CS/HB 391

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to state funding for medical student
3	education; requiring the Board of Governors of the State
4	University System to use a funding methodology for medical
5	student education at state university colleges of medicine
6	that provides a base level of state support on a per-
7	student basis; providing requirements for the funding
8	methodology to be determined by the Board of Governors in
9	consultation with the Office of Program Policy Analysis
10	and Government Accountability; requiring an annual update
11	of the funding methodology; providing for startup funding
12	for new medical schools; authorizing supplemental funding;
13	requiring maintenance of college accreditation; requiring
14	uniform reporting procedures and an annual report;
15	providing an effective date.
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17	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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19	Section 1.  Apportionment of state funds for medical
20	student education.--
21	(1)  To provide equitable funding for medical student
22	education, the Board of Governors of the State University System
23	shall use a funding methodology that provides a consistent base
24	level of state support on a per-student basis at all colleges of
25	medicine at state universities regardless of which public
26	institution the student attends. The funding methodology shall
27	be based on costs associated with the 4-year Doctor of Medicine
28	degree as determined by the Board of Governors in consultation
29	with the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
30	Accountability. The funding methodology shall be updated
31	annually.
32	(2)  New medical schools authorized by the Legislature may
33	receive startup funding that is not provided on a per-student
34	basis until such time as the first class has graduated.
35	(3)  In addition to the per-student, base-level funding,
36	any college of medicine at a state university may be provided a
37	supplement to support its unique mission or other policy
38	initiatives of the Legislature. Supplemental funding shall be
39	determined by the Board of Governors in consultation with the
40	Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability.
41	(4)  In order for a college of medicine at a state
42	university to receive funding pursuant to this section, the
43	college of medicine must maintain its accreditation.
44	(5)  A college of medicine at a state university may seek
45	nonstate funds to augment funds received under the provisions of
46	this section.
47	(6)  The Board of Governors, in consultation with the
48	Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability,
49	shall develop uniform reporting procedures applicable to each
50	state university that receives funding pursuant to this section
51	and, no later than February 1 each year, submit the following
52	information for each of these universities to the President of
53	the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
54	Governor:
55	(a)  A 5-year history of medical student enrollment,
56	including residency and citizenship.
57	(b)  A 5-year history of graduates of the medical school.
58	(c)  A 5-year history of graduates of the medical school
59	who do residencies in Florida after graduation.
60	(d)  A 5-year history of students who graduated from the
61	medical school within the past 10 years and currently practice
62	in Florida.
63	(e)  A 5-year history of the number of medical students who
64	fail to complete the program prior to graduation and if they
65	leave Florida or transfer to another school.
66	(f)  A 5-year history of expenditures by fund, including
67	state appropriations, tuition, practice plans, and university
68	funds for the medical school.
69	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.

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