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Senate panel votes to hide applications for top college jobs – Tallahassee Democrat
A Senate committee approved a public-records exemption for applicants seeking top university jobs Wednesday, despite objections by some students and faculty members citing the presidential selection at Florida State University.
Sen. Alan Hays, R Umatilla, said potentially valuable candidates for president, provost and dean positions are not applying in Florida because of the state’s sweeping public-meetings and open-records laws. His bill (SB 182) would allow applicants for those positions to apply privately until lists of finalists are made and interviews are scheduled.
Hays said no one knew former FSU President Eric Barron was going to Penn State until it was a done deal. Former state Sen. John Thrasher succeeded Barron in a process marked by prolonged protests by faculty and students who said he lacked academic credentials and got the job through political clout.
Hays said there were only eight applicants for the FSU presidency, possibly because well-qualified candidates at other schools did not want their employers to know they were looking. In Florida, unlike Pennsylvania, an applicant’s name would be in the public record from the start.
http://floridafaf.org/senate-panel-votes-hide-applications-top-college-jobs-tallahassee-democrat/
