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Senator Lawson moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 224-233

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and insert:

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any state-supported retirement system.

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     1.a. Any person appointed on or after July 1, 1989, to a

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faculty position in a college at the J. Hillis Miller Health

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Center at the University of Florida or the Medical Center at the

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University of South Florida which has a faculty practice plan

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adopted provided by rule may adopted by the Board of Regents

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shall not participate in the Florida Retirement System. Effective

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July 1, 2008, any person appointed thereafter to a faculty

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position, including clinical faculty, in a college at a state

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university that has a faculty practice plan authorized by the

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Board of Governors may not participate in the Florida Retirement

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System. A faculty member so appointed shall participate in the

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optional retirement program for the State University System on

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the basis of his or her state-funded compensation,

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notwithstanding the provisions of s. 121.35(2)(a).

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     b. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "faculty

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position" is defined as a position assigned the principal

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responsibility of teaching, research, or public service activities

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or administrative responsibility directly related to the academic

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mission of the college. The term "clinical faculty" is defined as

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a faculty position appointment in conjunction with a professional

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position in a hospital or other clinical environment at a college.

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The term "faculty practice plan" includes professional services to

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patients, institutions, or other parties which are rendered by the

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clinical faculty employed by a college that has a faculty practice

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plan at a state university authorized by the Board of Governors.

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 13, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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requiring that a person appointed to a faculty position at

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a state university having a faculty practice plan

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participate in the optional retirement program of the

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State University System rather than the Florida Retirement

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System; providing definitions;

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