Florida Senate - 2017                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 374
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education (Galvano)
       recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 1200 - 1209
    4  and insert:
    5         (1) The State Board of Community Colleges is established as
    6  a body corporate consisting of 13 members, which shall consist
    7  of the Commissioner of Education and 12 citizen members who are
    8  appointed by the Governor in a manner that provides equitable
    9  geographical representation.
   10         (a) The 12 appointed citizen members must include a student
   11  enrolled in a Florida Community College System institution and a
   12  faculty member employed at a Florida Community College System
   13  institution.
   14         (b) Except for the student member, each citizen member must
   15  be confirmed by the Senate and must reside and be registered to
   16  vote in this state.
   17         (c) Except for the student member, who shall serve a 1-year
   18  term, appointed citizen members shall serve staggered 4-year
   19  terms. In order to achieve staggered terms, beginning September
   20  1, 2017, of the initial appointments, 3 members shall serve 2
   21  year terms, 4 members shall serve 3-year terms, and 4 members
   22  shall serve 4-year terms.