CS/HB 7151

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to postsecondary education; amending s.
3	467.009, F.S.; deleting a reference to the College-Level
4	Academic Skills Test (CLAST); amending s. 705.18, F.S.;
5	revising provisions relating to the disposal of personal
6	property lost or abandoned on a university or Florida
7	College System institution campus and the disposition of
8	proceeds from the sale of such property; requiring that
9	the university or Florida College System institution
10	president, or his or her designee, dispose of or make use
11	of unclaimed property in accordance with university or
12	Florida College System institution policies and
13	procedures; repealing s. 1007.07, F.S., relating to the
14	Florida Business and Education Collaborative; amending s.
15	1001.64, F.S.; requiring a Florida College System
16	institution board of trustees to ask the Commissioner of
17	Education to authorize an investigation of the college
18	president by the Department of Education's inspector
19	general in specified circumstances; requiring a report and
20	recommendations; requiring the inspector general to refer
21	potential legal violations to the Commission on Ethics,
22	the Department of Law Enforcement, the Attorney General,
23	or another appropriate authority; amending s. 1004.015,
24	F.S.; requiring the Higher Education Coordinating Council
25	to make recommendations and submit a report relating to
26	core missions of postsecondary education institutions,
27	performance outputs and outcomes, articulation policies,
28	and workforce development education; amending s. 1004.68,
29	F.S.; deleting provisions relating to the use of test
30	scores for assessment of college-level communication and
31	computation skills; amending s. 1007.01, F.S.; providing
32	legislative intent and requirements relating to
33	articulation; requiring the establishment of the
34	Articulation Coordinating Committee and providing its
35	responsibilities; amending s. 1007.25, F.S.; deleting
36	provisions that require an examination or demonstration of
37	remediation of academic deficiencies to obtain a
38	postsecondary degree; amending ss. 1007.264 and 1007.265,
39	F.S.; deleting provisions that exclude students with
40	intellectual disabilities from eligibility for substitute
41	requirements for admission to or graduation from a public
42	postsecondary education institution; amending s. 1007.27,
43	F.S.; requiring the Department of Education to use student
44	performance data to determine appropriate credit-by-
45	examination scores and courses; deleting an exemption from
46	summer-term enrollment in a public postsecondary education
47	institution for students earning accelerated credit;
48	amending ss. 1001.64 and 1011.30, F.S.; removing
49	provisions requiring that a budget of a community college
50	be transmitted to the Department of Education for
51	approval; amending s. 1008.30, F.S., relating to common
52	placement testing for public postsecondary education;
53	deleting a reference to the CLAST; requiring rules for
54	remediation opportunities, retesting policies, and
55	academic competencies; requiring that students be advised
56	of academic requirements, financial aid eligibility, and
57	certain costs; amending s. 1008.345, F.S.; deleting
58	Department of Education duties relating to tests and
59	assessment procedures that measure student achievement of
60	college-level communication and computation skills;
61	amending s. 1008.38, F.S.; revising and conforming
62	provisions relating to the articulation accountability
63	process; amending s. 1009.534, F.S.; revising provisions
64	relating to approval of community service work for
65	eligibility for the Florida Academic Scholars award;
66	amending ss. 267.062, 1004.23, 1010.03, 1010.04, 1010.07,
67	and 1013.171, F.S.; replacing references to university
68	rules with university regulations; conforming provisions;
69	amending s. 1013.33, F.S.; conforming provisions;
70	repealing s. 1013.63, F.S., relating to the University
71	Concurrency Trust Fund; providing an effective date.
72
73	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
74
75	Section 1.  Subsection (3) of section 467.009, Florida
76	Statutes, is amended to read:
77	467.009  Midwifery programs; education and training
78	requirements.-
79	(3)  To be accepted into an approved midwifery program, an
80	applicant shall have:
81	(a)  A high school diploma or its equivalent.
82	(b)  Passed the college level academic scholastic test
83	(CLAST) or Taken three college-level credits each of math and
84	English or demonstrated competencies in communication and
85	computation.
86	Section 2.  Section 705.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to
87	read:
88	705.18  Disposal of personal property lost or abandoned on
89	university or Florida College System institution community
90	college campuses; disposition of proceeds from sale.-
91	(1)  Whenever any lost or abandoned personal property is
92	shall be found on a campus of an institution in the State
93	University System or a campus of a Florida College System
94	institution state-supported community college, the president of
95	the institution or the president's designee shall take charge of
96	the property and make a record of the date such property was
97	found. If the property is not claimed by the owner, within 30
98	days after it such property is found, or a longer period of time
99	as may be deemed appropriate by the president under the
100	circumstances, the property is not claimed by the owner, the
101	president or his or her designee shall dispose of or make use of
102	the property in accordance with established policies and
103	procedures that best meet the needs of the university or the
104	Florida College System institution and its students shall order
105	it sold at public outcry after giving notice of the time and
106	place of sale in a publication of general circulation on the
107	campus of such institution and written notice to the owner if
108	known. The rightful owner of the such property may reclaim the
109	property the same at any time prior to the disposition, sale, or
110	use of the property in accordance with this section and the
111	established policies and procedures of the university or the
112	Florida College System institution.
113	(2)  All moneys realized from such institution's sale shall
114	be placed in an appropriate fund and used solely for student
115	scholarship and loan purposes.
116	Section 3.  Section 1000.07, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
117	Section 4.  Subsection (3) of section 1001.64, Florida
118	Statutes, is amended to read:
119	1001.64  Community college boards of trustees; powers and
120	duties.-
121	(3)  A board of trustees shall have the power to take
122	action without a recommendation from the president and shall
123	have the power to require the president to deliver to the board
124	of trustees all data and information required by the board of
125	trustees in the performance of its duties. A board of trustees
126	shall ask the Commissioner of Education to authorize an
127	investigation of the president's actions by the department's
128	inspector general if the board considers such investigation
129	necessary. The inspector general shall provide a report
130	detailing each issue under investigation and shall recommend
131	corrective action. If the inspector general identifies potential
132	legal violations, he or she shall refer the potential legal
133	violations to the Commission on Ethics, the Department of Law
134	Enforcement, the Attorney General, or another appropriate
135	authority.
136	Section 5.  Subsection (4) of section 1004.015, Florida
137	Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (6) and amended, and new
138	subsections (4) and (5) are added to that section, to read:
139	1004.015  Higher Education Coordinating Council.-
140	(4)  The council shall make detailed recommendations
141	relating to:
142	(a)  The primary core mission of public and nonpublic
143	postsecondary education institutions in the context of state
144	access demands and economic development goals.
145	(b)  Performance outputs and outcomes designed to meet
146	annual and long-term state goals, including, but not limited to,
147	increased student access, preparedness, retention, transfer, and
148	completion. Performance measures must be consistent across
149	sectors and allow for a comparison of the state's performance to
150	that of other states.
151	(c)  The state's articulation policies and practices to
152	ensure that cost benefits to the state are maximized without
153	jeopardizing quality. The recommendation shall consider return
154	on investment for both the state and students and propose
155	systems to facilitate and ensure institutional compliance with
156	state articulation policies.
157	(d)  A plan for workforce development education that
158	addresses:
159	1.  The alignment of school district and Florida College
160	System workforce development education programs to ensure cost
161	efficiency and mission delineation, including an examination of
162	the need for both college credit and noncollege credit
163	certificate programs, an evaluation of the merit of retaining
164	the associate in applied science degree, and the consolidation
165	of adult general education programs within school districts.
166	2.  The consistency of workforce education data collected
167	and reported by Florida College System institutions and school
168	districts, including the establishment of common elements and
169	definitions for any data that is used for state and federal
170	funding and program accountability.
171	(5)  The council shall submit a report outlining its
172	detailed recommendations to the Governor, the President of the
173	Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Board
174	of Governors, and the State Board of Education by December 31,
175	2011, which specifically includes recommendations for
176	consideration by the Legislature for implementation in the 2012-
177	2013 fiscal year.
178	(6)(4)  The Board of Governors and the Department of
179	Education shall provide administrative support for the council.
180	Section 6.  Section 1004.68, Florida Statutes, is amended
181	to read:
182	1004.68  Community college; degrees and certificates; tests
183	for certain skills.-
184	(1)  Each community college board of trustees shall adopt
185	rules establishing student performance standards for the award
186	of degrees and certificates.
187	(2)  Each community college board of trustees shall require
188	the use of scores on tests for college-level communication and
189	computation skills provided in s. 1008.345(7) as a condition for
190	graduation with an associate in arts degree.
