(1) PURPOSE.—The State University Professional and Graduate Degree Excellence Program is established to fund and support the efforts of state universities to enhance the quality and excellence of professional and graduate schools and degree programs in medicine, law, and business and expand the economic impact of state universities.
(2) INVESTMENTS.—Quality improvement efforts may include, but are not limited to, targeted investments in faculty, students, research, infrastructure, and other strategic endeavors to elevate the national and global prominence of state university medicine, law, and graduate-level business programs.
(3) FUNDING AND USE.—Funding for the program shall be as provided by the Legislature. Each state university shall use the funds only for the purpose and investments authorized under this section. These funds may not be used to construct buildings.
(4) ACCOUNTABILITY.—By March 15 of each year, the Board of Governors shall provide to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a report summarizing information from the universities in the State University System, including, but not limited to:
(a) Specific expenditure information as it relates to the investments identified in subsection (2).
(b) The impact of those investments in elevating the national and global prominence of the state university medicine, law, and graduate-level business programs, specifically relating to:
1. The first-time pass rate on the United States Medical Licensing Examination;
2. The first-time pass rate on The Florida Bar Examination;
3. The percentage of graduates enrolled or employed at a wage threshold that reflects the added value of a graduate-level business degree;
4. The advancement in the rankings of the state university medicine, law, and graduate-level programs in well-known and highly respected national graduate-level university rankings, including, but not limited to, the U.S. News and World Report rankings, which reflect national preeminence, using the most recent rankings; and
5. The added economic benefit of the universities to the state.
History.—s. 13, ch. 2018-4.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code
Chapter 1004 - Public Postsecondary Education
Part II - State Universities (Ss. 1004.22-1004.64991)
Subpart B - Branch Campuses, Centers,Institutes, and Special Programs
1004.341 - University of South Florida branch campuses.
1004.344 - The Florida Center for the Partnerships for Arts Integrated Teaching.
1004.345 - The Florida Polytechnic University.
1004.3451 - Direct-support organization for Florida Polytechnic University.
1004.346 - Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute.
1004.36 - Florida Atlantic University campuses.
1004.384 - University of Central Florida College of Medicine.
1004.385 - Florida International University College of Medicine.
1004.39 - College of law at Florida International University.
1004.40 - College of law at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.
1004.41 - University of Florida; J. Hillis Miller Health Center.
1004.42 - Florida State University College of Medicine.
1004.43 - H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute.
1004.435 - Cancer control and research.
1004.4351 - Medical marijuana research.
1004.44 - Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute.
1004.441 - Refractory and intractable epilepsy treatment and research.
1004.444 - Florida Center for Cybersecurity.
1004.445 - Johnnie B. Byrd, Sr., Alzheimer’s Center and Research Institute.
1004.447 - Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc.
1004.4471 - Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition; affiliation with other universities.
1004.4473 - Industrial hemp pilot projects.
1004.45 - Ringling Center for Cultural Arts.
1004.46 - Multidisciplinary Center for Affordable Housing.
1004.47 - Research activities relating to solid and hazardous waste management.
1004.48 - Research protocols to determine most appropriate pollutant dispersal agents.
1004.49 - Florida LAKEWATCH Program.
1004.53 - Interdisciplinary Center for Brownfield Rehabilitation Assistance.
1004.55 - Regional autism centers; public record exemptions.
1004.56 - Florida Museum of Natural History; functions.
1004.57 - Vertebrate paleontological sites and remains; legislative intent and state policy.
1004.575 - Program of vertebrate paleontology within Florida Museum of Natural History.
1004.59 - Florida Conflict Resolution Consortium.
1004.60 - Research of Rosewood incident.
1004.615 - Florida Institute for Child Welfare.
1004.635 - State University System Research and Economic Development Investment Program.
1004.645 - Florida Center for Reading Research.
1004.647 - Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center.
1004.648 - Florida Energy Systems Consortium.
1004.649 - Northwest Regional Data Center.
1004.6496 - Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education.
1004.6497 - World Class Faculty and Scholar Program.
1004.6498 - State University Professional and Graduate Degree Excellence Program.
1004.6499 - Florida Institute of Politics.
1004.64991 - The Adam Smith Center for the Study of Economic Freedom.