Florida Senate - 2014                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 790
       
       
       
       
       
       
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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 Section 1006.72, Florida Statutes, is repealed.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 Academic Library Services Cooperative.—
   11         (1) The Florida Academic Library Services 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 Academic Library Services Cooperative
   17  shall:
   18         (a) Develop and manage a library information portal and
   19  automated library management tools for use by Florida College
   20  System institutions and state universities. The library
   21  information portal and automated library management tools shall
   22  include, but are not limited to, the following services and
   23  functions:
   24         1. A shared Internet-based catalog and discovery tool that
   25  allows a user to search and, if authorized, access the aggregate
   26  library holdings of the state’s public postsecondary education
   27  institutions. The catalog and discovery tool shall allow a user
   28  to search the library holdings of one institution, selected
   29  institutions, or all institutions and, to the extent feasible,
   30  shall include an interlibrary loan function that ensures that an
   31  authorized user can access the required library holding.
   32         2. An Internet-based searchable collection of electronic
   33  resources which shall include, but not be limited to, full-text
   34  journals, articles, databases, and electronic books licensed
   35  pursuant to paragraph (b).
   36         3. An integrated library management system and its
   37  associated services that all public postsecondary education
   38  institution academic libraries shall use for purposes of
   39  acquiring, cataloging, circulating, and tracking library
   40  material.
   41         4. A statewide searchable database that includes an
   42  inventory of digital archives and collections held by public
   43  postsecondary education institutions.
   44         (b) In collaboration with library staff from Florida
   45  College System institutions and state universities, coordinate
   46  the negotiation of statewide licensing of electronic library
   47  resources and preferred pricing agreements, issue purchase
   48  orders, and enter into contracts for the acquisition of library
   49  support services, electronic resources, and other goods and
   50  services necessary to carry out its duties under this section.
   51  For purposes of licensing electronic library resources from
   52  funds appropriated to the Complete Florida Plus Program, those
   53  resources licensed for 4-year-degree-seeking students shall be
   54  made available to all 4-year-degree-seeking students in the
   55  Florida College System and the State University System.
   56         (c) Promote and provide recommendations concerning the use
   57  and distribution of open-access textbooks and education
   58  resources as a method for reducing costs, and work with public
   59  postsecondary education institutions in developing a
   60  standardized process for the review and approval of open-access
   61  textbooks.
   62         (d) Provide appropriate help desk support and training and
   63  consultation services to institutions and students using the
   64  services of the Florida Academic Library Services Cooperative.
   65         (e) Receive all data center services from the Northwest
   66  Regional Data Center established pursuant to s. 1004.649.
   67         (3) The University of West Florida shall hire a director
   68  for the Florida Academic Library Services Cooperative, who shall
   69  report to and is under the supervision and direction of the
   70  director of the Complete Florida Plus Program established
   71  pursuant to s. 1006.735. The director of the Florida Academic
   72  Library Services Cooperative shall:
   73         (a) Exercise all powers, duties, and functions of the
   74  cooperative prescribed by law.
   75         (b) Administer the operational requirements of the
   76  cooperative.
   77         (c) Hire professional and administrative staff necessary to
   78  carry out the duties of the cooperative. The director shall hire
   79  the minimum administrative staff necessary to administer the
   80  duties of the cooperative.
   81         (4) Beginning December 31, 2014, and each year thereafter,
   82  the University of West Florida shall submit a report to the
   83  President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
   84  Representatives describing the implementation and operation of
   85  the Florida Academic Library Services Cooperative to include,
   86  but not be limited to, information and associated costs relating
   87  to the services and functions identified in subsection (2).
   88         Section 10. Section 1006.735, Florida Statutes, is amended
   89  to read:
   90         1006.735 Complete Florida Plus Degree Program.—The Complete
   91  Florida Plus Program is created at the University of West
   92  Florida.
   93         (1) PURPOSE.–The purpose of the Complete Florida Plus
   94  Program is to:
   95         (a) Facilitate degree completion for the state’s adult
   96  learners through the Complete Florida Degree Initiative.
   97         (b) Provide information regarding and access to distance
   98  learning courses and degree programs offered by public
   99  postsecondary education institutions within the state.
  100         (c) Coordinate with the Florida College System and the
  101  State University System to identify and provide online academic
  102  support services and resources when the multi-institutional
  103  provision of such services and resources is more cost-effective
  104  or operationally effective.
