| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to public K-12 education; amending s. |
| 3 | 1001.42, F.S., relating to powers and duties of district |
| 4 | school boards; revising requirements relating to policies |
| 5 | for the opening and closing dates of schools; providing an |
| 6 | effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (4) of section |
| 11 | 1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 12 | 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.--The |
| 13 | district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all |
| 14 | powers and perform all duties listed below: |
| 15 | (4) ESTABLISHMENT, ORGANIZATION, AND OPERATION OF |
| 16 | SCHOOLS.--Adopt and provide for the execution of plans for the |
| 17 | establishment, organization, and operation of the schools of the |
| 18 | district, including, but not limited to, the following: |
| 19 | (f) Opening and closing of schools; fixing uniform |
| 20 | date.--Adopt policies for the opening and closing of schools and |
| 21 | fix uniform dates after receiving public input at a minimum of |
| 22 | one public hearing; however, beginning with the 2007-2008 school |
| 23 | year, the opening date for schools in a the district that does |
| 24 | not hold a minimum of one public hearing may not be earlier than |
| 25 | 14 days before Labor Day each year. |
| 26 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |