Florida Senate - 2014                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
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       Senator Legg moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 449 - 818
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 8. Section 1006.72, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
    6         Section 9. Section 1006.73, Florida Statutes, is amended to
    7  read:
    8         (Substantial rewording of section. See
    9         s. 1006.73, F.S., for present text.)
   10         1006.73 Florida Library Automation Cooperative.—
   11         (1) The Florida Library Automation Cooperative is
   12  established to provide a single library automation system and
   13  associated resources and services that all public postsecondary
   14  institutions shall use to support learning, teaching, and
   15  research needs.
   16         (2) The Florida Library Automation Cooperative shall:
   17         (a) Develop and manage a library information portal and
   18  automated library management tools for use by Florida College
   19  System institutions and state universities. The library
   20  information portal and automated library management tools shall
   21  include, but are not limited to, the following services and
   22  functions:
   23         1. A shared Internet-based catalog and discovery tool that
   24  allows a user to search and, if authorized, access the aggregate
   25  library holdings of the state’s public postsecondary education
   26  institutions. The catalog and discovery tool shall allow a user
   27  to search the library holdings of one institution, selected
   28  institutions, or all institutions and, to the extent feasible,
   29  shall include an interlibrary loan function that ensures that an
   30  authorized user can access the required library holding.
   31         2. An Internet-based searchable collection of electronic
   32  resources which shall include, but not be limited to, full-text
   33  journals, articles, databases, and electronic books licensed
   34  pursuant to paragraph (b).
   35         3. An integrated library management system and its
   36  associated services that all public postsecondary education
   37  institution academic libraries shall use for purposes of
   38  acquiring, cataloging, circulating, and tracking library
   39  material.
   40         4. A statewide searchable database that includes an
   41  inventory of digital archives and collections held by public
   42  postsecondary education institutions.
   43         (b) In collaboration with library staff from Florida
   44  College System institutions and state universities, coordinate
   45  the negotiation of statewide licensing of electronic library
   46  resources and preferred pricing agreements, issue purchase
   47  orders, and enter into contracts for the acquisition of library
   48  support services, electronic resources, and other goods and
   49  services necessary to carry out its duties under this section.
   50  For purposes of licensing electronic library resources from
   51  funds appropriated to the Complete Florida Plus Program, those
   52  resources licensed for 4-year-degree-seeking students shall be
   53  made available to all 4-year-degree-seeking students in the
   54  Florida College System and the State University System.
   55         (c) Promote and provide recommendations concerning the use
   56  and distribution of open-access textbooks and education
   57  resources as a method for reducing costs, and work with public
   58  postsecondary education institutions in developing a
   59  standardized process for the review and approval of open-access
   60  textbooks.
   61         (d) Provide appropriate help desk support and training and
   62  consultation services to institutions and students using the
   63  services of the Florida Library Automation Cooperative.
   64         (e) Receive all data center services from the Northwest
   65  Regional Data Center established pursuant to s. 1004.649.
   66         (3) The University of West Florida shall hire a director
   67  for the Florida Library Automation Cooperative, who shall report
   68  to and is under the supervision and direction of the director of
   69  the Complete Florida Plus Program established pursuant to s.
   70  1006.735. The director of the Florida Library Automation
   71  Cooperative shall:
   72         (a) Exercise all powers, duties, and functions of the
   73  cooperative prescribed by law.
   74         (b) Administer the operational requirements of the
   75  cooperative.
   76         (c) Hire professional and administrative staff necessary to
   77  carry out the duties of the cooperative. The director shall hire
   78  the minimum administrative staff necessary to administer the
   79  duties of the cooperative.
   80         (4) Beginning December 31, 2014, and each year thereafter,
   81  the University of West Florida shall submit a report to the
   82  President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
   83  Representatives describing the implementation and operation of
   84  the Florida Library Automation Cooperative to include, but not
   85  be limited to, information and associated costs relating to the
   86  services and functions identified in subsection (2).
   87         Section 10. Section 1006.735, Florida Statutes, is amended
   88  to read:
   89         1006.735 Complete Florida Plus Degree Program.—The Complete
   90  Florida Plus Program is created at the University of West
   91  Florida.
   92         (1) PURPOSE.–The purpose of the Complete Florida Plus
   93  Program is to:
   94         (a) Facilitate degree completion for the state’s adult
   95  learners through the Complete Florida Degree Initiative.
