CRC - 2017                                   COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Proposal No. P 83
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
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                  02/12/2018           .                                
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       The Committee on Education (Washington) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         CRC Amendment 
    2  
    3         Delete lines 14 - 50
    4  and insert:
    5         (a) PURPOSES. In order to achieve excellence and to provide
    6  access to undergraduate education to the students of this state;
    7  to originate articulated pathways to a baccalaureate degree; to
    8  ensure superior commitment to teaching and learning; and to
    9  respond quickly and efficiently to meet the demand of
   10  communities by aligning certificate and degree programs with
   11  local and regional workforce needs, the people hereby establish
   12  a system of governance for the state college system of Florida.
   13         (b) STATE COLLEGE SYSTEM. There shall be a single state
   14  college system comprised of all public community and state
   15  colleges. A local board of trustees shall govern each state
   16  college system institution and the state board of education
   17  shall supervise the state college system.
   18         (c)LOCAL BOARDS OF TRUSTEES. Each state college system
   19  institution shall be governed by a local board of trustees
   20  dedicated to the purposes of the state college system. A member
   21  of a board of trustees must be a resident of the service
   22  delivery area of the college. The powers and duties of the
   23  boards of trustees shall be provided by law. Each member shall
   24  be appointed by the governor to staggered 4-year terms, subject
   25  to confirmation by the senate.
   26         (d) ROLE OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. The state board
   27  of education shall supervise the state college system as
   28  provided by law.