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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to higher education; creating s. 2
20.70, F.S.; providing residency requirements for 3
members of certain public postsecondary boards; 4
amending s. 112.3144, F.S.; requiring certain members 5
of the Board of Governors to comply with specified 6
financial disclosure requirements beginning on a date 7
certain; amending s. 1001.01, F.S.; revising term 8
limits for members and the chair of the State Board of 9
Education; amending s. 1001.61, F.S.; providing term 10
limits for members and the chairs of the Florida 11
College System institution boards of trustees; 12
authorizing trustees to serve until the appointment of 13
a successor; amending s. 1001.64, F.S.; providing that 14
certain actions related to the president of a Florida 15
College System institution are not subject t o approval 16
by the State Board of Education; requiring 17
presidential search committees for the appointment of 18
such president; providing requirements for the 19
committees; requiring such president be recommended by 20
the committee; authorizing a presidential cont ract to 21
be renewed for a specified period; amending s. 22
1001.70, F.S.; providing term limits for appointed 23
members of the Board of Governors; amending s. 24
1001.706, F.S.; requiring the Board of Governors to 25
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review the admission criteria of state universities ; 26
requiring state university program admission criteria 27
to be posted on state university websites; providing 28
that the president of a state university is appointed 29
by the university board of trustees; requiring 30
presidential search committees for the appoint ment of 31
such president; providing requirements for the 32
committees; requiring such president be recommended by 33
the committee; deleting a requirement that the Board 34
of Governors confirm the selection and reappointment 35
of such president; authorizing a preside ntial contract 36
to be renewed for a specified period; revising the 37
requirements for certain state university capital 38
outlay projects to be included on a specified list; 39
amending s. 1001.71, F.S.; providing term limits for 40
appointed members of university boa rds of trustees; 41
deleting obsolete language and a certain consideration 42
for appointed members; authorizing appointed members 43
to serve until a successor is appointed; amending s. 44
1004.085, F.S.; providing definitions; revising 45
requirements for information i ncluded in specified 46
lists relating to textbooks and instructional 47
materials; requiring the current syllabi for specified 48
courses to be posted as a hyperlink in a specified 49
system and include specified information; amending s. 50
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1004.098, F.S.; requiring sta te university and Florida 51
College System institution boards of trustees to adopt 52
a presidential succession plan for specified purposes; 53
providing requirements for the plan and persons 54
included in such plan; providing requirements for the 55
appointment or selection of an interim president; 56
prohibiting specified persons from discussing with 57
specified persons under certain circumstances certain 58
information or persons relating to the appointment of 59
a president; deleting a public records and meeting 60
exemption relating to applicants for president of a 61
state university or Florida College System 62
institution; amending s. 1004.89, F.S.; revising the 63
duties of the Institute for Freedom in the Americas; 64
deleting provisions relating to a direct -support 65
organization for the institute; amending s. 1007.25, 66
F.S.; prohibiting a Florida College System institution 67
or state university from imposing certain graduation 68
requirements; amending s. 1011.47, F.S.; authorizing a 69
university board of trustees to approve the transfer 70
of unreserved cash from one auxiliary enterprise to 71
support another auxiliary enterprise under certain 72
conditions; providing effective dates. 73
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 75
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Section 1. Section 20.70, Florida Statutes, is create d to 77
read: 78
20.70 Residency requirements. —Notwithstanding any other 79
law: 80
(1)(a) Effective January 6, 2027, an appointed member of 81
the Board of Governors of the State University System shall be: 82
1. A United States citizen; and 83
2. A state resident or a graduate of a state university. 84
(b) A position on the Board of Governors which is held by 85
a person who does not meet the requirements of paragraph (a) on 86
or after January 6, 2027, shall be deemed vacant. 87
(2)(a) Effective January 6, 2027, an appointed member of a 88
state university board of trustees shall be: 89
1. A United States citizen; and 90
2. A state resident or a graduate of the state university. 91
(b) A position on a university board of trustees which is 92
held by a person who does not meet the requ irements of paragraph 93
(a) on or after January 6, 2027, shall be deemed vacant. 94
Section 2. Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (1) of 95