   96         (b) Provide information regarding and access to distance
   97  learning courses and degree programs offered by public
   98  postsecondary education institutions within the state.
   99         (c) Coordinate with the Florida College System and the
  100  State University System to identify and provide online academic
  101  support services and resources when the multi-institutional
  102  provision of such services and resources is more cost-effective
  103  or operationally effective.
  104         (d) Administer the Florida Library Automation Cooperative
  105  established in s. 1006.73 and consult with the chancellors of
  106  the Florida College System and State University System regarding
  107  the implementation and operations of the cooperative.
  108         (2)(1)COMPLETE FLORIDA DEGREE INITIATIVE.—The Complete
  109  Florida Degree Initiative Program is established within the
  110  Complete Florida Plus Program for the purpose of recruiting,
  111  recovering, and retaining the state’s adult learners and
  112  assisting them in completing an associate degree or a
  113  baccalaureate degree that is aligned to high-wage, high-skill
  114  workforce needs. As used in this section, the term “adult
  115  learner” means a student who has successfully completed college
  116  level coursework in multiple semesters but has left an
  117  institution in good standing before completing his or her
  118  degree. The initiative program shall give priority to adult
  119  learners who are veterans or active duty members of the United
  120  States Armed Forces.
  121         (a)(2) The Complete Florida Degree Initiative Program shall
  122  be implemented by the University of West Florida, acting as the
  123  lead institution, in coordination with Florida College System
  124  institutions, state universities, and private postsecondary
  125  institutions, as appropriate. The initiative program shall
  126  include the associate, applied baccalaureate, and baccalaureate
  127  degree programs that these institutions have selected. Other
  128  partnering public postsecondary education institutions shall
  129  provide areas of specialization or concentration.
  130         (b)(3)In determining For purposes of selecting the degree
  131  programs that will be given priority, in the Complete Florida
  132  Degree Initiative Program, the institutions identified in
  133  subsection (2) shall partner with public and private job
  134  recruitment and placement agencies and shall use labor market
  135  data and projections, including those identified in the Board of
  136  Governors’ gap analysis, to identify the specific workforce
  137  needs and targeted occupations of the state.
  138         (c)(4) The Complete Florida Degree Initiative Program shall
  139  provide adult learners with a single point of access to
  140  information and links to innovative online and accelerated
  141  distance learning courses, student and library support services,
  142  and electronic resources that will guide the adult learner
  143  toward the successful completion of a postsecondary degree.
  144         (5) By the end of the 2013-2014 academic year, the Complete
  145  Florida Degree Program shall be implemented and must:
  146         (a) Use the distance learning course catalog established
  147  pursuant to s. 1006.73 to communicate course availability to the
  148  adult learner.
  149         (b) Develop and implement an advising and student support
  150  system that includes the use of degree completion specialists,
  151  is based upon best practices and processes, and includes
  152  academic and career support services designed specifically for
  153  the adult learner. The program must identify proposed changes to
  154  the statewide computer-assisted student advising system
  155  established pursuant to s. 1006.73 to assist the adult learner
  156  in using the system.
  157         (c) Use the streamlined, automated, online admissions
  158  application process for transient students established pursuant
  159  to s. 1006.73. The program shall identify any additional
  160  admissions and registration policies and practices that could be
  161  further streamlined and automated for purposes of assisting the
  162  adult learner.
  163         (d) The Complete Florida Degree Initiative must:
  164         1. Use existing and, if necessary, develop new competency
  165  based instructional and evaluation tools to assess prior
  166  performance, experience, and education for the award of college
  167  credit in order to reduce the time required for adult learners
  168  to complete their degrees. The tools may include the use of the
  169  American Council on Education’s collaborative link between the
  170  United States Department of Defense and higher education through
  171  the review of military training and experiences for the award of
  172  equivalent college credit for members of the United States Armed
  173  Forces.
  174         2.(e) Develop and implement an evaluation process that
  175  collects, analyzes, and provides to the chancellors of the
  176  Florida College System and the State University System, the
  177  participating postsecondary education institutions, the chairs
  178  of the legislative appropriations committees, and the Executive
  179  Office of the Governor information on the effectiveness of the
  180  initiative program and the attainment of its goals. Such a
  181  process shall include a management information system that
  182  collects the appropriate student, programmatic, and fiscal data
  183  necessary to complete the evaluation of the initiative program.
