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Florida Constitution Revision Commission

PUB 700717: School Board Compensation (Version 2) by Thomas Majdanics

ARTICLE IX: EDUCATION, Section 4. School districts; school boards.

SECTION 4.School districts; school boards.
  1. 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. School board members shall receive annual compensation set at a rate equal to the median compensation offered to school board members of the 20 largest U.S. public school districts not located in Florida, and may be reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses.
  2. 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.