FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
John L. Winn
Commissioner of Education
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
JULIA L. JOHNSON
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
LINDA K. TAYLOR
CONTACT PERSON:
NAME:
Allison Throckmorton
PHONE: (850) 245-0405
SUNCOM:
205-0405
COEFO:
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M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: October 26, 2005
TO: District School Superintendents
FROM: Linda Champion
SUBJECT: School Board Organization
Section 1001.371, F.S., requires that the school board organization meeting be held the
third Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each year, which is November 22,
2005. Additional sections of law specify requirements for bonding school board members
(Section 1010.07, F.S.) and the use of facsimile signatures (Section 116.34, F.S.). Each
section of law requires certain information to be filed with the Department of Education
and the Department of State. This memo provides information to assist you in meeting the
filing requirements.
Section 1001.371, F.S., requires that the Chairman and Secretary make and sign a copy of
the proceedings of organization, including the schedule for
names and addresses of all school district officers. A certified copy of the original should
be filed with the Department of Education within two weeks following the meeting. In
accordance with the statute, the due date this year is December 6, 2005.
LINDA CHAMPION
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1214 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0406 • www.fldoe.org
Suncom 205-0406 • FAX (850) 245-9099
District Superintendents
October 26, 2005
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Please send this information to the following address:
Ms. Allison Throckmorton
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Florida Department of Education
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Office of Funding and Financial Reporting
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Turlington Building, Room 824
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325 West Gaines Street
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Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
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Section 1010.07, F.S., requires school board members and other school officials to be adequately
bonded.
The bonds should be filed with the Department of State.
In addition, Section
116.34, F.S., requires that manual signatures be filed with the Department of State prior to use of
a facsimile signature on any instrument defined in this section. The enclosed forms may be used
for filing this information. If you have any questions about the forms, please contact Suzie Still,
Department of State, at (850) 245-6256. Please send the completed forms to the following
address:
Ms. Suzie Still
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Department of State
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Division of Elections
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Room L66, Collins Building
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107 West Gaines Street
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Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
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