Bill Text: FL S1366 | 2012 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Education
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-07 - Laid on Table, refer to HB 7135 -SJ 920 [S1366 Detail]
Download: Florida-2012-S1366-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2012 CS for CS for SB 1366 By the Committees on Budget Subcommittee on Higher Education Appropriations; and Education Pre-K - 12; and Senators Gaetz and Lynn 605-04238-12 20121366c2 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to education; creating s. 445.07, 3 F.S.; requiring that the Department of Economic 4 Opportunity prepare, or contract with an entity to 5 prepare, an economic security report of employment and 6 earning outcomes for degrees or certificates earned at 7 a public postsecondary educational institution; 8 requiring that the report be made available online; 9 providing requirements for the report; amending s. 10 1001.02, F.S.; providing duties of the State Board of 11 Education relating to the 5-year plan for 12 postsecondary enrollment and the strategic plan that 13 specifies goals and objectives for public schools and 14 Florida College System institutions; requiring that 15 Florida College System institutions provide students 16 with electronic access to the economic security report 17 of employment and earning outcomes prepared by the 18 Department of Economic Opportunity; providing powers 19 and duties of the State Board of Education relating to 20 institutional service delivery areas and credit hour 21 requirements; amending s. 1001.03, F.S.; requiring 22 that the State Board of Education identify performance 23 metrics for the Florida College System and develop a 24 plan specifying goals and objectives for each Florida 25 College System institution; providing requirements for 26 the plan; requiring that the State Board of Education 27 adopt a unified state plan for science, technology, 28 engineering, and mathematics in K-20 education; 29 amending s. 1001.10, F.S.; authorizing the 30 Commissioner of Education to review or investigate the 31 practices, procedures, or actions of any Florida 32 College System institution under certain 33 circumstances; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; requiring 34 that district school boards require school principals 35 or classroom teachers to annually provide secondary 36 school students and their parents with electronic 37 access to the Department of Economic Opportunity’s 38 economic security report; amending s. 1001.64, F.S.; 39 revising provisions relating to the powers and duties 40 of Florida College System institution boards of 41 trustees to conform to changes made by the act; 42 amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; revising the powers and 43 duties of the Board of Governors; requiring that the 44 strategic plan developed by the Board of Governors 45 include performance metrics and standards for 46 institutions; requiring that the accountability plan 47 for the State University System address institutional 48 and system achievement goals and objectives specified 49 in the strategic plan and be submitted by the Board of 50 Governors as part of its legislative budget request; 51 requiring that the Board of Governors require state 52 universities to provide each enrolled student with 53 electronic access to the Department of Economic 54 Opportunity’s economic security report during 55 registration or earlier and information concerning 56 employment and earnings data for graduates of degree 57 programs; authorizing the Board of Governors to waive 58 or modify requirements for use of the tuition 59 differential fee under s. 1009.24, F.S.; requiring 60 that the Board of Governors confirm the reappointment 61 of a university president; authorizing the Board of 62 Governors to revoke or modify certain powers or duties 63 that it has delegated; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; 64 requiring that each middle school and high school 65 student and his or her parent receive a two-page 66 summary and electronic access to the Department of 67 Economic Opportunity’s economic security report each 68 year; amending s. 1004.015, F.S.; requiring that the 69 Higher Education Coordinating Council submit an annual 70 report by a specified date to the Governor and the 71 Legislature; revising the content requirements for the 72 report; amending s. 1005.22, F.S.; requiring that the 73 Commission for Independent Education collect, and that 74 institutions licensed by the commission report, 75 certain student data; amending s. 1007.23, F.S.; 76 revising provisions relating to statewide articulation 77 agreements; requiring that the articulation agreement 78 require each student enrolled in a Florida College 79 System institution who is seeking an associate in arts 80 degree to indicate a baccalaureate degree program 81 offered by an institution of interest before the 82 student earns a specified number of semester hours; 83 amending s. 1007.25, F.S.; revising provisions 84 relating to general education courses and associate 85 and baccalaureate degree requirements; revising the 86 minimum number of semester hours required in general 87 education courses; amending s. 1007.33, F.S.; revising 88 the requirements for proposals by a Florida College 89 System institution to offer a baccalaureate degree 90 program; requiring that a Florida College System 91 institution offering a baccalaureate degree program 92 report its status using specified performance and 93 compliance standards; deleting provisions relating to 94 an exemption from State Board of Education approval of 95 certain baccalaureate degree programs; amending s. 96 1008.31, F.S.; requiring that colleges and 97 universities eligible to participate in the William L. 98 Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access Grant Program report 99 information regarding the recipients of funds to the 100 Department of Education; amending s. 1008.46, F.S.; 101 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 102 creating s. 1011.905, F.S.; requiring that the Board 103 of Governors review and rank each state university 104 that applies for performance funding based on certain 105 criteria; requiring that the Board of Governors award 106 up to a specified amount to the highest-ranked state 107 universities; requiring that the Board of Governors 108 report to the Governor and the Legislature by a 109 specified date each year; providing an effective date. 110 111 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 112 113 Section 1. Section 445.07, Florida Statutes, is created to 114 read: 115 445.07 Economic security report of employment and earning 116 outcomes.