section 112.3144, Florida Statutes, to read: 96
112.3144 Full and public disclosure of financial 97
interests.— 98
(1) 99
(f) Beginning January 1, 2026, each citizen member of the 100
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Board of Governors of the State University System must comply 101
with the financial disclosure requirements of s. 8, Art. II of 102
the State Constitution and this section. 103
Section 3. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 1001.01, 104
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 105
1001.01 State Board of Education; generally. — 106
(1) The State Board of Education is established as a body 107
corporate. The state board shall be a citizen board consisting 108
of seven members who are residents of the state appointed by the 109
Governor to staggered 4 -year terms, subject to confirmation by 110
the Senate. Members of the state board shall serve without 111
compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement of travel 112
and per diem expenses in accordance with s. 112.061. Members may 113
only serve two be reappointed by the Governor for additional 114
terms not to exceed 8 years of consecutive service . 115
(2) The State Board of Education shall select a chair and 116
a vice chair from its appointed members. Th e chair shall serve a 117
single 2-year term and may be reselected for one additional 118
consecutive term. 119
Section 4. Subsections (2) and (4) of section 1001.61, 120
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 121
1001.61 Florida College System institution boards of 122
trustees; membership.— 123
(2) Trustees shall be appointed by the Governor to 124
staggered 4-year terms, subject to confirmation by the Senate in 125
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regular session. A trustee may continue to serve until a 126
successor is appointed. Trustees may be reappointed by the 127
Governor for one additional term, not to exceed 8 consecutive 128
years of service. 129
(4) At its first regular meeting after July 1 of each 130
year, each Florida College System institution board of trustees 131
shall organize by electing a chair, whose duty as such is to 132
preside at all meetings of the board, to call special meetings 133
thereof, and to attest to actions of the board, and a vice 134
chair, whose duty as such is to act as chair during the absence 135
or disability of the elected chair. It is the further duty of 136
the chair of each board of trustees to notify the Governor, in 137
writing, whenever a board member fails to attend three 138
consecutive regular board meetings in any one fiscal year, which 139
absences may be grounds for removal. The chair shall serve a 140
single 2-year term. 141
Section 5. Subsection (19) of section 1001.64, Florida 142
Statutes, is amended to read: 143
1001.64 Florida College System institution boards of 144
trustees; powers and duties. — 145
(19) Each board of trustees shall appoint, suspend, or 146
remove the president o f the Florida College System institution. 147
Such appointments, reappointments, suspensions, and extensions 148
of a president, including associated contracts, are not subject 149
to approval or confirmation by the State Board of Education. In 150
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appointing a permanent president, the chair of the institution 151
board of trustees shall appoint a presidential search committee. 152
The presidential search committee shall consist of at least two 153
members of the board of trustees and may include persons from 154
the institution's faculty , the student body, the institution's 155
foundation board, the institution's financing corporation board, 156
if applicable, alumni, donors, and members from the community 157
the institution serves. However, none of the persons appointed 158
to serve on the presidential search committee may hold positions 159
that report directly to the president. The Commissioner of 160
Education or a member of the State Board of Education may not 161
serve on a presidential search committee. The permanent 162
president appointed by the institution boa rd of trustees must be 163
recommended by the presidential search committee The board of 164
trustees may appoint a search committee . The board of trustees 165
shall conduct annual evaluations of the president in accordance 166
with rules of the State Board of Education a nd submit such 167
evaluations to the State Board of Education for review. The 168
evaluation must address the achievement of the performance goals 169
established by the accountability process implemented pursuant 170
to s. 1008.45. A presidential contract may be renewed for a term 171
exceeding 1 year, but not exceeding the term of the original 172
contract. 173
Section 6. Subsection (1) of section 1001.70, Florida 174
Statutes, is amended to read: 175
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1001.70 Board of Governors of the State University 176
System.— 177
(1) Pursuant to s. 7( d), Art. IX of the State 178
Constitution, the Board of Governors is established as a body 179
corporate comprised of 17 members as follows: 14 citizen members 180
appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate; 181
the Commissioner of Education; the chai r of the advisory council 182
of faculty senates or the equivalent; and the president of the 183
Florida student association or the equivalent. The appointed 184
members may only shall serve a single staggered 7-year term 185
terms. In order to achieve staggered terms, be ginning July 1, 186
2003, of the initial appointments, 4 members shall serve 2 -year 187
terms, 5 members shall serve 3 -year terms, and 5 members shall 188
serve 7-year terms. 189
Section 7. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5), paragraph (a) 190
of subsection (6), and paragraph (c) of subsection (12) of 191
section 1001.706, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 192
1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors. — 193
(5) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO ACCOUNTABILITY. — 194
(a)1. The Legislature intends that the Board of Gov ernors 195
shall align the missions of each constituent university with the 196
academic success of its students; the existing and emerging 197
economic development needs of the state; the national reputation 198
of its faculty and its academic and research programs; the 199
quantity of externally generated research, patents, and 200
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licenses; and the strategic and accountability plans required in 201
paragraphs (b) and (c). The Board of Governors shall 202
periodically review the mission of each constituent university 203
and make updates or revisions as needed. Upon completion of a 204
review of the mission, the board shall review existing academic 205
programs, including admission criteria, for alignment with the 206
mission. The board shall include in its review a directive to 207
each constituent univers ity regarding its programs for any 208
curriculum or admission criteria that violates s. 1000.05 or 209
that is based on theories that systemic racism, sexism, 210
oppression, and privilege are inherent in the institutions of 211
the United States and were created to main tain social, 212
political, and economic inequities. The mission alignment and 213
strategic plan must consider peer institutions at the 214
constituent universities. The mission alignment and strategic 215
plan must acknowledge that universities that have a national and 216
international impact have the greatest capacity to promote the 217
state's economic development through: new discoveries, patents, 218
licenses, and technologies that generate state businesses of 219
global importance; research achievements through external grants 220
and contracts that are comparable to nationally recognized and 221
ranked universities; the creation of a resource rich academic 222
environment that attracts high -technology business and venture 223
capital to the state; and this generation's finest minds 224
focusing on solving the state's economic, social, environmental, 225
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and legal problems in the areas of life sciences, water, 226
sustainability, energy, and health care. A nationally recognized 227
and ranked university that has a global perspective and impact 228
must be afforded the opportunity to enable and protect the 229
university's competitiveness on the global stage in fair 230
competition with other institutions of other states in the 231
highest Carnegie Classification. 232
2. To assist the Board of Governors in its review of 233
admission criteria, each constituent university shall post 234
program admission criteria on its website. 235
(6) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO PERSONNEL. — 236
(a) The Board of Governors, or the board's designee, shall 237
establish the personnel program for all employees of a sta te 238
university, except the president. The board of trustees of a 239
state university shall select and reappoint the university 240
president. In appointing a permanent president, the chair of the 241
university board of trustees shall appoint a presidential search 242
committee. The presidential search committee shall consist of 15 243
members consisting of at least three members of the board of 244
trustees and may include persons from the university's faculty, 245
the student body, the university's foundation board, the 246
university's financing corporation board, if applicable, alumni, 247
donors, and members from the community in which the university 248
serves. However, none of the persons appointed to serve on the 249
presidential search committee may hold positions that report 250
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directly to the president. The Chancellor of the State 251
University System or a member of the Board of Governors may not 252
serve on the presidential search committee. The permanent 253
president selected by the board of trustees must have been 254
recommended by the presidential sear ch committee. Selections, 255
reappointments, and extensions of a president, including 256
associated contracts, are not subject to approval or 257
confirmation by the Board of Governors. A presidential contract 258
may be renewed for a term exceeding 1 year, but not exce eding 259
