| 1 | Representative(s) Kravitz, A. Gibson, Fields, Mahon, D. Davis, |
| 2 | Jordan, Carroll, Evers, Ambler, Ross, Bowen, Brown, Proctor, |
| 3 | Murzin, Attkisson, Galvano, Grant, Legg, Reagan, Hays, Kreegel, |
| 4 | Nehr, Troutman, Grimsley, Domino, M. Davis, Allen, Cretul, |
| 5 | Poppell, Kendrick, Homan, Nelson, Dean, and Saunders offered the |
| 6 | following: |
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| 8 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 9 | Between line(s) 146 and 147 insert: |
| 10 | Section 5. Paragraph (f) of subsection (4) of section |
| 11 | 1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 12 | 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.--The |
| 13 | district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all |
| 14 | powers and perform all duties listed below: |
| 15 | (4) ESTABLISHMENT, ORGANIZATION, AND OPERATION OF |
| 16 | SCHOOLS.--Adopt and provide for the execution of plans for the |
| 17 | establishment, organization, and operation of the schools of the |
| 18 | district, including, but not limited to, the following: |
| 19 | (f) Opening and closing of schools; fixing uniform |
| 20 | date.--Adopt policies for the opening and closing of schools and |
| 21 | fix uniform dates.; however, Beginning with the 2007-2008 school |
| 22 | year, the opening date of the school year for schools in the |
| 23 | district may not be earlier than 14 days before Labor Day each |
| 24 | year. However, beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, a |
| 25 | district school board may with a super majority vote after |
| 26 | holding at least two public meetings that begin no earlier than |
| 27 | 6 p.m. establish an earlier opening date for students that is no |
| 28 | earlier than the first week in August or a different opening |
| 29 | date for a school that operates on a year-round or extended |
| 30 | calendar. |
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| 32 | ======= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ======= |
| 33 | Between line(s) 17 and 18 insert: |
| 34 | amending s. 1001.42, F.S., relating to powers and duties of |
| 35 | district school boards; revising provisions relating to the |
| 36 | opening date of the school year; |