| 125 | | - | requirements for general education core courses; 76 |
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| 126 | | - | requiring specified educational inst itutions to offer 77 |
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| 127 | | - | certain courses; prohibiting public postsecondary 78 |
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| 128 | | - | educational institutions from requiring students to 79 |
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| 129 | | - | complete certain additional general education core 80 |
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| 130 | | - | courses; creating s. 1007.55, F.S.; providing 81 |
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| 131 | | - | legislative findings; requiring the Art iculation 82 |
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| 132 | | - | Coordinating Committee to submit certain courses to 83 |
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| 133 | | - | the State Board of Education and the Board of 84 |
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| 134 | | - | Governors by a specified date annually; providing 85 |
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| 135 | | - | requirements for general education courses; providing 86 |
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| 136 | | - | requirements for public postsecondary educat ional 87 |
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| 137 | | - | institutions and their presidents and boards of 88 |
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| 138 | | - | trustees relating to general education courses; 89 |
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| 139 | | - | providing reporting requirements; amending s. 1008.47, 90 |
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| 140 | | - | F.S.; prohibiting postsecondary education institutions 91 |
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| 141 | | - | from being required to change accrediting ag encies or 92 |
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| 142 | | - | associations more than once; prohibiting certain acts 93 |
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| 143 | | - | by accrediting agencies and associations; revising the 94 |
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| 144 | | - | criteria for a postsecondary education institution to 95 |
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| 145 | | - | bring an action against an accrediting agency or 96 |
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| 146 | | - | association; revising the amount o f authorized damages 97 |
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| 147 | | - | to be awarded to a prevailing postsecondary education 98 |
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| 148 | | - | institution; amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; requiring the 99 |
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| 149 | | - | Board of Governors to identify state -approved teacher 100 |
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| 125 | + | existing academic programs at each constituent un iversity for 76 |
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| 126 | + | alignment with the university's mission; and provide direction 77 |
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| 127 | + | to each constituent university to remove from its programs any 78 |
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| 128 | + | major or minor that is based on or otherwise utilizes 79 |
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| 129 | + | pedagogical methodology associated with Critical Theory, 80 |
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| 130 | + | including, but not limited to, Critical Race Theory, Critical 81 |
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| 131 | + | Race Studies, Critical Ethnic Studies, Radical Feminist Theory, 82 |
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| 132 | + | Radical Gender Theory, Queer Theory, Critical Social Justice, or 83 |
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| 133 | + | Intersectionality, as defined in Board of Governors regulation, 84 |
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| 134 | + | or any major or minor that includes a curriculum that promotes 85 |
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| 135 | + | the concepts listed in s. 1000.05(4)(a). The mission alignment 86 |
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| 136 | + | and strategic plan shall consider peer institutions at the 87 |
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| 137 | + | constituent universities. The mission alignment and strategic 88 |
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| 138 | + | plan shall acknowledge that universities that have a national 89 |
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| 139 | + | and international impact have the greatest capacity to promote 90 |
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| 140 | + | the state's economic development through: new discoveries, 91 |
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| 141 | + | patents, licenses, and technologies that generate state 92 |
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| 142 | + | businesses of global importance; research achievements through 93 |
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| 143 | + | external grants and contracts that are comparable to nationally 94 |
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| 144 | + | recognized and ranked universities; the creation of a resource 95 |
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| 145 | + | rich academic environment that attracts high -technology business 96 |
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| 146 | + | and venture capital to the state; and this generation's finest 97 |
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| 147 | + | minds focusing on solving the state's economic, social, 98 |
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| 148 | + | environmental, and legal problems in the areas of life sciences, 99 |
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| 149 | + | water, sustainability, energy, and health care. A nationally 100 |
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| 162 | | - | preparation programs eligible for a tuition waiver; 101 |
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| 163 | | - | providing that certai n postsecondary fee waivers 102 |
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| 164 | | - | continue until specified criteria are met; revising 103 |
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| 165 | | - | student eligibility requirements for the State 104 |
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| 166 | | - | University Free Seat Program; defining the term "new 105 |
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| 167 | | - | parent"; providing effective dates. 106 |
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| 168 | | - | 107 |
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| 169 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 108 |
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| 170 | | - | 109 |
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| 171 | | - | Section 1. Paragraphs (a) through (d) of subsection (5) 110 |
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| 172 | | - | and paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section 1001.706, Florida 111 |
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| 173 | | - | Statutes, are amended to read: 112 |
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| 174 | | - | 1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors. — 113 |
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| 175 | | - | (5) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO ACCOUNTABILITY. — 114 |
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| 176 | | - | (a) The Legislature intends that the Board of Governors 115 |
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| 177 | | - | shall align the missions of each constituent university with the 116 |
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| 178 | | - | academic success of its students; the existing and emerging 117 |
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| 179 | | - | economic development needs of the state ; the national reputation 118 |
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| 180 | | - | of its faculty and its academic and research programs; the 119 |
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| 181 | | - | quantity of externally generated research, patents, and 120 |
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| 182 | | - | licenses; and the strategic and accountability plans required in 121 |
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| 183 | | - | paragraphs (b) and (c). The Board of Governors sha ll 122 |
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| 184 | | - | periodically review the mission of each constituent university 123 |
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| 185 | | - | and make updates or revisions as needed. Upon completion of a 124 |
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| 186 | | - | review of a constituent university's mission, the board shall 125 |
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| 162 | + | recognized and ranked university that has a global perspective 101 |
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| 163 | + | and impact shall be afforded the opportunity to enable and 102 |
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| 164 | + | protect the university's competitiveness on the global stage in 103 |
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| 165 | + | fair competition with other institutions of other states in the 104 |
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| 166 | + | highest Carnegie Classification. 105 |
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| 167 | + | (b) The Board of Governors shall develop a strategic plan 106 |
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| 168 | + | specifying goals and objectives for the State University System 107 |
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| 169 | + | and each constituent university, including each university's 108 |
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| 170 | + | contribution to overall system goals and objectives. The 109 |
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| 171 | + | strategic plan must: 110 |
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| 172 | + | 1. Include performance metrics and standards common for 111 |
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| 173 | + | all institutions and metrics and standards unique to 112 |
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| 174 | + | institutions depending on institutional core missions, 113 |
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| 175 | + | including, but not limited to, student admission requirements, 114 |
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| 176 | + | curriculum that promotes citizenship in a constitutional 115 |
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| 177 | + | republic, retention, graduation, percentage of graduates who 116 |
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| 178 | + | have attained employment, percentage of graduates enrolled in 117 |
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| 179 | + | continued education, licensure passage, average wages of 118 |
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| 180 | + | employed graduates, average cost per graduate, excess ho urs, 119 |
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| 181 | + | student loan burden and default rates, faculty awards, total 120 |
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| 182 | + | annual research expenditures, patents, licenses and royalties, 121 |
