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FL S1456
FL S1456Elections of County Commissioners, District School Board Members, and District School Superintendents
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Introduced
02/26/2025
02/26/2025
In Committee
03/06/2025
03/06/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
06/16/2025
06/16/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to elections of county commissioners, district school board members, and district school superintendents; amending s. 124.01, F.S.; requiring county commissioners to be nominated and elected by qualified electors who reside in the same county commission district as the commissioner; requiring membership of a board of county commissioners to be based on certain population criteria for each county; authorizing a board of county commissioners to have more commissioners and districts than prescribed; requiring commissioners to be elected at a specified time and terms to be staggered; providing applicability; repealing s. 124.011, F.S., relating to an alternate procedure for the election of county commissioners to provide for single-member representation; amending s. 100.041, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 1001.34, F.S.; revising the membership of district school boards; requiring membership to be based on certain population criteria for each county; authorizing a district school board, within a specified time, to adopt a resolution to increase its membership; repealing s. 1001.36, F.S., relating to district school board member residence areas; amending s. 1001.361, F.S.; requiring members of the district school board to be elected by the qualified electors who reside in the same school district as the member; repealing s. 1001.362, F.S., relating to an alternate procedure for the election of district school board members to provide for single-member representation; amending s. 1001.46, F.S.; revising provisions relating to the election and term of office for district school superintendents; repealing s. 1001.461, F.S., relating to procedures for making the office of district school superintendent an appointive office; amending ss. 1001.38, 1001.50, and 1011.10, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 1002.32, F.S.; conforming cross references; providing a contingent effective date.
AI Summary
This bill modifies how county commissioners and district school board members are elected in Florida, standardizing representation based on county population. Under the new provisions, the number of county commissioners and school board members will be determined by population tiers: counties with 2.5 million or more residents will have 13 members, those with 1.25-2.5 million will have 9 members, counties with 750,000-1.25 million will have 7 members, and counties with less than 750,000 will have 5 members. Importantly, counties can choose to have more members than these prescribed numbers. The bill requires that county commissioners and school board members be elected specifically by qualified voters within their own district, ensuring more localized representation. The legislation also removes previous alternate procedures for electing commissioners and school board members, streamlining the election process. For district school superintendents, the bill maintains the current system of 4-year elected terms. The bill includes provisions specifying that district board members must reside in the district they represent and will be elected through non-partisan elections. The changes are set to take effect contingent upon the approval of a related constitutional amendment, demonstrating a comprehensive approach to reforming local electoral processes in Florida.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Died in Community Affairs (on 06/16/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1456 |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1456/BillText/Filed/HTML |
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