Michelle Salzman Higher Education Bill Strongly Opposed By DeSantis Overwhelmingly Approved By House : NorthEscambia.com

Michelle Salzman Higher Education Bill Strongly Opposed By DeSantis Overwhelmingly Approved By House : NorthEscambia.com

The Rep. Michelle Salzman bill strongly opposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday was overwhelmingly passed by the Florida House on Wednesday. The House approved the bill on a 104-8 vote. HB 1321 repeals a 2002 law that created public records exemptions for choosing university presidents and puts the process back into the sunshine under Florida [...]

Florida House Passes Bill Overhauling University President Searches, Defying DeSantis

The Florida House on Wednesday passed legislation that would overhaul how public college and university presidents are selected, curbing the influence of state officials and ending confidentiality in the search process. The bill, approved 104-8, would repeal a 2022 law that shielded presidential applicants’ identities from public disclosure. It requires full transparency in searches and bars public officers, including the governor, from discussi…

House passes university presidential search bill awaiting governor’s veto pen

Former University of Florida President Ben Sasse via screenshot from Florida Channel. The product of a secret search, he lasted for less than one year.In the face of a threatened veto from Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Florida House passed a bill Wednesday with widespread member support that would reopen presidential searches to public scrutiny.  Representatives voted 104-8 on HB 1321, introduced by Rep. Michelle Salzman and decried by DeSantis, which …

Bill to make university presidential searches public passes Florida House

A bill bringing more transparency to university presidential searches passed overwhelmingly in the Florida House Wednesday.  The bill’s sponsor says it’s meant to bring more transparency to a search process she says creates distrust.  House Bill 1321 would remove the public records exemption for applicants to be president of Florida’s public colleges and universities.  Republican Representative Michelle Salzaman sponsored the bill. “They put the…