  184  Institutions involved in the initiative program shall also
  185  collect job placement and employment data on the adult learners
  186  who have completed their degrees as a result of the initiative
  187  program.
  188         3.(f) Develop and implement a statewide student recruitment
  189  campaign targeted toward adult learners, particularly veterans
  190  and active duty members of the United States Armed Forces, for
  191  enrollment in the degree programs offered through the initiative
  192  program.
  193         (e)(6) For purposes of the Complete Florida Degree
  194  Initiative Program, each institution’s current tuition and fee
  195  structure shall be used. However, all participating institutions
  196  shall collaboratively identify the applicable cost components
  197  involved in the development and delivery of distance learning
  198  courses, collect information on these cost components, and
  199  submit the information to the chancellors of the Florida College
  200  System and the State University System. The chancellors shall
  201  submit a report to the chairs of the legislative appropriations
  202  committees no later than December 31, 2014, on the need for a
  203  differentiated tuition and fee structure for the development and
  204  delivery of distance learning courses.
  205         (3) STATEWIDE INTERNET-BASED CATALOG OF DISTANCE LEARNING
  206  COURSES.—The Complete Florida Plus Program shall develop and
  207  manage a statewide Internet-based catalog of distance learning
  208  courses, degree programs, and resources offered by public
  209  postsecondary education institutions which is intended to assist
  210  in the coordination and collaboration of articulation and access
  211  pursuant to parts II and III of chapter 1007. The program shall
  212  establish operational procedures for the catalog which must:
  213         (a) Require participating institutions to provide specific
  214  information concerning the distance learning course or degree
  215  program, including course number, classification of
  216  instructional programs number, and information on the
  217  availability of the course or degree program; any prerequisite
  218  course or technology competency or skill; the availability of
  219  academic support services and financial aid resources; and
  220  course costs, fees, and payment policies.
  221         (b) Require that distance learning courses and degree
  222  programs meet applicable accreditation standards and criteria.
  223         (c) Require that the catalog is reviewed and updated
  224  frequently to ensure that distance learning courses and degree
  225  programs comply with operational procedures.
  226         (d) Define and describe the catalog’s search and retrieval
  227  options that, at a minimum, will allow users to search by
  228  academic term or course start date; institution, multiple
  229  institutions, or all institutions; and course or program
  230  delivery methods, course type, course availability, subject or
  231  discipline, and course number or classification of instructional
  232  programs number.
  233         (e) Use an Internet-based analytic tool that allows for the
  234  collection and analysis of data, including, but not limited to:
  235         1. The number and type of students who use the catalog to
  236  search for distance learning courses and degree programs.
  237         2. The number and type of requests for information about
  238  distance learning courses and degree programs that are not
  239  listed in the catalog.
  240         3. A summary of specific requests by course type or course
  241  number, delivery method, offering institution, and semester.
  242         (4) STATEWIDE ONLINE STUDENT ADVISING SERVICES AND
  243  SUPPORT.—The Complete Florida Plus Program shall make available
  244  to all postsecondary students on a statewide basis online
  245  services and support, and the program shall, at a minimum:
  246         (a) Streamline online admissions application process, which
  247  shall be used by all postsecondary institutions, for
  248  undergraduate transient students currently enrolled and pursuing
  249  a degree at a public postsecondary education institution who
  250  enroll in a course offered by a public postsecondary education
  251  institution that is not the student’s degree-granting
  252  institution. The University of West Florida shall work with
  253  Florida College System institutions and state universities to:
  254         1. Use the transient student admissions application
  255  available through the statewide computer-assisted student
  256  advising system established pursuant to paragraph (b). This
  257  admissions application is the only application required for
  258  enrollment of a transient student as described in this
  259  paragraph.
  260         2. Implement the financial aid procedures required by the
  261  transient student admissions application process.
  262         3. Transfer credit awarded by the institution offering the
  263  course to the transient student’s degree-granting institution.
  264         4. Provide an interface between the institutional advising
  265  system and the statewide computer-assisted student advising
  266  system established pursuant to paragraph (b) in order to
  267  electronically send, receive, and process the transient student
  268  admissions application.