191	Section 7.  Section 1007.01, Florida Statutes, is amended
192	to read:
193	1007.01  Articulation; legislative intent; purpose; role of
194	the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors;
195	Articulation Coordinating Committee.-
196	(1)  It is the intent of the Legislature to facilitate
197	articulation and seamless integration of the K-20 education
198	system by building, and sustaining, and strengthening
199	relationships among K-20 public organizations, between public
200	and private organizations, and between the education system as a
201	whole and Florida's communities. The purpose of building, and
202	sustaining, and strengthening these relationships is to provide
203	for the efficient and effective progression and transfer of
204	students within the education system and to allow students to
205	proceed toward their educational objectives as rapidly as their
206	circumstances permit. The Legislature further intends that
207	articulation policies and budget actions be implemented
208	consistently in the practices of the Department of Education and
209	postsecondary educational institutions and expressed in the
210	collaborative policy efforts of the State Board of Education and
211	the Board of Governors.
212	(2)  To improve and facilitate articulation systemwide, the
213	State Board of Education and the Board of Governors shall
214	collaboratively establish and adopt recommend policies and
215	guidelines to the Legislature with input from statewide K-20
216	advisory groups established by the Commissioner of Education and
217	the Chancellor of the State University System and shall
218	recommend the policies to the Legislature. The policies shall
219	relate relating to:
220	(a)  The alignment between the exit requirements of one
221	education system and the admissions requirements of another
222	education system into which students typically transfer.
223	(b)  The identification of common courses, the level of
224	courses, institutional participation in a statewide course
225	numbering system, and the transferability of credits among such
226	institutions.
227	(c)  Identification of courses that meet general education
228	or common degree program prerequisite requirements at public
229	postsecondary educational institutions.
230	(d)  Dual enrollment course equivalencies.
231	(e)  Articulation agreements.
232	(3)  The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with
233	the Chancellor of the State University System, shall establish
234	the Articulation Coordinating Committee which shall make
235	recommendations related to statewide articulation policies to
236	the Higher Education Coordination Council, the State Board of
237	Education, and the Board of Governors. The committee shall
238	consist of two members each representing the State University
239	System, the Florida College System, public career and technical
240	education, public K-12 education, and nonpublic education and
241	one member representing students. The chair shall be elected
242	from the membership. The committee shall:
243	(a)  Monitor the alignment between the exit requirements of
244	one education system and the admissions requirements of another
245	education system into which students typically transfer and make
246	recommendations for improvement.
247	(b)  Propose guidelines for interinstitutional agreements
248	between and among public schools, career and technical education
249	centers, Florida College System institutions, state
250	universities, and nonpublic postsecondary institutions.
251	(c)  Annually recommend dual enrollment course and high
252	school subject area equivalencies for approval by the State
253	Board of Education and the Board of Governors.
254	(d)  Annually review the statewide articulation agreement
255	pursuant to s. 1007.23 and make recommendations for revisions.
256	(e)  Annually review the statewide course numbering system,
257	the levels of courses, and the application of transfer credit
258	requirements among public and nonpublic institutions
259	participating in the statewide course numbering system and
260	identify instances of student transfer and admissions
261	difficulties.
262	(f)  Annually publish a list of courses that meet common
263	general education and common degree program prerequisite
264	requirements at public postsecondary institutions identified
265	pursuant to s. 1007.25.
266	(g)  Examine statewide data regarding articulation to
267	identify issues and make recommendations to improve articulation
268	throughout the K-20 education system.
269	(h)  Recommend roles and responsibilities of public
270	education entities in interfacing with the single, statewide
271	computer-assisted student advising system established pursuant
272	to s. 1007.28.
273	Section 8.  Subsection (12) of section 1007.25, Florida
274	Statutes, is amended to read:
275	1007.25  General education courses; common prerequisites;
276	and other degree requirements.-
277	(12)(a)  A public postsecondary educational institution may
278	not confer an associate in arts or baccalaureate degree upon any
279	student who fails to successfully complete one of the following
280	requirements:
281	1.  Achieve a score that meets or exceeds a minimum score
282	on a nationally standardized examination, as established by the
283	State Board of Education in conjunction with the Board of
284	Governors; or
285	2.  Demonstrate successful remediation of any academic
286	deficiencies and achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.5
287	or above, on a 4.0 scale, in postsecondary-level coursework
288	identified by the State Board of Education in conjunction with
289	the Board of Governors. The Department of Education shall
290	specify the means by which a student may demonstrate successful
291	remediation.
