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Senators Alexander, Dockery, and Geller moved the following

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substitute for amendment (041312):

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     Senate Amendment (with directory amendment)

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     Delete lines 37-182

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and insert:

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     (b) Broward Community College.

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     (e) Daytona Beach Community College.

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     (k) Indian River Community College.

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     (u) Polk Community College.

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     Section 2.  Section 1001.60, Florida Statutes, is created to

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read:

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     1001.60 Florida College System.--

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     (1) PURPOSES.--In order to maximize open access for

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students, respond to community needs for postsecondary academic

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education and career degree education, and provide associate and

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baccalaureate degrees that will best meet the state's employment

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needs, the Legislature establishes a system of governance for the

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Florida College System.

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     (2) FLORIDA COLLEGE SYSTEM.--There shall be a single

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Florida College System comprised of the public postsecondary

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educational institutions identified in s. 1000.21(3) which grant

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2-year and 4-year academic degrees as provided by law. An

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institution within the Florida College System may not offer

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graduate degree programs.

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     (a) The programs and services offered by institutions in

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the Florida College System in providing associate and

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baccalaureate degrees shall be delivered in a cost-effective

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manner that demonstrates substantial savings to the student and

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to the state over the cost of providing the degree at a state

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university.

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     (b)1. With the approval of the institution's local board of

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trustees, an institution in the Florida College System may change

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the institution's name and use the designation "college" if it

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has been authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees pursuant to s.

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1004.73 or s. 1007.33 or if it has received approval from the

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State Board of Education pursuant to this paragraph.

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     2. With the approval of an institution's local board of

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trustees, any institution in the Florida College System may

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request approval from the State Board of Education to change the

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institution's name and use the designation "college." The State

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Board of Education may approve the request if the institution

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enters into an agreement with the State Board of Education to do

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the following:

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     a. Maintain as the institution's primary mission

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responsibility for responding to community needs for

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postsecondary academic education and career degree education as

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prescribed in s. 1004.65(6).

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     b. Maintain an open-door admissions policy for associate-

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level degree programs and workforce education programs.

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     c. Continue to provide outreach to underserved populations.

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     d. Continue to provide remedial education.

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     e. Comply with all provisions of the statewide articulation

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agreement which relate to 2-year and 4-year public degree-

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granting institutions as adopted by the State Board of Education

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pursuant to s. 1007.23.

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     (3) LOCAL BOARDS OF TRUSTEES.--Each institution within the

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Florida College System shall be governed by a local board of

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trustees as provided in s. 1001.64. The membership of each local

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board of trustees shall be as provided in s. 1001.61.

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     Section 3.  Section 1004.87, Florida Statutes, is created to

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read:

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1004.87 Florida College System Task Force.--

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     (1) The Florida College System Task Force is established

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within the Division of Community Colleges of the Department of

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Education for the purpose of developing findings and issuing

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recommendations regarding the transition of community colleges to

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baccalaureate-degree-granting colleges and the criteria for

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establishing and funding state colleges.

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     (2)(a) All members of the task force must be appointed on

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or before August 31, 2008, and the task force shall hold its

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first meeting on or before September 15, 2008.

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     (b) The task force shall be comprised of 11 members

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appointed by the Commissioner of Education. The appointees shall

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include eight community college presidents, one state university

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president, the president of an institution that is eligible to

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participate in the William L. Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access

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Grant Program, and one member at large. The community college

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presidents appointed to the task force may not include the

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presidents of the institutions named to participate in the State

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College Pilot Project. The community college presidents appointed

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to the task force must reflect the diversity of program offerings

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and service areas of the 28 community colleges and include

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representatives of community colleges that are authorized to

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grant baccalaureate degrees, community colleges that are not

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authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees, community colleges

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that have urban service areas, community colleges that have rural

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service areas, community colleges the service areas of which have

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populations of 500,000 or more, and community colleges the

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service areas of which have populations of fewer than 500,000.

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The Commissioner of Education shall be a voting member of the

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task force and the chair of the task force.

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     (3) The task force shall:

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     (a) Recommend a program-approval process for new

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baccalaureate degree programs that are designed to meet the

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employment needs of Florida, including approval as a

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baccalaureate-degree-granting community college and as a state

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college.

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     (b) Recommend a funding model that considers projected

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enrollment, adjustments for actual enrollment, program mix, and

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comparable support for similar programs across all institutions,

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including community colleges authorized by the State Board of

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Education to award baccalaureate degrees pursuant to s. 1007.33

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and state colleges. The funding model must ensure that the

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programs and services offered by institutions in the Florida

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College System in providing associate and baccalaureate degrees

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are delivered in a cost-effective manner that demonstrates

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substantial savings to the student and to the state over the cost

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of providing the degree at a state university.

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     (c) Identify the areas, both geographic and academic, in

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which an increased number of graduates who have baccalaureate

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degrees are necessary in order to meet regional and statewide

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workforce needs.

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     (d) Monitor implementation of the State College Pilot

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Project.

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     (e) Recommend priorities and criteria for baccalaureate

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programs that may be offered without specific approval by the

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State Board of Education.

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     (4) Any recommendation from the task force to the

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Legislature requires approval by two-thirds of the membership of

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the task force.

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     (5)(a) Community colleges, state universities, the

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Commission for Independent Education, and the Agency for

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Workforce Innovation shall provide information and assistance to

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the task force.

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     (b) Independent postsecondary educational institutions,

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representatives of the business community, and other stakeholders

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are encouraged to provide the task force with information to

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assist the task force in its deliberations.

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     (6) The task force shall submit a report and

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recommendations to the Governor, the State Board of Education,

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the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of

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Representatives by March 2, 2009. The report must include any

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comments from the task force regarding the final report resulting

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from the State College Pilot Project and any specific

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recommendations of the task force for legislative action during

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the 2009 Regular Session of the Legislature.

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     (7) The task force shall be dissolved effective June 30,

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2010, prior to which time it shall issue its final report with

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recommended detailed criteria for establishing the Florida

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College System as a permanent part of the state system of higher

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education.

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     Section 4.  Section 1004.875, Florida Statutes, is created

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to read:

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1004.875 State College Pilot Project.--

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     (1) The Legislature finds it is in the best interest of the

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state to provide the residents of the state affordable access to

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baccalaureate degree programs that are designed to meet regional

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and statewide employment needs.

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     (2)(a) Beginning with the 2008-2009 fiscal year, the State

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College Pilot Project is created which shall be conducted as a

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pilot project by St. Petersburg College, Okaloosa-Walton College,

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Daytona Beach College, Indian River College, and Polk College in

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collaboration with the Florida College System Task Force. The

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purpose of the

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====== D I R E C T O R Y  C L A U S E  A M E N D M E N T =====

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And the directory clause is amended as follows:

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     Delete line 30

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and insert:

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Section 1.  Paragraphs (b), (e), (k), and (u) of subsection (3)

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of

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