Section 240.307, Florida Statutes 2000
1240.307 State Board of Community Colleges; appointment of members; qualifications.--
(1) The State Board of Community Colleges shall be comprised of the Commissioner of Education, one student, and 11 lay citizens appointed by the Governor, approved by four members of the State Board of Education, and confirmed by the Senate in regular session. The Commissioner of Education may nominate two or more persons for each position, prior to appointment by the Governor. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and procedures for its review and approval of nominees. Members shall have been residents and citizens of this state for at least 10 years prior to appointment.
(a) All members shall be deemed to be members-at-large charged with the responsibility of serving the entire state.
(b) Terms of membership of the lay citizens shall be for 5 years.
(c) Lay citizen members of the State Board of Community Colleges shall be appointed in a manner providing equitable geographical representation.
(d) The student member shall be registered as a student in a public community college and shall have been a resident of this state for at least 5 years. His or her term of office shall be 1 year.
(2) Each member shall serve until expiration of his or her term and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified, except in the case of an appointment to fill a vacancy, in which case the appointment shall be for the unexpired term, and except as otherwise provided by this section. The Governor shall fill all vacancies that may at any time occur therein, subject to the above approval and confirmation.
(3) Members may be removed for cause at any time upon the concurrence of a majority of the members of the State Board of Education.
(4) The members of the State Board of Community Colleges shall receive no compensation but shall be paid travel and per diem as provided in s. 112.061 while in the performance of their duties and in traveling to, from, or upon the same.
History.--s. 44, ch. 79-222; s. 15, ch. 81-193; s. 150, ch. 81-259; s. 16, ch. 83-326; s. 3, ch. 91-49; s. 44, ch. 95-148; s. 3(7), ch. 2000-321.
1Note.--Repealed January 7, 2003, by s. 3(7), ch. 2000-321, and shall be reviewed by the Legislature prior to that date.