292	(b)  Any student who, in the best professional opinion of
293	the postsecondary educational institution, has a specific
294	learning disability such that the student cannot demonstrate
295	successful mastery of one or more of the authorized examinations
296	but is achieving at the college level in every area despite his
297	or her disability, and whose diagnosis indicates that further
298	remediation will not succeed in overcoming the disability, may
299	appeal through the appropriate dean to a committee appointed by
300	the president or the chief academic officer for special
301	consideration. The committee shall examine the evidence of the
302	student's academic and medical records and may hear testimony
303	relevant to the case. The committee may grant a waiver for one
304	or more of the authorized examinations based on the results of
305	its review.
306	(c)  Each public postsecondary educational institution
307	president shall establish a committee to consider requests for
308	waivers from the requirements in paragraph (a). The committee
309	shall be chaired by the chief academic officer of the
310	institution and shall have four additional members appointed by
311	the president as follows:
312	1.  One faculty member from the mathematics department;
313	2.  One faculty member from the English department;
314	3.  The institutional test administrator; and
315	4.  One faculty member from a department other than English
316	or mathematics.
317	(d)  Any student who has taken the authorized examinations
318	and has not achieved a passing score, but has otherwise
319	demonstrated proficiency in coursework in the same subject area,
320	may request a waiver from the examination requirement. Waivers
321	shall be considered only after students have been provided test
322	accommodations or other administrative adjustments to permit the
323	accurate measurement of the student's proficiency in the subject
324	areas measured by the authorized examinations. The committee
325	shall consider the student's educational records and other
326	evidence as to whether the student should be able to pass the
327	authorized examinations. A waiver may be recommended to the
328	president upon a majority vote of the committee. The president
329	may approve or disapprove the recommendation. The president may
330	not approve a request that the committee has disapproved. If a
331	waiver is approved, the student's transcript shall include a
332	statement that the student did not meet the requirements of this
333	subsection and that a waiver was granted.
334	Section 9.  Subsection (1) of section 1007.264, Florida
335	Statutes, is amended to read:
336	1007.264  Persons with disabilities; admission to
337	postsecondary educational institutions; substitute requirements;
338	rules and regulations.-
339	(1)  Any student with a disability, as defined in s.
340	1007.02(2), who is otherwise eligible except those students who
341	have been documented as having intellectual disabilities, shall
342	be eligible for reasonable substitution for any requirement for
343	admission into a public postsecondary educational institution
344	where documentation can be provided that the person's failure to
345	meet the admission requirement is related to the disability.
346	Section 10.  Subsection (1) of section 1007.265, Florida
347	Statutes, is amended to read:
348	1007.265  Persons with disabilities; graduation, study
349	program admission, and upper-division entry; substitute
350	requirements; rules and regulations.-
351	(1)  Any student with a disability, as defined in s.
352	1007.02(2), in a public postsecondary educational institution,
353	except those students who have been documented as having
354	intellectual disabilities, shall be eligible for reasonable
355	substitution for any requirement for graduation, for admission
356	into a program of study, or for entry into the upper division
357	where documentation can be provided that the person's failure to
358	meet the requirement is related to the disability and where
359	failure to meet the graduation requirement or program admission
360	requirement does not constitute a fundamental alteration in the
361	nature of the program.
362	Section 11.  Subsections (2) and (10) of section 1007.27,
363	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
364	1007.27  Articulated acceleration mechanisms.-
365	(2)  The Department of Education shall annually identify
366	and publish the minimum scores, maximum credit, and course or
367	courses for which credit is to be awarded for each College Level
368	Examination Program (CLEP) general examination, CLEP subject
369	examination, College Board Advanced Placement Program
370	examination, Advanced International Certificate of Education
371	examination, and International Baccalaureate examination. The
372	department shall use student performance data in subsequent
373	postsecondary courses to determine the appropriate examination
374	scores and courses for which credit is to be granted. Minimum
375	scores may vary by subject area based on available performance
376	data. In addition, the department shall identify such courses in
377	the general education core curriculum of each state university
378	and community college.
379	(10)  Any student who earns 9 or more credits from one or
380	more of the acceleration mechanisms provided for in this section
381	is exempt from any requirement of a public postsecondary
382	educational institution mandating enrollment during a summer
383	term.
