Florida Senate - 2009                                     SB 234
       
       
       
       By Senator Gaetz
       
       
       
       
       4-00316-09                                             2009234__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to state university presidents;
    3         amending ss. 1001.706 and 1001.74, F.S.; revising
    4         powers and duties of the Board of Governors and
    5         university boards of trustees relating to personnel;
    6         providing that a state university president is not
    7         subject to the personnel program established by the
    8         Board of Governors; requiring that a board of trustees
    9         appoint the university president and administer a
   10         personnel program for the president; providing an
   11         effective date.
   12         
   13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   14         
   15         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section
   16  1001.706, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   17         1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors.—
   18         (5) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO PERSONNEL.—
   19         (a) The Board of Governors, or the board's designee, shall
   20  establish the personnel program for all employees of a state
   21  university except, including the president.
   22         Section 2. Subsection (5) of section 1001.74, Florida
   23  Statutes, is amended to read:
   24         1001.74 Powers and duties of university boards of
   25  trustees.—
   26         (5) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO PERSONNEL.—
   27         (a) To the extent delegated by the Board of Governors
   28  pursuant to s. 1001.706, each board of trustees shall establish
   29  the personnel program for all employees of the university
   30  except, including the president.
   31         (b) Each board of trustees shall appoint a university
   32  president and administer a personnel program for the president.
   33         (c)(b) The Department of Management Services shall retain
   34  authority over state university employees for programs
   35  established in ss. 110.123, 110.1232, 110.1234, 110.1238, and
   36  110.161 and in chapters 121, 122, and 238. Unless specifically
   37  authorized by law, neither the Board of Governors nor a state
   38  university may offer group insurance programs for employees as a
   39  substitute for or as an alternative to the health insurance
   40  programs offered pursuant to chapter 110.
   41         (d)(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, university
   42  employees are public employees for purposes of chapter 112 and
   43  the payment for travel and per diem shall not exceed the level
   44  specified in s. 112.061.
   45         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.