The Board of Governors has said they want to slow the train on legislation that would wipe away their authority.
A Senate committee discussed a resolution (SJR 2308) Wednesday and took the opportunity to give BOG Chancellor Mark Rosenberg a tongue lashing.
Sen. Larcenia Bullard, D-Miami, got the train running by ripping into Rosenberg for not paying her any visits.
"I saw you in my office a couple of days ago, and in the hallway. I've seen you in airports, but I just must ask who are the Board of Governors?" Bullard said. "I don't know who they are. … Why do you think we need 17 people who have no relationship with the Legislature?"
Rosenberg responded, "Madame senator, you were one of the first legislators I visited when I was appointed. I've visited you repeatedly and I'm disappointed that you're asking me this question now."
Bullard backpedaled some on her visiting comments saying, "In all due respect to you as an individual it's been so long I've forgotten when you visited, but I do want to say that when you did stop by you didn't say what the Board of Governors, what you really do. You were there to introduce yourself."
Senator Alex Diaz de la Portilla, R-Miami supported Bullard saying, "To be very frank with you Dr. Rosenberg, I think the answer you gave Senator Bullard was disrespectful." He later explained there needs to be more accountability.
If the BOG sees a light at the end of the tunnel, they better be careful, it could be a train.

Global compensation, a bill to automatically compensate the wrongfully incarcerated, will likely find favor with many legislators this session, but what version will survive may depend on how "clean" lawmakers want the bill to be.
In Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff's "global" compensation bill, (HB1025) a provision dubbed "clean hands," would deny anyone automatic compensation if he or she had prior felony convictions other than the crime they were proven innocent of, or if they committed crimes while in prison.
That differs form State Senator Arthenia Joyner's global bill,(SB756) which has a provision that only denies compensation only if a person has committed a violent crime in the past, such as murder or rape.
After kicking off regular session on Tuesday, Senate President Ken Pruitt said he wants the committees to hash out the provisions first before he decides which one he favors.