Legal Resources

Florida Sunshine Act

The Florida Sunshine Law is a series of laws designed to guarantee that the public has access to the public records of governmental bodies in Florida. The law was first enacted in 1995. Click on this click to view more information on the Florida Sunshine Act (PDF)

Clery Act

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act or Clery Act, signed in 1990, is a federal statute codified at 20 U.S.C. § 1092(f), with implementing regulations in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations at 34 C.F.R. 668.46. Click on this click to view more information on the Clery Act (PDF)

Florida State Statutes

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a state, city or country. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. Florida State Statutes

Commission on Ethics

Each year, the Commission makes recommendations for legislation in an effort to improve Florida's Code of Ethics and its enforcement. View the 2016 Legislative Recommendations (PDF) that were adopted by the Commission at its September 2015 meeting.

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Florida Department of Education, Divisions of Florida Colleges

Florida's colleges remain the primary point of access to higher education in Florida, with 65 percent of the state's high school graduates pursuing postsecondary education beginning at a Florida college, and 82 percent of freshman and sophomore minority students in public higher education attending one of Florida's 28 colleges. Click on this click to view more information on the Florida Department of Education, Divisions of Florida Colleges

Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are "eligible students." Click on this click to view more information on the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)

Use of Motor Vehicles Q & A

What coverage is provided under the college insurance program when an employee is driving a college owned automobile in the scope of employment of the college? Find Out this and More, by clicking on this link for the Use of Motor Vehicles Q and A (PDF)