— 117 (1) Beginning December 31, 2013, and annually thereafter, 118 the Department of Economic Opportunity shall prepare, or 119 contract with an entity to prepare, an economic security report 120 of employment and earning outcomes for degrees or certificates 121 earned at a public postsecondary educational institution. 122 (2) The report must be easily accessible to and readable by 123 the public and shall be made available online. The report, by 124 educational sector, must: 125 (a) Use the Florida Education and Training Placement 126 Information Program for data relating to the employment, 127 earnings, continuing education, and receipt of public assistance 128 by graduates of a degree program from a public postsecondary 129 educational institution. 130 (b) Use the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System 131 or its equivalent for calculating the average student loan debt 132 of a graduate of a degree program from a public postsecondary 133 educational institution. 134 (c) Include data on the employment of graduates of a degree 135 or certificate program from a public postsecondary educational 136 institution the year after the degree or certificate is earned 137 by number and percentage and for graduates employed full time in 138 the year after graduation by number and percentage. Beginning 139 with the 2014-2015 fiscal year, the report must include the 140 employment data of graduates of a degree or certificate program 141 from a public postsecondary educational institution 5 years 142 after graduation by number and percentage. 143 (d) Include data on the earnings of graduates of a degree 144 or certificate program from a public postsecondary educational 145 institution the year after earning the degree or certificate by 146 at least the following levels on a quarterly and annualized 147 basis, rounded to the nearest dollar: 148 1. Quarterly wages of $6,250 and annualized wages of 149 $25,000 and below. 150 2. Quarterly wages between $6,251 and $11,250 and 151 annualized wages between $25,001 and $45,000. 152 3. Quarterly wages of $11,251 and annualized wages of 153 $45,001 and above. 154 Section 2. Paragraph (v) of subsection (2), paragraph (a) 155 of subsection (3), paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (4), and 156 paragraph (d) of subsection (6) of section 1001.02, Florida 157 Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (w) is added to subsection 158 (2) of that section, to read: 159 1001.02 General powers of State Board of Education.— 160 (2) The State Board of Education has the following duties: 161 (v) To develop, in conjunction with the Board of Governors, 162 and periodically review for adjustment, a coordinated 5-year 163 plan for postsecondary enrollment, identifying enrollment and 164 graduation expectations by baccalaureate degree program, and 165 annually submit the plan to the Legislature as part of its 166 legislative budget request. 167 (w) To require Florida College System institutions, prior 168 to registration beginning in the 2014-2015 academic year and 169 annually thereafter, to provide each enrolled student electronic 170 access to the economic security report of employment and earning 171 outcomes prepared by the Department of Economic Opportunity 172 pursuant to s. 445.07. 173 (3)(a) The State Board of Education shall adopt a strategic 174 plan that specifies goals and objectives for the state’s public 175 schools and Florida College System institutions. The plan shall 176 be formulated in conjunction with plans of the Board of 177 Governors in order to provide for the roles of the universities 178 and Florida College System institutions to be coordinated to 179 best meet state needs and reflect cost-effective use of state 180 resources. The strategic plan must clarify the mission 181 statements of each Florida College System institution and the 182 system as a whole and identify degree programs, including 183 baccalaureate degree programs, to be offered at each Florida 184 College System institution in accordance with the objectives 185 provided in this subsection and the coordinated 5-year plan 186 pursuant to paragraph (2)(v). The strategic plan must cover a 187 period of 5 years, with modification of the program lists after 188 2 years. Development of each 5-year plan must be coordinated 189 with and initiated after completion of the master plan. The 190 strategic plans must specifically include programs and 191 procedures for responding to the educational needs of teachers 192 and students in the public schools of this state and consider 193 reports and recommendations of the Higher Education Coordinating 194 Council pursuant to s. 1004.015 and the Articulation 195 Coordinating Committee pursuant to s. 1007.01. The state board 196 shall submit a report to the President of the Senate and the 197 Speaker of the House of Representatives upon modification of the 198 plan and as part of its legislative budget request. 199 (4) The State Board of Education shall: 200 (b) Specify, by rule, procedures to be used by the Florida 201 College System institution boards of trustees in the annual 202 evaluations of presidents and review the evaluations of 203 presidents by the boards of trustees, including the extent to 204 which presidents serve both institutional and system goals. 205 (d) Establish criteria for making recommendations for 206 modifying district boundary lines for Florida College System 207 institutions, including criteria for service delivery areas of 208 Florida College System institutions authorized to grant 209 baccalaureate degrees. 210 (6) The State Board of Education shall prescribe minimum 211 standards, definitions, and guidelines for Florida College 212 System institutions that will ensure the quality of education, 213 coordination among the Florida College System institutions and 214 state universities, and efficient progress toward accomplishing 215 the Florida College System institution mission. At a minimum, 216 these rules must address: 217 (d) Provisions for curriculum development, graduation 218 requirements, college calendars, and program service areas. 219 These provisions must include rules that: 220 1. Provide for the award of an associate in arts degree to 221 a student who successfully completes 60 semester credit hours at 222 the Florida College System institution. 223 2. Require all of the credits accepted for the associate in 224 arts degree to be in the statewide course numbering system as 225 credits toward a baccalaureate degree offered by a state 226 university or a Florida College System institution. 