{"id":10511,"date":"2017-03-17T22:14:14","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T02:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=10511"},"modified":"2021-03-09T12:58:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T17:58:27","slug":"senate-bill-2-mean-less-funding-mdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/senate-bill-2-mean-less-funding-mdc\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Bill 2 Could Mean Less Funding For MDC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miami Dade College fears a fast-moving higher education bill, up for a vote during this year\u2019s current legislative session in Tallahassee, will harm students and the school\u2019s funding.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough most of the bill is good, there [are] a few parts to the bill that will have a drastic effect on everybody on the whole statewide, first-time, full-time college students getting their associate\u2019s in arts degrees,\u201d said David Marin, a college governmental affairs officer. \u201cSo if you don\u2019t speak up now, it’s a negative effect for the students that \u00a0come after you.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

The Florida Excellence in Higher Education Act of 2017<\/span><\/strong><\/a> is a priority for Senate President Joe Negron. It passed on the State Senate floor on March 9\u2014only two days after this year\u2019s session kicked-off. But for months, Miami Dade College students and administrators have been raising concerns to amend the bill, which would translate into a rise of the standards, by which the College receives funding. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Florida legislature funds state colleges based on a performance-metrics system that measures completion and retention rates, continuing education and job placement and entry-level wages. <\/span><\/p>\n

Reaching the silver standard of the current model, MDC ranks 15th in completion rates for first-time, full-time students, who obtain an associate\u2019s degree within<\/span> three years of having enrolled at the College. The bill aims to change the time period to two years. <\/span><\/p>\n

The most recent data from the College, pulled from the 2012-2013 academic year, indicates only 34.5 percent of these students meet that requirement\u2014only a 3.5 percentage increase from the previous year. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Senate Bill 2 requires all 28 state colleges in Florida to meet 50 percent completion rates in this category as part of the excellence standards, which according to the same data, only three have achieved. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Critics argue that this portion of the bill neglects specific obstacles many state college students face when working toward completion of their degree. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSome students have a full-time job and some of them are also full-time students…and some have children to raise…and they wouldn\u2019t be able to get their associate\u2019s degree within two years. It would be almost impossible,\u201d said Priya Pershadsingh<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, a North Campus student, who went to Tallahassee to speak in front of the legislature in February. <\/span><\/p>\n

At MDC the average age of students enrolled in credit programs is 25 years old, and nearly two-thirds attend school part-time. In addition, a quarter of the student body works full-time and two-thirds care for dependents, according to Marin. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, the bill has some positives too because it augments funding for scholarships aimed for high-achieving students, such as Bright Futures, creates a new scholarship fund for migrant workers and their children and strengthens the 2+2 partnership between state colleges and universities.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was first introduced by Republican Senator Bill Galvano from <\/span>Hillsborough and Manatee counties <\/span>in early January. The bill passed in the Senate 35-1. At the moment, SB 2 sits in the House, where its counterpart HB 3 has failed to move at the same pace. <\/span><\/p>\n

Marin recommends students reach out to State Representative Bryan Avila, the sponsor of HB 3, who was Student Government president at Wolfson Campus in 2003-2004 and also a former adjunct professor at MDC. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s familiar with the College and the type of students we have, maybe just nicely sending messages like going out to his office, or email or something [explaining] how the students\u2019 normal daily life is and why they might not be able to meet the two-year requirement of graduation,\u201d Marin said. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The concern is about the long-term consequences the new standards may bring. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cColleges have that \u2018open door mandate,\u2019 that we help the community. So it doesn\u2019t matter, as long as you have a high school degree or a GED and a dream for a better life, you can come to the College and make something of yourself, but if the funding starts relying on students graduating, and not every student is the same,\u201d Marin said. \u201c[If the bill becomes law] in the worst case scenario, the College starts denying certain students depending on their grades, like a university can pick and choose, the College may have to start picking and choosing in order to get the students that would pass so the College gets funding.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

If passed, the bill will be enacted starting on July 1.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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