the term of the original contract . The Board of Governors shall 260
confirm the presidential selection and reappointment by a 261
university board of trustees as a means of acknowledging that 262
system cooperation is expected. 263
(12) PUBLIC EDUCATION CAPITAL OU TLAY.—The Board of 264
Governors shall submit the prioritized list as required by s. 265
1013.64(4). Projects considered for prioritization shall be 266
chosen from a preliminary selection group which shall include 267
the list of projects maintained pursuant to paragraph (d) and 268
the top two priorities of each state university. 269
(c) A new construction, remodeling, or renovation project 270
that has not received an appropriation in a previous year shall 271
not be considered for inclusion on the prioritized list required 272
by s. 1013.64(4), unless: 273
1. A plan is provided to reserve funds in an escrow 274
account, specific to the project, into which shall be deposited 275
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each year an amount of funds equal to 1 percent of the total 276
value of the building for future maintenance; 277
2. There exists sufficient capacity within the cash and 278
bonding estimate of funds by the Revenue Estimating Conference 279
to accommodate the project within the 3 -year Public Education 280
Capital Outlay funding cycle; and 281
3. The project has been recommended pursuant to s. 282
1013.31. 283
Section 8. Subsection (1) of section 1001.71, Florida 284
Statutes, is amended to read: 285
1001.71 University boards of trustees; membership. — 286
(1) Pursuant to s. 7(c), Art. IX of the State 287
Constitution, each local constituent university shall be 288
administered by a university board of trustees comprised of 13 289
members as follows: 6 citizen members appointed by the Governor 290
subject to confirmation b y the Senate; 5 citizen members 291
appointed by the Board of Governors subject to confirmation by 292
the Senate; the chair of the faculty senate or the equivalent; 293
and the president of the student body of the university. The 294
appointed members shall serve stagger ed 5-year terms. Appointed 295
members may be reappointed for one additional term, not to 296
exceed 10 years of consecutive service. In order to achieve 297
staggered terms, beginning July 1, 2003, of the initial 298
appointments by the Governor, 2 members shall serve 2 -year 299
terms, 3 members shall serve 3 -year terms, and 1 member shall 300
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serve a 5-year term and of the initial appointments by the Board 301
of Governors, 2 members shall serve 2 -year terms, 2 members 302
shall serve 3-year terms, and 1 member shall serve a 5 -year 303
term. There shall be no state residency requirement for 304
university board members, but The Governor and the Board of 305
Governors shall consider diversity and regional representation 306
when appointing members. An appointed board member may continue 307
to serve until a successor is appointed . Beginning July 2, 2020, 308
For purposes of this subsection, regional representation shall 309
include the chair of a campus board established pursuant to s. 310
1004.341. 311
Section 9. Effective January 1, 2026, subsections (1) and 312
(5) of section 1004.085, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 313
1004.085 Textbook and instructional materials 314
affordability and transparency. — 315
(1) As used in this section , the term:, 316
(a) The term "Instructional materials" means educational 317
materials for use within a course which may be available in 318
printed or digital format. 319
(b) "Syllabus" or "syllabi" means the course syllabus or 320
syllabi developed by the instructor assigned to the course. 321
(c) "Term" includes the fall, spring, and summer terms. 322
(5)(a) Each Florida College System institution and state 323
university shall post prominently in the course registration 324
system and on its website a hyperlink to lists of required and 325
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recommended textbooks and instructional materials , including 326
those that are open ac cess or an open educational resource or 327
for which there is no cost, for at least 95 percent of all 328
courses and course sections offered at the institution during 329
the upcoming term. The lists must include the International 330
Standard Book Number (ISBN) or a unique identifier for each 331
required and recommended textbook and instructional material and 332
or other identifying information, which must include, at a 333
minimum, all of the following: the title, all authors listed, 334
publishers, edition number, copyright date, p ublished date, and 335
other relevant information necessary to identify the specific 336
textbooks or instructional materials required and recommended 337
for each course. The State Board of Education and the Board of 338
Governors shall include in the policies, procedure s, and 339
guidelines adopted under subsection (6) certain limited 340
exceptions to this notification requirement for classes added 341
after the notification deadline. 342
(b) The lists of required and recommended textbooks and 343