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| 183 | + | intellectual property, startup companies, annual giving, 122 |
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| 184 | + | endowments, and well -known, highly respected national rankings 123 |
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| 185 | + | for institutional and program achievements. 124 |
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| 186 | + | 2. Consider reports and recommendations of the Florida 125 |
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| 199 | | - | review existing academic programs for alignment with the 126 |
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| 200 | | - | university's mission. The board shall include in its review a 127 |
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| 201 | | - | directive to each constituent university regarding its programs 128 |
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| 202 | | - | for any curriculum that violates s. 1000.05 or that is based on 129 |
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| 203 | | - | theories that systemic racism, sexism, oppression, or privilege 130 |
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| 204 | | - | are inherent in the institutions of the United States and were 131 |
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| 205 | | - | created to maintain social, political, or economic inequities. 132 |
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| 206 | | - | The mission alignment and strategic plan must shall consider 133 |
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| 207 | | - | peer institutions at the constituent universities. The mission 134 |
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| 208 | | - | alignment and strategic plan must shall acknowledge that 135 |
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| 209 | | - | universities that have a national and international impact have 136 |
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| 210 | | - | the greatest capacity to promote the state's economic 137 |
|---|
| 211 | | - | development through: new discoveries, patents, licenses, and 138 |
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| 212 | | - | technologies that generate state busi nesses of global 139 |
|---|
| 213 | | - | importance; research achievements through external grants and 140 |
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| 214 | | - | contracts that are comparable to nationally recognized and 141 |
|---|
| 215 | | - | ranked universities; the creation of a resource rich academic 142 |
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| 216 | | - | environment that attracts high -technology business and v enture 143 |
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| 217 | | - | capital to the state; and this generation's finest minds 144 |
|---|
| 218 | | - | focusing on solving the state's economic, social, environmental, 145 |
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| 219 | | - | and legal problems in the areas of life sciences, water, 146 |
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| 220 | | - | sustainability, energy, and health care. A nationally recognized 147 |
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| 221 | | - | and ranked university that has a global perspective and impact 148 |
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| 222 | | - | must shall be afforded the opportunity to enable and protect the 149 |
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| 223 | | - | university's competitiveness on the global stage in fair 150 |
|---|
| 199 | + | Talent Development Council under s. 1004.015 and the 126 |
|---|
| 200 | + | Articulation Coordinating Committee under s. 1007.01. 127 |
|---|
| 201 | + | 3. Include student enrollment and performance data 128 |
|---|
| 202 | + | delineated by method of instruction, including, but not limited 129 |
|---|
| 203 | + | to, traditional, online, and distance learning instruction. 130 |
|---|
| 204 | + | 4. Include criteria for designating baccalaureate degree 131 |
|---|
| 205 | + | and master's degree programs at specified universities as high -132 |
|---|
| 206 | + | demand programs of emphasis. The programs of emphasis list 133 |
|---|
| 207 | + | adopted by the Board of Governors before July 1, 2021, shall be 134 |
|---|
| 208 | + | used for the 2021-2022 academic year. Beginning in the 2022 -2023 135 |
|---|
| 209 | + | academic year, the Board of Governors shall adopt the criteria 136 |
|---|
| 210 | + | to determine value for and prioritization of degree credentials 137 |
|---|
| 211 | + | and degree programs established by the Credentials Review 138 |
|---|
| 212 | + | Committee under s. 445.004 for designating high -demand programs 139 |
|---|
| 213 | + | of emphasis. The Board of Governors must review designated 140 |
|---|
| 214 | + | programs of emphasis, at a m inimum, every 3 years to ensure 141 |
|---|
| 215 | + | alignment with the prioritization of degree credentials and 142 |
|---|
| 216 | + | degree programs identified by the Credentials Review Committee. 143 |
|---|
| 217 | + | 5. Include criteria for nondegree credentials. 144 |
|---|
| 218 | + | (c) The Board of Governors shall develop an accou ntability 145 |
|---|
| 219 | + | plan for the State University System and each constituent 146 |
|---|
| 220 | + | university. The accountability plan must address institutional 147 |
|---|
| 221 | + | and system achievement of goals and objectives specified in the 148 |
|---|
| 222 | + | strategic plan adopted pursuant to paragraph (b) and must be 149 |
|---|
| 223 | + | submitted as part of its legislative budget request. Each 150 |
|---|
| 236 | | - | competition with other institutions of other states in the 151 |
|---|
| 237 | | - | highest Carnegie Classification. 152 |
|---|
| 238 | | - | (b) The Board of Governors shall develop a strategic plan 153 |
|---|
| 239 | | - | specifying goals and objectives for the State University System 154 |
|---|
| 240 | | - | and each constituent university, including each university's 155 |
|---|
| 241 | | - | contribution to overall system goals and objectives. Th e 156 |
|---|
| 242 | | - | strategic plan must: 157 |
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| 243 | | - | 1. Include performance metrics and standards common for 158 |
|---|
| 244 | | - | all institutions and metrics and standards unique to 159 |
|---|
| 245 | | - | institutions depending on institutional core missions, 160 |
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| 246 | | - | including, but not limited to, student admission requirements, 161 |
|---|
| 247 | | - | retention, graduation, percentage of graduates who have attained 162 |
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| 248 | | - | employment, percentage of graduates enrolled in continued 163 |
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| 249 | | - | education, licensure passage, nondegree credential attainment, 164 |
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| 250 | | - | average wages of employed graduates, average cost per graduate, 165 |
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| 251 | | - | excess hours, student loan burden and default rates, faculty 166 |
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| 252 | | - | awards, total annual research expenditures, patents, licenses 167 |
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| 253 | | - | and royalties, intellectual property, startup companies, annual 168 |
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| 254 | | - | giving, endowments, and well -known, highly respected national 169 |
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| 255 | | - | rankings for institutional and program achievements. 170 |
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| 256 | | - | 2. Consider reports and recommendations of the Florida 171 |
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| 257 | | - | Talent Development Council under s. 1004.015 and the 172 |
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| 258 | | - | Articulation Coordinating Committee under s. 1007.01. 173 |
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| 259 | | - | 3. Include student enrollment and performance data 174 |
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| 260 | | - | delineated by method of instruction, including, but not limited 175 |
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| 236 | + | university shall submit, as a component of the university's 151 |
|---|
| 237 | + | annual accountability plan :, 152 |
|---|
| 238 | + | 1. Information on the effectiveness of its plan for 153 |
|---|
| 239 | + | improving 4-year graduation rates . and 154 |
|---|
| 240 | + | 2. Information on the level of financial assistance 155 |
|---|
| 241 | + | provided to students pursuant to paragraph (h). 156 |
|---|
| 242 | + | (d) Beginning in the 2014 -2015 academic year and annually 157 |
|---|
| 243 | + | thereafter, The Board of Governors shall annually require a 158 |
|---|
| 244 | + | state university before prior to registration to provide each 159 |
|---|
| 245 | + | enrolled student electronic access to the economic security 160 |
|---|
| 246 | + | report of employment and earning outcomes prepared by the 161 |
|---|
| 247 | + | Department of Economic Opportunity pursuant to s. 445.07. In 162 |
|---|
| 248 | + | addition, the Board of Governors shall require a state 163 |
|---|
| 249 | + | university to provide each student electronic access to the 164 |
|---|
| 250 | + | following information each year before prior to registration 165 |
|---|
| 251 | + | using the data described in s. 1008.39: 166 |
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| 252 | + | 1. The top 25 percent of degrees reported by the 167 |
|---|
| 253 | + | university in terms of highest full -time job placement and 168 |
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| 254 | + | highest average annualized earnings in the year after earning 169 |
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| 255 | + | the degree. 170 |
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| 256 | + | 2. The bottom 10 percent of degrees reported by the 171 |
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| 257 | + | university in terms of lowest full -time job placement and lowest 172 |
|---|
| 258 | + | average annualized earnings in the year after earning the 173 |
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| 259 | + | degree. 174 |
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| 260 | + | (6) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO PERSONNEL. — 175 |
|---|
| 273 | | - | to, traditional, online, and distance learning instruction. 176 |
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| 274 | | - | 4. Include criteria for designating nondegree credentials 177 |
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| 275 | | - | and baccalaureate degree and master's degree programs at 178 |
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| 276 | | - | specified universities as high-demand programs of emphasis. The 179 |
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| 277 | | - | programs of emphasis list adopted by the Board of Governors 180 |
|---|
| 278 | | - | before July 1, 2021, shall be used for the 2021 -2022 academic 181 |
|---|
| 279 | | - | year. Beginning in the 2022 -2023 academic year, the Board of 182 |
|---|
| 280 | | - | Governors shall adopt the c riteria to determine value for and 183 |
|---|
| 281 | | - | prioritization of degree credentials and degree programs 184 |
|---|
| 282 | | - | established by the Credentials Review Committee under s. 445.004 185 |
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| 283 | | - | for designating high -demand programs of emphasis. The Board of 186 |
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| 284 | | - | Governors must review designated pro grams of emphasis, at a 187 |