  269         (b) Manage a K-20 statewide computer-assisted student
  270  advising system. The system shall support career and education
  271  planning for the K-12 system, and the process of advising,
  272  registering, and certifying postsecondary students for
  273  graduation and include a degree audit and an articulation
  274  component. Florida College System institutions and state
  275  universities shall interface institutional advising systems with
  276  the statewide computer-assisted student advising system. At a
  277  minimum, the statewide computer-assisted student advising system
  278  shall:
  279         1. Allow a student to access the system at any time.
  280         2. Support K-12 career and education planning required by
  281  s. 1003.4156(1)(e).
  282         3. Allow a student to search public postsecondary education
  283  institutions and identify course options that will meet the
  284  requirements of a selected path toward a degree.
  285         4. Audit transcripts of students enrolled in a public
  286  postsecondary education institution to assess current academic
  287  standing, the requirements for a student to transfer to another
  288  institution, and all requirements necessary for graduation.
  289         5. Serve as the official statewide repository for the
  290  common prerequisite manual, admissions information for
  291  transferring programs, foreign language requirements, residency
  292  requirements, and statewide articulation agreements.
  293         6. Provide information relating to career descriptions and
  294  corresponding educational requirements, admissions requirements,
  295  and available sources of student financial assistance.
  296         7. Provide the admissions application for transient
  297  students pursuant to paragraph (a) which must include the
  298  electronic transfer and receipt of information and records for:
  299         a. Admissions and readmissions.
  300         b. Financial aid.
  301         c. Transfer of credit awarded by the institution offering
  302  the course to the transient student’s degree-granting
  303  institution.
  304         (c) Identify and evaluate new technologies and
  305  instructional methods for improving distance learning
  306  instruction and development for faculty, student learning
  307  outcomes, student access, the efficient delivery of student
  308  support services, the alignment of degrees to career needs, and
  309  the overall quality of postsecondary distance learning courses
  310  and degree programs.
  311         (d) Provide appropriate help desk support and training and
  312  consultation services to institutions and students using the
  313  services and resources of the Complete Florida Plus Program.
  314         (e) Coordinate the negotiation of statewide licensing
  315  resources and preferred pricing agreements, issue purchase
  316  orders, and enter into contracts for the acquisition of distance
  317  learning resources, student and support services, electronic
  318  resources, and other goods and services necessary to carry out
  319  duties under this section.
  320         (f) In consultation with public postsecondary education
  321  institutions, develop and implement a plan that describes the
  322  services and resources available through the Complete Florida
  323  Plus Program to encourage current and prospective students’ use
  324  of such services and resources.
  325         (5) REPORT.—Beginning December 31, 2014, and each year
  326  thereafter, the University of West Florida shall submit a report
  327  to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
  328  Representatives regarding the implementation and operation of
  329  all components of the Complete Florida Plus Program, including,
  330  but not limited to, information and associated costs relating to
  331  the services and functions of the program.
  332         (6) DATA CENTER SERVICES.—The Northwest Regional Data
  333  Center established pursuant to s. 1004.649 shall provide all
  334  data center services necessary to support the statewide
  335  Internet-based catalog established in subsection (3) and the
  336  statewide online student advising services and support
  337  established in subsection (4).
  338         (7) The University of West Florida, in collaboration with
  339  its partners, shall submit to the chairs of the Board of
  340  Governors, the State Board of Education, and the legislative
  341  appropriations committees no later than September 1, 2013, a
  342  detailed program plan that defines the major work activities,
  343  student eligibility criteria, timeline, and cost for
  344  implementing the Complete Florida Degree Program.
  345         Section 11. Paragraph (h) of subsection (3) of section
  346  1007.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  347         1007.01 Articulation; legislative intent; purpose; role of
  348  the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors;
  349  Articulation Coordinating Committee.—
  350         (3) The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the
  351  Chancellor of the State University System, shall establish the
  352  Articulation Coordinating Committee, which shall make
  353  recommendations related to statewide articulation policies and
  354  issues regarding access, quality, and reporting of data
  355  maintained by the K-20 data warehouse, established pursuant to
  356  ss. 1001.10 and 1008.31, to the Higher Education Coordination
  357  Council, the State Board of Education, and the Board of
  358  Governors. The committee shall consist of two members each
  359  representing the State University System, the Florida College
  360  System, public career and technical education, K-12 education,
  361  and nonpublic postsecondary education and one member
  362  representing students. The chair shall be elected from the
  363  membership. The Office of K-20 Articulation shall provide
  364  administrative support for the committee. The committee shall:
  365         (h) Recommend roles and responsibilities of public
  366  education entities in interfacing with the single, statewide
  367  computer-assisted student advising system established pursuant
  368  to s. 1006.735 1006.73.
