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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to district school boards; repealing s.

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1001.364, F.S., relating to an alternate county-wide

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referendum procedure in certain counties for the election

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of a district school board chair; repealing s. 1001.365,

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F.S., relating to resolving tie votes among school board

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members in certain school districts; amending s. 1001.371,

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F.S.; deleting provisions governing the organization of

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district school boards, to conform; providing an effective

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date.

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

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     Section 1. Section 1001.364, Florida Statutes, is repealed.

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     Section 2. Section 1001.365, Florida Statutes, is repealed.

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     Section 3.  Section 1001.371, Florida Statutes, is amended

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to read:

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     1001.371  Organization of district school board.--On the

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third Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each year,

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the district school board shall organize by electing a chair. It

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may elect a vice chair, and the district school superintendent

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shall act ex officio as the secretary. If a vacancy should occur

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in the position of chair, the district school board shall proceed

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to elect a chair at the next ensuing regular or special meeting.

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At the organization meeting, the district school superintendent

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shall act as chair until the organization is completed. The chair

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and secretary shall then make and sign a copy of the proceedings

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of organization, including the schedule for regular meetings and

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the names and addresses of all district school officers, and

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annex their affidavits that the same is a true and correct copy

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of the original, and the secretary shall file the document within

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2 weeks with the Department of Education. This section does not

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apply to any school district with a district school board chair

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who is elected by districtwide vote.

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     Section 4.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.