227 3. Beginning with students initially entering a Florida 228 College System institution in the 2014-2015 academic year and 229 thereafter, require no more than 3036semester credit hours in 230 general education courses in the subject areas of communication, 231 mathematics, social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences. 232 233 The rules should encourage Florida College System institutions 234 to enter into agreements with state universities that allow 235 Florida College System institution students to complete upper 236 division-level courses at a Florida College System institution. 237 An agreement may provide for concurrent enrollment at the 238 Florida College System institution and the state university and 239 may authorize the Florida College System institution to offer an 240 upper-division-level course or distance learning. 241 Section 3. Subsections (16) and (17) are added to section 242 1001.03, Florida Statutes, to read: 243 1001.03 Specific powers of State Board of Education.— 244 (16) PLAN SPECIFYING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.—By July 1, 2013, 245 the State Board of Education shall identify performance metrics 246 for the Florida College System and develop a plan that specifies 247 goals and objectives for each Florida College System 248 institution. The plan must include: 249 (a) Performance metrics and standards common for all 250 institutions and metrics and standards unique to institutions 251 depending on institutional core missions, including, but not 252 limited to, remediation success, retention, graduation, 253 employment, transfer rates, licensure passage, excess hours, 254 student loan burden and default rates, job placement, faculty 255 awards, and highly respected rankings for institution and 256 program achievements. 257 (b) Student enrollment and performance data delineated by 258 method of instruction, including, but not limited to, 259 traditional, online, and distance learning instruction. 260 (17) UNIFIED STATE PLAN FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, 261 ENGINEERING, and MATHEMATICS (STEM).—The State Board of 262 Education, in consultation with the Board of Governors and the 263 Department of Economic Opportunity, shall adopt a unified state 264 plan to improve K-20 STEM education and prepare students for 265 high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand employment in STEM and 266 STEM-related fields. 267 Section 4. Subsection (7) is added to section 1001.10, 268 Florida Statutes, to read: 269 1001.10 Commissioner of Education; general powers and 270 duties.— 271 (7) The commissioner, or the commissioner’s designee, may 272 conduct a review or investigation of practices, procedures, or 273 actions at any Florida College System institution which appear 274 to be inconsistent with sound financial, management, or academic 275 practice. 276 Section 5. Paragraph (c) of subsection (13) of section 277 1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 278 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The 279 district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all 280 powers and perform all duties listed below: 281 (13) RECORDS AND REPORTS.—Provide for the keeping of all 282 necessary records and the making of all needed or required 283 reports, as follows: 284 (c) Reports to parents.— 285 1. Require that, at regular intervals, reports are made by 286 school principals or teachers to parents, apprising them of the 287 progress being made by the students in their studies and giving 288 other needful information. 289 2. Beginning with the course registration process for the 290 2013-2014 school year and each year thereafter, require that 291 school principals or classroom teachers provide secondary school 292 students and their parents with a link to the Department of 293 Economic Opportunity’s economic security report prepared 294 pursuant to s. 445.07. 295 Section 6. Paragraph (d) of subsection (8) of section 296 1001.64, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 297 1001.64 Florida College System institution boards of 298 trustees; powers and duties.— 299 (8) Each board of trustees has authority for policies 300 related to students, enrollment of students, student records, 301 student activities, financial assistance, and other student 302 services. 303 (d) Boards of trustees shall identify their general 304 educationcorecurricula, which shall include courses required305by the State Board of Education,pursuant tothe provisions of306 s. 1007.25(6). 307 Section 7. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4), subsection (5), 308 paragraph (a) of subsection (6), and subsections (9) and (10) of 309 section 1001.706, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection 310 (11) is added to that section, to read: 311 1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors.— 312 (4) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO FINANCE.— 313 (c) The Board of Governors, or the board’s designee, shall 314 establish tuition and fees pursuant to ss. 1009.24 and 1009.26, 315 unless otherwise provided in law. 316 (5) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO ACCOUNTABILITY.— 317 (a) The Legislature intends that the Board of Governors 318 shall align the missions of each constituent university with the 319 academic success of its students; the national reputation of its 320 faculty and its academic and research programs; the quantity of 321 externally generated research, patents, and licenses; and the 322 strategic and accountability plans required in paragraphs (b) 323 and (c). The mission alignment and strategic plan shall consider 324 peer institutions at the constituent universities. The mission 325 alignment and strategic plan shall acknowledge that universities 326 that have a national and international impact have the greatest 327 capacity to promote the state’s economic development through: 328 new discoveries, patents, licenses, and technologies that 329 generate state businesses of global importance; research 330 achievements through external grants and contracts that are 331 comparable to nationally recognized and ranked universities; the 332 creation of a resource rich academic environment that attracts 333 high-technology business and venture capital to the state; and 334 this generation’s finest minds focusing on solving the state’s 335 economic, social, environmental, and legal problems in the areas 336 of life sciences, water, sustainability, energy, and health 337 care. A nationally recognized and ranked university that has a 338 global perspective and impact shall be afforded the opportunity 339 to enable and protect the university’s competitiveness on the 340 global stage in fair competition with other institutions of 341 other states in the highest Carnegie Classification. 