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Florida Senate - 2002 SB 1540
By Senator Villalobos
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to reorganization within the
3 Department of Education; reenacting and
4 amending s. 20.15, F.S., which creates the
5 Department of Education; providing for the head
6 of the department and for its executive
7 director; prescribing powers and duties of the
8 State Board of Education; prescribing powers
9 and duties of the Commissioner of Education;
10 renaming the Divisions of Public Schools and
11 Universities, creating the Division of
12 Vocational Rehabilitation, and abolishing the
13 Divisions of Workforce Development,
14 Professional Educators, Administration,
15 Financial Services, Support Services, and
16 Technology; providing for appointment of
17 division directors, councils, committees, and
18 boards; providing an effective date.
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20 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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22 Section 1. Notwithstanding subsection (7) of section 3
23 of chapter 2000-321, Laws of Florida, section 20.15, Florida
24 Statutes, shall not stand repealed on January 7, 2003, as
25 scheduled by that act, but is reenacted and amended to read:
26 20.15 Department of Education.--There is created a
27 Department of Education.
28 (1) STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.--In accordance with s.
29 2, Art. IX of the State Constitution, the State Board of
30 Education is a body corporate and must supervise the system of
31 free public education as is provided by law. The State Board
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1 of Education is the head of the Department of Education the
2 chief policymaking body of public education in the state as
3 specified in chapter 229. The Governor is chair of the board,
4 and the Commissioner of Education is the secretary and
5 executive officer and in the absence of the Governor shall
6 serve as chair.
7 (2) COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.--The Commissioner of
8 Education is appointed by the State Board of Education and
9 serves as the Executive Director of the Department of
10 Education head of the Department of Education is the
11 Commissioner of Education who shall be elected by vote of the
12 qualified electors of the state pursuant to s. 5, Art. IV of
13 the State Constitution.
14 (a) The Commissioner of Education shall appoint a
15 Deputy Commissioner for Educational Programs who has such
16 powers, duties, responsibilities, and functions as are
17 necessary to ensure the greatest possible coordination,
18 efficiency, and effectiveness of kindergarten through
19 12th-grade education and vocational and continuing education
20 programs, including workforce development.
21 (b) The Commissioner of Education shall appoint a
22 Deputy Commissioner for Planning, Budgeting, and Management
23 who has such powers, duties, responsibilities, and functions
24 as are necessary to ensure the greatest possible coordination
25 of policies, programs, and procedures for the statewide system
26 of education and the department.
27 (c) The Commissioner of Education shall appoint a
28 Deputy Commissioner for Technology and Administration who has
29 such powers, duties, responsibilities, and functions as are
30 necessary to ensure the greatest possible coordination and
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1 development of technological supports for the education system
2 and efficient administration of the department.
3 (3) DIVISIONS.--The following divisions of the
4 Department of Education are established:
5 (a) Division of Community Colleges.
6 (b) Division of Public Schools and Community
7 Education.
8 (c) Division of Colleges and Universities.
9 (d) Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Workforce
10 Development.
11 (e) Division of Professional Educators.
12 (f) Division of Administration.
13 (g) Division of Financial Services.
14 (h) Division of Support Services.
15 (i) Division of Technology.
16 (e)(j) Division of Blind Services.
17 (4) DIRECTORS.--The Board of Regents is the director
18 of the Division of Universities, and the State Board of
19 Community Colleges is the director of the Division of
20 Community Colleges, pursuant to chapter 240. The directors of
21 all other divisions shall be appointed by the commissioner
22 subject to approval by the state board.
23 (5) POWERS AND DUTIES.--The State Board of Education
24 and the Commissioner of Education:
25 (a) shall assign to the divisions Division of Public
26 Schools and Community Education such powers, duties,
27 responsibilities, and functions as are necessary to ensure the
28 greatest possible coordination, efficiency, and effectiveness
29 of education for students in K through 20 education.
30 prekindergarten through 12th grade, for secondary school
31 vocational education, and for community education.
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1 (b) Shall assign to the Division of Workforce
2 Development such powers, duties, responsibilities, and
3 functions as are necessary to ensure the greatest possible
4 coordination, efficiency, and effectiveness of workforce
5 development education.
6 (c) Shall assign to the State Board of Community
7 Colleges such powers, duties, responsibilities, and functions
8 as are necessary to ensure the coordination, efficiency, and
9 effectiveness of community colleges, except those duties
10 specifically assigned to the Commissioner of Education in ss.
11 229.512 and 229.551, the duties concerning physical facilities
12 in chapter 235, and the duties assigned to the Division of
13 Workforce Development in chapter 239.
14 (6) COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES.--Notwithstanding anything
15 contained in law to the contrary, the commissioner of
16 Education shall appoint all members of all councils and
17 committees of the Department of Education, except the
18 Commission for Independent Education, Board of Regents, the
19 State Board of Community Colleges, the community college
20 district boards of trustees, the Postsecondary Education
21 Planning Commission, the Education Practices Commission, and
22 the Education Standards Commission, the State Board of
23 Independent Colleges and Universities, and the State Board of
24 Nonpublic Career Education.
25 (7) BOARDS.--Notwithstanding anything contained in law
26 to the contrary, all members of the university, college, Board
27 of Regents, the State Board of Community Colleges, and the
28 community college district boards of trustees must be
29 appointed according to chapter 240.
30 Section 2. This act shall take effect January 7, 2003.
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2 SENATE SUMMARY
3 Revives and readopts section 20.15, Florida Statutes,
creating the Department of Education, which was scheduled
4 for repeal on January 7, 2003. Provides that the State
Board of Education is head of the department and that the
5 Commissioner of Education is the department's executive
director. Renames the Division of Public Schools and
6 Community Education as the Division of Public Schools.
Renames the Division of Universities as the Division of
7 Colleges and Universities. Creates the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation. Abolishes the Divisions of
8 Workforce Development, Professional Educators,
Administration, Financial Services, Support Services, and
9 Technology. Prescribes powers of the board to assign
responsibilities to the respective divisions.
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