The Florida Board of Governors was created in 2003 to serve as the statewide governing body for the State University System of Florida, which includes all public universities in the state of Florida and also New College of Florida. Its predecessor, the Florida Board of Regents, was abolished by an act of the Florida state legislature that was signed into law by Governor Jeb Bush on July 1, 2001. Bob Graham, a United States Senator from Florida, objected to the abolition of the statewide body, 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 is now ensconced in the Florida Constitution, and therefore can not be abolished without another constitutional amendment. ^[1] During Florida's 2007 Legislative Session, Governor Charlie Crist signed into law SB-1710 which allowed the Board of Governors to allow Tuition Differential only for the University of Florida, Florida State University, and the University of South Florida (determined by Florida statue 1004.635[2] ). System 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Green Library, Florida International University. ... A public university is an institution of higher education that is funded by public means through a national or regional government. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... New College of Florida is a highly selective public liberal arts college located in Sarasota, Florida. ... The Florida Board of Regents (1965-2001) was for several decades the statewide governing body for the State University System of Florida, which includes all public universities in the state of Florida. ... The Florida Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. ... List of Governors of Florida: Florida Governors Military Government Territorial Government Statehood Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Florida | Government of Florida ... John Ellis Jeb Bush (born February 11, 1953), a Republican, is the forty-third and current Governor of Florida. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Daniel Robert Graham (born November 9, 1936) is an American politician. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... For the town in France, see Ballots, Mayenne. ... The Great Seal of the State of Florida The Florida Constitution is the document that establishes and describes the duties, powers, structure and function of the government of the U.S. state of Florida, and establishes the basic law of the state. ... An amendment is a change to the constitution of a nation or a state. ... Charles Joseph Crist, Jr. ... The University of Florida (commonly referred to as Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, space-grant, research university located in Gainesville, Florida. ... Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU)[5] is a public research university located in Tallahassee, the capital city of Florida. ... The University of South Florida (USF), known within its system as USF Tampa, is a public university system located in Tampa, Florida, USA, with an autonomous campus in St. ...

The Florida Board of Governors has seventeen members, including fourteen members appointed by the governor, the Florida Commissioner of Education, the Chair of the Advisory Council of Faculty Senates, and the President of the Florida Student Association. The Advisory Council of Faculty Senates (ACFS) is a non-partisan statewide organization of university faculty members formed to represent the interests of all faculty members working for the State University System of Florida. ... The Florida Student Association (FSA) is a non-partisan statewide organization of university students formed in 1976 to represent the interests of students of the State University System of Florida. ...

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