342 (b) The Board of Governors shall develop a strategic plan 343 specifying goals and objectives for the State University System 344 and each constituent university, including each university’s 345 contribution to overall system goals and objectives. The 346 strategic plan must: 347 1. Include performance metrics and standards common for all 348 institutions and metrics and standards unique to institutions 349 depending on institutional core missions, including, but not 350 limited to, student admission requirements, retention, 351 graduation, employment, continuing education, licensure passage, 352 excess hours, student loan burden and default rates, faculty 353 awards, total annual research expenditures, patents, licenses 354 and royalties, intellectual property, startup companies, annual 355 giving, endowments, and well-known, highly respected national 356 rankings for institutional and program achievements. 357 2. Consider reports and recommendations of the Higher 358 Education Coordinating Council pursuant to s. 1004.015 and the 359 Articulation Coordinating Committee pursuant to s. 1007.01. 360 3. Include student enrollment and performance data 361 delineated by method of instruction, including, but not limited 362 to, traditional, online, and distance learning instruction. 363 (c) The Board of Governors shall develop an accountability 364 plan for the State University System and each constituent 365 university. The accountability plan must address institutional 366 and system achievement of goals and objectives specified in the 367 strategic plan adopted pursuant to paragraph (b) and must be 368 submitted as part of its legislative budget request. 369 (d) Prior to registration, beginning in the 2014-2015 370 academic year and each year thereafter, the Board of Governors 371 shall require a state university to provide each enrolled 372 student electronic access to the economic security report of 373 employment and earning outcomes prepared by the Department of 374 Economic Opportunity pursuant to s. 445.07. In addition, the 375 Board of Governors shall require a state university to provide 376 each student electronic access to the following information each 377 year prior to registration using the data described in s. 378 1008.39: 379 1. The top 25 percent of degrees reported by the university 380 in terms of highest full-time job placement and highest average 381 annualized earnings in the year after earning the degree. 382 2. The bottom 10 percent of degrees reported by the 383 university in terms of lowest full-time job placement and lowest 384 average annualized earnings in the year after earning the 385 degree. 386 (e)(d)The Board of Governors shall maintain an effective 387 information system to provide accurate, timely, and cost 388 effective information about each university. The board shall 389 continue to collect and maintain, at a minimum, management 390 information as such information existed on June 30, 2002. 391 (f)(e)If the Board of Governors of the State University 392 System determines that a state university board of trustees is 393 unwilling or unable to address substantiated allegations made by 394 any person relating to waste, fraud, or financial mismanagement 395 within the state university, the Office of the Inspector General 396 shall investigate the allegations. 397 (g) The Board of Governors may consider waiving its 398 regulations and may waive or modify the tuition differential use 399 requirements under s. 1009.24(16)(a). If not currently 400 authorized, the Board of Governors may request authority from 401 the Legislature to waive or modify specific statutory 402 requirements, including percentages and dollar amount 403 limitations in s. 1009.24, in order to reduce barriers and 404 support attainment of goals identified in institutional plans, 405 as necessary for advancing system priorities and unique 406 institutional priorities. Regulatory and statutory flexibilities 407 authorized or requested by the Board of Governors pursuant to 408 this paragraph must be included in the accountability plan 409 prepared and submitted pursuant to paragraph (c). 410 (6) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO PERSONNEL.— 411 (a) The Board of Governors, or the board’s designee, shall 412 establish the personnel program for all employees of a state 413 university. The Board of Governors shall confirm the 414 presidential selection and reappointment by a university board 415 of trustees as a means of acknowledging that system cooperation 416 is expected. 417 (9) COOPERATION WITH OTHER BOARDS.—The Board of Governors 418 shall implement a plan for working on a regular basis with the 419 State Board of Education, the Commission for Independent 420 Education, the Higher Education Coordinating Council, the 421 Articulation Coordinating Committee, the university boards of 422 trustees, representatives of the Florida College System 423 institution boards of trustees, representatives of the private 424 colleges and universities, and representatives of the district 425 school boards to achieve a seamless education system. 426 (10) PROHIBITION.—The Board of Governors is prohibited from 427 assessing any fee on state universities, unless specifically 428 authorized by law. 429 (11) AUTHORIZATION TO REVOKE OR MODIFY.—The Board of 430 Governors may revoke or modify the scope of any power or duty it 431 has delegated. 432 Section 8. Subsection (24) is added to section 1002.20, 433 Florida Statutes, to read: 434 1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public 435 school students must receive accurate and timely information 436 regarding their child’s academic progress and must be informed 437 of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12 438 students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory 439 rights including, but not limited to, the following: 440 (24) ECONOMIC SECURITY REPORT.—Prior to registration for 441 the 2014-2015 school year and each year thereafter, each middle 442 school and high school student or the student’s parent shall be 443 provided a two-page summary of the Department of Economic 444 Opportunity’s economic security report of employment and earning 445 outcomes prepared pursuant to s. 445.07 and electronic access to 446 the report. 447 Section 9. Subsections (4), (5), and (6) of section 448 1004.015, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 449 1004.015 Higher Education Coordinating Council.— 450 (4) The council shall annually submit by December 31, to 451 the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the 452 House of Representatives, the Board of Governors, and the State 453 Board of Education a report outlining its recommendationsmake454detailed recommendationsrelating to: 455 (a) The primary core mission of public and nonpublic 456 postsecondary education institutions in the context of state 457 access demands and economic development goals. 