UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE:
Where We’ve Been
Where We Are
Where We Need To Be
Where We’ve Been
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1851 Legislature Established 2 Seminaries
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1905 Buckman Act Creates the Board of Control
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1965 Legislature Creates the Board of Regents
As the Statewide Governing Body for Florida’s
Universities
Where We’ve Been
STATE AGENCY STATUS
GOVERNOR & CABINET
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Commissioner of Education
Department of Education
Division of Universities
Key Functions of the Board of Regents
 Adopt
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systemwide strategic plan
Defining institutional missions
 Monitor
and manage access
 Recommend policy to legislature
 Recommend State University System
initiatives to Congress
Key Functions of the Board of Regents
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Student fees
 Tuition levels
 Campus master
plans
 Legislative Budget
Request for SUS
(including PECO)
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Program reviews
 New degree
programs
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Accountability
 Chancellor &
Presidents
 Allocate funds
 System rules
 Operating budgets
 Internal audits
WHERE WE ARE
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1998 Constitutional Amendment 8
Commissioner’s Blue Ribbon
Committee on Education Governance
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Where We Are
2000: HB 2263
“Florida Education Governance
Reorganization Act of 2000”
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Abolished existing system
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Established FBOE – 2003
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Established Commissioner of
Education & other leaders
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Transition Task Force
Where We Are
2000: HB 2263
2001 SB 1162
“Florida Education Governance
Reorganization Act of 2000”
“Florida Education Governance
Reorganization
Implementation Act”
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Abolished existing system
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BOR abolished 7/1/2001
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University Boards of Trustees
Established Commissioner of
Education & other leaders
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FBOE – 7/1/2001
Transition Task Force
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Secretary of Education
Established FBOE – 2003
GOVERNOR
State Board of
Education
Head Educational Officer
Legislature
(Governor & Cabinet)
Transition
Task
Force
Council for
Education Policy
Research &
Improvement
*The BOR dissolved
via Type 2 Transfer 7/1/01
(CEPRI)
(formerly PEPC)
Florida Board
of Education
K-20
Leadership
team includes
Commissioner
and Director
7 members appt’d by
theGovernor
Commissioner of
Education (elected)
Secretary of
Education
(appt’d by Governor)
Education Reorganization
Workgroup.
Will make HR
recommend’ns
Department of Education
Chancellor
Chancellor
Chancellor
Community
Colleges
Public
Schools
Colleges &
Universities
CC District
Boards of
Trustees
CC
President
School
Boards
Superintendent
University
Boards of
Trustees
University
President
Executive
Director of
Independent
Education
Council for
Independent
Education
Office of
Commissioner
(OT, OEF,
OWED, OSFA)
FY 2001-2002 Governance
Type Two Transfer (20.06, F. S.)
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Abolished agency
“. . . the merging into another agency or department of an
existing agency or department with certain identifiable units
or subunits, programs, activities or functions removed
therefrom or abolished.”
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Authority Transfer
“ . . . all statutory powers, duties, and functions, and its
records, personnel, property, and unexpended balances of
appropriations, allocations, or other funds . . .”
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Agency Rules
Unless otherwise provided by law, the administrative rules of
any agency or department involved in the transfer which are
in effect immediately before the transfer remain in effect until
specifically changed in the manner provided by law.”
Key Functions of the Board of Regents
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Student fees
 Tuition levels
 Campus master
plans
 Legislative Budget
Request for SUS
(including PECO)
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Program reviews
 New degree
programs
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Accountability
 Chancellor &
Presidents
 Allocate funds
 System rules
 Operating budgets
 Internal audits
FY 2001-2002 Governance
Florida Board of Education
Must accomplish 4 items this year:
 Adopt
a Budget Request for K-20
 Rewrite the School Code
 Reorganize DOE
 Adopt a Strategic Plan
FY 2001-2002 Governance
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Status of UBOT’s:
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A public body corporate
Sovereign immunity
Civil costs
229.0081(1) “Notwithstanding the provisions of
chapter 240, each university board of trustees is
vested with the authority to govern and set policy
for its university, as necessary to provide proper
governance and improvement of the university in
accordance with law and with rules of the Florida
Board of Education.”
FY 2001-2002 Governance
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Current Powers & Duties of UBOT’s
Policy & Rulemaking Authority – specifics
 May adopt rules and policies consistent with
university mission, law and rules of the FBOE
for the following:
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Selecting President, Fixing Compensation
Evaluation (Chancellor)
Presidential Search Committees (Chancellor; FBOE)
Strategic Planning
Academic Freedom and Responsibility
Institutional Budget Request (Chancellor; FBOE)
Program Approval – undergrad/grad/master’s
Credit and Noncredit Offerings
FY 2001-2002 Governance
 Current
Powers & Duties of UBOT’s
Policy & Rulemaking Authority – specifics
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July 1, 2002 – Set tuition & fees (GAA)
Admission of students (FBOE)
Student Codes of Conduct/Review Committee
FY 2001-2002 Governance
 Current
Powers & Duties of UBOT’s
Policy & Rulemaking Authority – specifics
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Administering Personnel Program
Administering Procurement Program
Real Property
University Property
Direct Support Organizations [501(c)(3)]
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UNF Foundation, Inc.
UNF Training & Services Institute
FY 2001-2002 Governance
Current Powers & Duties of Presidents
Policy & Rulemaking Authority – specifics
 Recommend rules to implement provisions of
law governing the operation & administration
of the university
 Prepare budget request
 Govern admissions
 Approve, execute and administer contracts
FY 2001-2002 Governance
Current Powers & Duties of Presidents
Policy & Rulemaking Authority – specifics
 Custodian of university property
 Internal academic calendar
 Intercollegiate Athletics
 Award degrees
 Organize university
 Internal procedures of Student Government
 Data; Accountability; Strategic Plan
Where We Are
CHAPTER 240
Powers & Duties of BOR
transferred to FBOE
CHAPTER 229
Powers & Duties of UBOT’s &
Presidents
Sections governing universities
School Code
Rewrite Workgroup
2002 Legislative Session
New “Local Governance”
Chapter 230
WHERE WE NEED TO BE
Specific Goals for the 2002
Legislative Session
WHERE WE NEED TO BE
Move to K-12 / Community College
Model of Governance
(Local Control):
1. Move from current status as state
agency
2. Devolve additional powers and duties
to the university boards (from FBOE)
WHERE WE NEED TO BE
Move to K-12 / Community College Model of
Governance (Local Control):
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Budgeting & Financial Management
(Operating Outside of the State Treasury)
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Lump sum budgeting
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Salary rate control
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Mandatory carry forward authority
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Financial management systems
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Local Funds
WHERE WE NEED TO BE
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Status as Employer
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Tuition Flexibility / Waiver Authority
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Classification & pay plan
Collective bargaining
Customized benefit programs
Authority to adjust tuition within a range
Construction Management
 Bonding Authority
 Consortia Opportunities
2002 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
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School Code Rewrite Package
 November
2001
Session begins January 22, 2002
 House of Representatives: Proposed
bill: Council for Lifelong Learning
 Senate: No decisions made yet;
reviewing sunset and repealed portions
of the law.
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