  369         Section 12. Subsection (1) of section 1007.27, Florida
  370  Statutes, is amended to read:
  371         1007.27 Articulated acceleration mechanisms.—
  372         (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that a variety of
  373  articulated acceleration mechanisms be available for secondary
  374  and postsecondary students attending public educational
  375  institutions. It is intended that articulated acceleration serve
  376  to shorten the time necessary for a student to complete the
  377  requirements associated with the conference of a high school
  378  diploma and a postsecondary degree, broaden the scope of
  379  curricular options available to students, or increase the depth
  380  of study available for a particular subject. Articulated
  381  acceleration mechanisms shall include, but are not limited to,
  382  dual enrollment and early admission as provided for in s.
  383  1007.271, advanced placement, credit by examination, the
  384  International Baccalaureate Program, and the Advanced
  385  International Certificate of Education Program. Credit earned
  386  through the Florida Virtual School shall provide additional
  387  opportunities for early graduation and acceleration. Students of
  388  Florida public secondary schools enrolled pursuant to this
  389  subsection shall be deemed authorized users of the state-funded
  390  electronic library resources that are licensed for Florida
  391  College System institutions and state universities by the
  392  Florida Library Automation Cooperative Florida Virtual Campus.
  393  Verification of eligibility shall be in accordance with rules
  394  established by the State Board of Education and regulations
  395  established by the Board of Governors and processes implemented
  396  by Florida College System institutions and state universities.
  397         Section 13. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (16) and
  398  subsection (17) of section 1009.23, Florida Statutes, are
  399  amended to read:
  400         1009.23 Florida College System institution student fees.—
  401         (16)(a) Each Florida College System institution may assess
  402  a student who enrolls in a course listed in the distance
  403  learning catalog, established pursuant to s. 1006.735 1006.73, a
  404  per-credit-hour distance learning course user fee. For purposes
  405  of assessing this fee, a distance learning course is a course in
  406  which at least 80 percent of the direct instruction of the
  407  course is delivered using some form of technology when the
  408  student and instructor are separated by time or space, or both.
  409         (c) If an institution assesses the distance learning fee,
  410  the institution must provide a The link to for the catalog must
  411  be prominently displayed within the advising and distance
  412  learning sections of the institution’s website, using a graphic
  413  and description provided by the Complete Florida Plus Program
  414  Florida Virtual Campus, to inform students of the catalog.
  415         (17) Each Florida College System institution that accepts
  416  transient students, pursuant to s. 1006.735 1006.73, may
  417  establish a transient student fee not to exceed $5 per course
  418  for processing the transient student admissions application.
  419         Section 14. Paragraph (t) of subsection (14) and paragraphs
  420  (a) and (c) of subsection (17) of section 1009.24, Florida
  421  Statutes, are amended to read:
  422         1009.24 State university student fees.—
  423         (14) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (15), each
  424  university board of trustees is authorized to establish the
  425  following fees:
  426         (t) A transient student fee that may not exceed $5 per
  427  course for accepting a transient student and processing the
  428  transient student admissions application pursuant to s. 1006.735
  429  1006.73.
  430  
  431  With the exception of housing rental rates and except as
  432  otherwise provided, fees assessed pursuant to paragraphs (h)-(s)
  433  shall be based on reasonable costs of services. The Board of
  434  Governors shall adopt regulations and timetables necessary to
  435  implement the fees and fines authorized under this subsection.
  436  The fees assessed under this subsection may be used for debt
  437  only as authorized under s. 1010.62.
  438         (17)(a) A state university may assess a student who enrolls
  439  in a course listed in the distance learning catalog, established
  440  pursuant to s. 1006.735 1006.73, a per-credit-hour distance
  441  learning course fee. For purposes of assessing this fee, a
  442  distance learning course is a course in which at least 80
  443  percent of the direct instruction of the course is delivered
  444  using some form of technology when the student and instructor
  445  are separated by time or space, or both.