458 (b) Performance outputs and outcomes designed to meet 459 annual and long-term state goals, including, but not limited to, 460 increased student access, preparedness, retention, transfer, and 461 completion. Performance measures must be consistent across 462 sectors and allow for a comparison of the state’s performance to 463 that of other states. 464 (c) The state’s articulation policies and practices to 465 ensure that cost benefits to the state are maximized without 466 jeopardizing quality. The recommendationsrecommendationshall 467 consider return on investment for both the state and students 468 and propose systems to facilitate and ensure institutional 469 compliance with state articulation policies. 470 (d)A plan forWorkforce development education, 471 specifically recommending improvements tothat addresses:4721. The alignment of school district and Florida College473System workforce development education programs to ensure cost474efficiency and mission delineation, including an examination of475the need for both college credit and noncollege credit476certificate programs, an evaluation of the merit of retaining477the associate in applied science degree, and the consolidation478of adult general education programs within school districts.4792.the consistency of workforce education data collected 480 and reported by Florida College System institutions and school 481 districts, including the establishment of common elements and 482 definitions for any data that is used for state and federal 483 funding and program accountability. 484(5) The council shall submit a report outlining its485detailed recommendations to the Governor, the President of the486Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Board487of Governors, and the State Board of Education by December 31,4882011, which specifically includes recommendations for489consideration by the Legislature for implementation in the 20124902013 fiscal year.491 (5)(6)The Board of Governors and the Department of 492 Education shall provide administrative support for the council. 493 Section 10. Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section 494 1005.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 495 1005.22 Powers and duties of commission.— 496 (1) The commission shall: 497 (i) Serve as a central agency for collecting and 498 distributing current information regarding institutions licensed 499 by the commission. The commission shall collect, and all 500 institutions licensed by the commission shall report, student 501 level data for each student who receives state funds. At a 502 minimum, data shall be reported annually and include retention 503 rates, transfer rates, completion rates, graduation rates, 504 employment and placement rates, and earnings of graduates. 505 Section 11. Subsections (3), (4), and (5) of section 506 1007.23, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4), 507 (5), and (6), respectively, and a new subsection (3) is added to 508 that section to read: 509 1007.23 Statewide articulation agreement.— 510 (3) To improve articulation and reduce excess credit hours, 511 the articulation agreement must require each student enrolled in 512 a Florida College System institution who is seeking an associate 513 in arts degree to indicate a baccalaureate degree program 514 offered by an institution of interest by the time the student 515 earns 30 semester hours. The institution in which the student is 516 enrolled shall inform the student of the prerequisites for the 517 baccalaureate degree program offered by an institution of 518 interest. 519 Section 12. Subsections (3), (6), (7), (8), and (10) of 520 section 1007.25, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 521 1007.25 General education courses; common prerequisites; 522 other degree requirements.— 523 (3) The chair of the State Board of Education and the chair 524 of the Board of Governors, or their designees,departmentshall 525 jointly appoint faculty committees to identify statewidethose526courses that meetgeneral education core course options. General 527 education core course options shall consist of a maximum of five 528 coursesrequirementswithin each of the subject areas of 529 communication, mathematics, social sciences, humanities, and 530 natural sciences. Each general education core course option must 531 contain high-level academic and critical thinking skills and 532 common competencies that students must demonstrate to 533 successfully complete the course. Beginning with students 534 initially entering a Florida College System institution or state 535 university in the 2014-2015 academic year and thereafter, each 536 student must complete at least one identified core course in 537 each subject area as part of the general education requirements. 538 All public postsecondary educational institutions shall offer 539 and accept such courses as meeting general education core course 540 requirements. The remaining general education course 541 requirementscoursesshall be identified by each institution and 542 reported to the department by their statewide coursecode543 number. The general education core course options shall be 544 adopted in rule by the State Board of Education and in 545 regulation by the Board of Governors.All public postsecondary546educational institutions shall accept these general education547courses.548 (6)The boards of trustees of the Florida College System549institutions shall identify their core curricula, which shall550include courses required by the State Board of Education. The551boards of trustees of the state universities shall identify552their core curricula, which shall include courses required by553the Board of Governors.The universities and Florida College 554 System institutions shall work with their school districts to 555 ensureassurethat high school curricula coordinate with the 556 general educationcorecurricula and to prepare students for 557 college-level work. General educationCorecurricula for 558 associate in arts programs shall be identified by each 559 institutionadopted in rule by the State Board of Educationand, 560 beginning with students initially entering a Florida College 561 System institution or state university in the 2014-2015 academic 562 year and thereafter, shall include 3036semester hoursof563general education coursesin the subject areas of communication, 564 mathematics, social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences. 