229.005  Florida education governance officers.--

(1)  COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.--The Commissioner of Education shall be appointed by the Board of Education from candidates of national caliber and respected and proven organizational leadership with established experience in administering broad-based policy. The commissioner shall be a person who is eminently capable of focusing the entire kindergarten through graduate school education system to accomplish the policies and guiding principles of s. 229.002. The commissioner shall have the ability to successfully provide education policy and planning direction, program development, performance management, and funding allocation recommendations across the spectrum of kindergarten through graduate school education, and the ability to achieve and safeguard the will of the people of Florida as expressed in s. 1, Art. IX of the Florida Constitution, that "adequate provision shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools that allows students to obtain a high quality education and for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of institutions of higher learning and other public education programs that the needs of the people may require."

(2)  CHANCELLOR OF K-12 EDUCATION.--The Chancellor of K-12 Education shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Education based on his or her ability to comply with the policies and guiding principles of s. 229.002, to enhance the quality of K-12 education in Florida, to maximize the equity of K-12 education in Florida by moving the focus to the school site and the individual student, and to achieve and safeguard the will of the people of Florida as expressed in s. 1, Art. IX of the Florida Constitution, that "adequate provision shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools that allows students to obtain a high quality education. . . ."

(3)  CHANCELLOR OF STATE UNIVERSITIES.--The Chancellor of State Universities shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Education based on his or her ability to comply with the policies and guiding principles of s. 229.002, to enhance the national reputation and quality of education and educational research in Florida's state universities, and to work directly with each of the state university presidents and boards of trustees in focusing on the education and educational research needs of the individual university and its students.

(4)  CHANCELLOR OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND CAREER PREPARATION.--The Chancellor of Community Colleges and Career Preparation shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Education based on his or her ability to comply with the policies and guiding principles of s. 229.002, to enhance the quality of education in Florida's community colleges, and to work directly with each of the community college presidents and boards of trustees in focusing on the education needs of the communities and students they serve.

(5)  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NONPUBLIC AND NONTRADITIONAL EDUCATION.--The Executive Director of Nonpublic and Nontraditional Education shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Education based on his or her ability to comply with the policies and guiding principles of s. 229.002, to enhance the quality and expand the offerings and innovations of nonpublic and nontraditional education in Florida, to establish partnerships with nonpublic education providers at all levels to achieve these goals, and to work directly with the Board of Trustees of the Florida On-Line High School and with Florida's private school associations, home education associations, nonpublic career education institutions, and independent colleges and universities to maximize educational choice and enhance the options, educational alternatives, and student-focused delivery for their students.