The Florida Senate

240.2099  Computer-assisted student advising system; plans.--The Board of Regents and State Board of Community Colleges shall develop plans for implementing a single, statewide computer-assisted student advising system, which must be an integral part of the process of advising, registering, and certifying students for graduation. Plans shall include timelines for the implementation of the system and shall be submitted to the Legislature by October 1, 1996. It is intended that an advising system be the primary advising and tracking tool for students enrolled in community colleges and universities and be accessible to students enrolled in each of the state universities, community colleges, and public secondary schools. The State University System and the community college system shall establish a committee to oversee the development and maintenance of the advising system. The system shall consist of a degree audit and an articulation component that includes the following characteristics:

(1)  The system shall constitute an integral part of the process of advising students and assisting them in course selection. The system shall be accessible to students in the following ways:

(a)  A student must be able to access the system, at any time, to identify course options that will meet the requirements of a selected path toward a degree.

(b)  A status report from the system shall be generated and sent with each grade report to each student with a declared major.

(2)  The system shall be an integral part of the registration process. As part of the process, the system shall:

(a)  Provide reports that document each student's status toward completion of a degree.

(b)  Verify that a student has completed requirements for graduation.

(3)  The system must provide management information to decisionmakers, including information relating student enrollment patterns and course demands to plans for corresponding course offerings and information useful in planning the student registration process.

History.--s. 30, ch. 86-145; s. 4, ch. 95-243.