565 (7) An associate in arts degree shall require no more than 566 60 semester hours of college credit and, beginning with students 567 initially entering a Florida College System institution or state 568 university in the 2014-2015 academic year and thereafter, 569 include 30including 36semester hours of general education 570 coursework and demonstration of competency in a foreign language 571 pursuant to s. 1007.262. Except for college-preparatory 572 coursework required pursuant to s. 1008.30, all required 573 coursework shall count toward the associate in arts degree or 574 the baccalaureate degree. 575 (8) A baccalaureate degree program shall require no more 576 than 120 semester hours of college credit and, beginning with 577 students initially entering a Florida College System institution 578 or state university in the 2014-2015 academic year and 579 thereafter, include 30including 36semester hours of general 580 education coursework, unless prior approval has been granted by 581 the Board of Governors for baccalaureate degree programs offered 582 by state universities and by the State Board of Education for 583 baccalaureate degree programs offered by Florida College System 584 institutions. 585 (10) Students at state universities may request associate 586 in arts certificates if they have successfully completed the 587 minimum requirements for the degree of associate in arts (A.A.). 588 The university must grant the student an associate in arts 589 degree if the student has successfully completed minimum 590 requirements for college-level communication and computation 591 skills adopted by the State Board of Education and 60 academic 592 semester hours or the equivalent within a degree program area 593 which, beginning with students initially entering a Florida 594 College System institution or state university in the 2014-2015 595 academic year and thereafter, include 30with 36semester hours 596 in general education courses in the subject areas of 597 communication, mathematics, social sciences, humanities, and 598 natural sciences, consistent with the general education 599 requirements specified in the articulation agreement pursuant to 600 s. 1007.23. 601 Section 13. Subsections (5), (6), and (7) of section 602 1007.33, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 603 1007.33 Site-determined baccalaureate degree access.— 604 (5) The approval process for baccalaureate degree programs 605 shall require: 606 (a) Each Florida College System institution to submit a 607 notice of its intent to propose a baccalaureate degree program 608 to the Division of Florida Colleges at least 100 days before the 609 submission of its proposal under paragraph (d). The notice must 610 include a brief description of the program, the workforce demand 611 and unmet need for graduates of the program, including evidence 612 from entities independent of the institution, the geographic 613 region to be served, and an estimated timeframe for 614 implementation. Notices of intent may be submitted by a Florida 615 College System institution at any time throughout the year. The 616 notice must also include evidence that the Florida College 617 System institution is engaged in need, demand, and impact 618 discussions with the state university and other regionally 619 accredited postsecondary education providers in its service 620 district. 621 (b) The Division of Florida Colleges to forward the notice 622 of intent within 10 business days after receiving such notice to 623 the Chancellor of the State University System, the President of 624 the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, and the 625 Executive Director of the Council for Independent Education. 626 State universities shall have 60 days following receipt of the 627 notice by the Chancellor of the State University System to 628 submit objections to the proposed new program or submit an 629 alternative proposal to offer the baccalaureate degree program. 630 If a proposal from a state university is not received within the 631 60-day period, the State Board of Education shall provide 632 regionally accredited private colleges and universities 30 days 633 to submit objections to the proposed new program or submit an 634 alternative proposal. Objections or alternative proposals shall 635 be submitted to the Division of Florida Colleges and must be 636 considered by the State Board of Education in making its 637 decision to approve or deny a Florida College System 638 institution’s proposal. 639 (c) An alternative proposal submitted by a state university 640 or private college or university to adequately address: 641 1. The extent to which the workforce demand and unmet need 642 described in the notice of intent will be met. 643 2. The extent to which students will be able to complete 644 the degree in the geographic region proposed to be served by the 645 Florida College System institution. 646 3. The level of financial commitment of the college or 647 university to the development, implementation, and maintenance 648 of the specified degree program, including timelines. 649 4. The extent to which faculty at both the Florida College 650 System institution and the college or university will 651 collaborate in the development and offering of the curriculum. 652 5. The ability of the Florida College System institution 653 and the college or university to develop and approve the 654 curriculum for the specified degree program within 6 months 655 after an agreement between the Florida College System 656 institution and the college or university is signed. 657 6. The extent to which the student may incur additional 658 costs above what the student would expect to incur if the 659 program were offered by the Florida College System institution. 660 (d) Each proposal submitted by a Florida College System 661 institution to, at a minimum, include: 662 1. A description of the planning process and timeline for 663 implementation. 664 2. An analysis of workforce demand and unmet need for 665 graduates of the program on a district, regional, or statewide 666 basis, as appropriate, including evidence from entities 667 independent of the institution. 668 3. Identification of the facilities, equipment, and library 669 and academic resources that will be used to deliver the program. 670 4. The program cost analysis of creating a new 671 baccalaureate degree when compared to alternative proposals and 672 other program delivery options. 673 5. The program’s admission requirements, academic content, 674 curriculum, faculty credentials, student-to-teacher ratios, and 675 accreditation plan. 676 6. The program’s enrollment projections and funding 677 requirements. 678 7. A plan of action if the program is terminated. 