House Bill 1611

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 1611

        By Representatives Starks, Brummer, Sublette, Trovillion,
    Constantine, Feeney, Johnson and Posey





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Orange County; requiring the

  3         School Board of Orange County to submit to the

  4         electors of the county school district at a

  5         specified referendum the question of whether

  6         the district school board shall consist of

  7         seven members, each to be elected from a

  8         single-member residence area by electors

  9         residing in that residence area only; requiring

10         the district school board to provide for the

11         orderly transition to such election of district

12         school board members, if approved, as the terms

13         of incumbent district school board members

14         expire, beginning with a specified general

15         election; providing an effective date.

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

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19         Section 1.  (1)  The School Board of Orange County

20  shall submit to the electors of the county school district for

21  approval or rejection at a referendum in conjunction with the

22  2000 presidential preference primary the question of whether

23  the district school board shall be composed of seven members,

24  each to be elected from a single-member residence area by

25  electors residing in the single-member residence area only,

26  notwithstanding the provisions of s. 230.061, s. 230.10, or s.

27  230.105, Florida Statutes.

28         (2)  If the electors approve such election of district

29  school board members, the seven single-member residence areas

30  must be drawn by the district school board, and the district

31  school board shall provide for the orderly transition to such

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  1  election of district school board members as the terms of

  2  incumbent district school board members expire, beginning with

  3  the general election in November 2000.

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

  5  law.

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  8                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Requires the School Board of Orange County to submit to
10    the electors of the county school district at a specified
      referendum the question of whether the district school
11    board shall consist of seven members, each to be elected
      from a single-member residence area by electors residing
12    in that residence area only.  Requires the district
      school board to provide for the orderly transition to
13    such election of district school board members, if
      approved, as the terms of incumbent district school board
14    members expire, beginning with a specified general
      election.
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