384	Section 12.  Subsection (11) of section 1001.64, Florida
385	Statutes, is amended to read
386	1001.64  Community college boards of trustees; powers and
387	duties.-
388	(11)  Each board of trustees shall submit an institutional
389	budget request, including a request for fixed capital outlay,
390	and an operating budget to the State Board of Education for
391	review approval in accordance with guidelines established by the
392	State Board of Education.
393	Section 13.  Section 1011.30, Florida Statutes, is amended
394	to read:
395	1011.30  Budgets for community colleges.-Each community
396	college president shall recommend to the community college board
397	of trustees a budget of income and expenditures at such time and
398	in such form as the State Board of Education may prescribe. Upon
399	approval of a budget by the community college board of trustees,
400	such budget shall be transmitted to the Department of Education
401	for review and approval. Rules of the State Board of Education
402	shall prescribe procedures for effecting budget amendments
403	subsequent to the final approval of a budget for a given year.
404	Section 14.  Subsection (2) and paragraph (a) of subsection
405	(4) of section 1008.30, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
406	1008.30  Common placement testing for public postsecondary
407	education.-
408	(2)  The common placement testing program shall include at
409	a minimum the following: the capacity to diagnose basic
410	competencies in the areas of English, reading, and mathematics
411	which are essential to perform college-level work; prerequisite
412	skills that relate to progressively advanced instruction in
413	mathematics, such as algebra and geometry; prerequisite skills
414	that relate to progressively advanced instruction in language
415	arts, such as English composition and literature; prerequisite
416	skills which relate to the College Level Academic Skills Test
417	(CLAST); and provision of test information to students on the
418	specific deficiencies.
419	(4)(a)  Public postsecondary educational institution
420	Students who have been identified as requiring additional
421	preparation pursuant to subsection (1) shall enroll in college-
422	preparatory or other adult education pursuant to s. 1004.93 in
423	community colleges to develop needed college-entry skills. The
424	State Board of Education shall specify by rule provisions for
425	alternative remediation opportunities and retesting policies.
426	These students shall be permitted to take courses within their
427	degree program concurrently in other curriculum areas for which
428	they are qualified while enrolled in college-preparatory
429	instruction courses. A student enrolled in a college-preparatory
430	course may concurrently enroll only in college credit courses
431	that do not require the skills addressed in the college-
432	preparatory course. The State Board of Education, in conjunction
433	with the Board of Governors, shall specify the college credit
434	courses that are acceptable for students enrolled in each
435	college-preparatory skill area. A degree-seeking student who
436	wishes to earn an associate in arts or a baccalaureate degree,
437	but who is required to complete a college-preparatory course,
438	must successfully complete the required college-preparatory
439	studies by the time the student has accumulated 12 hours of
440	lower-division college credit degree coursework; however, a
441	student may continue enrollment in degree-earning coursework
442	provided the student maintains enrollment in college-preparatory
443	coursework for each subsequent semester until college-
444	preparatory coursework requirements are completed, and provided
445	the student demonstrates satisfactory performance in degree-
446	earning coursework. A student who has accumulated 12 college
447	credit hours and has not yet demonstrated proficiency in the
448	basic competency areas of reading, writing, and mathematics must
449	be advised in writing of the requirements for associate degree
450	completion and state university admission, including information
451	about future financial aid eligibility and the potential costs
452	of accumulating excessive college credit as described in s.
453	1009.286. A passing score on a standardized, institutionally
454	developed test must be achieved Before a student is considered
455	to have met basic computation and communication skills
456	requirements, the student must demonstrate successful mastery of
457	the required developmental education competencies as defined in
458	State Board of Education rule; however, no student shall be
459	required to retake any test or subtest that was previously
460	passed by said student. Credit awarded for college-preparatory
461	instruction may not be counted toward fulfilling the number of
462	credits required for a degree.
463	Section 15.  Subsection (7) of section 1008.345, Florida
464	Statutes, is amended to read:
465	1008.345  Implementation of state system of school
466	improvement and education accountability.-
467	(7)  As a part of the system of educational accountability,
468	the Department of Education shall:
469	(a)  Develop minimum standards for various grades and
470	subject areas, as required in ss. 1001.03, 1008.22, and 1008.34.
471	(b)  Administer the statewide assessment testing program
472	created by s. 1008.22.
473	(c)  Review the school advisory councils of each district
474	as required by s. 1001.452.
475	(d)  Conduct the program evaluations required by s.
476	1001.03.
