Bill Text: FL S1540 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Powers and Duties of a District School Board
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2018-03-10 - Died in Education [S1540 Detail]
Download: Florida-2018-S1540-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2018 SB 1540 By Senator Braynon 35-01564-18 20181540__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to powers and duties of a district 3 school board; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; deleting a 4 provision prohibiting a district school board from 5 awarding an annual contract on the basis of certain 6 circumstances; providing an effective date. 7 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 10 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 annual23contract on the basis of any contingency or condition not24expressly authorized in law by the Legislature or alter or limit25its authority to award or not award an annual contract as26provided in s. 1012.335. This paragraph applies only to a27collective bargaining agreement entered into or renewed by a28district school board on or after June 15, 2017.29 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.