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QUESTION: Does the Board of Regents have the authority to delegate the specific powers and responsibilities set out in ss. 239.54, 240.103, and 240.141, F.S., to its chancellor or university presidents?

SUMMARY: Pending legislative or judicial clarification, the Board of Regents should not subdelegate to the chancellor or the presidents of state universities its statutory duty to adopt traffic rules and regulations, s. 239.54, F.S., nor vest in them discretionary authority to charge off uncollectible accounts, s. 240.103, F.S., or to approve new construction, s. 240.141, F.S. The legislature…