instructional materials required in para graph (a) must be based 344
on a list submitted by the instructor and : 345
1. Be posted as early as is feasible but at least 45 days 346
before the first day of class for each term. 347
2. Remain posted for at least 5 academic years. 348
3. Be searchable by the general education status, the 349
course subject, the course section, the course number, the 350
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course title, the name of the instructor of the course, the 351
title of each assigned textbook or instructional material, and 352
each author of an assigned textbook or instructional material. 353
4. Include the duration of any license allowing access to 354
the textbook or instructional material. 355
5. Display corresponding retail costs, when applicable, to 356
students to help determine the value of any bulk pricing 357
program. 358
6.4. Be easily downloadable by current and prospective 359
students. 360
(c) To maximize informed student choice, the current 361
syllabus for each If a course subject to paragraphs (a) and (b) 362
shall be posted prominently as a hyperlink in the course 363
registration system. Each syll abus must contain is a general 364
education core course option identified pursuant to s. 1007.25, 365
course syllabi information containing sufficient detail to 366
inform students of all of the following must be included: 367
1. The course curriculum , including the required, 368
recommended, and supplemental textbooks and instructional 369
materials regardless of cost or whether the materials are open 370
access or open educational resource . 371
2. Specific The goals, objectives, and student 372
expectations of the course. 373
3. How student performance will be evaluated, including 374
the grading scale and methodology measured. 375
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Section 10. Section 1004.098, Florida Statutes, is amended 376
to read: 377
1004.098 Applicants for president of a state university or 378
Florida College System institution ; public records exemption; 379
public meetings exemption .— 380
(1)(a) Each state university and Florida College System 381
institution board of trustees must adopt a presidential 382
succession plan specifying lines of authority should the 383
president not fulfill his or her full term as president. To 384
promote continuity and efficiency in government, each successor 385
identified in the plan must be a current employee of the state 386
university or Florida College System institution. 387
(b) A state university or Florida College Syst em 388
institution may not appoint or select an interim president 389
unless the appointment or selection conforms to its succession 390
plan or the university or institution conducts a search pursuant 391
to s. 1001.706(6)(a) or s. 1001.64(19), as applicable. 392
(2) Upon the vacancy or anticipated vacancy of the 393
position of president, a public officer, including the Governor, 394
or an employee of an executive branch agency, may not discuss 395
the vacancy, an anticipated vacancy, or the process for filling 396
such vacancy or promote or advocate for a person to be appointed 397
as president, with a member or employee of the following: 398
(a) The Board of Governors. 399
(b) The State Board of Education. 400
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(c) A state university board of trustees. 401
(d) A Florida College System institution boa rd of 402
trustees. 403
(1)(a) Any personal identifying information of an 404
applicant for president of a state university or a Florida 405
College System institution held by a state university or a 406
Florida College System institution is confidential and exempt 407
from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 408
Constitution. 409
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the age, race, and 410
gender of all applicants who met the minimum qualifications 411
established for the position by a state university or Florida 412
College System institution who were considered and the personal 413
identifying information of an applicant included in the final 414
group of applicants for president of a state university or a 415
Florida College System institution are no longer confidential 416
and exempt from s. 119.07( 1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 417
Constitution beginning at the earlier of the date the final 418
group of applicants to be considered for president is 419
established or 21 days before the date of a meeting at which an 420
interview of an applicant will be conduct ed or at which final 421
action or a vote is to be taken on the offer of the employment 422
of an applicant as president. 423
(2)(a) Any portion of a meeting held for the purpose of 424
identifying or vetting applicants for president of a state 425
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university or a Florida C ollege System institution, including 426
any portion of a meeting which would disclose personal 427
identifying information of such applicants which is otherwise 428
confidential and exempt under subsection (1), is exempt from s. 429
286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the St ate Constitution. 430
