Site Determined Baccalaureate Access

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
6A-14.095: Site Determined Baccalaureate Access

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 38 No. 25, June 22, 2012 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

Form BAAC-01, Baccalaureate Proposal Approval Application is being amended to remove reference to Section 1007.33(6), Florida Statutes, deleted by HB 7135 during the 2012 legislative session.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

A.  PLANNING PROCESS

1. Internal Process and Meetings (Limit 800 words)

2. External Process and Meetings (Limit 1200 words)

The college must engage in discussions and coordination with public universities and regionally accredited private postsecondary institutions, as outlined in the section 1007.33, Florida Statutes (5)(a). of statute below. The proposal must provide evidence of these discussions and coordination.

Section 1007.33, Florida Statutes (6)(c) requires that prior to developing or proposing a new baccalaureate degree program, all Florida colleges…shall:

1. Engage in need, demand, and impact discussions with the state university in their service district and other local and regional, accredited postsecondary providers in their region.

2. Send documentation, data, and other information from the discussions regarding program need, demand, and impact to the college’s board of trustees, the Division of Florida Colleges, and the Chancellor of the State University System.

3. Base board of trustees approval of the new program upon the documentation, data, and other information described in this paragraph.