daytona state college district board of trustees 2011 legislative sesssion summary sharon crow, vice...

DAYTONA STATE COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES

2011 LEGISLATIVE SESSSION SUMMARYSHARON CROW, VICE PRESIDENT, GOVERNMENTAL

RELATIONS

2011 LEGISLATIVE SESSION SUMMARY

OPERATING BUDGET

Category 2010-11 2011-12 Difference

State Funds

Total Recurring 48,185,680 47,759,287 ( 426,396)

Fed. Stimulus & Non-Rec. 4,366,214 1,000,000 (3,366,214) Total 52,551,894 48,759,287 (3,792,607) or,

-7.22 %*

*Rounded


OTHER FUNDINGCategory 2010-11 2011-12 Difference

Lottery* 6,072,583 6,289,087 216,504

Adults w/Disabilities 249,063 200,000 (49,063)WDSC 434,837 307,447 (434,837)

*Included in previous slide total state funds


TUITION & FEE PROPOSAL• Legislative authority to increase tuition by 8%• Legislative authority to charge $30 per term

for adult education programs ($90 out-of-state)– These fees can only be spent on adult education

programs– No discretionary fees are authorized for adult

education


PUBLIC EDUCATION/CAPITAL OUTLAY(PECO)

PROJECT FUNDED BY LEGISLATURE

Status

Gen. Ren/Rem $1,032,459 Funded

Remodel NJC $7,800,000 Vetoed

Remodel B220 w/addition

$2,400,000 Vetoed

Thermal Storage $3,012,000 Vetoed


Other “Implementing”, “Proviso” or “Conforming” Issues

• Requirement for a space utilization study in “off hours”.

• Boards must provide written notification to the Governor, Senate President and House Speaker if any program or project is reduced by more than 10% during FY 2011-12.

• Requires the Council of Presidents to recommend a facilities funding formula by December 31, 2011.


“Implementing”, “Proviso”, “Conforming” (cont’d)

• Temporary suspension of Matching Funds programs.

• Reduced state funding for salaries above $200,000 for one year.


BRIGHT FUTURES AWARD AMOUNTS

Category Florida Colleges (FCS)

Upper Division FCS

4-year Institutions

Academic Scholars

$62 per credit hour

$70 per credit hour

$101 per credit hour

Medallion Scholars

$62 per credit hour

$52 per credit hour

$76 per credit hour

Gold Seal Vocational

$47 per credit hour

$52 per credit hour

$76 per credit hour

Additional stipend for Top Scholars shall be $43 per credit hour.


SUBSTANTIVE BILLSPASSED

• HB 7151 – Higher Education– Removes references to CLAST test– Provides that Boards of Trustees may ask the

Commissioner of Education to authorize the investigation of a college president.

– Codifies Articulation Coordinating Council


• HB 7151 (continued)– Higher Education Coordinating Council• Recommendations regarding

– Core missions of public and non-public postsecondary institutions related to access and economic development

– Performance outputs and outcomes measures; allow for comparisons to other states

– Articulation polices– Plan for aligning workforce programs and data in school

district Career Technical Centers with Florida College workforce programs


• SB 2100 – Florida Retirement System– Beginning July 1, 2011, requires each FRS

employee to contribute 3%; does not apply to DROP participants

– Average Final Compensation (AFC) definition changed to highest 8 fiscal years of compensation for creditable service for new employees, July 1, 2011

– Employees enrolled prior to July 1, 2011 continue to have AFC at 5 fiscal years of compensation.


• SB 2100 (continued)– New employees on or after July 1, 2011 will vest upon

completion of 8 years of creditable service in the FRS defined benefit (newly named Pension Plan) plan.• Existing employees vesting will remain at 6 years.

– New employees on or after July 1, 2011 will vest fully and immediately in all employee contributions in the FRS defined contribution plan.• Vesting in employer contribution upon completion of 1

year under this plan


• SB 2100– Retirement Age• Employees enrolled on or after July 1, 2011, the normal

retirement age and years of service increase as follows:

Enrolled prior to July 1, 2011

Enrolled July 1, 2011 or later

Special Risk Age 5525 years

Age 6030 years

All Other Classes Age 6230 years

Age 6533 years


• SB 2100 (continued)– Continues DROP but new enrollees on or after July 1,

2011 will earn 1.3% guaranteed return rather than the current 6.5% which DROP participants enrolled prior to July 1, 2011 will continue to earn.