  105         (d) Administer the Florida Academic Library Services
  106  Cooperative established in s. 1006.73 and consult with the
  107  chancellors of the Florida College System and State University
  108  System regarding the implementation and operations of the
  109  cooperative.
  110         (2)(1)COMPLETE FLORIDA DEGREE INITIATIVE.—The Complete
  111  Florida Degree Initiative Program is established within the
  112  Complete Florida Plus Program for the purpose of recruiting,
  113  recovering, and retaining the state’s adult learners and
  114  assisting them in completing an associate degree or a
  115  baccalaureate degree that is aligned to high-wage, high-skill
  116  workforce needs. As used in this section, the term “adult
  117  learner” means a student who has successfully completed college
  118  level coursework in multiple semesters but has left an
  119  institution in good standing before completing his or her
  120  degree. The initiative program shall give priority to adult
  121  learners who are veterans or active duty members of the United
  122  States Armed Forces.
  123         (a)(2) The Complete Florida Degree Initiative Program shall
  124  be implemented by the University of West Florida, acting as the
  125  lead institution, in coordination with Florida College System
  126  institutions, state universities, and private postsecondary
  127  institutions, as appropriate. The initiative program shall
  128  include the associate, applied baccalaureate, and baccalaureate
  129  degree programs that these institutions have selected. Other
  130  partnering public postsecondary education institutions shall
  131  provide areas of specialization or concentration.
  132         (b)(3)In determining For purposes of selecting the degree
  133  programs that will be given priority, in the Complete Florida
  134  Degree Initiative Program, the institutions identified in
  135  subsection (2) shall partner with public and private job
  136  recruitment and placement agencies and shall use labor market
  137  data and projections, including those identified in the Board of
  138  Governors’ gap analysis, to identify the specific workforce
  139  needs and targeted occupations of the state.
  140         (c)(4) The Complete Florida Degree Initiative Program shall
  141  provide adult learners with a single point of access to
  142  information and links to innovative online and accelerated
  143  distance learning courses, student and library support services,
  144  and electronic resources that will guide the adult learner
  145  toward the successful completion of a postsecondary degree.
  146         (5) By the end of the 2013-2014 academic year, the Complete
  147  Florida Degree Program shall be implemented and must:
  148         (a) Use the distance learning course catalog established
  149  pursuant to s. 1006.73 to communicate course availability to the
  150  adult learner.
  151         (b) Develop and implement an advising and student support
  152  system that includes the use of degree completion specialists,
  153  is based upon best practices and processes, and includes
  154  academic and career support services designed specifically for
  155  the adult learner. The program must identify proposed changes to
  156  the statewide computer-assisted student advising system
  157  established pursuant to s. 1006.73 to assist the adult learner
  158  in using the system.
  159         (c) Use the streamlined, automated, online admissions
  160  application process for transient students established pursuant
  161  to s. 1006.73. The program shall identify any additional
  162  admissions and registration policies and practices that could be
  163  further streamlined and automated for purposes of assisting the
  164  adult learner.
  165         (d) The Complete Florida Degree Initiative must:
  166         1. Use existing and, if necessary, develop new competency
  167  based instructional and evaluation tools to assess prior
  168  performance, experience, and education for the award of college
  169  credit in order to reduce the time required for adult learners
  170  to complete their degrees. The tools may include the use of the
  171  American Council on Education’s collaborative link between the
  172  United States Department of Defense and higher education through
  173  the review of military training and experiences for the award of
  174  equivalent college credit for members of the United States Armed
  175  Forces.
  176         2.(e) Develop and implement an evaluation process that
  177  collects, analyzes, and provides to the chancellors of the
  178  Florida College System and the State University System, the
  179  participating postsecondary education institutions, the chairs
  180  of the legislative appropriations committees, and the Executive
  181  Office of the Governor information on the effectiveness of the
  182  initiative program and the attainment of its goals. Such a
  183  process shall include a management information system that
  184  collects the appropriate student, programmatic, and fiscal data
  185  necessary to complete the evaluation of the initiative program.
  186  Institutions involved in the initiative program shall also
  187  collect job placement and employment data on the adult learners
  188  who have completed their degrees as a result of the initiative
  189  program.
