Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0035 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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12	12	House Joint Resolution 1
13	13	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 4 2
14	14	of Article IX and the creation of a new section in 3
15	15	Article XII of the State Constitution to require 4
16	16	members of a district school board to be elected in a 5
17	17	partisan election. 6
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19	19	Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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21	21	That the following amendment to Section 4 of Article IX and 10
22	22	the creation of a new section in Article XII of the Sta te 11
23	23	Constitution are agreed to and shall be submitted to the 12
24	24	electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next 13
25	25	general election or at an earlier special election specifically 14
26	26	authorized by law for that purpose: 15
27	27	ARTICLE IX 16
28	28	EDUCATION 17
29	29	SECTION 4. School districts; school boards. — 18
30	30	(a) Each county shall constitute a school district; 19
31	31	provided, two or more contiguous counties, upon vote of the 20
32	32	electors of each county pursuant to law, may be combined into 21
33	33	one school district. In each school district th ere shall be a 22
34	34	school board composed of five or more members chosen by vote of 23
35	35	the electors in a partisan nonpartisan election for 24
36	36	appropriately staggered terms of four years, as provided by law. 25
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47	47	(b) The school board shall operate, control and supervise 26
48	48	all free public schools within the school district and determine 27
49	49	the rate of school district taxes within the limits prescribed 28
50	50	herein. Two or more school districts may operate and finance 29
51	51	joint educational programs. 30
52	52	ARTICLE XII 31
53	53	SCHEDULE 32
54	54	Partisan election of members of district school boards. —33
55	55	This section and the amendment to Section 4 of Article IX 34
56	56	requiring members of a district school board to be elected in a 35
57	57	partisan election rather than a nonpartisan election shall take 36
58	58	effect upon approval by the e lectors, but no district school 37
59	59	board election shall be a partisan election before November 5, 38
60	60	2024. 39
61	61	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be 40
62	62	placed on the ballot: 41
63	63	CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND MENT 42
64	64	ARTICLE IX, SECTION 4 43
65	65	ARTICLE XII 44
66	66	PARTISAN ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS.—45
67	67	Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to require 46
68	68	members of a district school board to be elected in a partisan 47
69	69	election rather than a nonpartisan election and to specify that 48
70	70	the amendment only applies to el ections held on or after 49
71	71	November 5, 2024. 50