Florida Senate - 2012                              CS for SB 620
       
       
       
       By the Committee on Education Pre-K - 12; and Senator Latvala
       
       
       
       
       581-03005-12                                           2012620c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to district school boards; amending s.
    3         1001.371, F.S.; requiring that each district school
    4         board organize and elect a chair in November of each
    5         year which, during an election year, must coincide
    6         with the date upon which newly elected members’ terms
    7         begin pursuant to s. 100.041, F.S.; providing an
    8         exception if the chair is elected by a districtwide
    9         vote; providing an effective date.
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   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   13         Section 1. Section 1001.371, Florida Statutes, is amended
   14  to read:
   15         1001.371 Organization of district school board.—On the
   16  third Tuesday after the first Monday In November of each year,
   17  the district school board shall organize by electing a chair
   18  which, during an election year, shall coincide with the date
   19  upon which newly elected members’ terms begin pursuant to s.
   20  100.041(3)(a). It may elect a vice chair, and the district
   21  school superintendent shall act ex officio as the secretary. If
   22  a vacancy should occur in the position of chair, the district
   23  school board shall proceed to elect a chair at the next ensuing
   24  regular or special meeting. At the organization meeting, the
   25  district school superintendent shall act as chair until the
   26  organization is completed. The chair and secretary shall then
   27  make and sign a copy of the proceedings of organization,
   28  including the schedule for regular meetings and the names and
   29  addresses of all district school officers, and annex their
   30  affidavits that the same is a true and correct copy of the
   31  original, and the secretary shall file the document within 2
   32  weeks with the Department of Education. This section does not
   33  apply to any school district with a district school board chair
   34  who is elected by districtwide vote.
   35         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.