Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H6107 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/06/2022

                               
 
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A bill to be entitled 1 
An act relating to district school board employment 2 
contracts; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; deleting a 3 
provision prohibiting district school boards from 4 
awarding annual contracts on the basis of unauthorized 5 
contingencies or conditions; providing an effective 6 
date. 7 
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 
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 Section 1.  Subsection (24) of section 1001.42, Florida 11 
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 
 (24)  EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS. — 16 
 (a) If a school district enters into a contract or 17 
employment agreement, or renewal or renegotiation of an existing 18 
contract or employment agreement, with an officer, agent, 19 
employee, or contractor which contains a provision for severance 20 
pay, the contract or employment agreement must include the 21 
provisions of s. 215.425. 22 
 (b)  A district school board may not award an annual 23 
contract on the basis of any contingency or condition not 24 
expressly authorized in law by the Legislature or alter or limit 25     
 
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its authority to award or not award an annual contract as 26 
provided in s. 1012.335. This paragraph applies only to a 27 
collective bargaining agreement entered into or renewed by a 28 
district school board on or after June 15, 2017. 29 
 Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 30