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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to community colleges; amending s.
    3         288.8175, F.S., relating to educational institutes;
    4         conforming provisions; amending s. 1000.21, F.S.;
    5         renaming Central Florida Community College as “College
    6         of Central Florida,” renaming Lake City Community
    7         College as “Florida Gateway College,” renaming Palm
    8         Beach Community College as “Palm Beach State College,”
    9         and renaming Seminole Community College as “Seminole
   10         State College of Florida”; providing an effective
   11         date.
   12  
   13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   14  
   15         Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (5) of section
   16  288.8175, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   17         288.8175 Linkage institutes between postsecondary
   18  institutions in this state and foreign countries.—
   19         (5) The institutes are:
   20         (d) Florida-Canada Institute (University of Central Florida
   21  and Palm Beach State Community College).
   22         Section 2. Paragraphs (c), (l), (r), and (y) of subsection
   23  (3) of section 1000.21, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   24         1000.21 Systemwide definitions.—As used in the Florida K-20
   25  Education Code:
   26         (3) “Florida college” or “community college,” except as
   27  otherwise specifically provided, includes all of the following
   28  public postsecondary educational institutions in the Florida
   29  College System and any branch campuses, centers, or other
   30  affiliates of the institution:
   31         (c) College of Central Florida Community College, which
   32  serves Citrus, Levy, and Marion Counties.
   33         (l) Florida Gateway Lake City Community College, which
   34  serves Baker, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, and Union Counties.
   35         (r) Palm Beach State Community College, which serves Palm
   36  Beach County.
   37         (y) Seminole State College of Florida Community College,
   38  which serves Seminole County.
   39         Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.