Senate Bill 1008

    Florida Senate - 2000                                 SJR 1008

    By Senator Kirkpatrick





    5-658-00

  1                 Senate Joint Resolution No.     

  2         A joint resolution proposing an amendment to

  3         Section 4 of Article IX of the State

  4         Constitution, relating to education, to allow

  5         universities, community colleges, the state

  6         board of education, or any public entity to

  7         operate, control, and supervise public charter

  8         schools.

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10  Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         That the following amendment to Section 4 of Article IX

13  of the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted

14  to the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the

15  next general election or at an earlier special election

16  specifically authorized by law for that purpose:

17                            ARTICLE IX

18                            EDUCATION

19         SECTION 4.  School districts; school boards.--

20         (a)  Each county shall constitute a school district;

21  provided, two or more contiguous counties, upon vote of the

22  electors of each county pursuant to law, may be combined into

23  one school district.  In each school district there shall be a

24  school board composed of five or more members chosen by vote

25  of the electors in a nonpartisan election for appropriately

26  staggered terms of four years, as provided by law.

27         (b)  The school board shall operate, control and

28  supervise all free public schools within the school district

29  and determine the rate of school district taxes within the

30  limits prescribed herein.  Two or more school districts may

31  operate and finance joint educational programs.

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    Florida Senate - 2000                                 SJR 1008
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  1         (c)  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b),

  2  universities, community colleges, the state board of

  3  education, or any public entity may sponsor, operate, control,

  4  and supervise public charter schools in any school district.

  5         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be

  6  placed on the ballot:

  7                     CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

  8                      ARTICLE IX, SECTION 4

  9         CONTROL OF CHARTER SCHOOLS.--Proposing an amendment to

10  the State Constitution to allow universities, communities, the

11  state board of education, or any public entity to sponsor,

12  operate, control, and supervise public charter schools.

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