1004.01 Statement of purpose and mission.— (1) The Legislature finds it in the public interest to provide a system of postsecondary education which is of the highest possible quality; which enables all students to participate in the search for knowledge and individual development; which stresses undergraduate teaching as its main priority; which offers selected professional, graduate, and […]
1004.013 SAIL to 60 Initiative.— (1) The Strengthening Alignment between Industry and Learning (SAIL) to 60 Initiative is created to increase to 60 percent the percentage of working-age adults in this state with a high-value postsecondary certificate, degree, or training experience by 2030. (2) The State Board of Education and the Board of Governors shall work collaboratively to, […]
1004.015 Florida Talent Development Council.— (1) The Florida Talent Development Council is created for the purpose of developing a coordinated, data-driven, statewide approach to meeting Florida’s needs for a 21st century workforce that employers and educators use as part of Florida’s talent supply system. (2) Members of the council shall include: (a) One member, appointed by the Governor, to […]
1004.02 Definitions.—As used in this chapter: (1) “Adult basic education” means courses of instruction designed to improve the employability of the state’s workforce through instruction in mathematics, reading, language, and workforce readiness skills at grade level equivalency 0-8.9. (2) “Adult ESOL” or “adult ESL” means noncredit English literacy courses designed to improve the employability of the state’s workforce […]
1004.03 Program approval.— (1) The Board of Governors shall establish criteria for the review and approval of proposed new programs at state universities to ensure the well-planned development, coordination, and operation of the State University System and to avoid wasteful duplication of facilities or programs. The Board of Governors shall submit an annual report to the President […]
1004.04 Public accountability and state approval for teacher preparation programs.— (1) INTENT.— (a) The Legislature recognizes that effective teachers make an important contribution to a system that allows students to obtain a high-quality education. (b) The intent of the Legislature is to require the State Board of Education to maintain a system for development and approval of teacher preparation […]
1004.055 Security of data and information technology in state postsecondary education institutions.— (1) All of the following data or information from technology systems owned, under contract, or maintained by a state university or a Florida College System institution is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution: (a) Records held by […]
1004.06 Prohibited expenditures.—No Florida College System institution, state university, Florida College System institution direct-support organization, or state university direct-support organization shall expend any funds, regardless of source, to purchase membership in, or goods and services from, any organization that discriminates on the basis of race, national origin, gender, or religion. History.—s. 164, ch. 2002-387; s. 43, […]
1004.07 Student withdrawal from courses due to military service; effect.— (1) Each district school board, Florida College System institution board of trustees, and state university board of trustees shall establish policies regarding currently enrolled students who are called to, or enlist in, active military service. (2) Such policies shall provide that any student enrolled in a postsecondary course […]
1004.075 Priority course registration for veterans.—Each Florida College System institution and state university that offers priority course registration for a segment of the student population, or upon implementation of priority course registration for a segment of the student population, shall provide priority course registration for each veteran of the United States Armed Forces who is receiving […]
1004.08 Patient safety instructional requirements.—Each public school, college, and university that offers degrees in medicine, nursing, or allied health shall include in the curricula applicable to such degrees material on patient safety, including patient safety improvement. Materials shall include, but need not be limited to, effective communication and teamwork; epidemiology of patient injuries and medical errors; […]
1004.082 Talent retention programs.—The Chancellor of the State University System shall cooperate with the Commissioner of Education to support talent retention programs that encourage middle school and high school students who indicate an interest in or aptitude for physics or mathematics to continue their education at a state university that has excellent departments in selected fields. […]
1004.084 College affordability.— (1) The Board of Governors and the State Board of Education shall annually identify strategies to promote college affordability for all Floridians by evaluating, at a minimum, the impact of: (a) Tuition and fees on undergraduate, graduate, and professional students at public colleges and universities and graduate assistants employed by public universities. (b) Federal, state, and […]
1004.085 Textbook and instructional materials affordability and transparency.— (1) As used in this section, the term “instructional materials” means educational materials for use within a course which may be available in printed or digital format. (2) An employee of a Florida College System institution or state university may not demand or receive any payment, loan, subscription, advance, deposit […]
1004.095 Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; military recruiters; access to Florida College System institution and state university campuses.— (1) A Florida College System institution or state university may not ban any branch of the United States Armed Forces from establishing, maintaining, or operating a unit of the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at the college or university. […]
1004.096 Postsecondary credit for military training and education courses.— (1) In consultation with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and the State Board of Education shall adopt rules that create a process that enables eligible servicemembers or veterans of the United States Armed Forces to earn uniform postsecondary credit across all […]
1004.0961 Credit for online courses.—Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, the State Board of Education shall adopt rules and the Board of Governors shall adopt regulations that enable students to earn academic credit for online courses, including massive open online courses, before initial enrollment at a postsecondary institution. The rules of the State Board of Education […]
1004.0962 Campus emergency response of a public postsecondary educational institution; public records exemption; public meetings exemption.— (1) As used in this section, the term “campus emergency response” means a public postsecondary educational institution’s response to or plan for responding to an act of terrorism, as defined by s. 775.30, or other public safety crisis or emergency, and […]
1004.097 Free expression on campus.— (1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Campus Free Expression Act.” (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: (a) “Commercial speech” means speech in which the individual is engaged in commerce, the intended audience is commercial or actual or potential consumers, and the content of the message is commercial. (b) “Free-speech zone” […]
1004.098 Applicants for president of a state university or Florida College System institution; public records exemption; public meetings exemption.— (1)(a) Any personal identifying information of an applicant for president of a state university or a Florida College System institution held by a state university or a Florida College System institution is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) […]
