| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to school district governance; requiring |
| 3 | the creation of a committee in specified school districts |
| 4 | to review the current governing structure of the school |
| 5 | district; specifying the areas to be evaluated; providing |
| 6 | committee membership and staff; providing for committee |
| 7 | recommendations; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. (1) A committee shall be established in each |
| 12 | school district with a K-12 student enrollment in excess of |
| 13 | 250,000 students to review the current governing structure of |
| 14 | the school district. The emphasis of the committee's review |
| 15 | shall be an evaluation of the school district's performance in |
| 16 | delivery of services and the ability of the community to |
| 17 | interact with the school district. Additionally, the committee |
| 18 | shall evaluate, but not be limited to, the following: the number |
| 19 | of district school board members; single-member representation; |
| 20 | district school board member term limits; campaign finance |
| 21 | relating to election of district school board members; the |
| 22 | position of district school superintendent; the school |
| 23 | district's administrative organizational structure; the creation |
| 24 | of a construction and facilities board comprised of citizens in |
| 25 | the community to monitor land purchase and construction of |
| 26 | educational facilities; and the division of the school district |
| 27 | into smaller school districts. |
| 28 | (2) The committee shall have the following membership: |
| 29 | (a) Two members appointed by the Governor. |
| 30 | (b) One member of the State Board of Education. |
| 31 | (c) One member appointed by the President of the Senate. |
| 32 | (d) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
| 33 | Representatives. |
| 34 | (e) One district school board member of the school |
| 35 | district being evaluated. |
| 36 | (f) The district school superintendent of the school |
| 37 | district being evaluated. |
| 38 | (g) An attorney from the Office of the Attorney General. |
| 39 | (h) The mayors of the two municipalities in the school |
| 40 | district with the largest population. |
| 41 | (3) The committee shall have a staff consisting of a full- |
| 42 | time executive secretary, a contracted attorney, and a |
| 43 | contracted specialized consultant to assist in the school |
| 44 | district review. |
| 45 | (4) Based on its review, the committee shall report to the |
| 46 | district school board recommended changes to the governing |
| 47 | structure of the school district no later than July 1, 2005. |
| 48 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004. |