Florida Board of Governors

The Florida Board of Governors was created in 2002 by the passage of a constitutional amendment, which went into effect in 2003. By an unprecedented vote, a 17-member board was established to serve as the statewide governing body for the State University System of Florida, which includes all public universities in the state of Florida. Members are appointed by the Governor. Its predecessor, the Florida Board of Regents, was abolished by an act of the Florida Legislature that was signed into law by Governor Jeb Bush on July 1, 2001. A statewide board of education, also appointed by the governor, oversaw kindergarten through higher education, but focused mostly on K-12 education and community colleges. Bob Graham, a United States Senator from Florida, objected to the abolition of the statewide higher education body (Board of Regents), 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, as part of the Florida Constitution, cannot be abolished without another constitutional amendment.
The Florida Board of Governors has seventeen members, including fourteen voting members appointed by the governor, as well as, the Florida Commissioner of Education, the Chair of the Advisory Council of Faculty Senates, and the President of the Florida Student Association.
During the Fall 2008 academic year the State University System enrolled 301,135 total students. In total 245,960 undergraduates, and 55,175 graduate and professional students.^{[1]READ MORE AND APPLY}

Contents [hide] 1 Current members 2 University, location, date established 3 Tuition differential 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Current members

State University System of Florida Member Institutions

Governors

Ava L. Parker, Exp. 2012 (Chair) John Barnes, Exp., 2010 (FSA) Judith L. Solano, Exp. 2010 (ACFS) Ann W. Duncan, Exp. 2012 J. Stanley Marshall, Exp. 2012 Frank Martin, Exp. 2012 Tico Perez, Exp. 2013 Gus A. Stavros, Exp. 2013 Charles B. Edwards, Exp. 2013 John W. Temple, Exp. 2013 Norman D. Tripp, Exp. 2013 Patricia Frost, Exp. 2017 Richard A. Beard III, Exp. 2017 Morteza Hosseini, Exp. 2017 John Rood, Exp. 2017 Dean Colson, Exp. 2017 Eric J. Smith, Exp. N/A (Education Commissioner)

[edit] University, location, date established

The Board oversees the following universities:

University	Location	Established	Endowment as of 2008	Campus Area (acres)	Kiplinger's Top 100 Values	Enrollment as of 2008[2]
Florida A&M University	Tallahassee, Florida	1887	$119 million	419	N/A	11,567
Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, Florida	1961	$182 million[3]	850	N/A	26,525
Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers, Florida	1991	$39 million	760	N/A	9,387
Florida International University	Miami, Florida	1965	$97 million[4]	573	N/A	38,614
Florida State University	Tallahassee, Florida	1851	$570 million[5]	1,200	17th overall in the United States	41,002
New College of Florida	Sarasota, Florida	1960	$33 million[6]	144	8th overall in the United States	769
University of Central Florida	Orlando, Florida	1963	$114 million[7]	1,415	42nd overall in the United States	48,699
University of Florida	Gainesville, Florida	1853	$1.25 billion[8]	2,000	2nd overall in the United States	52,084
University of North Florida	Jacksonville, Florida	1969	$95 million[9]	1,300	N/A	16,570
University of South Florida	Tampa, Florida	1956	$360 million[10]	1,913	75th overall in the United States	45,524
University of West Florida	Pensacola, Florida	1963	$61 million[11]	1,600	N/A	10,394

[edit] Tuition differential

During Florida's 2007 Legislative Session, Governor Charlie Crist signed into law SB-1710 which allowed the Florida Board of Governors to charge Tuition Differential of 40% above and beyond the regular in-state undergraduate tuition rates for the University of Florida and Florida State University. In addition the University of South Florida was allowed to raise its rates 30% above and beyond the regular in-state undergraduate tuition charges. This was allowed because these three institutions reached Research Flagship benchmarks that the other universities in the State University System could not achieve.^[12]
In 2008, in lieu of receiving increased research funding in excess of $100 million, the Tuition Differential was allowed to now include the University of Central Florida and Florida International University. These two institutions were allowed to raise their in-state undergraduate tuition rate 30% above and beyond the regular tuition rates. This legislation ultimately created a multi-tier system for higher education in Florida's State University System.^[13]
In 2009, Governor Charlie Crist and the Florida Legislature passed an even broader tuition differential for all of the institutions within the State University System of Florida. The new provision allows for a 15 percent annually tuition increase for in-state undergraduate tuition until they reach the national average.^[14][15] Governor Crist signed off on the legislation on June 1, 2009.^[16]
The expanded tuition differential is not covered by the Bright Futures Scholarship Program, and the stipulation states that 30 percent of the added revenue must go to need-based student financial aid.^[17] This legislation was passed due to severe budget restrains caused by the Florida economy.^[18]