|---|
| 285 | | - | minimum, every 3 years to ensure alignment with the 188 |
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| 286 | | - | prioritization of degree credentials and degree programs 189 |
|---|
| 287 | | - | identified by the Credentials Review Committee. 190 |
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| 288 | | - | (c) The Board of Governors shall develop an accountability 191 |
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| 289 | | - | plan for the State University System and each constituent 192 |
|---|
| 290 | | - | university. The accountability plan must address institutional 193 |
|---|
| 291 | | - | and system achievement of goals and objectives specified in the 194 |
|---|
| 292 | | - | strategic plan adopted pursuant to paragraph (b) and must be 195 |
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| 293 | | - | submitted as part of its legislative budget request. Each 196 |
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| 294 | | - | university shall submit, as a component of the university's 197 |
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| 295 | | - | annual accountability plan :, 198 |
|---|
| 296 | | - | 1. Information on the effectiveness of its plan for 199 |
|---|
| 297 | | - | improving 4-year graduation rates ; and 200 |
|---|
| 273 | + | (b) The Board of Governors may adopt a regulation 176 |
|---|
| 274 | + | requiring each tenured state university faculty member to 177 |
|---|
| 275 | + | undergo a comprehensive post -tenure review every 5 years and a 178 |
|---|
| 276 | + | post-tenure review at any time for cause . The board may include 179 |
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| 277 | + | other considerations in the regulation, but the regulation must 180 |
|---|
| 278 | + | address all of the following : 181 |
|---|
| 279 | + | 1. Accomplishments and productivity .; 182 |
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| 280 | + | 2. Assigned duties in research, teaching, and service .; 183 |
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| 281 | + | 3. Performance metrics, evaluations, and ratings .; and 184 |
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| 282 | + | 4. Recognition and compensation considerations, as well as 185 |
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| 283 | + | improvement plans and consequences for underperformance. 186 |
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| 284 | + | 5. Conditions that constitute cause for a post -tenure 187 |
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| 285 | + | review under this paragraph, inclu ding, but not limited to, poor 188 |
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| 286 | + | performance, negligence, inefficiency or inability to perform 189 |
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| 287 | + | assigned duties, insubordination, violation of any applicable 190 |
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| 288 | + | law or rule, conduct unbecoming a public employee, misconduct, 191 |
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| 289 | + | drug abuse, or conviction of any crime . 192 |
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| 290 | + | Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 1001.7065, Florida 193 |
|---|
| 291 | + | Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (m) is added to subsection 194 |
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| 292 | + | (2) of that section, to read: 195 |
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| 293 | + | 1001.7065 Preeminent state research universities program. — 196 |
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| 294 | + | (2) ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH EXCELLENCE S TANDARDS.—The 197 |
|---|
| 295 | + | following academic and research excellence standards are 198 |
|---|
| 296 | + | established for the preeminent state research universities 199 |
|---|
| 297 | + | program and shall be reported annually in the Board of Governors 200 |
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| 347 | | - | the regulation must address: 226 |
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| 348 | | - | 1. Accomplishments and productivity; 227 |
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| 349 | | - | 2. Assigned duties in research, teaching, and service; 228 |
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| 350 | | - | 3. Performance metrics, evaluations, and r atings; and 229 |
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| 351 | | - | 4. Recognition and compensation considerations, as well as 230 |
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| 352 | | - | improvement plans and consequences for underperformance . 231 |
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| 353 | | - | Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 1001.7065, Florida 232 |
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| 354 | | - | Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (m) is added to subsection 233 |
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| 355 | | - | (2) of that section, to read: 234 |
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| 356 | | - | 1001.7065 Preeminent state research universities program. — 235 |
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| 357 | | - | (2) ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH EXCELLENCE STANDARDS. —The 236 |
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| 358 | | - | following academic and research excellence standards are 237 |
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| 359 | | - | established for the preeminent state research universitie s 238 |
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| 360 | | - | program and shall be reported annually in the Board of Governors 239 |
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| 361 | | - | Accountability Plan: 240 |
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| 362 | | - | (m) Total annual STEM-related research expenditures, 241 |
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| 363 | | - | including federal research expenditures, of $50 million or more. 242 |
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| 364 | | - | (3) PREEMINENT STATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY DESIG NATION.— 243 |
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| 365 | | - | (a) The Board of Governors shall designate each state 244 |
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| 366 | | - | university that annually meets at least 12 11 of the 13 12 245 |
|---|
| 367 | | - | academic and research excellence standards identified in 246 |
|---|
| 368 | | - | subsection (2) as a "preeminent state research university." 247 |
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| 369 | | - | (b) The Board of Governors shall designate each state 248 |
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| 370 | | - | university that annually meets at least 7 6 of the 13 12 249 |
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| 371 | | - | academic and research excellence standards identified in 250 |
|---|
| 347 | + | delegate such hiring authority to anyone outside of the 226 |
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| 348 | + | executive management team of the president's office. 227 |
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| 349 | + | (b) A state university may not solicit pledges, except 228 |
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| 350 | + | pledges to uphold general and federal law, the United States 229 |
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| 351 | + | Constitution, and the State Constitution, or statements or 230 |
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| 352 | + | commitments for or against certain viewpoints about diversity, 231 |
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| 353 | + | equity, and inclusion, Critical Race Theory rhetoric, or 232 |
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| 354 | + | political identity or ideology, as part of any hiring, 233 |
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| 355 | + | promotion, disciplinary, or evaluation process, including as 234 |
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| 356 | + | part of applications for employment, promotion and tenu re 235 |
|---|
| 357 | + | applications, conditions of employment, job qualifications, job 236 |
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| 358 | + | descriptions, or performance evaluations, or as part of any 237 |
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| 359 | + | admissions or student disciplinary process, including as part of 238 |
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| 360 | + | any admissions applications or orientations. This paragraph 239 |
|---|
| 361 | + | applies to all students and employees at the university, 240 |
|---|
| 362 | + | including the president of the university. 241 |
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| 363 | + | (2) Each state university board of trustees may, at the 242 |
|---|
| 364 | + | request of its chair, review any faculty member's tenure status 243 |
|---|
| 365 | + | based on the considerations adopted in Board of Governors 244 |
|---|
| 366 | + | regulation pursuant to s. 1001.706(6)(b). 245 |
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| 367 | + | (3) Each state university board of trustees must confirm 246 |
|---|
| 368 | + | the president's selection and reappointment of each member of 247 |
|---|
| 369 | + | the university's executive management team, and his or her 248 |
|---|
| 370 | + | respective contract and annual salary, before such contracts and 249 |
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| 371 | + | salaries become effective, in accordance with the personnel 250 |
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| 384 | | - | subsection (2) as an "emerging preeminent state research 251 |
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| 385 | | - | university." 252 |
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| 386 | | - | Section 3. Section 1001.74 1, Florida Statutes, is created 253 |
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| 387 | | - | to read: 254 |
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| 388 | | - | 1001.741 State university boards of trustees; personnel. — 255 |
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| 389 | | - | (1) Except as delegated in paragraph (a), each state 256 |
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| 390 | | - | university president has the responsibility for hiring the 257 |
|---|
| 391 | | - | provost, deans, and full -time faculty for the university and has 258 |
|---|
| 392 | | - | an ongoing duty to assess the performance, productivity, and 259 |
|---|
| 393 | | - | employment practices of the university's provost and deans. The 260 |
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| 394 | | - | president is encouraged to engage in faculty recruiting as 261 |
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| 395 | | - | appropriate and shall provide a regular report a nd 262 |
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| 396 | | - | recommendations on employment practices to the board of trustees 263 |
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| 397 | | - | at least twice annually. 264 |
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| 398 | | - | (a) The president may delegate hiring authority to 265 |
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| 399 | | - | individuals on the university's executive management team within 266 |
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| 400 | | - | the president's office; however, the person d elegated such 267 |
|---|
| 401 | | - | hiring authority is not bound by the recommendations or opinions 268 |
|---|