  446         (c) If an institution assesses the distance learning fee,
  447  the institution must provide a The link to for the catalog must
  448  be prominently displayed within the advising and distance
  449  learning sections of the institution’s website, using a graphic
  450  and description provided by the Complete Florida Plus Program
  451  Florida Virtual Campus, to inform informing students of the
  452  catalog.
  453         Section 15. (1) All records, personnel, property, pending
  454  issues, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations,
  455  and other funds of the Florida Virtual Campus are transferred to
  456  the University of West Florida.
  457         (2) Except for the service agreement executed July 1, 2012,
  458  between the University of Florida Board of Trustees and the
  459  Florida Virtual Campus for the University of Florida to be the
  460  administrative contract institution of the Florida Virtual
  461  Campus, all other binding contracts or agreements entered into
  462  and between the Florida Virtual Campus or an entity or agent of
  463  the campus and any other agency, entity, or person shall
  464  continue as a binding contract or agreement with the University
  465  of West Florida for the remainder of the term of such contract
  466  or agreement.
  467         (3) The service agreement executed July 1, 2012, between
  468  the University of Florida Board of Trustees and the Florida
  469  Virtual Campus for the University of Florida to be the
  470  administrative contract institution for the Florida Virtual
  471  Campus shall terminate December 31, 2014, or upon the transfer,
  472  whichever occurs first.
  473         (4) It is the intent of the Legislature that the changes
  474  made by this act be accomplished with minimal disruption of
  475  services provided to Florida College System institutions, state
  476  universities, and their staffs and students. Therefore, the
  477  Legislature finds that the transition period between July 1,
  478  2014, and December 31, 2014, is appropriate and warranted.
  479         (5) The Board of Governors, on behalf of the University of
  480  West Florida, shall develop and submit to the Legislative Budget
  481  Commission a budget amendment that includes a transition plan
  482  for absorbing the transfer of the Florida Virtual Campus
  483  resources to the University of West Florida.
  484  
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  486  And the title is amended as follows:
  487         Delete lines 69 - 97
  488  and insert:
  489         amending s. 1006.73, F.S.; deleting provisions
  490         establishing the Florida Virtual Campus; establishing
  491         the Florida Library Automation Cooperative; providing
  492         duties of the cooperative; providing that the
  493         University of West Florida shall hire a director for
  494         the cooperative, who shall report to the executive
  495         director of the Complete Florida Plus Program;
  496         providing duties of the cooperative’s director;
  497         providing reporting requirements for the University of
  498         West Florida; amending s. 1006.735, F.S.; creating the
  499         Complete Florida Plus Program within the Innovation
  500         Institute at the University of West Florida; providing
  501         purpose; establishing the Complete Florida Degree
  502         Initiative; providing implementation and requirements
  503         for the initiative; authorizing the program to develop
  504         and manage a catalog of distance learning courses;
  505         providing catalog requirements; authorizing the
  506         program to make online support and services available
  507         to postsecondary students; providing requirements for
  508         such support and services; providing that the program
  509         shall make a statewide advising service available to
  510         all postsecondary students; providing requirements for
  511         the advising service; providing that the program shall
  512         support a K-12 career and education planning system
  513         and interface the statewide advising service with
  514         state university advising systems; requiring the
  515         University of West Florida to submit an annual report
  516         to the Legislature regarding the program; providing
  517         that the Northwest Regional Data Center shall provide
  518         data center services to support the catalog and the
  519         statewide advising service; amending s. 1007.01, F.S.;
  520         conforming a cross-reference; amending ss. 1007.27,
  521         1009.23, and 1009.24, F.S.; conforming provisions;
  522         transferring the Florida Virtual Campus to the
  523         University of West Florida; providing for termination
  524         of a service agreement between the University of
  525         Florida Board of Trustees and the Florida Virtual
  526         Campus; providing that other contracts and agreements
  527         of the Florida Virtual Campus are binding on the
  528         University of West Florida; providing legislative
  529         findings and intent; directing the Board of Governors
  530         to develop and submit to the Legislative Budget
  531         Commission a transition plan for transferring Florida
  532         Virtual Campus resources to the University of West
  533         Florida; amending s. 1011.71, F.S.; conforming