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Local Trustees and Statewide Governing Board to Manage Florida's University System
01-07

Reference:
Article IX, Section 7

Summary:
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A local board of trustees shall administer each state university. Each board shall have thirteen members dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, and service to community. A statewide governing board of seventeen members shall be responsible for the coordinated and accountable operation of the whole university system. Wasteful duplication of facilities or programs is to be avoided. Provides procedures for selection and confirmation of board members, including one student and one faculty representative per board.

Sponsor:
Education Excellence for Florida
722 Alba Drive
Orlando, FL 32804-0000
(407) 423-7336
  Contact: Joan Ruffier, Chairperson

Signatures:
Statewide total needed for judicial and financial impact review (signed by 25% of voters required by s. 3, Art. XI of the State Constitution in one-half of the congressional districts): 48,869 
Statewide total needed to make ballot position (signed by 8% of the voters in at least one-half of Florida's congressional districts and in the state as whole as of the last presidential election): 488,722 
Statewide total currently valid: 499,903*
Congressional district totals needed for judicial and economic reviews and ballot placement, with currently valid signatures: View by District by County
*Statewide and congressional district totals for ballot position are NOT OFFICAL until the Secretary of State determines the requisite signatures have been obtained and issues a certificate of ballot position. Once an initiative petition is certified for ballot position, total currently valid may exceed the official totals at time of certification. For status on ballot position, see Status Table below.
 
To find out the signature threshold required in each Congressional District for review and ballot position, the current number of verified signatures in each Congressional District by county, and how many Congressional Districts may have met or exceeded signature thresholds, click the link above titled "View by District by County".

Status: Passed
Approval Date: 09/28/2001 
Undue Burden:  
Made Review: 02/11/2002 
Attorney General: 02/12/2002 
Sent to Supreme Court: 03/04/2002 
Supreme Court Ruling: Constitutional :  Initiative petition and proposed ballot title and summary meet the legal requirements of article XI, section 3 of the Florida Constitution, and s. 101.161(1), F.S.  
SC Ruling Date: 05/23/2002 
Made Ballot: 08/06/2002 
Ballot Number: 11  
Election Date: 11/05/2002 
 Votes For: 2,813,145   
 Votes Against: 1,834,816   




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