HB 411, Engrossed 1 2023 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0411-01-e1 Page 1 of 4 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 A bill to be entitled 1 An act relating to residency of local elected 2 officials; amending s. 124.01, F.S.; prohibiting 3 changes to county commissioner district boundaries 4 during a specified timeframe; prohibiting the 5 consideration of the residential addresses of certain 6 persons during the district -drawing process for boards 7 of county commissioners; providing construction; 8 creating s. 166.0321, F.S.; requiring municipalities 9 to fix the boundaries of their districts in a certain 10 manner; prohibiting changes to municipal district 11 boundaries during a specified timeframe; prohibiting 12 the consideration of the residential addresses of 13 certain persons during the district -drawing process; 14 providing construction; amending s. 1001.36, F.S.; 15 prohibiting changes to district school board member 16 residence area boundaries during a specified 17 timeframe; prohibiting the consideration of the 18 residential addresses of certain persons during the 19 residence-area-drawing process for district school 20 boards; providing construction; amending s. 1001.361, 21 F.S.; providing that an elected candidate for district 22 school board must reside in the district school board 23 member residence area by the date she or he a ssumes 24 office instead of upon qualifying for office; making 25 HB 411, Engrossed 1 2023 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0411-01-e1 Page 2 of 4 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 technical changes; providing an effective date. 26 27 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 28 29 Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 124.01, Florida 30 Statutes, is amended to rea d: 31 124.01 Division of counties into districts; county 32 commissioners.— 33 (3) The board of county commissioners shall , from time to 34 time, fix the boundaries of the county commissioners' above 35 districts so as to keep them as nearly equal in proportion to 36 population as practicable, possible; provided, that changes made 37 in the boundaries of county commissioner districts pursuant to 38 this section may not shall be made only in the 270 days before a 39 regular general election for the board of county commissioners 40 odd-numbered years. Districts may not be drawn with the intent 41 to favor or disfavor a candidate for county commission or an 42 incumbent county commissioner based on the candidate's or 43 incumbent's residential address. Any ordinance enacted or 44 adopted by a county on or after July 1, 2023, which is in 45 conflict with this subsection is void. 46 Section 2. Section 166.0321, Florida Statutes, is created 47 to read: 48 166.0321 Division of municipalities into districts. —Each 49 municipality shall, from time to time, fix the boundaries of its 50 HB 411, Engrossed 1 2023 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0411-01-e1 Page 3 of 4 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 districts so as to keep them as nearly equal in proportion to 51 their respective populations as practicable, provided that such 52 changes may not be made in the 270 days before a regular general 53 election for the governing body of the municipa lity. Districts 54 may not be drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor a 55 candidate for member of the governing body or an incumbent 56 member of the governing body based on the candidate's or 57 incumbent's residential address. Any ordinance enacted or 58 adopted by a municipality on or after July 1, 2023, which is in 59 conflict with this section is void. 60 Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 1001.36, Florida 61 Statutes, is amended to read: 62 1001.36 District school board member residence areas. — 63 (2) A Any district school board may make any change that 64 it deems necessary in the boundaries of any district school 65 board member residence area at any meeting of the district 66 school board, provided that such changes are not shall be made 67 only in the 270 days before a genera l election odd-numbered 68 years and that no change that would affect the residence 69 qualifications of any incumbent member disqualifies shall 70 disqualify such incumbent member during the term for which he or 71 she is elected. Residence areas may not be drawn wit h the intent 72 to favor or disfavor a candidate for district school board 73 member or an incumbent district school board member based on the 74 candidate's or incumbent's residential address. Any resolution 75 HB 411, Engrossed 1 2023 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0411-01-e1 Page 4 of 4 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 adopted by a district school board on or after July 1, 2 023, 76 which is in conflict with this subsection is void. 77 Section 4. Section 1001.361, Florida Statutes, is amended 78 to read: 79 1001.361 Election of board by districtwide vote. —80 Notwithstanding any provision of local law or any county 81 charter, the election of members of the district school board 82 must shall be by vote of the qualified electors of the entire 83 district in a nonpartisan election as provided in chapter 105. 84 Each elected candidate for district school board member must 85 shall, by the date at the time she or he assumes office 86 qualifies, be a resident of the district school board member 87 residence area from which she or he was elected the candidate 88 seeks election. Each candidate who qualifies to have her or his 89 name placed on the ballot must shall be listed according to the 90 district school board member residence area in which she or he 91 is a candidate resides. Each qualified elector of the district 92 is shall be entitled to vote for one candidate from each 93 district school board member residence area. The candidate from 94 each district school board member residence area who receives 95 the highest number of votes in the general election shall be 96 elected to the district school board. 97 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 98