HB 1079 — City of Jacksonville, Duval County

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 HBCS/HB 1079 2020 A bill to be entitled An act relating to City of Jacksonville, Duval County;

providing specified term limits for thean elected superintendent of schools;

providingspecifying term limits for governance;such superintendent;

providing requirements for a referendum,referendum; notice of referendum, ballot title form, and referendum results;

providing for an initial term upon approval of the referendum;

The superintendent of Pageschools 1shall be considered an elected for a term of 54 CODING:years.

The initial term of the elected superintendent shall begin with the 2024 General Election.

Any person elected and who qualifies Page 1 of 3 CODING:

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The initial term of the elected superintendent shall begin with the 2022 General Election.

Any person elected and who qualifies for two consecutive full terms as superintendent is not eligible for election as superintendent for the next succeeding term.

Referendum.—AReferendum referendumElection.— of(1) theThe qualifiedreferendum electorselection residingcalled infor Duvalby Countythis action shall be held on November 3, 2020, the 2020 General Election,Election. to determine whether this act shall become effective.

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(2)"AMENDING AllCHARTER qualifiedTO electorsPROVIDE inFOR DuvalAN CountyELECTED, RATHER THAN AN APPOINTED, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS" (3) The referendum question shall be entitledplaced andon permittedthe toballot vote in substantially the referendum.following form:

The places and times of voting shall be those polling places and times established for voting by law.

The inspectors and clerks for the referendum shall be designated by the supervisor of elections in accordance with applicable general law.

(3) The supervisor of elections is authorized and directed, when printing the sample and voting ballots for use in the referendum election called in this section, to print the referendum ballot title and referendum question as provided in Page 2 of 5 CODING:

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hb1079-00 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 HB 1079 2020 sections 4 and 5 on said ballots at the appropriate place.

Immediately after the question there shall be a space for the voter to indicate whether his or her vote is "YES" or "NO" on the question.

Section 3.

Notice of referendum.—The supervisor of elections is directed to ensure at least 30 days' notice of the referendum by publishing at least twice in a daily newspaper of general circulation in Duval County, once in the fifth week and once in the third week, before the week in which the referendum election day is to be held, in accordance with s.

100.342, Florida Statutes.

Section 4.

Official title and ballot.— (1) The Legislature hereby directs that the referendum ballot title for the referendum question be in substantially the following form:

"AMENDING CHARTER TO PROVIDE FOR AN ELECTED, RATHER THAN AN APPOINTED, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS" (2) Following the referendum question, in substantially the form set forth below, be placed on the ballot at the election called for in this act:

Shall Chapter 2020- ____, Laws of Florida, which amends the Jacksonville Charter to provide that the Duval County PageSuperintendent 3of Schools shall no longer be appointed by the School Board but shall be elected for a term of 5four CODING:years, with a two-term limit, beginning with the 2024 General Election, become effective?" (_____) YES.

Words stricken are deletions;

words underlined are additions.

hb1079-00 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 HB 1079 2020 Superintendent of Schools shall no longer be appointed by the School Board but shall be elected for a term of four years, with a two-term limit, beginning with the 2022 General Election, become effective?" (_____) YES.

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Referendum results.—The supervisor of elections shall certify the results of the referendum to the Florida Department of State in accordance with general law.

If a majority of the votes cast in the referendum are "YES," the charter amendment shall be approved and become effective immediately upon verification of the results of the referendum's election vote.

Section 6.

Initial term.—Upon approval of the referendum and the charter amendment taking effect, the initial term of the elected superintendent shall begin with the 2022 General Election.

The election of the superintendent shall be governed by general law regarding the election of county officers.

Section 7.

Holdover.—The superintendent in office at the time the charter amendment takes effect shall remain in office until the 2022 General Election;

provided, however, that such superintendent is subject to removal and replacement by the Duval County School Board under such terms and conditions of any contract between the superintendent and the school board.