Bill > H1321

Introduced Session

An act relating to higher education; creating s. 20.70, F.S.; providing residency requirements for members of certain public postsecondary boards; amending s. 112.3144, F.S.; requiring certain members of the Board of Governors to comply with specified financial disclosure requirements beginning on a date certain; amending s. 1001.01, F.S.; revising term limits for members and the chair of the State Board of Education; amending s. 1001.61, F.S.; providing term limits for members and the chairs of the Florida College System institution boards of trustees; authorizing trustees to serve until the appointment of a successor; amending s. 1001.64, F.S.; providing that certain actions related to the president of a Florida College System institution are not subject to approval by the State Board of Education; requiring presidential search committees for the appointment of such president; providing requirements for the committees; requiring such president be recommended by the committee; authorizing a presidential contract to be renewed for a specified period; amending s. 1001.70, F.S.; providing term limits for appointed members of the Board of Governors; amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; requiring the Board of Governors to hb1321 -02-e1review the admission criteria of state universities; requiring state university program admission criteria to be posted on state university websites; providing that the president of a state university is appointed by the university board of trustees; requiring presidential search committees for the appointment of such president; providing requirements for the committees; requiring such president be recommended by the committee; deleting a requirement that the Board of Governors confirm the selection and reappointment of such president; authorizing a presidential contract to be renewed for a specified period; revising the requirements for certain state university capital outlay projects to be included on a specified list; amending s. 1001.71, F.S.; providing term limits for appointed members of university boards of trustees; deleting obsolete language and a certain consideration for appointed members; authorizing appointed members to serve until a successor is appointed; amending s. 1004.085, F.S.; providing definitions; revising requirements for information included in specified lists relating to textbooks and instructional materials; requiring the current syllabi for specified courses to be posted as a hyperlink in a specified system and include specified information; amending s. hb1321 -02-e11004.098, F.S.; requiring state university and Florida College System institution boards of trustees to adopt a presidential succession plan for specified purposes; providing requirements for the plan and persons included in such plan; providing requirements for the appointment or selection of an interim president; prohibiting specified persons from discussing with specified persons under certain circumstances certain information or persons relating to the appointment of a president; deleting a public records and meeting exemption relating to applicants for president of a state university or Florida College System institution; amending s. 1004.89, F.S.; revising the duties of the Institute for Freedom in the Americas; deleting provisions relating to a direct-support organization for the institute; amending s. 1007.25, F.S.; prohibiting a Florida College System institution or state university from imposing certain graduation requirements; providing effective dates.

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Michelle Salzman (R)*,  LaVon Bracy Davis (D),  Kimberly Daniels (D),  Anna Eskamani (D),  Johanna López (D), 

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Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2502 (Ch. 2025-199) (on 06/16/2025)

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