477	(e)  Maintain a listing of college-level communication and
478	mathematics skills defined pursuant to s. 1008.29 as being
479	associated with successful student performance through the
480	baccalaureate level and submit it to the State Board of
481	Education and the Board of Governors for approval.
482	(f)  Maintain a listing of tests and other assessment
483	procedures which measure and diagnose student achievement of
484	college-level communication and computation skills and submit it
485	to the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors for
486	approval.
487	(g)  Maintain for the information of the State Board of
488	Education, the Board of Governors, and the Legislature a file of
489	data to reflect achievement of college-level communication and
490	mathematics competencies by students in state universities and
491	community colleges.
492	(h)  Develop or contract for, and submit to the State Board
493	of Education and the Board of Governors for approval, tests
494	which measure and diagnose student achievement of college-level
495	communication and mathematics skills. Any tests and related
496	documents developed are exempt from the provisions of s.
497	119.07(1). The commissioner shall maintain statewide
498	responsibility for the administration of such tests and may
499	assign administrative responsibilities for the tests to any
500	state university or community college. The state board, upon
501	recommendation of the commissioner, may enter into contracts for
502	such services beginning in one fiscal year and continuing into
503	the next year which are paid from the appropriation for either
504	or both fiscal years.
505	(f)(i)  Perform any other functions that may be involved in
506	educational planning, research, and evaluation or that may be
507	required by the commissioner, the State Board of Education, the
508	Board of Governors, or law.
509	Section 16.  Subsections (4) and (6) of section 1008.38,
510	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
511	1008.38  Articulation accountability process.-The State
512	Board of Education, in conjunction with the Board of Governors,
513	shall develop articulation accountability measures which assess
514	the status of systemwide articulation processes authorized under
515	s. 1007.23 and establish an articulation accountability process
516	which at a minimum shall address:
517	(4)  The smooth transfer of Florida College System
518	community college associate in arts degree graduates to a
519	Florida College System institution or a state university.
520	(6)  The relationship between student attainment of
521	college-level the College Level academic skills Test Program and
522	articulation to the upper division in public postsecondary
523	institutions.
524	Section 17.  Subsection (1) of section 1009.534, Florida
525	Statutes, is amended to read:
526	1009.534  Florida Academic Scholars award.-
527	(1)  A student is eligible for a Florida Academic Scholars
528	award if the student meets the general eligibility requirements
529	for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program and the
530	student:
531	(a)  Has achieved a 3.5 weighted grade point average as
532	calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or its equivalent, in high
533	school courses that are designated by the State Board of
534	Education as college-preparatory academic courses; and has
535	attained at least the score pursuant to s. 1009.531(6)(a) on the
536	combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic
537	Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered
538	Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,
539	or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
540	(b)  Has attended a home education program according to s.
541	1002.41 during grades 11 and 12 or has completed the
542	International Baccalaureate curriculum but failed to earn the
543	International Baccalaureate Diploma or has completed the
544	Advanced International Certificate of Education curriculum but
545	failed to earn the Advanced International Certificate of
546	Education Diploma, and has attained at least the score pursuant
547	to s. 1009.531(6)(a) on the combined verbal and quantitative
548	parts of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment
549	Test, or the recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the
550	College Entrance Examination, or an equivalent score on the ACT
551	Assessment Program;
552	(c)  Has been awarded an International Baccalaureate
553	Diploma from the International Baccalaureate Office or an
554	Advanced International Certificate of Education Diploma from the
555	University of Cambridge International Examinations Office;
556	(d)  Has been recognized by the merit or achievement
557	programs of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a
558	scholar or finalist; or
559	(e)  Has been recognized by the National Hispanic
560	Recognition Program as a scholar recipient.
561
562	A student must complete a program of community service work, as
563	approved by the district school board, or the administrators of
564	a nonpublic school, or the Department of Education for home
565	education program students, which shall include a minimum of 75
566	hours of service work and require the student to identify a
567	social problem that interests him or her, develop a plan for his
568	or her personal involvement in addressing the problem, and,
569	through papers or other presentations, evaluate and reflect upon
570	his or her experience.
571	Section 18.  Subsection (3) of section 267.062, Florida
572	Statutes, is amended to read:
573	267.062  Naming of state buildings and other facilities.-
574	(3)  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) or s.
575	1013.79(11), any state building, road, bridge, park,
576	recreational complex, or other similar facility of a state
577	university may be named for a living person by the university
578	board of trustees in accordance with regulations rules adopted
579	by the Board of Governors of the State University System.
