Change in the annual submission of required Financial Reports from DOE to BOG; State Universities Audit Council: Report on Best Practices for Audit Committees and Internal Auditors; 2005-06 Update on Completed Financial Statement Audits; Discussion ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Board of Education

The public is invited to Committee meetings and the regular meeting of the Board of Governors of the State University System of Florida. The following Committees will meet: Audit, Economic Development, and Academic Affairs/ Strategic Planning. The regular meeting of the Board will follow.

DATE AND TIME: March 29, 2007, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

PLACE: Smathers Library East, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Change in the annual submission of required Financial Reports from DOE to BOG; State Universities Audit Council: Report on Best Practices for Audit Committees and Internal Auditors; 2005-06 Update on Completed Financial Statement Audits; Discussion of performance measures: Targeted degrees; Compilation of doctoral degrees; Final action on Regulations: Academic Program Authorization, Academic Program Termination, Limited Access, Exception to the 120 Credit Hour Requirement for Baccalaureate Programs, Academic Program Review, Academic Learning Compacts; Review Regulations proposed for Notice; Approve degree programs: DPT at FIU, UCF, UNF, and the DNP at UNF; Discussion of Limited Access Programs; Status Report on Forward by Design project; Approve debt management policies for UWF, FSU, NC, UNF, and FAMU; Authorize release of funds from University Concurrency Trust Fund, FAMU; 2008-09 Fixed Capital Outlay and Operating Budget Guidelines; Amend 2007-08 Fixed Capital Outlay Legislative Budget Request; Approve Operating Budgets for Auxiliary Facilities with Bond Covenants requiring Approval; Consideration of acquisition/ construction of a statewide Coastal Ocean Research Vessel for the Florida Institute of Oceanography; Discussion of Medical Education, including LCME accreditation and update on UCF and FIU new medical schools; Ratification of the appointment of a new President, FAMU; Best Practices report from the Council of Administrative and Financial Affairs; Legislative Report; Update on lawsuit, Floridians for Constitutional Integrity, Inc., et al.; action items brought forward from Board Committees; and other matters pertaining to the Board of Governors.

Copies of the agendas may be obtained from: Board of Governors website http://www.flbog.org.

Persons with disabilities who require assistance to participate in the meeting are requested to notify the Office of Access and Equity, [phone] (Voice), at least 7 days in advance, so that their needs can be accommodated.