House Bill 1611e1

                                          HB 1611, First Engrossed



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Orange County School

  3         District; requiring the School Board of Orange

  4         County to submit to the electors of the county

  5         school district at a specified referendum the

  6         question of whether the district school board

  7         shall consist of seven members, each to be

  8         elected from a single-member residence area by

  9         electors residing in that residence area only;

10         requiring the district school board to provide

11         for the orderly transition to such election of

12         district school board members, if approved, as

13         the terms of incumbent district school board

14         members expire, beginning with a specified

15         general 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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                                          HB 1611, First Engrossed



  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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