580	Section 19.  Subsection (6) of section 1004.23, Florida
581	Statutes, is amended to read:
582	1004.23  Universities; powers; patents, copyrights, and
583	trademarks.-Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, each
584	state university is authorized, in its own name, to:
585	(6)  Do all other acts necessary and proper for the
586	execution of powers and duties herein conferred upon the
587	university, including adopting regulations rules, as necessary,
588	in order to administer this section. Any proceeds therefrom
589	shall be deposited and expended in accordance with s. 1004.22.
590	Any action taken by the university in securing or exploiting
591	such trademarks, copyrights, or patents shall, within 30 days,
592	be reported in writing by the president to the Department of
593	State.
594	Section 20.  Section 1010.03, Florida Statutes, is amended
595	to read:
596	1010.03  Delinquent accounts.-District school boards,
597	Florida College System institution community college boards of
598	trustees, and university boards of trustees:
599	(1)  Shall exert every effort to collect all delinquent
600	accounts.
601	(2)  May charge off or settle such accounts as may prove
602	uncollectible.
603	(3)  May employ the services of a collection agency when
604	deemed advisable in collecting delinquent accounts.
605	(4)  May adopt rules, except that university boards of
606	trustees may adopt regulations, as necessary, to implement the
607	provisions of this section, including setoff procedures, payroll
608	deductions, and restrictions on release of transcripts, awarding
609	of diplomas, and access to other resources and services of the
610	school district, Florida College System institution community
611	college, or university.
612	Section 21.  Subsection (2) of section 1010.04, Florida
613	Statutes, is amended to read:
614	1010.04  Purchasing.-
615	(2)  Each district school board and Florida College System
616	institution, community college board of trustees, and each
617	university board of trustees shall adopt rules, and each
618	university board of trustees shall adopt regulations, to be
619	followed in making purchases.
620	Section 22.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
621	1010.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
622	1010.07  Bonds or insurance required.-
623	(2)
624	(b)  Contractors paid from university funds shall give bond
625	for the faithful performance of their contracts in such amount
626	and for such purposes as prescribed by s. 255.05 or by
627	regulations rules of the Board of Governors relating to the type
628	of contract involved. It shall be the duty of the university
629	board of trustees to require from construction contractors a
630	bond adequate to protect the board and the board's funds
631	involved.
632	Section 23.  Subsection (4) of section 1013.171, Florida
633	Statutes, is amended to read:
634	1013.171  University lease agreements; land, facilities.-
635	(4)  Agreements as provided in this section shall be
636	entered into with an offeror resulting from publicly announced
637	competitive bids or proposals, except that the university may
638	enter into an agreement with an entity enumerated in paragraph
639	(3)(a) for leasing land or with a direct-support organization as
640	provided in s. 1004.28, which shall enter into subsequent
641	agreements for financing and constructing the project after
642	receiving competitive bids or proposals. Any facility
643	constructed, lease-purchased, or purchased under such
644	agreements, whether erected on land under the jurisdiction of
645	the university or not, shall conform to the construction
646	standards and codes applicable to university facilities. Each
647	university board of trustees shall adopt such regulations rules
648	as are necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities
649	imposed by this section.
650	Section 24.  Subsection (12) of section 1013.33, Florida
651	Statutes, is amended to read:
652	1013.33  Coordination of planning with local governing
653	bodies.-
654	(12)  As early in the design phase as feasible and
655	consistent with an interlocal agreement entered pursuant to
656	subsections (2)-(8), but no later than 90 days before commencing
657	construction, the district school board shall in writing request
658	a determination of consistency with the local government's
659	comprehensive plan. The local governing body that regulates the
660	use of land shall determine, in writing within 45 days after
661	receiving the necessary information and a school board's request
662	for a determination, whether a proposed educational facility is
663	consistent with the local comprehensive plan and consistent with
664	local land development regulations. If the determination is
665	affirmative, school construction may commence and further local
666	government approvals are not required, except as provided in
667	this section. Failure of the local governing body to make a
668	determination in writing within 90 days after a district school
669	board's request for a determination of consistency shall be
670	considered an approval of the district school board's
671	application. Campus master plans and development agreements must
672	comply with the provisions of s. ss. 1013.30 and 1013.63.
673	Section 25.  Section 1013.63, Florida Statutes, is
674	repealed.
675	Section 26.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.

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