Bill > H0613

Introduced Session

An act relating to higher education; amending s. 1001.03, F.S.; requiring the State Board of Education to require Florida College System institutions to conduct an annual assessment related to intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity at each institution; providing State Board of Education requirements relating to such assessment; amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; requiring the Board of Governors to require state universities to conduct an annual assessment related to intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity at each university; providing Board of Governors requirements relating to such assessment; requiring selection of a president to be from a specified number of candidates; deleting a requirement that certain boards of trustees comply with specified provisions for the procurement of professional services; amending s. 1001.7065, F.S.; revising standards for the preeminent state research universities program; requiring such standards to be reported annually in a specified plan; repealing the programs of excellence designation within the State University System; creating the "state universities of distinction" designation within the State University System; requiring the Board of Governors to establish standards and measures for specific state university competencies; providing requirements for such standards and measures; authorizing the Board of Governors to annually submit such programs to the Legislature for funding by a specified date; amending s. 1001.92, F.S.; revising the performance-based metrics for state universities to include specific data beginning in a certain fiscal year; authorizing the Board of Governors to approve other metrics; prohibiting the adjustment of such metrics and benchmarks once specified data has been received; amending s. 1004.085, F.S.; requiring innovative pricing techniques and payment options to include an opt-out provision; amending s. 1004.346, F.S.; removing a limitation on the length of time a Phosphate Research and Activities Board member may serve after expiration of his or her term; creating s. 1004.6499, F.S.; creating the Florida Institute for Great Citizenship for a specified purpose; providing goals of the institute; amending s. 1009.50, F.S.; requiring that grants administered through the Florida Public Student Assistance Grant Program not exceed a certain amount; authorizing students who receive an award in the fall or spring term to receive an award in the summer term, subject to the availability of funds; prohibiting institutions from dispensing grants to students whose expected family contribution exceeds a certain amount; requiring institutions to certify the amount of funds disbursed within a specified timeframe; requiring institutions to remit any undisbursed advances within a specified timeframe; providing an exception; requiring institutions that receive moneys through the program to prepare and submit to the department by a specified date a biennial report that includes a financial audit conducted by the Auditor General; authorizing the department to conduct its own annual or biennial audit under certain circumstances; authorizing the department to suspend or revoke an institution's eligibility or request a refund of moneys overpaid to the institution under certain circumstances; providing a timeframe for such refunds; amending s. 1009.505, F.S.; requiring grants administered through the Florida Public Postsecondary Career Education Student Assistance Grant Program to not exceed a certain amount; authorizing students who receive an award in the fall or spring term to receive an award in the summer term, subject to the availability of funds; requiring institutions to certify the amount of funds disbursed within a specified timeframe; requiring institutions to remit any undisbursed advances within a specified timeframe; providing an exception; requiring institutions that receive moneys through the program to prepare and submit to the department by a specified date a biennial report that includes a financial audit conducted by the Auditor General; authorizing the department to conduct its own annual or biennial audit under certain circumstances; authorizing the department to suspend or revoke an institution's eligibility or request a refund of moneys overpaid to the institution under certain circumstances; providing a timeframe for such refunds; authorizing funds appropriated for state student assistance grants to be deposited in a specified trust fund; requiring that any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year which has been allocated to the Florida Public Postsecondary Career Education Student Assistance Grant Program remain in the trust fund, subject to certain statutory exceptions; amending s. 1009.51, F.S.; requiring that grants administered through the Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program not exceed a certain amount; authorizing students who receive an award in the fall or spring term to receive an award in the summer term, subject to the availability of funds; prohibiting institutions from dispensing grants to students whose expected family contribution exceeds a certain amount; requiring institutions to certify the amount of funds disbursed within a specified timeframe; requiring institutions to remit any undisbursed advances within a specified timeframe; providing an exception; revising a requirement for a biennial report; amending s. 1009.52, F.S.; requiring that grants administered through the Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program not exceed a certain amount; authorizing students who receive an award in the fall or spring term to receive an award in the summer term, subject to the availability of funds; prohibiting institutions from dispensing grants to students whose expected family contribution exceeds a certain amount; requiring institutions to certify the amount of funds disbursed within a specified timeframe; requiring institutions to remit any undisbursed advances within a specified timeframe; providing an exception; revising a requirement for a biennial report; amending s. 1009.893, F.S.; revising and specifying eligibility for initial awards under the Benacquisto Scholarship Program; revising requirements for a student to receive a renewal award; providing a timeframe within which students may receive an award; providing an exception to renewal requirements; amending s. 1011.45, F.S.; revising the date by which a university must annually submit a spending plan to the university's board of trustees for approval; revising the date by which the Board of Governors must annually review and approve such plan; authorizing certain expenditures in a carry forward spending plan to include a commitment of funds to a contingency reserve for certain purposes; amending s. 1011.90, F.S.; providing requirements for a specified legislative budget request; requiring the Board of Governors to define specified classifications by regulation and report such definitions in such budget requests; prohibiting the growth rate of administrators at a state university from exceeding the growth rate of faculty at such university; amending s. 1013.45, F.S.; authorizing university boards of trustees to use other factors, including price, for the procurement of professional services; requiring certain procedures to conform to specified requirements; deleting a provision prohibiting boards from modifying specified rules; amending s. 1013.841, F.S.; revising the date by which a Florida College System institution must annually submit a spending plan to the institution's board of trustees for approval; revising the date by which the State Board of Education must annually 151 review and publish such plans; authorizing certain 152 expenditures in a carry forward spending plan to 153 include a commitment of funds to a contingency reserve 154 for certain purposes; providing effective dates. 155

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Ray Rodrigues (R)*,  Randy Fine (R), 

Other Sponsors (2)

Laid on Table - Companion bill(s) CS/SB 72 passed (on 03/10/2020)

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