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Senator Siplin, Wise, and Hill moved the following amendment to

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amendment (325318):

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 1581 and 1582

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insert:

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     Section 14.  Subsection (2) of section 1001.364, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     1001.364  Alternate procedure for election of district

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school board chair.--

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     (2)  A proposition calling for the district school board

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chair to be elected by districtwide vote shall be submitted to

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the electors of the school district at any primary, general, or

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otherwise-called special election in either of the following

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manners:

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     (a)  The district school board may adopt a formal resolution

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directing that the proposition be placed on the ballot; or

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     (b)  The electors of the school district may petition to

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have the proposition placed on the ballot by presenting to the

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district school board petitions signed by not less than 10

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percent of the duly qualified electors residing within the school

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district. The number of signatures required shall be determined

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by the supervisor of elections according to the number of

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registered electors in the school district as of the date the

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petitioning electors register as a political committee as

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provided in subsection (3).

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Such an election may not be held before January 1, 2009.

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     Section 15. Task force on elected school board

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chairs.--There is created the Task Force on Elected School Board

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Chairs.

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     (1) The members of the task force shall consist of the

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following eight members:

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     (a) Five members appointed by the Governor, of which one

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shall be an elected school board member representing a single-

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member district, one shall be an appointed superintendent of

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schools, one shall be a member of a parent-teacher organization,

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and two shall be members of an organization interested in

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enforcement of the Federal Voting Rights Act. The Governor shall

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designate one of his or her appointees as the chair.

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     (b) One member who is a senator appointed by the President

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of the Senate, who shall serve as an ex officio, non-voting

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member.

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     (c) On member who is a representative appointed by the

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Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall serve as an ex

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officio, non-voting member.

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     (d) The Secretary of Education, or his or her designee, who

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shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member.

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     (2) The task force shall convene its initial meeting by

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September 1, 2008, and thereafter at the call of its chair. Task

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Force members may not receive remuneration for their services,

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but are entitled to reimbursement by the Legislative Committee on

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Intergovernmental Relations for travel and per diem expenses in

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accordance with s. 112.061, Florida Statutes.

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     (3) The Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental

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Relations shall serve as staff to the task force.

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     (4) All state agencies and local governments are directed

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to cooperate with and assist the task force to the fullest extent

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possible.

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     (5) The task force shall act as an advisory board to the

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Governor and the Legislature. The task force shall examine the

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effects of a county-wide elected chair of the school board,

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including the effects on school board governance and legal issues

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related to the implementation of ss. 1001.364 and 1001.365,

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Florida Statutes. The task force shall submit a report on its

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recommendations to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and

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the Speaker of the House of Representatives on or before February

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1, 2009.

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     (6) The task force shall expire February 28, 2009.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 4678, after the first semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 1001.364, F.S.; postponing an election of a

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districtwide school board chair until a certain date;

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creating the Task Force on Elected School Board Chairs;

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providing membership, meetings, staffing, and duties;

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providing for members to serve without compensation but to

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be reimbursed for per diem and traveling expenses;

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requiring the task force to submit a report to the

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Governor and the Legislature; providing an expiration

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date.

4/30/2008  10:47:00 PM     19-09361-08