| 402 | | - | of faculty or other persons. 269 |
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| 403 | | - | (b) A state university may not require any statement, 270 |
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| 404 | | - | pledge, or oath, other than to uphold general and federal law, 271 |
|---|
| 405 | | - | the United States Constitutio n, and the State Constitution, as a 272 |
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| 406 | | - | part of any admissions, hiring, employment, promotion, tenure, 273 |
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| 407 | | - | disciplinary, or evaluation process. 274 |
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| 408 | | - | (2) Notwithstanding s. 447.401 or any other law, personnel 275 |
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| 384 | + | program established by the Board of Governors. Contracts and 251 |
|---|
| 385 | + | responsibilities of the president and executive management team 252 |
|---|
| 386 | + | members, including, but not limited to, the provost, must 253 |
|---|
| 387 | + | explicitly delineate that the responsibilities of such 254 |
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| 388 | + | positions, other than the president, are limited to 255 |
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| 389 | + | administrative oversight and operational supervision of 256 |
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| 390 | + | curricular, instructional, and research affairs, as app licable 257 |
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| 391 | + | to the position. 258 |
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| 392 | + | (4) Each state university president shall annually present 259 |
|---|
| 393 | + | to the state university board of trustees for review the results 260 |
|---|
| 394 | + | of performance evaluations and associated annual salaries for 261 |
|---|
| 395 | + | all evaluated academic and administrative p ersonnel earning an 262 |
|---|
| 396 | + | annual salary of $100,000 or more, regardless of the funding 263 |
|---|
| 397 | + | source for such salaries. The results may be presented in a 264 |
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| 398 | + | summary or written format. 265 |
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| 399 | + | Section 4. Section 1004.06, Florida Statutes, is amended 266 |
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| 400 | + | to read: 267 |
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| 401 | + | 1004.06 Prohibited expenditures. — 268 |
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| 402 | + | (1) A No Florida College System institution, state 269 |
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| 403 | + | university, Florida College System institution direct -support 270 |
|---|
| 404 | + | organization, or state university direct -support organization 271 |
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| 405 | + | may not shall expend any funds, regardless of source, to 272 |
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| 406 | + | purchase membership in, or goods and services from, any 273 |
|---|
| 407 | + | organization that discriminates on the basis of race, color, 274 |
|---|
| 408 | + | national origin, sex, disability gender, or religion. 275 |
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| 421 | | - | actions or decisions regarding faculty, including evaluatio ns, 276 |
|---|
| 422 | | - | promotions, tenure, discipline, or termination, may not be 277 |
|---|
| 423 | | - | appealed beyond the level of a state university president or his 278 |
|---|
| 424 | | - | or her designee. Such actions or decisions must have a final 279 |
|---|
| 425 | | - | agency disposition as their terminal step. Such disposition must 280 |
|---|
| 426 | | - | be issued in writing to the faculty member and is not subject to 281 |
|---|
| 427 | | - | arbitration. The filing of a grievance does not toll the action 282 |
|---|
| 428 | | - | or decision of the university, including the termination of pay 283 |
|---|
| 429 | | - | and benefits of a suspended or terminated faculty member . 284 |
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| 430 | | - | (3) Each state university board of trustees must have 285 |
|---|
| 431 | | - | procedures for the review of the state university president's 286 |
|---|
| 432 | | - | selection and reappointment of each member of the university's 287 |
|---|
| 433 | | - | executive management team, and his or her respective contract 288 |
|---|
| 434 | | - | and annual salary, b efore such contracts and salaries become 289 |
|---|
| 435 | | - | effective, in accordance with the personnel program established 290 |
|---|
| 436 | | - | by the Board of Governors. 291 |
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| 437 | | - | (4) Each state university president shall annually present 292 |
|---|
| 438 | | - | to the state university board of trustees the results of 293 |
|---|
| 439 | | - | performance evaluations and associated annual salaries for all 294 |
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| 440 | | - | evaluated academic and administrative personnel earning an 295 |
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| 441 | | - | annual salary of $200,000 or more, regardless of the funding 296 |
|---|
| 442 | | - | source for such salaries. The results may be presented in a 297 |
|---|
| 443 | | - | summary or written format. 298 |
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| 444 | | - | Section 4. Section 1004.06, Florida Statutes, is amended 299 |
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| 445 | | - | to read: 300 |
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| 421 | + | (2) A Florida College System institution, state 276 |
|---|
| 422 | + | university, Florida College Sys tem institution direct -support 277 |
|---|
| 423 | + | organization, or state university direct -support organization 278 |
|---|
| 424 | + | may not expend any state or federal funds to promote, support, 279 |
|---|
| 425 | + | or maintain any programs or campus activities that: 280 |
|---|
| 426 | + | (a) Promote the concepts listed in s. 1000.05( 4)(a); 281 |
|---|
| 427 | + | (b) Advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion; 282 |
|---|
| 428 | + | (c) Promote or engage in political or social activism; or 283 |
|---|
| 429 | + | (d) Include or espouse, as government speech or expressive 284 |
|---|
| 430 | + | activity of the Florida College System institution or state 285 |
|---|
| 431 | + | university or its direct-support organization speaking or acting 286 |
|---|
| 432 | + | on the Florida College System institution's or state 287 |
|---|
| 433 | + | university's behalf, preferential treatment or special benefits 288 |
|---|
| 434 | + | to individuals on the basis of race, color, national origin, 289 |
|---|
| 435 | + | sex, disability, or religion . 290 |
|---|
| 436 | + | 291 |
|---|
| 437 | + | Student fees to support student -led organizations are permitted 292 |
|---|
| 438 | + | notwithstanding any speech or expressive activity by such 293 |
|---|
| 439 | + | organizations that would otherwise violate this subsection, 294 |
|---|
| 440 | + | provided that the public funds must be allocated to student -led 295 |
|---|
| 441 | + | organizations pursuant to written policies or regulations of 296 |
|---|
| 442 | + | each Florida College System institution or state university, as 297 |
|---|
| 443 | + | applicable. 298 |
|---|
| 444 | + | (3) Programs or campus activities required for compliance 299 |
|---|
| 445 | + | with federal laws or regulations, or access programs for 300 |
|---|
| 458 | | - | 1004.06 Prohibited expenditures. — 301 |
|---|
| 459 | | - | (1) A No Florida College System institution, state 302 |
|---|
| 460 | | - | university, Florida College System institution direct -support 303 |
|---|
| 461 | | - | organization, or state university direct -support organization 304 |
|---|
| 462 | | - | may not shall expend any funds, regardless of source, to 305 |
|---|
| 463 | | - | purchase membership in, or goods and services from, any 306 |
|---|
| 464 | | - | organization that discriminates on the basis of race, color, 307 |
|---|
| 465 | | - | national origin, sex, disability gender, or religion. 308 |
|---|
| 466 | | - | (2) A Florida College System institution, state 309 |
|---|
| 467 | | - | university, Florida College System institution direct -support 310 |
|---|
| 468 | | - | organization, or state university direct -support organization 311 |
|---|
| 469 | | - | may not expend any state or federal funds to promote, support, 312 |
|---|
| 470 | | - | or maintain any programs or campus activities that: 313 |
|---|
| 471 | | - | (a) Constitute violations of s. 1000.05; or 314 |
|---|
| 472 | | - | (b) Advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, or 315 |
|---|
| 473 | | - | promote or engage in political or social activism, as defined by 316 |
|---|
| 474 | | - | rules of the State Board of Education and regulations of the 317 |
|---|
| 475 | | - | Board of Governors. 318 |
|---|
| 476 | | - | 319 |
|---|
| 477 | | - | Student fees to support student -led organizations are permitted 320 |
|---|
| 478 | | - | notwithstanding any speech or expressive activity by such 321 |
|---|
| 479 | | - | organizations that would otherwise violate this subsection, 322 |
|---|
| 480 | | - | provided that the public funds must be allocated to student -led 323 |
|---|
| 481 | | - | organizations pursuant to written policies or regulations of 324 |
|---|
| 482 | | - | each Florida College System institution or state university, as 325 |
|---|
| 458 | + | military veterans, Pell Grant recipients, first generation 301 |
|---|
| 459 | + | college students, nontraditional students, "2+2" transfer 302 |
|---|
| 460 | + | students from the Florida College System, students from low -303 |
|---|
| 461 | + | income families, or students with unique abilities, are not 304 |
|---|
| 462 | + | prohibited by this section. 305 |
|---|
| 463 | + | (4) The State Board of Education and the Board of 306 |
|---|
| 464 | + | Governors may adopt rules and regulations, respectively, to 307 |
|---|
| 465 | + | implement this section. 308 |
|---|
| 466 | + | Section 5. Section 1004.3841, Florida Statutes, is created 309 |
|---|
| 467 | + | to read: 310 |
|---|
| 468 | + | 1004.3841 The Institute for Risk Management an d Insurance 311 |
|---|
| 469 | + | Education.—The Institute for Risk Management and Insurance 312 |
|---|
| 470 | + | Education is established within the College of Business at the 313 |
|---|
| 471 | + | University of Central Florida. Since insurance and risk 314 |
|---|
| 472 | + | management is a major industry in the state, with a 315 |
|---|
| 473 | + | concentration of such industry in Volusia County, the institute 316 |
|---|
| 474 | + | shall be located in Volusia County. Like many other industries 317 |
|---|
| 475 | + | in the state, the insurance and risk management industry is 318 |
|---|
| 476 | + | being revolutionized by, among other things, the integration of 319 |
|---|
| 477 | + | technology, predictive analytics, and data science, and is 320 |
|---|
| 478 | + | becoming more complex given its exposure to transformative 321 |
|---|
| 479 | + | trends in the economy and environment. The purpose of the 322 |
|---|
| 480 | + | institute is to respond to the ever -evolving insurance and risk 323 |
|---|
| 481 | + | management industry and the present and emerging needs of the 324 |
|---|
| 482 | + | state and its residents. The goals of the institute are to: 325 |
|---|
| 495 | | - | applicable. Use of institution facilities by student -led 326 |
|---|
| 496 | | - | organizations is permitted notwithstanding any speech or 327 |
|---|
| 497 | | - | expressive activity by such organizations that would otherwise 328 |
|---|
| 498 | | - | violate this subsection, provided that such use must be granted 329 |
|---|
| 499 | | - | to student-led organizations pursuant to written policies or 330 |
