Amendment
Bill No. 2092
Amendment No. 109031
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative(s) Kravitz offered the following:
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3     Substitute Amendment for Amendment (981635) (with title
4amendment)
5     On page 2, between line(s) 8-9,
6insert:  
7     Section 2.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (4) of section
81001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
9     1001.42  Powers and duties of district school board.--The
10district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all
11powers and perform all duties listed below:
12     (4)  ESTABLISHMENT, ORGANIZATION, AND OPERATION OF
13SCHOOLS.--Adopt and provide for the execution of plans for the
14establishment, organization, and operation of the schools of the
15district, including, but not limited to, the following:
16     (f)  Opening and closing of schools; fixing uniform
17date.--Adopt policies for the opening and closing of schools and
18fix uniform dates.; however, Beginning with the 2007-2008 school
19year, the opening date of the school year for schools in the
20district may not be earlier than 14 days before Labor Day each
21year. However, beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, a
22district school board may with a super majority vote after
23holding at least two public meetings that begin no earlier than
246 p.m. establish an earlier opening date for students that is no
25earlier than the 7th day of August or a different opening date
26for a school that operates on a year-round or extended calendar.
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30     On page 1, line(s) 6,
31Remove all of said line and insert:
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33counties; amending s. 1001.42, F.S., relating to powers and
34duties of district school boards; revising provisions relating
35to the opening date of the school year; providing an effective
36date.


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