679 (e) The Division of Florida Colleges to review the 680 proposal, notify the Florida College System institution of any 681 deficiencies in writing within 30 days following receipt of the 682 proposal, and provide the Florida College System institution 683 with an opportunity to correct the deficiencies. Within 45 days 684 following receipt of a completed proposal by the Division of 685 Florida Colleges, the Commissioner of Education shall recommend 686 approval or disapproval of the proposal to the State Board of 687 Education. The State Board of Education shall consider such 688 recommendation, the proposal, and any objections or alternative 689 proposals at its next meeting. If the State Board of Education 690 disapproves the Florida College System institution’s proposal, 691 it shall provide the Florida College System institution with 692 written reasons for that determination. 693 (f) The Florida College System institution to obtain from 694 the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of 695 Colleges and Schools accreditation as a baccalaureate-degree 696 granting institution if approved by the State Board of Education 697 to offer its first baccalaureate degree program. 698 (g) The Florida College System institution to notify the 699 Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges 700 and Schools of subsequent degree programs that are approved by 701 the State Board of Education and to comply with the 702 association’s required substantive change protocols for 703 accreditation purposes. 704 (h) The Florida College System institution to annually, and 705 upon request of the State Board of Education, the Commissioner 706 of Education, the Chancellor of the Florida College System, or 707 the Legislature, report its status using the following 708 performance and compliance indicators: 709 1. Obtaining and maintaining appropriate Southern 710 Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation; 711 2. Maintaining qualified faculty and institutional 712 resources; 713 3. Maintaining enrollment in previously approved programs; 714 4. Managing fiscal resources appropriately; 715 5. Complying with the primary mission and responsibility 716 requirements in subsections (2) and (3); and 717 6. Other indicators of success, including program 718 completions, placements, and surveys of graduates and employers. 719 720 The State Board of Education, upon review of the performance and 721 compliance indicators, may require a Florida College System 722 institution’s board of trustees to modify or terminate a 723 baccalaureate degree program authorized under this section. 724(6)(a) Beginning July 1, 2010, and each subsequent July 1,725the Division of Florida Colleges may accept and review726applications from a Florida College System institution to obtain727an exemption from the State Board of Education’s approval for728subsequent degrees as required in subsection (5), if the Florida729College System institution is accredited by the Commission on730Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as731a baccalaureate-degree-granting institution and has been732offering baccalaureate degree programs for 3 or more years. The733division shall develop criteria for determining eligibility for734an exemption based upon demonstrated compliance with the735requirements for baccalaureate degrees, primary mission, and736fiscal, including, but not limited to:7371. Obtaining and maintaining appropriate SACS738accreditation;7392. The maintenance of qualified faculty and institutional740resources;7413. The maintenance of enrollment projections in previously742approved programs;7434. The appropriate management of fiscal resources;7445. Compliance with the primary mission and responsibility745requirements in subsections (2) and (3);7466. The timely submission of the institution’s annual747performance accountability report; and7487. Other indicators of success such as program completers,749placements, and surveys of students and employers.750(b) If the Florida College System institution has751demonstrated satisfactory progress in fulfilling the eligibility752criteria in this subsection, the Division of Florida Colleges753may recommend to the State Board of Education that the754institution be exempt from the requirement in subsection (5) for755approval of future baccalaureate degree programs. The State756Board of Education shall review the division’s recommendation757and determine if an exemption is warranted. If the State Board758of Education approves the application, the Florida College759System institution is exempt from subsequent program approval760under subsection (5) and such authority is delegated to the761Florida College System institution board of trustees. If the762State Board of Education disapproves of the Florida College763System institution’s request for an exemption, the college shall764continue to be subject to the State Board of Education’s765approval of subsequent baccalaureate degree programs.766(c) Prior to developing or proposing a new baccalaureate767degree program, all Florida College System institutions,768regardless of an exemption from subsection (5), shall:7691. Engage in need, demand, and impact discussions with the770state university in their service district and other local and771regional, accredited postsecondary providers in their region.7722. Send documentation, data, and other information from the773inter-institutional discussions regarding program need, demand,774and impact required in subparagraph 1. to the college’s board of775trustees, the Division of Florida Colleges, and the Chancellor776of the State University System.7773. Base board of trustees approval of the new program upon778the documentation, data, and other information required in this779paragraph and the factors in subsection (5)(d).780 781The Division of Florida Colleges shall use the documentation,782data, and other information required in this subsection,783including information from the Chancellor of the State784University System, in its compliance review.785(d) The board of trustees of a Florida College System786institution that is exempt from subsection (5) must submit newly787approved programs to the Division of Florida Colleges and SACS788within 30 days after approval.789(e) Within 30 days after receiving the approved790baccalaureate degree program, the Division of Florida Colleges791shall conduct a compliance review and notify the college if the792proposal meets the criteria for implementation based upon the793criteria in paragraphs (5)(d) and (6)(c). If the program fails794to meet the criteria for implementation as determined by the795Division of Florida Colleges, the college may not proceed with796implementation of the program until the State Board of Education797reviews the proposal and the compliance materials and gives its798final approval of the program.799 (6)(7)The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to 800 prescribe format and content requirements and submission 801 procedures for notices of intent, proposals,andalternative 802 proposals, and compliance reviews under subsection (5). 