|---|
| 500 | | - | regulations of each Florida College System institution or state 331 |
|---|
| 501 | | - | university, as applicable. 332 |
|---|
| 502 | | - | (3) Programs, campus activities, or functions required for 333 |
|---|
| 503 | | - | compliance with general or federal laws or regulations, or 334 |
|---|
| 504 | | - | access programs for military veterans, Pell Grant recipients, 335 |
|---|
| 505 | | - | first generation college students, nontraditional students, 336 |
|---|
| 506 | | - | "2+2" transfer students from the Florida College System, 337 |
|---|
| 507 | | - | students from low-income families, or students with unique 338 |
|---|
| 508 | | - | abilities, are not prohibited by this section. 339 |
|---|
| 509 | | - | (4) The State Board of Education and the Board of 340 |
|---|
| 510 | | - | Governors shall adopt rules and regulations, respectively, to 341 |
|---|
| 511 | | - | implement this section. 342 |
|---|
| 512 | | - | Section 5. Section 1004.3841, Florida Statutes, is created 343 |
|---|
| 513 | | - | to read: 344 |
|---|
| 514 | | - | 1004.3841 The Institute for Risk Management and Insurance 345 |
|---|
| 515 | | - | Education.—The Institute for Risk Management and Insurance 346 |
|---|
| 516 | | - | Education is established within the College of Business at the 347 |
|---|
| 517 | | - | University of Central Florida. Since insurance and risk 348 |
|---|
| 518 | | - | management is a major industry in the state, with a 349 |
|---|
| 519 | | - | concentration of such industry in Volusia County, the institute 350 |
|---|
| 495 | + | (1) Pursue technological innovations that advance risk 326 |
|---|
| 496 | + | valuation models and operational efficiencies in the insurance 327 |
|---|
| 497 | + | industry. 328 |
|---|
| 498 | + | (2) Drive the development of workforc e competencies in 329 |
|---|
| 499 | + | data analytics, system -level thinking, technology integration, 330 |
|---|
| 500 | + | entrepreneurship, and actuarial science. 331 |
|---|
| 501 | + | (3) Leverage the University of Central Florida's world 332 |
|---|
| 502 | + | class assets in data science, artificial intelligence, computer 333 |
|---|
| 503 | + | science, engineering, finance, economics, and sales. 334 |
|---|
| 504 | + | (4) Take advantage of the University of Central Florida's 335 |
|---|
| 505 | + | robust portfolio of academic program offerings and draw on 336 |
|---|
| 506 | + | faculty and industry experts in diverse fields, including 337 |
|---|
| 507 | + | actuarial science, computer science, ec onomics, engineering, 338 |
|---|
| 508 | + | environmental science, finance, forensics, law, management, 339 |
|---|
| 509 | + | marketing, and psychology. 340 |
|---|
| 510 | + | (5) Develop and offer risk management and insurance 341 |
|---|
| 511 | + | education, including education that recognizes risks in areas 342 |
|---|
| 512 | + | such as the environment, pandem ic disease, and digital security. 343 |
|---|
| 513 | + | (6) Offer programs, workshops, case studies, and applied 344 |
|---|
| 514 | + | research studies that integrate technology and artificial 345 |
|---|
| 515 | + | intelligence with soft skills while preparing students and 346 |
|---|
| 516 | + | professionals for the technology -enabled insurance industry of 347 |
|---|
| 517 | + | the future. 348 |
|---|
| 518 | + | Section 6. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section 349 |
|---|
| 519 | + | 1004.6496, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 350 |
|---|
| 532 | | - | shall be located in Volusia County. Like many other industries 351 |
|---|
| 533 | | - | in the state, the insurance and risk management industry is 352 |
|---|
| 534 | | - | being revolutionized by, am ong other things, the integration of 353 |
|---|
| 535 | | - | technology, predictive analytics, and data science, and is 354 |
|---|
| 536 | | - | becoming more complex given its exposure to transformative 355 |
|---|
| 537 | | - | trends in the economy and environment. The purpose of the 356 |
|---|
| 538 | | - | institute is to respond to the ever -evolving insurance and risk 357 |
|---|
| 539 | | - | management industry and the present and emerging needs of the 358 |
|---|
| 540 | | - | state and its residents. The goals of the institute are to: 359 |
|---|
| 541 | | - | (1) Pursue technological innovations that advance risk 360 |
|---|
| 542 | | - | valuation models and operational efficiencies in the ins urance 361 |
|---|
| 543 | | - | industry. 362 |
|---|
| 544 | | - | (2) Drive the development of workforce competencies in 363 |
|---|
| 545 | | - | data analytics, system -level thinking, technology integration, 364 |
|---|
| 546 | | - | entrepreneurship, and actuarial science. 365 |
|---|
| 547 | | - | (3) Leverage the University of Central Florida's world 366 |
|---|
| 548 | | - | class assets in data science, artificial intelligence, computer 367 |
|---|
| 549 | | - | science, engineering, finance, economics, and sales. 368 |
|---|
| 550 | | - | (4) Take advantage of the University of Central Florida's 369 |
|---|
| 551 | | - | robust portfolio of academic program offerings and draw on 370 |
|---|
| 552 | | - | faculty and industry experts in diverse f ields, including 371 |
|---|
| 553 | | - | actuarial science, computer science, economics, engineering, 372 |
|---|
| 554 | | - | environmental science, finance, forensics, law, management, 373 |
|---|
| 555 | | - | marketing, and psychology. 374 |
|---|
| 556 | | - | (5) Develop and offer risk management and insurance 375 |
|---|
| 532 | + | 1004.6496 Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic 351 |
|---|
| 533 | + | Education.— 352 |
|---|
| 534 | + | (2) The goals of the center are to: 353 |
|---|
| 535 | + | (e) Coordinate with the Florida Institute for Governance 354 |
|---|
| 536 | + | and Civics of Politics created pursuant to s. 1004.6499 and the 355 |
|---|
| 537 | + | Adam Smith Center for the Study of Economic Freedom created 356 |
|---|
| 538 | + | pursuant to s. 1004.64991 and assist in the curation and 357 |
|---|
| 539 | + | implementation of Portraits in Pat riotism created pursuant to s. 358 |
|---|
| 540 | + | 1003.44. 359 |
|---|
| 541 | + | Section 7. Section 1004.6499, Florida Statutes, is amended 360 |
|---|
| 542 | + | to read: 361 |
|---|
| 543 | + | 1004.6499 Florida Institute for Governance and Civics of 362 |
|---|
| 544 | + | Politics.— 363 |
|---|
| 545 | + | (1) The Florida Institute for Governance and Civics of 364 |
|---|
| 546 | + | Politics is established at the Florida State University within 365 |
|---|
| 547 | + | the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy . The purpose of 366 |
|---|
| 548 | + | the institute is to provide the southeastern region of the 367 |
|---|
| 549 | + | United States with a world class, bipartisan, nationally 368 |
|---|
| 550 | + | renowned institute of politic s. 369 |
|---|
| 551 | + | (2) The goals of the institute are to: 370 |
|---|
| 552 | + | (a) Provide students with access to an interdisciplinary 371 |
|---|
| 553 | + | hub that will develop academically rigorous scholarship and 372 |
|---|
| 554 | + | coursework on the origins of the American system of government, 373 |
|---|
| 555 | + | its foundational documents, i ts subsequent political traditions 374 |
|---|
| 556 | + | and evolutions, and its impact on comparative political systems 375 |
|---|
| 680 | | - | the institute is to provide the southeastern region of the 451 |
|---|
| 681 | | - | United States with a world class, bipartisan, nationally 452 |
|---|
| 682 | | - | renowned institute of politics. 453 |
|---|
| 683 | | - | (2) The goals of the institute are to: 454 |
|---|
| 684 | | - | (a) Provide students with access to an interdisciplinary 455 |
|---|
| 685 | | - | hub that will develop academically rigorous scholarship and 456 |
|---|
| 686 | | - | coursework on the origins of the American system of government, 457 |
|---|
| 687 | | - | its foundational documents, its subsequent political traditions 458 |
|---|
| 688 | | - | and evolutions, and its impact on comparative political systems 459 |
|---|
| 689 | | - | Motivate students throughout the Florida State University to 460 |
|---|
| 690 | | - | become aware of the significance of government and civic 461 |
|---|
| 691 | | - | engagement at all levels and politics in general . 462 |
|---|
| 692 | | - | (b) Encourage civic literacy in the state through the 463 |
|---|
| 693 | | - | development of educational tools and resources for K -12 and 464 |
|---|
| 694 | | - | postsecondary students that foster an understanding of how 465 |
|---|
| 695 | | - | individual rights, constitutionalism, separation of powers, and 466 |
|---|
| 696 | | - | federalism function within the American system of government 467 |
|---|
| 697 | | - | Provide students with an opportunity to be politically active 468 |
|---|
| 698 | | - | and civically engaged . 469 |
|---|
| 699 | | - | (c) Model civic discourse that recognizes the importance 470 |
|---|
| 700 | | - | of viewpoint diversity, intellectual rigor, and an evidence -471 |
|---|
| 701 | | - | based approach to history Nurture a greater awareness of and 472 |
|---|
| 702 | | - | passion for public service and politics . 473 |
|---|
| 703 | | - | (d) Plan and host forums to allow students and guests to 474 |
|---|
| 704 | | - | hear from exceptional individuals who have excelled in 475 |
|---|
| 680 | + | submit recommendations to the Articulation Coordinating 451 |
|---|
| 681 | + | Committee, the commissioner, and the Chancellor of the State 452 |
|---|
| 682 | + | University System for the removal, alignment, reali gnment, or 453 |
|---|
| 683 | + | addition of general education core courses that satisfy the 454 |
|---|
| 684 | + | requirements of this subsection. 455 |
|---|
| 685 | + | (a) General education core course options shall consist of 456 |
|---|
| 686 | + | a maximum of five courses within each of the subject areas of 457 |
|---|
| 687 | + | communication, mathematics, s ocial sciences, humanities, and 458 |
|---|
| 688 | + | natural sciences. The core courses may be revised , or the five-459 |
|---|
| 689 | + | course maximum within each subject area may be exceeded, if 460 |
|---|
| 690 | + | approved by the State Board of Education and the Board of 461 |
|---|
| 691 | + | Governors, as recommended by the subject ar ea faculty committee 462 |
|---|
| 692 | + | and approved by the Articulation Coordinating Committee as 463 |
|---|
| 693 | + | necessary for a subject area. 464 |
|---|
| 694 | + | (b) Each general education core course option must contain 465 |
|---|
| 695 | + | high-level academic and critical thinking skills and common 466 |
|---|
| 696 | + | competencies that student s must demonstrate to successfully 467 |
|---|
| 697 | + | complete the course. 468 |
|---|
| 698 | + | (c) General education core courses may not distort 469 |
|---|
| 699 | + | significant historical events with misleading or incorrect 470 |
|---|
| 700 | + | presentations of fact and must not include curriculum that is 471 |
|---|
| 701 | + | based on or otherwise util izes pedagogical methodology 472 |
|---|
| 702 | + | associated with Critical Theory, including, but not limited to, 473 |
|---|
| 703 | + | Critical Race Theory, Critical Race Studies, Critical Ethnic 474 |
|---|
| 704 | + | Studies, Radical Feminist Theory, Radical Gender Theory, Queer 475 |
|---|
| 717 | | - | government, industry, or civic engagement to highlight the 476 |
|---|
| 718 | | - | possibilities created by individual achievement, philanthropic 477 |
|---|
| 719 | | - | ideals, and entrepreneurial vision and interact with experts 478 |
|---|
| 720 | | - | from government, politics, policy, and journalism on a frequent 479 |
|---|
| 721 | | - | basis. 480 |
|---|
| 722 | | - | (e) Become a national and state resource on polling 481 |
|---|
| 723 | | - | instruments and other assessments to measure civic literacy and 482 |
|---|
| 724 | | - | make recommendations for improving civic education information 483 |
|---|
