House Bill hb1661

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1661

        By Representative Justice






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to school advisory councils;

  3         amending s. 229.58, F.S.; requiring school

  4         advisory councils to adopt bylaws; requiring

  5         that the bylaws include procedures for

  6         establishing a quorum, requiring notice of

  7         meetings, and replacing members; requiring the

  8         district school board to review and approve the

  9         proposed bylaws; providing an effective date.

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

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13         Section 1.  Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (1) of

14  section 229.58, Florida Statutes, to read:

15         229.58  District and school advisory councils.--

16         (1)  ESTABLISHMENT.--

17         (d)  Each school advisory council shall adopt bylaws

18  establishing procedures for:

19         1.  Requiring a quorum to be present before a vote may

20  be taken by the school advisory council. A majority of the

21  membership of the council constitutes a quorum.

22         2.  Requiring at least 3-days' advance notice in

23  writing to all members of the advisory council of any matter

24  that is scheduled to come before the council for a vote.

25         3.  Scheduling meetings when parents, students,

26  teachers, business persons, and members of the community can

27  attend.

28         4.  Replacing any member who has two unexcused

29  consecutive absences from a school advisory council meeting

30  that is noticed according to the procedures in the bylaws.

31         5.  Recording minutes of meetings.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1661

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  2  The district school board shall review and approve all

  3  proposed bylaws of a school advisory council and shall

  4  maintain a record of minutes of council meetings.

  5         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July l, 2002.

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  9    Requires school advisory councils to adopt bylaws that
      are subject to approval by the district school board.
10    Requires that the bylaws include provisions for
      establishing quorums, requiring meeting notices,
11    scheduling meetings, and replacing members.

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