| 1 | Representative(s) Kravitz offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendments) |
| 4 | On page 2, between line(s) 8-9, |
| 5 | insert: |
| 6 | Section 2. Paragraph (f) of subsection (4) of section |
| 7 | 1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 8 | 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.--The |
| 9 | district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all |
| 10 | powers and perform all duties listed below: |
| 11 | (4) ESTABLISHMENT, ORGANIZATION, AND OPERATION OF |
| 12 | SCHOOLS.--Adopt and provide for the execution of plans for the |
| 13 | establishment, organization, and operation of the schools of the |
| 14 | district, including, but not limited to, the following: |
| 15 | (f) Opening and closing of schools; fixing uniform |
| 16 | date.--Adopt policies for the opening and closing of schools and |
| 17 | fix uniform dates.; however, Beginning with the 2007-2008 school |
| 18 | year, the opening date of the school year for schools in the |
| 19 | district may not be earlier than 14 days before Labor Day each |
| 20 | year. However, beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, a |
| 21 | district school board may with a super majority vote after |
| 22 | holding at least two public meetings that begin no earlier than |
| 23 | 6 p.m. establish an earlier opening date for students that is no |
| 24 | earlier than the first week in August or a different opening |
| 25 | date for a school that operates on a year-round or extended |
| 26 | calendar. |
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| 29 | ========= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ========= |
| 30 | On page 1, line(s) 6, |
| 31 | Remove all of said line and insert: |
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| 33 | counties; amending s. 1001.42, F.S., relating to powers and |
| 34 | duties of district school boards; revising provisions relating |
| 35 | to the opening date of the school year; providing an effective |
| 36 | date |
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