HB 1125CS

CHAMBER ACTION




1The Committee on Education K-20 recommends the following:
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3     Committee Substitute
4     Remove the entire bill and insert:
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A bill to be entitled
6An act relating to school district governance; requiring
7the creation of a committee in specified school districts
8to review the current governing structure of the school
9district; specifying the areas to be evaluated; providing
10committee membership and staff; providing for committee
11recommendations and a report; providing for repeal and
12termination of the committee; providing an effective date.
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14Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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16     Section 1.  (1)  A committee shall be established in each
17school district that is in a county as defined in s. 125.011(1),
18Florida Statutes, and that has a K-12 student enrollment in
19excess of 350,000 students. Because of the large student
20enrollment in the school district, the committee shall review
21the current governing structure of the school district. The
22emphasis of the committee's review shall be an evaluation of the
23school district's performance in delivery of services and the
24ability of the community to interact with the school district.
25Additionally, the committee shall evaluate, but not be limited
26to, the following: the number of district school board members;
27single-member representation; district school board member term
28limits; campaign finance relating to election of district school
29board members; the position of district school superintendent;
30the school district's administrative organizational structure;
31and the creation of a construction and facilities board
32comprised of citizens in the community to monitor land purchase
33and construction of educational facilities.
34     (2)  The committee shall have the following membership:
35     (a)  Two members appointed by the Governor.
36     (b)  One member of the State Board of Education.
37     (c)  One member appointed by the President of the Senate.
38     (d)  One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
39Representatives.
40     (e)  One district school board member of the school
41district being evaluated.
42     (f)  The district school superintendent of the school
43district being evaluated.
44     (g)  The school district attorney, who shall be a nonvoting
45member.
46     (h)  The mayors of the two municipalities in the school
47district with the largest population.
48     (i)  One member of the education committee of the local
49Chamber of Commerce.
50     (j)  One member of the teachers' collective bargaining
51unit.
52     (k)  The president of the Parent Teacher Association.
53     (l)  The dean of the college of education of the local
54state university or his or her designee.
55     (m)  The president of the local community college or his or
56her designee.
57     (n)  One member of the county commission.
58     (o)  The county mayor.
59     (3)  The committee shall have a staff consisting of an
60executive secretary, who shall be hired and paid by the district
61school board, and a contracted specialized consultant to assist
62in the school district review.
63     (4)  The committee shall report to the district school
64board, the State Board of Education, the President of the
65Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by July
661, 2005, its findings and recommendations regarding changes to
67the governing structure of the school district.
68     (5)  On January 1, 2006, this section shall stand repealed
69and the committee established pursuant to this section shall
70cease to exist.
71     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.


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