Florida Senate - 2023                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 266
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Polsky moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 343 and 344
    4  insert:
    5         Section 5. Section 1004.0982, Florida Statutes, is created
    6  to read:
    7         1004.0982 Higher education retention and recruitment data
    8  collection.—
    9         (1)It is the intent of the Legislature to assess the
   10  impact of state laws and regulations on the retention and
   11  recruitment of faculty, staff, and students within the public
   12  higher education system. This section aims to improve
   13  understanding of the factors contributing to the departure of
   14  these individuals from the system or their exclusion from
   15  applicant pools.
   16         (2) For the purposes of this section, the term:
   17         (a) “Public institution of higher education” means any
   18  state university or Florida College System institution.
   19         (b) “Recruitment” refers to the process of attracting and
   20  selecting faculty, staff, and students to join a public
   21  institution of higher education.
   22         (c) “Retention” refers to the continued employment or
   23  enrollment, as applicable, of faculty, staff, and students
   24  within a public institution of higher education.
   25         (3)(a) Beginning in the academic year following the
   26  effective date of this act, each public institution of higher
   27  education shall annually collect and analyze data related to the
   28  impact of state laws and regulations on the retention and
   29  recruitment of faculty, staff, and students.
   30         (b) The data collected and analyzed pursuant to this
   31  section must include, but need not be limited to:
   32         1. The number of faculty, staff, and students who have left
   33  the public institution of higher education, specifying the
   34  extent to which state laws and regulations were a factor in
   35  their decision to leave.
   36         2. The number of potential faculty, staff, and students who
   37  did not apply or withdrew their applications to the public
   38  institution of higher education, specifying the extent to which
   39  state laws and regulations were a factor in their decision not
   40  to apply or withdraw their applications.
   41         (c) Public institutions of higher education shall ensure
   42  that the data collected and analyzed pursuant to this section is
   43  anonymized and aggregated to protect the privacy of the
   44  individuals involved.
   45         (4)(a) Beginning in 2024, by January 31 of each year, each
   46  Florida College System institution shall submit a report to the
   47  Department of Education, and each state university shall submit
   48  a report to the Board of Governors, containing the data and
   49  analysis required by subsection (3).
   50         (b) The Department of Education and the Board of Governors
   51  shall annually compile and analyze the submitted reports and
   52  provide a comprehensive report to the Legislature by April 30 of
   53  each year.
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   55  And the title is amended as follows:
   56         Delete line 39
   57  and insert:
   58         respectively; creating s. 1004.0982, F.S.; providing
   59         legislative intent; defining terms; requiring each
   60         public institution of higher education to collect and
   61         analyze certain data; requiring each Florida College
   62         System institution and state university to submit an
   63         annual report to specified entities by a specified
   64         date; requiring specified entities to provide an
   65         annual report to the Legislature by a specified date;
   66         creating s. 1004.3841, F.S.; creating