Florida Board of Governors
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The Florida Board of Governors was created in 2003 to serve as the statewide governing body for the State University System of Florida, which includes all public universities in the state of Florida and also New College of Florida. Its predecessor, the Florida Board of Regents, was abolished by an act of the Florida State Legislature that was signed into law by Governor Jeb Bush on July 1, 2001. Bob Graham, a United States Senator from Florida, objected to the abolition of the statewide body, and responded by leading a ballot initiative to restore it. This initiative succeeded in creating what is now called the Florida Board of Governors. The Board of Governors is now ensconced in the Florida Constitution, and therefore can not be abolished without another constitutional amendment. [1] During Florida's 2007 Legislative Session, Governor Charlie Crist signed into law SB-1710 which allowed the Board of Governors to allow a tuition differential for the University of Florida, Florida State University, and the University of South Florida. This legislation ultimately created a Tier System for Higher Education in Florida's State University System.[2]
The Florida Board of Governors has seventeen members, including fourteen members appointed by the governor, the Florida Commissioner of Education, the Chair of the Advisory Council of Faculty Senates, and the President of the Florida Student Association.
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The Board oversees the following universities:
- Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida (1887)
- Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida (1961)
- Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida (1991)
- Florida International University, Miami, Florida (1965)
- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida (1851)
- New College of Florida, Sarasota, Florida (2001) (1960 as a private college)
- University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida (1963)
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (1853)
- University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida (1969)
- University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (1956)
- University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida (1963)
[edit] See also
State University System of Florida
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| Preceded by Florida Board of Regents | Governing Body for the State University System of Florida 2003–Present | Succeeded by - |
