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Florida Constitution--1968 Revision Art. IX, § 4. School districts; school boards

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Text of section pending approval of proposed constitutional amendment at the November 2024 general election. See, also, text effective upon approval of proposed amendment at the November 2024 general election.>

(a) Each county shall constitute a school district; provided, two or more contiguous counties, upon vote of the electors of each county pursuant to law, may be combined into one school district. In each school district there shall be a school board composed of five or more members chosen by vote of the electors in a nonpartisan election for appropriately staggered terms of four years, as provided by law.

<Text of section upon approval of proposed constitutional amendment at the November 2024 general election. See, also, text effective pending approval of proposed amendment at the November 2024 general election.>

(a) Each county shall constitute a school district; provided, two or more contiguous counties, upon vote of the electors of each county pursuant to law, may be combined into one school district. In each school district there shall be a school board composed of five or more members chosen by vote of the electors in a partisan election for appropriately staggered terms of four years, as provided by law.

(b) The school board shall operate, control and supervise all free public schools within the school district and determine the rate of school district taxes within the limits prescribed herein. Two or more school districts may operate and finance joint educational programs.

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