  190         3.(f) Develop and implement a statewide student recruitment
  191  campaign targeted toward adult learners, particularly veterans
  192  and active duty members of the United States Armed Forces, for
  193  enrollment in the degree programs offered through the initiative
  194  program.
  195         (e)(6) For purposes of the Complete Florida Degree
  196  Initiative Program, each institution’s current tuition and fee
  197  structure shall be used. However, all participating institutions
  198  shall collaboratively identify the applicable cost components
  199  involved in the development and delivery of distance learning
  200  courses, collect information on these cost components, and
  201  submit the information to the chancellors of the Florida College
  202  System and the State University System. The chancellors shall
  203  submit a report to the chairs of the legislative appropriations
  204  committees no later than December 31, 2014, on the need for a
  205  differentiated tuition and fee structure for the development and
  206  delivery of distance learning courses.
  207         (3) STATEWIDE INTERNET-BASED CATALOG OF DISTANCE LEARNING
  208  COURSES.—The Complete Florida Plus Program shall develop and
  209  manage a statewide Internet-based catalog of distance learning
  210  courses, degree programs, and resources offered by public
  211  postsecondary education institutions which is intended to assist
  212  in the coordination and collaboration of articulation and access
  213  pursuant to parts II and III of chapter 1007. The program shall
  214  establish operational procedures for the catalog which must:
  215         (a) Require participating institutions to provide specific
  216  information concerning the distance learning course or degree
  217  program, including course number, classification of
  218  instructional programs number, and information on the
  219  availability of the course or degree program; any prerequisite
  220  course or technology competency or skill; the availability of
  221  academic support services and financial aid resources; and
  222  course costs, fees, and payment policies.
  223         (b) Require that distance learning courses and degree
  224  programs meet applicable accreditation standards and criteria.
  225         (c) Require that the catalog is reviewed and updated
  226  frequently to ensure that distance learning courses and degree
  227  programs comply with operational procedures.
  228         (d) Define and describe the catalog’s search and retrieval
  229  options that, at a minimum, will allow users to search by
  230  academic term or course start date; institution, multiple
  231  institutions, or all institutions; and course or program
  232  delivery methods, course type, course availability, subject or
  233  discipline, and course number or classification of instructional
  234  programs number.
  235         (e) Use an Internet-based analytic tool that allows for the
  236  collection and analysis of data, including, but not limited to:
  237         1. The number and type of students who use the catalog to
  238  search for distance learning courses and degree programs.
  239         2. The number and type of requests for information about
  240  distance learning courses and degree programs that are not
  241  listed in the catalog.
  242         3. A summary of specific requests by course type or course
  243  number, delivery method, offering institution, and semester.
  244         (4) STATEWIDE ONLINE STUDENT ADVISING SERVICES AND
  245  SUPPORT.—The Complete Florida Plus Program shall make available
  246  to all postsecondary students on a statewide basis online
  247  services and support, and the program shall, at a minimum:
  248         (a) Streamline online admissions application process, which
  249  shall be used by all postsecondary institutions, for
  250  undergraduate transient students currently enrolled and pursuing
  251  a degree at a public postsecondary education institution who
  252  enroll in a course offered by a public postsecondary education
  253  institution that is not the student’s degree-granting
  254  institution. The University of West Florida shall work with
  255  Florida College System institutions and state universities to:
  256         1. Use the transient student admissions application
  257  available through the statewide computer-assisted student
  258  advising system established pursuant to paragraph (b). This
  259  admissions application is the only application required for
  260  enrollment of a transient student as described in this
  261  paragraph.
  262         2. Implement the financial aid procedures required by the
  263  transient student admissions application process.
  264         3. Transfer credit awarded by the institution offering the
  265  course to the transient student’s degree-granting institution.
  266         4. Provide an interface between the institutional advising
  267  system and the statewide computer-assisted student advising
  268  system established pursuant to paragraph (b) in order to
  269  electronically send, receive, and process the transient student
  270  admissions application.
  271         (b) Manage a K-20 statewide computer-assisted student
  272  advising system. The system shall support career and education
  273  planning for the K-12 system, and the process of advising,
  274  registering, and certifying postsecondary students for
  275  graduation and include a degree audit and an articulation
  276  component. Florida College System institutions and state
  277  universities shall interface institutional advising systems with
  278  the statewide computer-assisted student advising system. At a
  279  minimum, the statewide computer-assisted student advising system
  280  shall:
  281         1. Allow a student to access the system at any time.
