.
57     (b)  To be eligible to participate in the State University
58System Research and Economic Development Investment Program at
59Funding Level 2, a state university must meet, at a minimum, the
60requirements of subparagraphs (a)4. and 7.
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62The Board of Governors shall develop uniform guidelines,
63definitions, and reporting formats for a university to use to
64demonstrate that it meets each of the criteria described in this
65subsection. The Board of Governors shall determine the
66eligibility status of a state university to participate in the
67program provided that a state university may not participate in
68both Funding Level 1 and Funding Level 2 simultaneously.
69     (4)  USE OF FUNDS.--Funds appropriated for the State
70University System Research and Economic Development Investment
71Program shall be used by the Board of Governors to match funds
72raised by an eligible university from nonuniversity sources on a
73one-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
76funds to the Board of Governors of the State University System
77of which $20 million shall be allocated for the 21st Century
78World Class Scholars Program, $30 million shall be allocated for
79the Centers of Excellence Program, $36.5 million shall be
80allocated for Funding Level 1 of State University System
81Research and Economic Development Investment Program, and $8.5
82million shall be allocated for Funding Level 2 of the State
83University System Research and Economic Development Investment
84Program.
85     Section 5.  For the 2006-2007 fiscal year, the sum of $5
86million is appropriated from nonrecurring general revenue to the
87State Board of Education for the Dr. Philip Benjamin Matching
88Grant Program for Community Colleges to match donations for
89scholarships for first-generation-in-college students.
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92     On page 11, line(s) 12 through page 13, line 1,
93remove:  all of said lines
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95and insert:  
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A bill to be entitled
97An act relating to special postsecondary education
98programs; creating s. 1004.226, F.S.; creating the 21st
99Century Technology, Research, and Scholarship Enhancement
100Act; providing legislative findings and intent; providing
101definitions; creating the Florida Technology, Research,
102and Scholarship Board within the Board of Governors of the
103State University System; providing for members of the
104board; providing for terms; providing for board members to
105be reimbursed for per diem and expenses incurred in the
106performance of their duties; requiring that the Board of
107Governors of the State University System provide staff
108support and other support for the board; requiring that
109the board provide recommendations for the 21st Century
110World Class Scholars Program and the Centers of Excellence
111Program; authorizing the board to form committees and
112consult with certain other entities; providing for the
11321st Century World Class Scholars Program to provide
114matching funds to state universities to pay salaries and
115support research in science and technology; providing
116guidelines for the board to consider in developing its
117criteria for an award of matching funds; requiring a
118minimum investment of private funds; specifying the
119purposes of the Centers of Excellence; identifying the
120entities that are eligible to submit proposals for a
121center of excellence; requiring that the board develop
122criteria for approving proposals to create or expand a
123Center of Excellence; requiring that the board solicit
124proposals and notify state universities and research
125centers of a call for proposals; requiring that a Center
126of Excellence approved under the act report on its
127achievement of objectives; requiring certain documentation
128if funds are approved for a Center of Excellence in excess
129of a specified amount; requiring that the board submit an
130annual report to the Governor and Legislature; creating s.
1311004.635, F.S.; creating the State University System
132Research and Economic Development Investment Program to
133provide matching funds to institutions to construct and
134acquire facilities and equipment to support research
135programs and foster economic development; providing for
136administration by the Board of Governors of the State
137University System; specifying eligibility criteria for
138state university participation; providing for the matching
139of appropriated funds; providing appropriations; providing
140for future repeal of s. 1004.226, F.S.; creating s.
1411004.384, F.S.; authorizing a college of medicine at the
142University of Central Florida; creating s. 1004.385, F.S.;
143authorizing a college of medicine at Florida International
144University; providing an effective date.


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