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House panel supports making university presidential searches more transparent

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A Republican-led effort to take back some of the power from Gov. Ron DeSantis after several of his allies landed presidential university jobs is moving through the House. A bill sponsored by Rep. Michelle Salzman to add more transparency to the university presidential search process cleared the House Education Administration Subcommittee with bipartisan support in a 15-0 vote. Salzman’s legislation (HB 1321) would overturn a 2022 law that made t…

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House Panel Advances Bill to Repeal Confidentiality in University Presidential Searches

A Florida House panel on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill to repeal a law that keeps the identities of applicants in presidential searches at state universities and colleges confidential. HB 1321, sponsored by Rep. Michelle Salzman, would eliminate a 2022 exemption to Florida’s public-records and public-meetings laws, which allows the names of presidential applicants to remain private until finalists are selected. The bill, advanced by the …

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House panel supports making university presidential searches more transparent

A Republican-led effort to take back some of the power from Gov. Ron DeSantis after several of his allies landed presidential university jobs is moving through the House. A bill sponsored by Rep. Michelle Salzman to add more transparency to the university presidential search process cleared the House Education Administration Subcommittee with bipartisan support in a 15-0 vote. Salzman’s legislation (HB 1321) would overturn a 2022 law that made t…

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Bringing university president searches out of dark gets unanimous committee OK • Florida Phoenix

Aerial view of the University of Florida campus in Gainesville. (Photo courtesy Dylan Taylor/University of Florida)A measure to lessen gubernatorial influence over university presidential searches received unanimous support in its first committee stop Wednesday. HB 1321 and SB 1726, introduced by Republicans Rep. Michelle Salzman and Sen. Alexis Calatayud, would return the selection process for university and college presidents to more public sc…

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Salzman: Transparency in University Presidential Searches - Rick's Blog

State Rep Michelle Salzman’s bill (HB 1321) to reverse the confidentiality surrounding university presidential searches in Florida gained unanimous approval Wednesday from the House Education Administration Subcommittee. The legislation aims to increase transparency in the selection process for university presidents. The bill would repeal a 2022 law that kept presidential applicants' identities confidential until they

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Lawmakers seek ‘transparency’ in higher ed searches

TALLAHASSEE — With state universities and colleges continuing to see turnover of presidents, a House panel Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would repeal a law shielding information about presidential […] The post Lawmakers seek ‘transparency’ in higher ed searches appeared first on Ocala Gazette.

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Lawmakers Seek 'Transparency' in Higher Ed Searches

TALLAHASSEE — With state universities and colleges continuing to see turnover of presidents, a House panel Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would repeal a law shielding information about presidential candidates from public disclosure.

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News Service of Florida broke the news in Tallahassee, United States on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
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