THE BILL ITSELF
HB 4027
Hillsborough County Public Schools, Hillsborough County
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An act relating to Hillsborough County Public Schools,
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Hillsborough County; providing legislative findings;
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providing for an elected superintendent of schools;
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requiring a referendum; providing effective dates.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Findings of fact.—The Legislature finds that
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the Superintendent of Schools for Hillsborough County Public
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Schools was changed from an elected position to an appointed
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position pursuant to a referendum held during the November 8,
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1966 general election in accordance with Section 2B, Article XII
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of the State Constitution of 1885.
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Section 2. Transition to elected superintendent.—Pursuant
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to Section 5, Article IX and Section 5, Article XII of the State
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Constitution, the Superintendent of Schools for Hillsborough
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County Public Schools shall be elected in a partisan election to
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a term of 4 years by vote of the qualified electors residing in
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Hillsborough County, beginning with the general election in
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2028.
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Section 3. Referendum election.—
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(1) As required by Section 5, Article IX of the State
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Constitution, during the 2026 general election, there shall be
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held a referendum election concerning whether section 2 shall
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become a law.
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(2) The ballot title for the referendum question shall be
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in substantially the following form:
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PROVIDING FOR AN ELECTED, RATHER THAN AN APPOINTED,
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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
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(3) The referendum question shall be placed on the ballot
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in substantially the following form:
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Shall Chapter 2026- , Laws of Florida, which provides that the
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Superintendent of Schools for Hillsborough County Public Schools
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shall no longer be appointed by the School Board, but shall be
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elected in a partisan election for a term of 4 years, beginning
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with the 2028 general election, become effective?
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( ) Yes.
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( ) No.
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(4) The referendum election shall be conducted by the
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Supervisor of Elections of Hillsborough County in accordance
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with the Florida Election Code.
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Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law,
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except that section 2 shall take effect only upon approval by a
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majority vote of those qualified electors of Hillsborough County
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voting in a referendum to be held in conjunction with the 2026
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general election.