  282         2. Support K-12 career and education planning required by
  283  s. 1003.4156(1)(e).
  284         3. Allow a student to search public postsecondary education
  285  institutions and identify course options that will meet the
  286  requirements of a selected path toward a degree.
  287         4. Audit transcripts of students enrolled in a public
  288  postsecondary education institution to assess current academic
  289  standing, the requirements for a student to transfer to another
  290  institution, and all requirements necessary for graduation.
  291         5. Serve as the official statewide repository for the
  292  common prerequisite manual, admissions information for
  293  transferring programs, foreign language requirements, residency
  294  requirements, and statewide articulation agreements.
  295         6. Provide information relating to career descriptions and
  296  corresponding educational requirements, admissions requirements,
  297  and available sources of student financial assistance.
  298         7. Provide the admissions application for transient
  299  students pursuant to paragraph (a) which must include the
  300  electronic transfer and receipt of information and records for:
  301         a. Admissions and readmissions.
  302         b. Financial aid.
  303         c. Transfer of credit awarded by the institution offering
  304  the course to the transient student’s degree-granting
  305  institution.
  306         (c) Identify and evaluate new technologies and
  307  instructional methods for improving distance learning
  308  instruction and development for faculty, student learning
  309  outcomes, student access, the efficient delivery of student
  310  support services, the alignment of degrees to career needs, and
  311  the overall quality of postsecondary distance learning courses
  312  and degree programs.
  313         (d) Provide appropriate help desk support and training and
  314  consultation services to institutions and students using the
  315  services and resources of the Complete Florida Plus Program.
  316         (e) Coordinate the negotiation of statewide licensing
  317  resources and preferred pricing agreements, issue purchase
  318  orders, and enter into contracts for the acquisition of distance
  319  learning resources, student and support services, electronic
  320  resources, and other goods and services necessary to carry out
  321  duties under this section.
  322         (f) In consultation with public postsecondary education
  323  institutions, develop and implement a plan that describes the
  324  services and resources available through the Complete Florida
  325  Plus Program to encourage current and prospective students’ use
  326  of such services and resources.
  327         (5) REPORT.—Beginning December 31, 2014, and each year
  328  thereafter, the University of West Florida shall submit a report
  329  to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
  330  Representatives regarding the implementation and operation of
  331  all components of the Complete Florida Plus Program, including,
  332  but not limited to, information and associated costs relating to
  333  the services and functions of the program.
  334         (6) DATA CENTER SERVICES.—The Northwest Regional Data
  335  Center established pursuant to s. 1004.649 shall provide all
  336  data center services necessary to support the statewide
  337  Internet-based catalog established in subsection (3) and the
  338  statewide online student advising services and support
  339  established in subsection (4).
  340         (7) The University of West Florida, in collaboration with
  341  its partners, shall submit to the chairs of the Board of
  342  Governors, the State Board of Education, and the legislative
  343  appropriations committees no later than September 1, 2013, a
  344  detailed program plan that defines the major work activities,
  345  student eligibility criteria, timeline, and cost for
  346  implementing the Complete Florida Degree Program.
  347         Section 11. Paragraph (h) of subsection (3) of section
  348  1007.01, Florida Statutes, is amended, and a new paragraph (i)
  349  is added to that subsection, to read:
  350         1007.01 Articulation; legislative intent; purpose; role of
  351  the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors;
  352  Articulation Coordinating Committee.—
  353         (3) The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the
  354  Chancellor of the State University System, shall establish the
  355  Articulation Coordinating Committee, which shall make
  356  recommendations related to statewide articulation policies and
  357  issues regarding access, quality, and reporting of data
  358  maintained by the K-20 data warehouse, established pursuant to
  359  ss. 1001.10 and 1008.31, to the Higher Education Coordination
  360  Council, the State Board of Education, and the Board of
  361  Governors. The committee shall consist of two members each
  362  representing the State University System, the Florida College
  363  System, public career and technical education, K-12 education,
  364  and nonpublic postsecondary education and one member
  365  representing students. The chair shall be elected from the
  366  membership. The Office of K-20 Articulation shall provide
  367  administrative support for the committee. The committee shall:
  368         (h) Recommend roles and responsibilities of public
  369  education entities in interfacing with the single, statewide
  370  computer-assisted student advising system established pursuant
  371  to s. 1006.735 1006.73.
  372         (i) Make recommendations regarding the cost and
  373  requirements to develop and implement an online system for
  374  collecting and analyzing data regarding requests for transfer of
  375  credit by postsecondary education students. The system, at a
  376  minimum, must collect information regarding the total number of
  377  credit transfer requests denied and the reason for each denial.
  378  Recommendations shall be reported to the President of the Senate
  379  and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on or before
  380  January 31, 2015.
  381         Section 12. Subsection (1) of section 1007.27, Florida
  382  Statutes, is amended to read:
  383         1007.27 Articulated acceleration mechanisms.—
  384         (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that a variety of
  385  articulated acceleration mechanisms be available for secondary
  386  and postsecondary students attending public educational
  387  institutions. It is intended that articulated acceleration serve
  388  to shorten the time necessary for a student to complete the
  389  requirements associated with the conference of a high school
  390  diploma and a postsecondary degree, broaden the scope of
  391  curricular options available to students, or increase the depth
  392  of study available for a particular subject. Articulated
  393  acceleration mechanisms shall include, but are not limited to,
  394  dual enrollment and early admission as provided for in s.
  395  1007.271, advanced placement, credit by examination, the
  396  International Baccalaureate Program, and the Advanced
  397  International Certificate of Education Program. Credit earned
  398  through the Florida Virtual School shall provide additional
  399  opportunities for early graduation and acceleration. Students of
  400  Florida public secondary schools enrolled pursuant to this
  401  subsection shall be deemed authorized users of the state-funded
  402  electronic library resources that are licensed for Florida
  403  College System institutions and state universities by the
  404  Florida Academic Library Services Cooperative Florida Virtual
  405  Campus. Verification of eligibility shall be in accordance with
  406  rules established by the State Board of Education and
  407  regulations established by the Board of Governors and processes
  408  implemented by Florida College System institutions and state
  409  universities.
  410         Section 13. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (16) and
  411  subsection (17) of section 1009.23, Florida Statutes, are
  412  amended to read:
  413         1009.23 Florida College System institution student fees.—
  414         (16)(a) Each Florida College System institution may assess
  415  a student who enrolls in a course listed in the distance
  416  learning catalog, established pursuant to s. 1006.735 1006.73, a
  417  per-credit-hour distance learning course user fee. For purposes
  418  of assessing this fee, a distance learning course is a course in
  419  which at least 80 percent of the direct instruction of the
  420  course is delivered using some form of technology when the
  421  student and instructor are separated by time or space, or both.
  422         (c) If an institution assesses the distance learning fee,
  423  the institution must provide a The link to for the catalog must
  424  be prominently displayed within the advising and distance
  425  learning sections of the institution’s website, using a graphic
  426  and description provided by the Complete Florida Plus Program
  427  Florida Virtual Campus, to inform students of the catalog.
  428         (17) Each Florida College System institution that accepts
  429  transient students, pursuant to s. 1006.735 1006.73, may
  430  establish a transient student fee not to exceed $5 per course
  431  for processing the transient student admissions application.
  432         Section 14. Paragraph (t) of subsection (14) and paragraphs
  433  (a) and (c) of subsection (17) of section 1009.24, Florida
  434  Statutes, are amended to read:
  435         1009.24 State university student fees.—
  436         (14) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (15), each
  437  university board of trustees is authorized to establish the
  438  following fees:
  439         (t) A transient student fee that may not exceed $5 per
  440  course for accepting a transient student and processing the
  441  transient student admissions application pursuant to s. 1006.735
  442  1006.73.
  443  
  444  With the exception of housing rental rates and except as
  445  otherwise provided, fees assessed pursuant to paragraphs (h)-(s)
  446  shall be based on reasonable costs of services. The Board of
  447  Governors shall adopt regulations and timetables necessary to
  448  implement the fees and fines authorized under this subsection.
  449  The fees assessed under this subsection may be used for debt
  450  only as authorized under s. 1010.62.
  451         (17)(a) A state university may assess a student who enrolls
  452  in a course listed in the distance learning catalog, established
  453  pursuant to s. 1006.735 1006.73, a per-credit-hour distance
  454  learning course fee. For purposes of assessing this fee, a
  455  distance learning course is a course in which at least 80
  456  percent of the direct instruction of the course is delivered
  457  using some form of technology when the student and instructor
  458  are separated by time or space, or both.
