CRC - 2017                                           CS for P 83
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Education; and Commissioners Washington and
       Plymale
       
       345-00249-17                                            201783c1
    1                        A proposal to create                       
    2         Section 8 of Article IX of the State Constitution to
    3         specify the purposes of the State College System and
    4         to provide for the governance structure of the system.
    5          
    6  Be It Proposed by the Constitution Revision Commission of
    7  Florida:
    8  
    9         Section 8 of Article IX of the State Constitution is
   10  amended to read:
   11                             ARTICLE IX                            
   12                              EDUCATION                            
   13         SECTION 8. State College System.—
   14         (a) PURPOSES. In order to achieve excellence and to provide
   15  access to undergraduate education to the students of this state;
   16  to originate articulated pathways to a baccalaureate degree; to
   17  ensure superior commitment to teaching and learning; and to
   18  respond quickly and efficiently to meet the demand of
   19  communities by aligning certificate and degree programs with
   20  local and regional workforce needs, the people hereby establish
   21  a system of governance for the state college system of Florida.
   22         (b) STATE COLLEGE SYSTEM. There shall be a single state
   23  college system comprised of all public community and state
   24  colleges. A local board of trustees shall govern each state
   25  college system institution and the state board of education
   26  shall supervise the state college system.
   27         (c) LOCAL BOARDS OF TRUSTEES. Each state college system
   28  institution shall be governed by a local board of trustees
   29  dedicated to the purposes of the state college system. A member
   30  of a board of trustees must be a resident of the service
   31  delivery area of the college. The powers and duties of the
   32  boards of trustees shall be provided by law. Each member shall
   33  be appointed by the governor to staggered 4-year terms, subject
   34  to confirmation by the senate.
   35         (d) ROLE OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. The state board
   36  of education shall supervise the state college system as
   37  provided by law.