Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1602 By Senator Ausley 3-00380-22 20221602__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to district school board employment 3 contracts; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; deleting 4 prohibitions on district school boards from awarding 5 annual contracts on the basis of unauthorized 6 contingencies or conditions and from altering or 7 limiting their authority to award or not award an 8 annual contract; providing an effective date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1.Subsection (24) of section 1001.42, Florida 13 Statutes, is amended to read: 14 1001.42Powers and duties of district school board.The 15 district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all 16 powers and perform all duties listed below: 17 (24)EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS. 18 (a)If a school district enters into a contract or 19 employment agreement, or renewal or renegotiation of an existing 20 contract or employment agreement, with an officer, agent, 21 employee, or contractor which contains a provision for severance 22 pay, the contract or employment agreement must include the 23 provisions of s. 215.425. 24 (b)A district school board may not award an annual 25 contract on the basis of any contingency or condition not 26 expressly authorized in law by the Legislature or alter or limit 27 its authority to award or not award an annual contract as 28 provided in s. 1012.335. This paragraph applies only to a 29 collective bargaining agreement entered into or renewed by a 30 district school board on or after June 15, 2017. 31 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.