| 725 | | - | and survey methodology . 484 |
|---|
| 726 | | - | (f) Provide fellowships and internship opportuniti es to 485 |
|---|
| 727 | | - | students in government , nonprofit organizations, and community 486 |
|---|
| 728 | | - | organizations. 487 |
|---|
| 729 | | - | (g) Create through scholarship, original research, 488 |
|---|
| 730 | | - | publications, symposia, testimonials, and other means a body of 489 |
|---|
| 731 | | - | resources that can be accessed by students, scholars, a nd 490 |
|---|
| 732 | | - | government officials to understand the innovations in public 491 |
|---|
| 733 | | - | policy in the state over a rolling 30 -year time period Provide 492 |
|---|
| 734 | | - | training sessions for newly elected state and local public 493 |
|---|
| 735 | | - | officials. 494 |
|---|
| 736 | | - | (h) Organize and sponsor conferences, symposia, and 495 |
|---|
| 737 | | - | workshops throughout this state to educate and inform citizens, 496 |
|---|
| 738 | | - | elected officials, and appointed policymakers regarding 497 |
|---|
| 739 | | - | effective policymaking techniques and processes. 498 |
|---|
| 740 | | - | (i) Create and promote research and awareness regarding 499 |
|---|
| 741 | | - | politics, citizen involvement, and public service. 500 |
|---|
| 717 | + | Theory, Critical Social Justice, or Int ersectionality, as 476 |
|---|
| 718 | + | defined in rules and regulations of the State Board of Education 477 |
|---|
| 719 | + | and the Board of Governors, respectively. 478 |
|---|
| 720 | + | (d) General education core courses must meet all of the 479 |
|---|
| 721 | + | following standards: 480 |
|---|
| 722 | + | 1. Communication courses must afford students the ability 481 |
|---|
| 723 | + | to communicate effectively, including the ability to write 482 |
|---|
| 724 | + | clearly and engage in public speaking. 483 |
|---|
| 725 | + | 2. Humanities courses must afford students the ability to 484 |
|---|
| 726 | + | think critically through the mastering of subjects concerned 485 |
|---|
| 727 | + | with human culture, especial ly literature, history, art, music, 486 |
|---|
| 728 | + | and philosophy, and must include selections from the Western 487 |
|---|
| 729 | + | Canon. 488 |
|---|
| 730 | + | 3. Social science courses must afford students an 489 |
|---|
| 731 | + | understanding of the basic social and behavioral science 490 |
|---|
| 732 | + | concepts and principles used in the analysis of behavior and 491 |
|---|
| 733 | + | social, political, and economic issues, including issues from 492 |
|---|
| 734 | + | the past and present. 493 |
|---|
| 735 | + | 4. Natural science courses must afford students the 494 |
|---|
| 736 | + | ability to critically examine and evaluate the principles of the 495 |
|---|
| 737 | + | scientific method, model construction, and use the scientific 496 |
|---|
| 738 | + | method to explain natural experiences and phenomena. 497 |
|---|
| 739 | + | 5. Mathematics courses must afford students a mastery of 498 |
|---|
| 740 | + | foundational mathematical and computation models and methods by 499 |
|---|
| 741 | + | applying such models and methods in problem solving. 500 |
|---|
| 828 | | - | (c) General education core courses must be based on the 551 |
|---|
| 829 | | - | fundamental truth that all persons are equal before the law and 552 |
|---|
| 830 | | - | have inalienable rights and may not distort significant 553 |
|---|
| 831 | | - | historical events or include a curriculum that teaches identity 554 |
|---|
| 832 | | - | politics, violates s. 1000.05, or is based on theories that 555 |
|---|
| 833 | | - | systemic racism, sexism, oppression, or privilege are inherent 556 |
|---|
| 834 | | - | in the institutions of the United States and were created to 557 |
|---|
| 835 | | - | maintain social, political, or economic inequities. 558 |
|---|
| 836 | | - | (d) General education core courses must meet the following 559 |
|---|
| 837 | | - | standards: 560 |
|---|
| 838 | | - | 1. Communication courses must afford students the ability 561 |
|---|
| 839 | | - | to communicate effectively, including the ability to write 562 |
|---|
| 840 | | - | clearly and engage in public speaking. 563 |
|---|
| 841 | | - | 2. Humanities courses must afford students the ability to 564 |
|---|
| 842 | | - | think critically through the mastering of subjects concerned 565 |
|---|
| 843 | | - | with human culture, especially literature, history, art, music, 566 |
|---|
| 844 | | - | and philosophy, and must include selections from the Western 567 |
|---|
| 845 | | - | Canon. 568 |
|---|
| 846 | | - | 3. Social science courses must afford students an 569 |
|---|
| 847 | | - | understanding of the basic social and behavioral science 570 |
|---|
| 848 | | - | concepts and principles used in the analysis of behavior and 571 |
|---|
| 849 | | - | past and present social, political, and economic issues. 572 |
|---|
| 850 | | - | 4. Natural science courses must afford students the 573 |
|---|
| 851 | | - | ability to critically examine and evaluate the principles of the 574 |
|---|
| 852 | | - | scientific method, model construction, and use the scientific 575 |
|---|
| 828 | + | postsecondary educational institutions per system. 551 |
|---|
| 829 | + | (c) Be identified as lower level in the statewide course 552 |
|---|
| 830 | + | numbering system. 553 |
|---|
| 831 | + | (d) Whenever applicable, as defined by regulations or 554 |
|---|
| 832 | + | rules of the Board of Governors or the State Board of Education, 555 |
|---|
| 833 | + | respectively, provide instruction on the historical background 556 |
|---|
| 834 | + | and philosophical foundation of Western civilization and this 557 |
|---|
| 835 | + | nation's founding documents, including the Declaration of 558 |
|---|
| 836 | + | Independence, the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights 559 |
|---|
| 837 | + | and subsequent amendments thereto, and the Federalist Papers. 560 |
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| 838 | + | (4) If a course is approved as a general education course, 561 |
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| 839 | + | that course must be accepted as a general education course in 562 |
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| 840 | + | the same subject area by all public postsecondary educational 563 |
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| 841 | + | institutions regardless of whether it is offered by the 564 |
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| 843 | + | (5) Each public postsecondary educational institution's 566 |
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| 844 | + | board of trustees and president are responsible for annually 567 |
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| 845 | + | reviewing and approving, at a public meeting, general education 568 |
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| 846 | + | course requirements, as authorized and approved in accordance 569 |
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| 847 | + | with s. 1007.24, s. 1007.25, and this section, at their 570 |
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| 848 | + | institution. A public postsecondary educational institution that 571 |
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| 849 | + | fails to comply with the requirem ents of this section may not be 572 |
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| 850 | + | eligible to receive performance -based funding. 573 |
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| 851 | + | (6) Each public postsecondary educational institution must 574 |
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| 852 | + | report courses meeting general education requirements to the 575 |
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| 865 | | - | method to explain natural experiences and phenomena. 576 |
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| 866 | | - | 5. Mathematics courses must afford students a mastery of 577 |
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| 867 | | - | foundational mathematical and computation models and methods by 578 |
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| 868 | | - | applying such models and methods in problem solving. 579 |
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| 869 | | - | (e) Beginning with students initially entering a Florida 580 |
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| 870 | | - | College System institution or state university in 2015 -2016 and 581 |
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| 871 | | - | thereafter, each student must complete at least one identified 582 |
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| 872 | | - | core course in each subject area as part of the general 583 |
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| 873 | | - | education course requirements. Beginning in the 2022 -2023 584 |
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| 874 | | - | academic year and thereafter, students entering a technical 585 |
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| 875 | | - | degree education program as defined in s. 1004.02(13) must 586 |
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| 876 | | - | complete at least one identified core c ourse in each subject 587 |
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| 877 | | - | area as part of the general education course requirements before 588 |
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| 878 | | - | a degree is awarded. 589 |
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| 879 | | - | (f) All public postsecondary educational institutions 590 |
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| 880 | | - | shall offer at least one general education core course in each 591 |
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| 881 | | - | of the identified subject ar eas and accept these courses as 592 |
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| 882 | | - | meeting general education core course requirements upon 593 |
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| 883 | | - | transfer, regardless of whether the receiving institution offers 594 |
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| 884 | | - | the identical general education core courses . The remaining 595 |
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| 885 | | - | general education course requirements shall be identified by 596 |
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| 886 | | - | each institution as approved in accordance with this section and 597 |
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| 887 | | - | listed in the statewide course numbering system and reported to 598 |
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| 888 | | - | the department by their statewide course number . 599 |
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| 906 | | - | (h) The general education core course opti ons shall be 605 |
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| 907 | | - | adopted in rule by the State Board of Education and in 606 |
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| 908 | | - | regulation by the Board of Governors . 607 |
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| 909 | | - | Section 10. Section 1007.55, Florida Statutes, is created 608 |
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| 911 | | - | 1007.55 General education course principles, standards, 610 |
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| 912 | | - | and content.— 611 |
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| 913 | | - | (1) The Legislature finds it necessary that every 612 |
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| 914 | | - | undergraduate student of a public postsecondary educational 613 |
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| 915 | | - | institution in the state graduates as an informed citizen 614 |
