The Florida Senate

229.003  Florida education governance reorganization.--

(1)  Effective January 7, 2003, the Florida Board of Education, created pursuant to s. 229.004, shall be responsible for overseeing kindergarten through graduate school education, in accordance with the policies and guiding principles in s. 229.002.

(2)  Effective January 7, 2003, the Florida Board of Education shall appoint the Commissioner of Education.

(3)  Effective January 7, 2003, there is established:

(a)  A Chancellor of K-12 Education appointed by the Commissioner of Education.

(b)  A Chancellor of State Universities, appointed by the Commissioner of Education.

(c)  A Chancellor of Community Colleges and Career Preparation, appointed by the Commissioner of Education.

(d)  An Executive Director of Nonpublic and Nontraditional Education, appointed by the Commissioner of Education.

Each chancellor and executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the Florida Board of Education and shall serve at the pleasure and under the authority of the Commissioner of Education.

(4)  Effective July 1, 2000, the Governor shall appoint a seven-member board of trustees for the Florida On-Line High School which shall be a body corporate with all the powers of a body corporate.

(5)  Effective January 7, 2003, the Governor shall appoint for each university in the State University System, a nine-member board of trustees which shall be a body corporate with all the powers of a body corporate. All members of the board of trustees of Florida Atlantic University must reside within the service area of the university; three must be residents of Broward County, three must be residents of Palm Beach County, and three may be residents of any county within the service area.

(6)  Effective January 7, 2003, the powers and duties of the following entities are relocated to the Florida Board of Education, which shall retain all related funding and budget authority for purposes of a single, seamless kindergarten through graduate school education system and single or coordinated budget and may retain or redistribute the powers and duties of each entity in accordance with the policies and guiding principles of s. 229.002, and the entities shall cease to exist:

(a)  The Board of Regents.

(b)  The State Board of Community Colleges.

(c)  The State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities.

(d)  The State Board of Nonpublic Career Education.

(e)  The Division of Workforce Development of the Department of Education.

(f)  The Postsecondary Education Planning Commission.

(g)  The Articulation Coordination Committee.

(h)  The Division of Human Resource Development of the Department of Education.

(i)  The Division of Support Services of the Department of Education.

(j)  The Division of Administration of the Department of Education.

(k)  The Division of Financial Services of the Department of Education.

(l)  The Division of Technology of the Department of Education.

(m)  The Office of Student Financial Assistance of the Department of Education.

(n)  The Division of Universities of the Department of Education.

(o)  The Division of Community Colleges of the Department of Education.

History.--s. 3, ch. 2000-321.