- Florida Board of Governors
Infobox University
name=State University System of Florida
_established=1905
type=Public university system| chancellor=Mark B. Rosenberg
city=Tallahassee
state=Florida
country=US
enrollment=301,570 (2008)
campus= 10 Universities, 1 College, and Extensions
website= [http://www.flbog.org/ State University System of Florida]
The Florida Board of Governors was created in
2002 by the passage of a constitutional amendment, which went into effect in 2003. By unprecedented vote, a 17-member board was established to serve as the statewide governing body for theState University System of Florida , which includes allpublic universities in the state ofFlorida . Members are appointed by the Governor. Its predecessor, theFlorida Board of Regents , was abolished by an act of theFlorida State Legislature that was signed into law by GovernorJeb Bush onJuly 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 , aUnited States Senator from Florida, objected to the abolition of the statewide higher education body (Board of Regents), and responded by leading aballot 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 anotherconstitutional amendment . During Florida's 2007 Legislative Session, GovernorCharlie Crist signed into law SB-1710 which allowed the Board of Governors to allow a tuition differential for theUniversity of Florida ,Florida State University , and theUniversity of South Florida .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 theFlorida Student Association .University, location, date established
The Board oversees the following universities:
Current Members of the Board of Governors
ee also
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State University System of Florida
*University Press of Florida References
External links
[http://www.flbog.org/default.asp Florida Board of Governors]
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