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.