Senate Bill 2144

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    Florida Senate - 2000                                  SB 2144

    By Senator Holzendorf





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Board of Regents;

  3         amending s. 240.207, F.S.; providing for

  4         appointment of members of the board by the

  5         Governor, the President of the Senate, and the

  6         Speaker of the House of Representatives;

  7         providing for expiration of terms of serving

  8         members; providing an effective date.

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

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12         Section 1.  Section 240.207, Florida Statutes, is

13  amended to read:

14         240.207  Board of Regents; appointment of members;

15  qualifications and terms of office.--

16         (1)  The Board of Regents shall consist of the

17  Commissioner of Education and 13 citizens of this state who

18  are shall be selected from the state at large, representative

19  of the geographical areas of the state. Members must; who

20  shall have been residents and citizens of the state thereof

21  for a period of at least 10 years prior to their appointment

22  (one of whom must shall be a member registered as a full-time

23  student in the State University System and who has shall have

24  been a resident resident of this state for at least 5 years

25  prior to appointment in lieu of the 10 years required of other

26  members). Five members, including the student member,; and who

27  shall be appointed by the Governor, approved by three members

28  of the Cabinet, and confirmed by the Senate. Four members each

29  shall be appointed by the President of the Senate and the

30  Speaker of the House of Representatives. However, no appointee

31  shall take office until after his or her appointment has been

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  1  approved by three members of the Cabinet.  The State Board of

  2  Education shall develop rules and procedures with which to

  3  assure that members represent all regions of the state and for

  4  review and approval of the appointees.  Except for the

  5  Commissioner of Education and except for the full-time student

  6  member, who shall serve for 1 year, the terms of office for

  7  the members of the Board of Regents shall be 6 years and until

  8  their successors are appointed and qualified, except in case

  9  of an appointment to fill a vacancy, in which case the

10  appointment shall be for the unexpired term, and except as in

11  this section otherwise provided.  No member shall be selected

12  from any county to serve with any other member from the same

13  county, except that not more than two members may be selected

14  from a county which has a population in excess of 900,000, and

15  with the exceptions of the student member, who shall be

16  selected at large, and the Commissioner of Education. The

17  Governor, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of

18  Representatives shall fill all vacancies of their respective

19  appointments, subject to the above approval and confirmation,

20  that may at any time occur on the board.

21         (2)  Members may be removed for cause at any time upon

22  the concurrence of a majority of the members of the State

23  Board of Education.

24         Section 2.  The term of office of each member serving

25  on the Board of Regents on January 2, 2001, expires on that

26  date. The Governor, the President of the Senate, and the

27  Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint persons

28  to the Board of Regents for terms beginning on that date. For

29  the purposes of staggering terms of office and providing

30  continuity of membership on the board, of the appointments

31  taking effect on January 2, 2001, the Governor shall appoint

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  1  the student member for a 1-year term and one member each for

  2  terms of 2, 3, 5, and 6 years; the President of the Senate

  3  shall appoint one member each for terms of 1, 2, 4, and 6

  4  years; and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall

  5  appoint one member each for terms of 1, 3, 4, and 5 years.

  6  Thereafter, appointments except that of the student member

  7  shall be made for terms of 6 years.

  8         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  9  law.

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12                          SENATE SUMMARY

13    Provides that, for terms beginning January 2, 2001, the
      Governor shall appoint five members of the Board of
14    Regents, including the student member, and the President
      of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
15    Representatives shall appoint four members each; and the
      terms of serving members will expire on that date.
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