  459         (c) If an institution assesses the distance learning fee,
  460  the institution must provide a The link to for the catalog must
  461  be prominently displayed within the advising and distance
  462  learning sections of the institution’s website, using a graphic
  463  and description provided by the Complete Florida Plus Program
  464  Florida Virtual Campus, to inform informing students of the
  465  catalog.
  466         Section 15. (1) All records, personnel, property, pending
  467  issues, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations,
  468  and other funds of the Florida Virtual Campus are transferred to
  469  the University of West Florida.
  470         (2) Except for the service agreement executed July 1, 2012,
  471  between the University of Florida Board of Trustees and the
  472  Florida Virtual Campus for the University of Florida to be the
  473  administrative contract institution of the Florida Virtual
  474  Campus, all other binding contracts or agreements entered into
  475  and between the Florida Virtual Campus or an entity or agent of
  476  the campus and any other agency, entity, or person shall
  477  continue as a binding contract or agreement with the University
  478  of West Florida for the remainder of the term of such contract
  479  or agreement.
  480         (3) The service agreement executed July 1, 2012, between
  481  the University of Florida Board of Trustees and the Florida
  482  Virtual Campus for the University of Florida to be the
  483  administrative contract institution for the Florida Virtual
  484  Campus shall terminate December 31, 2014, or upon the transfer,
  485  whichever occurs first.
  486         (4) It is the intent of the Legislature that the changes
  487  made by this act be accomplished with minimal disruption of
  488  services provided to Florida College System institutions, state
  489  universities, and their staffs and students. Therefore, the
  490  Legislature finds that the transition period between July 1,
  491  2014, and December 31, 2014, is appropriate and warranted.
  492         (5) The Board of Governors, on behalf of the University of
  493  West Florida, shall develop and submit to the Legislative Budget
  494  Commission a budget amendment that includes a transition plan
  495  for absorbing the transfer of the Florida Virtual Campus
  496  resources to the University of West Florida.
  497  
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  499  And the title is amended as follows:
  500         Delete lines 69 - 97
  501  and insert:
  502         amending s. 1006.73, F.S.; deleting provisions
  503         establishing the Florida Virtual Campus; establishing
  504         the Florida Academic Library Services Cooperative;
  505         providing duties of the cooperative; providing that
  506         the University of West Florida shall hire a director
  507         for the cooperative, who shall report to the executive
  508         director of the Complete Florida Plus Program;
  509         providing duties of the cooperative’s director;
  510         providing reporting requirements for the University of
  511         West Florida; amending s. 1006.735, F.S.; creating the
  512         Complete Florida Plus Program within the Innovation
  513         Institute at the University of West Florida; providing
  514         purpose; establishing the Complete Florida Degree
  515         Initiative; providing implementation and requirements
  516         for the initiative; authorizing the program to develop
  517         and manage a catalog of distance learning courses;
  518         providing catalog requirements; authorizing the
  519         program to make online support and services available
  520         to postsecondary students; providing requirements for
  521         such support and services; providing that the program
  522         shall make a statewide advising service available to
  523         all postsecondary students; providing requirements for
  524         the advising service; providing that the program shall
  525         support a K-12 career and education planning system
  526         and interface the statewide advising service with
  527         state university advising systems; requiring the
  528         University of West Florida to submit an annual report
  529         to the Legislature regarding the program; providing
  530         that the Northwest Regional Data Center shall provide
  531         data center services to support the catalog and the
  532         statewide advising service; amending s. 1007.01, F.S.;
  533         requiring that the Articulation Coordinating Committee
  534         provide certain recommendations to the Legislature by
  535         a specified date; conforming a cross-reference;
  536         amending ss. 1007.27, 1009.23, and 1009.24, F.S.;
  537         conforming provisions; transferring the Florida
  538         Virtual Campus to the University of West Florida;
  539         providing for termination of a service agreement
  540         between the University of Florida Board of Trustees
  541         and the Florida Virtual Campus; providing that other
  542         contracts and agreements of the Florida Virtual Campus
  543         are binding on the University of West Florida;
  544         providing legislative findings and intent; directing
  545         the Board of Governors to develop and submit to the
  546         Legislative Budget Commission a transition plan for
  547         transferring Florida Virtual Campus resources to the
  548         University of West Florida; amending s. 1011.71, F.S.;
  549         conforming