– COLA • Eliminates accrual for service earned on or after July 1,

2011.• Current employees will continue to earn the COLA they

have gained prior to July 1, 2011

– Health Insurance Subsidy – no changes


• SB 2120 – K-12 Education Issues– Summary for the Board will be provided if requested

• HB 331 – Revises Fire Safety in higher education buildings; removes duplicative reporting.

• SB 1546 – Charter Schools– Summary for the Board will be provided if requested

• HB 7197 Digital Learning (High School)– Summary for the Board will be provided if requested


• HB 1255 – Educational Accountability– Numerous school district provisions; summary to

be provided to Board upon request– Eliminates the requirement for the Education

Commissioner to review annual operating budgets presented by District Boards of Trustees

– Revises provisions relating to general requirements for high school graduation and provides that a high school student may be exempt from reading remediation under certain circumstances


• HB 1255 (continued)– Requires all high school students to be evaluated for

remediation needed prior to high school graduation; these students may not be retested when entering a Florida College.

– Specifies parental consent for accelerated learning course enrollment.

• SB 2096– Clarifies transparency requirements for educational

institutions


• SB 88 – Public employee bonuses or severance pay– Amends current statute to prohibit extra compensation

claims for public employees to include “bonuses” and “severance” pay.

– Requires that any policy or procedure developmed to implement a bonus or severance scheme must:• Base the award of a bonus on work performance• Describe standards/evaluation for bonus to be paid• Notify all employees of the policy at the beginning of the

evaluation period• Consider all employees for the bonus


• SB 88 (continued)– Requires that any new or renewed contract entered into after

July 1, 2011 that includes provisions for severance, must include the following:• A requirement that severance pay may not exceed an amount greater

than 20 weeks of compensation• A prohibition of provision of severance when the employ has been

fired for misconduct

– After July 1, 2011, allows employees to receive severance pay where not provided for by contract, of up to 6 weeks, provided it is paid in settlement of an employment dispute and no settlement agreement may be held confidential. (clarifies that this does not create and entitlement to severance pay)


• SB 88 (continued)– Defines severance pay as the actual or

constructive compensation, including salary, benefits, or prerequisites for employment services yet to be rendered which is provided to an employee who has recently or is about to be terminated.


• HB 7005 – Unemployment compensation– Benefits• Allows a maximum of 23 weeks for unemployment

benefits earned only if the jobless rate reaches 10.5% or higher• Minimum of 12 weeks if the unemployment rate is 5%

or lower• Projected to save employers $18 per employee in

unemployment taxes


• SB 234 Open Carry Weapons– As originally filed, would have provided that a person who

holds a valid concealed weapon or firearm license could carry a weapon or firearm openly, including within a career center, a college or university, and nonpublic elementary of secondary school facilities. This was amended out.

– Provides that a person who holds a permit as listed above may carry openly on any public property and when, permissible, on private property as well. • The weapon may be briefly, accidently displayed but not in a

threatening or angry manner.


• HB 599 – Florida Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds– Makes Florida’s not-for-profit law consistent with

national standards for the management of endowment funds (already adopted in 47 other states)

– Applies to all charitable institutions– Expands types of assets that can be in the

organization’s portfolio


• HB 599 (continued)– Allows pooling of funds for purposes of managing

and investing– Delineates factors to be considered prior to

expenditure of funds– Provides new procedures for releasing restrictions

on small institutional funds– Provides for modification of restrictions on the use

of endowment funds


SUBSTANTIVE BILLSFAILED

• HB 7193 – Tenure Bill– Would have eliminated tenure and multi-year

contracts for Florida College faculty and staff– Would have required one year probationary

contract for all newly employed faculty and staff and allowed annual contracts after successful probation


• HB 523 – Capital Improvement Fee– Would have allowed colleges that have less than

65% of space needs met the ability to raise the capital improvement fee to 20%.• Fee would be collected up to 5 years• Funds exceeding 5% of the tuition for students could

not be bonded


• HB 5005/5007 Deregulation of professions– Would have eliminated licensure requirements for

several professions for which educational institutions provide training• Major concern to students and faculty in these

professions• Reduced some continuing education requirements

• SB 386 Buy Florida Procurement Act– Would have given preference to Florida businesses


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