Bill Text: FL S7042 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: State University Facility Designations
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Failed) 2020-03-14 - Died in Rules [S7042 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S7042-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2020 SB 7042 By the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability 585-02434-20 20207042__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to state university facility 3 designations; amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; requiring 4 the Board of Governors to adopt regulations regarding 5 the naming or renaming of state university facilities; 6 specifying elements that must be addressed in the 7 naming or renaming process; providing applicability; 8 defining the term “facility”; amending s. 1013.79, 9 F.S.; deleting a prohibition against the naming of 10 facilities in a certain manner; repealing chapter 73 11 370, Laws of Florida, relating to the designation of a 12 Florida State University facility; providing 13 legislative intent; amending s. 267.062, F.S.; 14 conforming a cross-reference; providing effective 15 dates. 16 17 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 18 19 Section 1. Effective July 1, 2020, paragraph (i) is added 20 to subsection (7) of section 1001.706, Florida Statutes, to 21 read: 22 1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors.— 23 (7) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO PROPERTY.— 24 (i)1. The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations 25 governing the naming or renaming of any facility. Such 26 regulations must specify the procedural requirements regarding 27 transparency, public engagement, gift-related considerations, 28 approval, and other transparency and accountability requirements 29 deemed appropriate by the Board of Governors, and the respective 30 responsibilities of the Board of Governors, state university 31 boards of trustees, and university presidents. 32 2. The regulations adopted pursuant to this paragraph apply 33 when the Board of Governors or a state university seeks to 34 initially name a facility or seeks to rename or remove the name 35 of a facility previously designated in a law that was 36 subsequently repealed by the Legislature. 37 3. If a state university seeks to rename or remove the name 38 of a facility previously designated in a law, the state 39 university must comply fully with the regulations adopted 40 pursuant to this paragraph before seeking legislative action to 41 repeal the law that designated the name of the facility. Actions 42 by the state university to rename or remove the name of a 43 facility in these instances must be contingent upon such 44 legislative action. 45 4. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “facility” 46 means a building, road, bridge, park, recreational complex, or 47 another similar resource used by a state university and situated 48 on real property the title of which is vested in the Board of 49 Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund or for which 50 funds were appropriated by the Legislature to acquire or to make 51 improvements thereon. 52 Section 2. Effective July 1, 2020, subsection (11) of 53 section 1013.79, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 54 1013.79 University Facility Enhancement Challenge Grant 55 Program.— 56 (11) The surveys, architectural plans, facility, and 57 equipment shall be the property of the State of Florida. A 58 facility constructed pursuant to this section may be named in 59 honor of a donor at the option of the university and the Board 60 of Governors.No facility shall be named after a living person61without prior approval by the Legislature.62 Section 3. Chapter 73-370, Laws of Florida, is repealed. 63 Section 4. The Legislature intends that the repeal of 64 chapter 73-370, Laws of Florida, by this act does not constitute 65 a legislative position regarding the ultimate disposition of the 66 original designation of the facility. Rather, the Legislature 67 recognizes the Florida State University’s transparent, 68 collaborative, and thorough review process, which resulted in 69 the recommendation by the President’s Advisory Panel on 70 University Namings and Recognitions which precipitated this 71 repeal, and further intends that the Florida State University is 72 solely responsible for faithful implementation of the panel’s 73 recommendations regarding this issue. 74 Section 5. Effective July 1, 2020, subsection (3) of 75 section 267.062, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 76 267.062 Naming of state buildings and other facilities.— 77 (3) Notwithstandingthe provisions ofsubsection (1)or s.781013.79(11), any state building, road, bridge, park, 79 recreational complex, or other similar facility of a state 80 university may be named for a living personby the university81board of trusteesin accordance with regulations adopted by the 82 Board of Governors of the State University System. 83 Section 6. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 84 act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law.