House Bill 0407

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                 HB 407

        By Representative Casey






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to terms of office for members

  3         of the Board of Regents; amending s. 240.207,

  4         F.S.; revising the terms of office of members

  5         of the Board of Regents; providing an effective

  6         date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 240.207, Florida

11  Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:

12         240.207  Board of Regents; appointment of members;

13  qualifications and terms of office.--

14         (1)  The Board of Regents shall consist of the

15  Commissioner of Education and 13 citizens of this state who

16  shall be selected from the state at large, representative of

17  the geographical areas of the state; who shall have been

18  residents and citizens thereof for a period of at least 10

19  years prior to their appointment (one of whom shall be a

20  member registered as a full-time student in the State

21  University System and who shall have been a resident of this

22  state for at least 5 years prior to appointment in lieu of the

23  10 years required of other members); and who shall be

24  appointed by the Governor, approved by three members of the

25  Cabinet, and confirmed by the Senate.  However, no appointee

26  shall take office until after his or her appointment has been

27  approved by three members of the Cabinet.  The State Board of

28  Education shall develop rules and procedures for review and

29  approval of the appointees.  Except for the Commissioner of

30  Education and except for the full-time student member, who

31  shall serve for 1 year, the terms of office for the members of

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                 HB 407

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  1  the Board of Regents appointed after the effective date of

  2  this act shall be 6 4 years and until their successors are

  3  appointed and qualified, except in case of an appointment to

  4  fill a vacancy, in which case the appointment shall be for the

  5  unexpired term, and except as in this section otherwise

  6  provided.  No member shall be selected from any county to

  7  serve with any other member from the same county, except that

  8  not more than two members may be selected from a county which

  9  has a population in excess of 900,000, and with the exceptions

10  of the student member, who shall be selected at large, and the

11  Commissioner of Education. The Governor shall fill all

12  vacancies, subject to the above approval and confirmation,

13  that may at any time occur on the board.

14         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

15  law.

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18                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Changes the terms of office of members of the Board of
20    Regents from 4 years to 6 years.

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