Florida HB 4027: City of Opa-Locka Parks and Recreation Department

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An act relating to Hillsborough County Public Schools, 2
Hillsborough County; providing legislative findings; 3
providing for an elected superintendent of schools; 4
requiring a referendum; providing effective dates. 5
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 7
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Section 1. Findings of fact.—The Legislature finds that 9
the Superintendent of Schools for Hillsborough County Public 10
Schools was changed from an elected position to an appointed 11
position pursuant to a referendum held during the November 8, 12
1966 general election in accordance with Section 2B, Article XII 13
of the State Constitution of 1885. 14
Section 2. Transition to elected superintendent.—Pursuant 15
to Section 5, Article IX and Section 5, Article XII of the State 16
Constitution, the Superintendent of Schools for Hillsborough 17
County Public Schools shall be elected in a partisan election to 18
a term of 4 years by vote of the qualified electors residing in 19
Hillsborough County, beginning with the general election in 20
2028. 21
Section 3. Referendum election.— 22
(1) As required by Section 5, Article IX of the State 23
Constitution, during the 2026 general election, there shall be 24
held a referendum election concerning whether section 2 shall 25

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become a law. 26
(2) The ballot title for the referendum question shall be 27
in substantially the following form: 28
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PROVIDING FOR AN ELECTED, RATHER THAN AN APPOINTED, 30
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 31
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(3) The referendum question shall be placed on the ballot 33
in substantially the following form: 34
Shall Chapter 2026- , Laws of Florida, which provides that the 35
Superintendent of Schools for Hillsborough County Public Schools 36
shall no longer be appointed by the School Board, but shall be 37
elected in a partisan election for a term of 4 years, beginning 38
with the 2028 general election, become effective? 39
( ) Yes. 40
( ) No. 41
(4) The referendum election shall be conducted by the 42
Supervisor of Elections of Hillsborough County in accordance 43
with the Florida Election Code. 44
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, 45
except that section 2 shall take effect only upon approval by a 46
majority vote of those qualified electors of Hillsborough County 47
voting in a referendum to be held in conjunction with the 2026 48
general election. 49