The Florida Senate

The Pat Thomas Center at Tallahassee Community College.

The Criminal Justice Academy at St. Johns River Community College.

Criminal justice training program educational facilities, educational plants, and related equipment as defined in s. 1013.01(6) and (7) which are owned by the state and paid for with only state funds shall be transferred to the ¹community college, except that, if such an educational facility or educational plant or part of such facility or plant is used for other purposes in addition to public criminal justice training, the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission shall mediate the transfer or a suitable multiuse arrangement.

Criminal justice training program educational facilities, educational plants, and related equipment as defined in s. 1013.01(6) and (7) which are owned by the school district and paid for in whole or in part with local tax funds shall be leased to the ¹community college. However, if such an educational facility or educational plant, or part of such facility or plant, is used for other purposes in addition to public criminal justice training, the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission shall mediate a suitable lease agreement. If a school district and a ¹community college cannot agree on the terms and conditions of the lease agreement, the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission shall finalize the agreement and report its decision to the Legislature. The Department of Education, Office of Educational Facilities, shall conduct an analysis, by December 31, 1999, to determine the amount of local tax contribution used in the construction of a school-district-owned criminal justice training program, educational facility, or educational plant affected by the transfer. This analysis shall be used to establish a purchase price for the facility or plant. The ¹community college board of trustees may make a legislative budget request through the State Board of Education to purchase the facility or plant, or it may continue to lease the facility or plant.

Establish a pilot training center advisory committee made up of professionals from the field of each training program included in the pilot project.

Provide certificate and noncredit options for students and training components of the pilot training center that so require.

Develop an articulation agreement with state universities to facilitate the transfer of graduates of a ¹community college degree training program to the upper division of a state university with a corresponding program.

Consistent with s. 1011.62(8), school districts that transfer programs will receive an amount equal to 15 percent of the funding generated for the program under the FEFP in 1996-1997.

Reflecting the lower program costs in ¹community colleges, notwithstanding the funding generated in paragraph (a), ¹community colleges will receive 90 percent of the funding generated for the program under the FEFP in 1996-1997. The school district will retain the remaining 10 percent.

Notwithstanding ss. 1009.22(3)(a) and 1011.80(5)(a), or any other provision of law to the contrary, fees for continuing workforce education for public law enforcement officers at these pilot centers shall not exceed 25 percent of the cost of the course, and state funding shall not under any circumstances exceed 50 percent of the cost of the course.