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| 916 | | - | through participation in rigorous general education courses that 615 |
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| 917 | | - | study and articulate the val ues and knowledge necessary to 616 |
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| 918 | | - | preserve the constitutional republic and the economic ingenuity 617 |
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| 919 | | - | of its citizens through proven, historically accurate, and high -618 |
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| 920 | | - | quality coursework. Courses with a curriculum based on unproven, 619 |
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| 921 | | - | disproven, speculative, or explo ratory content are best suited 620 |
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| 922 | | - | to fulfill elective or specific program prerequisite credit 621 |
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| 925 | | - | 1007.25, by December 1, 2024, and each December 1 thereafter, 624 |
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| 926 | | - | the Articulation Coordinating Committee shall submit to the 625 |
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| 941 | | - | educational institutions as meeting general education 628 |
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| 943 | | - | (3) General education courses must meet all of the 630 |
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| 944 | | - | following: 631 |
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| 945 | | - | (a) Be in the general education core subject areas and 632 |
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| 946 | | - | meet the course standards as provided in s. 1007.25. 633 |
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| 948 | | - | postsecondary educationa l institutions per system, unless a 635 |
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| 950 | | - | Governors or State Board of Education, as applicable. 637 |
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| 951 | | - | (c) Be identified as lower level in the statewide course 638 |
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| 952 | | - | numbering system. 639 |
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| 953 | | - | (d) Whenever applicable, as de fined by regulations or 640 |
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| 954 | | - | rules of the Board of Governors or the State Board of Education, 641 |
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| 955 | | - | respectively, provide instruction on the historical background 642 |
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| 956 | | - | and philosophical foundation of Western civilization and this 643 |
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| 957 | | - | nation's founding documents, including the Declaration of 644 |
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| 958 | | - | Independence, the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights 645 |
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| 959 | | - | and subsequent amendments thereto, and the Federalist Papers. 646 |
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| 960 | | - | (4) If a course is approved as a general education course, 647 |
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| 961 | | - | that course must be accepted as a general education course in 648 |
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| 962 | | - | the same subject area by all public postsecondary educational 649 |
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| 978 | | - | board of trustees and president are responsible for annua lly 653 |
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| 979 | | - | reviewing and approving, at a public meeting, general education 654 |
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| 980 | | - | course requirements, as authorized and approved in accordance 655 |
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| 983 | | - | fails to comply with the requirements of this section may not be 658 |
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| 984 | | - | eligible to receive performance -based funding. 659 |
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| 985 | | - | (6) Each public postsecondary educational institution must 660 |
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| 986 | | - | report courses meeting general education requirements to the 661 |
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| 987 | | - | department by their statewi de course number. 662 |
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| 988 | | - | Section 11. Section 1008.47, Florida Statutes, is amended 663 |
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| 989 | | - | to read: 664 |
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| 990 | | - | 1008.47 Postsecondary education institution 665 |
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| 991 | | - | accreditation.— 666 |
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| 992 | | - | (1) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 667 |
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| 993 | | - | "postsecondary education institution" means a Florida College 668 |
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| 994 | | - | System institution, state university, or nonpublic postsecondary 669 |
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| 995 | | - | education institution that receives state funds. 670 |
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| 996 | | - | (2) ACCREDITATION.— 671 |
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| 997 | | - | (a) By September 1, 2022, the Board of Governors or the 672 |
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| 998 | | - | State Board of Education, as applicable, shall identi fy and 673 |
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| 999 | | - | determine the accrediting agencies or associations best suited 674 |
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| 1000 | | - | to serve as an accreditor for public postsecondary institutions. 675 |
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| 1015 | | - | Department of Education. A public postsecondary institution may 678 |
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| 1016 | | - | not be accredited by the same accrediting agency or association 679 |
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| 1017 | | - | for consecutive accreditation cycles. In the year following 680 |
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| 1018 | | - | reaffirmation or fifth -year review by its accrediting agencies 681 |
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| 1019 | | - | or associations, each public postsecondary institution must seek 682 |
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| 1020 | | - | and obtain accreditation from an accrediting agency or 683 |
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| 1021 | | - | association identified by the Board of Governors or State Board 684 |
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| 1022 | | - | of Education, respectively, before its next reaffirmation or 685 |
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| 1023 | | - | fifth-year review date. Notwithstanding the expiration date in 686 |
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| 1024 | | - | paragraph (c), an institution may not be required to change 687 |
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| 1025 | | - | accrediting agencies or associations more than once. The 688 |
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| 1026 | | - | requirements of this subsection are not applicable to those 689 |
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| 1027 | | - | professional, graduate, departme ntal, or certificate programs at 690 |
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| 1028 | | - | public postsecondary institutions that have specific 691 |
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| 1029 | | - | accreditation requirements or best practices, including, but not 692 |
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| 1030 | | - | limited to, law, pharmacy, engineering, or other similarly 693 |
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| 1031 | | - | situated educational programs. 694 |
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| 1032 | | - | (b) Once a public postsecondary institution is required to 695 |
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| 1033 | | - | seek and obtain accreditation from an agency or association 696 |
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| 1034 | | - | identified pursuant to paragraph (a), the institution shall seek 697 |
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| 1035 | | - | accreditation from a regional accrediting agency or association 698 |
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| 1036 | | - | and provide quarterly reports of its progress to the Board of 699 |
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| 1037 | | - | Governors or State Board of Education, as applicable. If each 700 |
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| 1050 | | - | regional accreditation agency or association identified pursuant 701 |
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| 1051 | | - | to paragraph (a) has refused to grant candidacy status to an 702 |
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| 1052 | | - | institution, the institutio n shall seek and obtain accreditation 703 |
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| 1053 | | - | from any accrediting agency or association that is different 704 |
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| 1054 | | - | from its current accrediting agency or association and is 705 |
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| 1055 | | - | recognized by the database created and maintained by the United 706 |
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| 1056 | | - | States Department of Education. If a public postsecondary 707 |
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| 1057 | | - | institution is not granted candidacy status before its next 708 |
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| 1058 | | - | reaffirmation or fifth -year review date, the institution may 709 |
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| 1059 | | - | remain with its current accrediting agency or association. 710 |
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| 1060 | | - | (c) This subsection expires December 31, 2032. 711 |
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| 1061 | | - | (3) An accrediting agency or association may not 712 |
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| 1062 | | - | incentivize or coerce any public postsecondary institution to 713 |
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| 1063 | | - | violate general law. Any adverse action upon an institution 714 |
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| 1064 | | - | based upon the institution's compliance with general law shall 715 |
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| 1065 | | - | constitute a violation o f this section that may be enforced 716 |
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| 1066 | | - | under subsection (4), except to the extent general law is 717 |
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| 1067 | | - | preempted by a federal law which recognizes the necessity of the 718 |
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| 1068 | | - | accreditation standard or requirement. 719 |
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| 1069 | | - | (4)(3) CAUSE OF ACTION.—A postsecondary education 720 |
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| 1070 | | - | institution negatively impacted by retaliatory or adverse action 721 |