(b) A complete recording must be made of any portion of a 431
meeting which is closed pursuant to paragraph (a), and any 432
closed portion of such meeting may not be held off the record. 433
The recording of the closed portion of a meeting is exem pt from 434
s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 435
(c) The exemption provided in paragraph (a) does not apply 436
to: 437
1. Any portion of a meeting held for the purpose of 438
establishing qualifications for the position or establishing any 439
compensation framework to be offered to an applicant for 440
president of a state university or a Florida College System 441
institution. 442
2. Any meeting that is held after a final group of 443
applicants for president of a state university or a Florida 444
College System institution has been established. 445
(3) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset 446
Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed 447
on October 2, 2027, unless reviewed and saved from repeal 448
through reenactment by the Legislature. 449
Section 11. Section 1004.89, Florida Statutes, is amended 450
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to read: 451
1004.89 Institute for Freedom in the Americas. — 452
(1) The Institute for Freedom in the Americas is hereby 453
created at Miami Dade College to preserve the ideals of a free 454
society and promote democracy in the Americas. The institute 455
shall be located at the Freedom Tower and shall: 456
(1)(a) Partner with the Adam Smith Center for Economic 457
Freedom to Hold workshops, symposiums, and conferences that 458
provide networking opportunities for leader s throughout the 459
region to gain new insights and ideas for promoting democracy, 460
including knowledge of and insight into the intellectual, 461
political, and economic freedoms that are foundational to a 462
democratic society. 463
(2)(b) Enter into an agreement with the Adam Smith Center 464
for Economic Freedom to provide participants with academic 465
coursework and programs that advance democratic practices and 466
economic and legal reforms. 467
(3)(c) Provide educational and experiential opportunities 468
for regional leaders comm itted to careers in democracy and 469
governance. 470
(2) Miami Dade College, in accordance with s. 1004.70, 471
shall approve a direct -support organization to support the 472
institute in its mission to develop partnerships throughout the 473
Americas. Notwithstanding s. 1 004.70(2), the board of the 474
direct-support organization shall be composed of five members, 475
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as follows: one member appointed by the President of the Senate; 476
one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 477
Representatives; and three members appointed by the Governor, 478
including a representative from Miami Dade College and a 479
representative from the Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom. 480
Section 12. Subsection (15) is added to section 1007.25, 481
Florida Statutes, to read: 482
1007.25 General education cours es; common prerequisites; 483
other degree requirements. — 484
(15) A Florida College System institution or state 485
university may not impose an institutionwide or universitywide 486
graduation requirement that includes a course in conflict with 487
paragraph (3)(c). 488
Section 13. Subsection (1) of section 1011.47, Florida 489
Statutes, is amended to read: 490
1011.47 Auxiliary enterprises; contracts, grants, and 491
donations.—As used in s. 19(f)(3), Art. III of the State 492
Constitution, the term: 493
(1)(a) "Auxiliary enterprises" in cludes activities that 494
directly or indirectly provide a product or a service, or both, 495
to a university or its students, faculty, or staff and for which 496
a charge is made. These auxiliary enterprises are business 497
activities of a university which require no s upport from the 498
General Revenue Fund, and include activities such as housing, 499
bookstores, student health services, continuing education 500
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programs, food services, college stores, operation of vending 501
machines, specialty shops, day care centers, golf courses, 502
student activities programs, data center operations, and 503
intercollegiate athletics programs. 504
(b) Each university board of trustees may determine 505
whether its auxiliary services, including intercollegiate 506
athletics programs, will be self -supporting on an individual or 507
collective basis. A university board of trustees may approve the 508
transfer of unreserved cash from one auxiliary enterprise to 509
support another auxiliary enterprise as long as such transfer 510
does not reduce revenues necessary to cover all expend itures of 511
the auxiliary enterprise, violate any bond covenants, or impact 512
debt service payments and required reserves. Transfers made 513
under this paragraph shall be reported to the Board of Governors 514
annually. This paragraph expires June 30, 2030. 515
Section 14. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 516
act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon 517
becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 518