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11  Senator Klein moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 11, line 20, through

15            page 23, line 3, delete those lines

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18         Section 6.  Section 246.205, Florida Statutes, is

19  amended to read:

20         246.205  Office State Board of Nonpublic and

21  Nontraditional Career Education.--

22         (1)  There shall be established in the Division of

23  Administration of the Department of Education the Office a

24  State Board of Nonpublic and Nontraditional Career Education.

25  The office board shall be assigned to the Department of

26  Education only for the purpose of payroll, procurement, and

27  related administrative functions which shall be exercised by

28  the head of the department.  The board shall independently

29  exercise the other powers, duties, and functions originally

30  prescribed to the State Board of Nonpublic Career Education as

31  prescribed by law.  The board shall include nine members,

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 1  appointed by the Governor as follows:

 2         (a)  One from a business school;

 3         (b)  One from a technical school;

 4         (c)  One from a home study school;

 5         (d)  One from a nonpublic school;

 6         (e)  Four from business and industry; and

 7         (f)  An administrator of vocational-technical education

 8  from a public school district or community college.

 9         (2)  Each of the members shall be appointed by the

10  Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, for a term of

11  3 years.  Of the original members appointed by the Governor,

12  three shall serve for terms of 1 year, three shall serve for

13  terms of 2 years, and three shall serve for terms of 3 years.

14  Of the appointive members from the nonpublic postsecondary

15  career schools, each shall have occupied executive or

16  managerial positions in a nonpublic postsecondary career

17  school in this state for at least 5 years.  All members shall

18  be residents of this state.  In the event of a vacancy on the

19  board caused other than by the expiration of a term, the

20  Governor shall appoint a successor to serve the unexpired

21  term.

22         (3)  The board shall meet at the call of its chair, at

23  the request of a majority of its membership, at the request of

24  the department, or at such times as may be prescribed by its

25  rules.

26         (4)  Board members shall be paid travel and subsistence

27  expenses as provided by law while performing their duties

28  under this act.

29         (5)  Each board member is accountable to the Governor

30  for the proper performance of the duties of his or her office.

31  The Governor shall cause to be investigated any complaint or

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 1  unfavorable report received concerning an action of the board

 2  or any member and shall take appropriate action thereon.  The

 3  Governor may remove from office any member for malfeasance,

 4  misfeasance, neglect of duty, incompetence, permanent

 5  inability to perform official duties, or pleading guilty or

 6  nolo contendere to, or being found guilty of, a criminal

 7  offense.

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 9  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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13  And the title is amended as follows:

14         On page 1, lines 15-19, delete those lines

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17         preparation; providing for an Education

18         Governance Reorganization Transition

19         Commission; providing powers and duties;

20         amending s. 246.205, F.S.; providing for an

21         Office of Nonpublic and Nontraditional

22         Education; providing for the future

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