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| 1071 | | - | taken against the postsecondary education institution by an 722 |
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| 1072 | | - | accrediting agency or association may bring an action against 723 |
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| 1073 | | - | the accrediting agency or association in a court of competent 724 |
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| 1074 | | - | jurisdiction and may obtain liquidated damages in up to the 725 |
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| 1087 | | - | amount of federal financial aid received by the postsecondary 726 |
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| 1088 | | - | education institution, court costs, and reasonable attorney 727 |
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| 1089 | | - | fees. 728 |
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| 1090 | | - | (4) EXPIRATION.—This section expires December 31, 2032. 729 |
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| 1091 | | - | Section 12. Effective upon this act becoming a law, 730 |
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| 1092 | | - | paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (18) and paragraph 731 |
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| 1093 | | - | (a) of subsection (19) of section 1009.26, Florida Statutes, are 732 |
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| 1094 | | - | amended to read: 733 |
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| 1095 | | - | 1009.26 Fee waivers. — 734 |
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| 1096 | | - | (18)(a) For every course in a Program of Strategic 735 |
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| 1097 | | - | Emphasis or in a state-approved teacher preparation program 736 |
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| 1098 | | - | identified by the Board of Governors , as identified in 737 |
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| 1099 | | - | subparagraph 3., in which a student is enrolled, a state 738 |
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| 1100 | | - | university shall waive 100 percent of the tuition and fees for 739 |
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| 1101 | | - | an equivalent course i n such program for a student who: 740 |
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| 1102 | | - | 1. Is a resident for tuition purposes under s. 1009.21. 741 |
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| 1103 | | - | 2. Has earned at least 60 semester credit hours towards a 742 |
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| 1104 | | - | baccalaureate degree within 2 academic years after initial 743 |
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| 1105 | | - | enrollment at a Florida public postsecondary institution. 744 |
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| 1106 | | - | 3. Enrolls in one of 10 Programs of Strategic Emphasis as 745 |
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| 1107 | | - | adopted by the Board of Governors or in one of two state -746 |
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| 1108 | | - | approved teacher preparation programs identified by the Board of 747 |
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| 1109 | | - | Governors. The Board of Governors shall adopt eight Programs of 748 |
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| 1110 | | - | Strategic Emphasis in science, technology, engineering, or math ; 749 |
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| 1111 | | - | and, beginning with the 2022 -2023 academic year, two Programs of 750 |
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| 1125 | | - | category; and, beginning with the 2023 -2024 academic year, two 752 |
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| 1126 | | - | state-approved teacher preparation programs for which a student 753 |
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| 1127 | | - | may be eligible to receive the tuition and fee waiver authorized 754 |
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| 1128 | | - | by this subsection. The programs identified by the board must 755 |
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| 1129 | | - | reflect the priorities of the state and be offered at a majority 756 |
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| 1130 | | - | of state universities at the time the Board of Governors 757 |
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| 1131 | | - | approves the list. 758 |
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| 1132 | | - | (b) A waiver granted under this subsection is applicable 759 |
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| 1133 | | - | only for upper-level courses and up to 110 percent of the number 760 |
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| 1134 | | - | of required credit hours of the baccalaureate degree progr am for 761 |
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| 1135 | | - | which the student is enrolled. A student granted a waiver under 762 |
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| 1136 | | - | this subsection shall continue receiving the waiver until the 763 |
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| 1137 | | - | student graduates, exceeds the number of allowable credit hours, 764 |
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| 1138 | | - | or withdraws from an eligible program, regardless of wheth er the 765 |
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| 1139 | | - | program is removed from the approved list of eligible programs 766 |
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| 1140 | | - | subsequent to the student's enrollment. 767 |
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| 1141 | | - | (c) Upon enrollment in a Program of Strategic Emphasis or 768 |
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| 1142 | | - | a teacher preparation program identified by the Board of 769 |
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| 1143 | | - | Governors, the tuition and fe es waived under this subsection 770 |
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| 1144 | | - | must be reported for state funding purposes under ss. 1009.534 771 |
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| 1145 | | - | and 1009.535 and must be disbursed to the student. The amount 772 |
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| 1146 | | - | disbursed to the student must shall be equal to the award amount 773 |
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| 1147 | | - | the student has received under s. 1009.534(2) or s. 1009.535(2). 774 |
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| 1148 | | - | (19) The State University Free Seat Program is created to 775 |
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| 1163 | | - | Guard, and nontraditional students to enro ll in an online 778 |
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| 1164 | | - | baccalaureate degree program at a state university. Fee waivers 779 |
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| 1165 | | - | granted pursuant to this subsection may not exceed 1,000 780 |
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| 1166 | | - | students systemwide each academic year. 781 |
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| 1167 | | - | (a) A state university shall waive the tuition and fees 782 |
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| 1168 | | - | for one online course for a student who is a resident for 783 |
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| 1169 | | - | tuition purposes under s. 1009.21, has not previously earned a 784 |
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| 1170 | | - | bachelor's degree, and is enrolled in an online baccalaureate 785 |
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| 1171 | | - | degree program, provided the student meets one of the following 786 |
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| 1172 | | - | eligibility requirements: 787 |
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| 1173 | | - | 1. Is a veteran as defined in s. 1.01(14); 788 |
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| 1174 | | - | 2. Is an active duty member of the United States Armed 789 |
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| 1175 | | - | Forces; 790 |
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| 1176 | | - | 3. Is an active drilling member of the Florida National 791 |
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| 1177 | | - | Guard; or 792 |
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| 1178 | | - | 4. Has not been enrolled in a postsecondary institution 793 |
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| 1179 | | - | for more than 5 years ; or 794 |
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| 1180 | | - | 5. Is a new parent. For purposes of this subparagraph, the 795 |
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| 1181 | | - | term "new parent" means a person who has become a biological or 796 |
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| 1182 | | - | adoptive parent of a child within the last 24 months as 797 |
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| 1183 | | - | evidenced by a birth certificate . 798 |
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| 1194 | | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 1198 | | - | this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 801 |
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| 1199 | | - | 2023. 802 |
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| 865 | + | department by their statewide course number. 576 |
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| 866 | + | Section 11. Effective upon this act becoming a law, 577 |
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| 867 | + | paragraph (b) of subsection (18) of section 1009.26, Florida 578 |
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| 868 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 579 |
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| 869 | + | 1009.26 Fee waivers. — 580 |
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| 870 | + | (18) 581 |
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| 871 | + | (b) A waiver granted under this subsection is applicable 582 |
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| 872 | + | only for upper-level courses and up to 110 percent of the number 583 |
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| 873 | + | of required credit hours of the baccalaureate degree program for 584 |
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| 874 | + | which the student is enrolled. A student granted a waiver under 585 |
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| 875 | + | this subsection shall continue receiving the waiver until the 586 |
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| 876 | + | student graduates, exceeds the number of allowable credit hours, 587 |
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| 877 | + | or withdraws from an eligible program, regardless of whether the 588 |
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| 878 | + | program is removed from the approved list of eligible programs 589 |
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| 879 | + | subsequent to the student's enrollment. 590 |
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| 880 | + | Section 12. Except as otherwise expressly provide d in this 591 |
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| 881 | + | act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon 592 |
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| 882 | + | this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 593 |
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| 883 | + | 2023. 594 |
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