803 Section 14. Present paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (e) of 804 subsection (3) of section 1008.31, Florida Statutes, are 805 redesignated as paragraphs (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively, 806 and a new paragraph (b) is added to that subsection, to read: 807 1008.31 Florida’s K-20 education performance accountability 808 system; legislative intent; mission, goals, and systemwide 809 measures; data quality improvements.— 810 (3) K-20 EDUCATION DATA QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS.—To provide 811 data required to implement education performance accountability 812 measures in state and federal law, the Commissioner of Education 813 shall initiate and maintain strategies to improve data quality 814 and timeliness. All data collected from state universities 815 shall, as determined by the commissioner, be integrated into the 816 K-20 data warehouse. The commissioner shall have unlimited 817 access to such data solely for the purposes of conducting 818 studies, reporting annual and longitudinal student outcomes, and 819 improving college readiness and articulation. All public 820 educational institutions shall provide data to the K-20 data 821 warehouse in a format specified by the commissioner. 822 (b) Colleges and universities eligible to participate in 823 the William L. Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access Grant Program 824 shall report student-level data for each student who receives 825 state funds in a format prescribed by the Department of 826 Education. At a minimum, data shall be annually reported to the 827 department and include retention rates, transfer rates, 828 completion rates, graduation rates, employment and placement 829 rates, and earnings of graduates. 830 Section 15. Section 1008.46, Florida Statutes, is amended 831 to read: 832 1008.46 State university accountability process.—It is the 833 intent of the Legislature that an accountability process be 834 implemented that provides for the systematic, ongoing evaluation 835 of quality and effectiveness of state universities. It is 836 further the intent of the Legislature that this accountability 837 process monitor performance at the system level in each of the 838 major areas of instruction, research, and public service, while 839 recognizing the differing missions of each of the state 840 universities. The accountability process shall provide for the 841 adoption of systemwide performance standards and performance 842 goals for each standard identified through a collaborative 843 effort involving state universities, the Board of Governors, the 844 Legislature, and the Governor’s Office, consistent with the 845 requirements specified in s. 1001.706. These standards and goals 846 shall be consistent with s. 216.011(1) to maintain congruity 847 with the performance-based budgeting process. This process 848 requires that university accountability reports reflect measures 849 defined through performance-based budgeting. The performance 850 based budgeting measures must also reflect the elements of 851 teaching, research, and service inherent in the missions of the 852 state universities. 853 (1) By December 31 of each year, the Board of Governors 854 shall submit an annual accountability report providing 855 information on the implementation of performance standards, 856 actions taken to improve university achievement of performance 857 goals, the achievement of performance goals during the prior 858 year, and initiatives to be undertaken during the next year. The 859 accountability reports shall be designed in consultation with 860 the Governor’s Office, the Office of Program Policy Analysis and 861 Government Accountability, and the Legislature. 862 (2) The Board of Governors shall recommend in the annual 863 accountability report any appropriate modifications to this 864 section. 865 Section 16. Section 1011.905, Florida Statutes, is created 866 to read: 867 1011.905 Performance funding for state universities.— 868 (1) For the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 fiscal years, the Board 869 of Governors shall review and rank each state university that 870 applies for performance funding based on the following formula: 871 (a) Twenty-five percent of a state university’s score shall 872 be based on the percentage of employed graduates who have earned 873 degrees in the following programs: 874 1. Computer and information science; 875 2. Computer engineering; 876 3. Information systems technology; 877 4. Information technology; and 878 5. Management information systems. 879 (b) Twenty-five percent of a state university’s score shall 880 be based on the percentage of graduates who earned baccalaureate 881 degrees in the programs in paragraph (a) and who earned industry 882 certifications in a related field from a Florida College System 883 institution or state university prior to graduation. 884 (c) Fifty percent of a state university’s score shall be 885 based on factors determined by the Board of Governors which 886 relate to increasing the probability that graduates who have 887 earned degrees in the programs described in paragraph (a) will 888 be employed in high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand 889 employment. 890 (2) The submission from a state university that has the 891 highest score shall be ranked first, with each remaining 892 submission from a state university ranked sequentially by score. 893 (3)(a) Each year, the Board of Governors shall award up to 894 $15 million to the highest-ranked state universities from funds 895 appropriated for the purposes in this section and as specified 896 in the General Appropriations Act. The award per state 897 university shall be a minimum of 25 percent of the total amount 898 appropriated pursuant to this section. 899 (b) The funds shall be awarded to the department of the 900 state university which offers the degrees described in paragraph 901 (1)(a). 902 (c) The funds may not be used to supplant funding for the 903 degree programs described in paragraph (1)(a). 904 (4) By December 31, 2012, and each year thereafter, the 905 Board of Governors shall submit a report containing the rankings 906 and award distributions to the Governor, the President of the 907 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 908 Section 17. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.