DUVAL COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD

Jacksonville Charter pt. A, art. 13

in effect

Jacksonville Charter, art. 13, § 13.01 Duval County Board of Public Instruction continued and renamed.

Section 13.01. - Duval County Board of Public Instruction continued and renamed. The Duval County Board of Public Instruction is renamed the Duval County School Board, a body corporate, hereinafter called "school board." The school board shall consist of seven members elected in a nonpartisan district election. The school board shall be responsible for the public school system in Duval County, and all general and special laws applicable thereto shall continue in full force and effect, except as herein expressly provided to the contrary. (Ord. 84-1307-754, § 10; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1)

Jacksonville Charter, art. 13, § 13.02 School board districts.

Section 13.02. - School board districts. Members of the school board shall be elected from one of the seven school board districts hereby created and established. Each school board district shall be composed of two adjoining council districts as set forth in appendix 2 of this charter. (Ord. 84-1307-754, § 10; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1)

Jacksonville Charter, art. 13, § 13.03 Redistricting of school board districts.

Sec. 13.03. - Redistricting of school board districts. Within 8 months after publication of each official federal census of Duval County, the council shall redistrict the seven school board districts so that all districts are as nearly equal in population as practicable. In the event that the council shall be unable to complete the redistricting of the school board districts within 8 months after the publication of that census, the city's general counsel shall petition the circuit court for the judicial circuit having jurisdiction over Duval County to make such redistricting. Any redistricting of the school board districts made pursuant to this section shall not affect any term of office in existence at the date of such redistricting but shall be applicable only to the next succeeding school board election. (Ord. 84-1307-754, §§ 10, 26; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1; Ord. 2012-74-E, § 1)

Jacksonville Charter, art. 13, § 13.04 Qualifications of board members.

Section 13.04. - Qualifications of board members. Members of the Duval County School Board shall be electors of and residents of the school board districts in which they are elected, and each shall have resided in and been a qualified elector of the school board district in which he or she runs for office for at least 183 consecutive days immediately before the date on which he or she qualifies to run for the office of member of the school board. Members shall not hold any other public office or public employment except as notary public, member of the armed services, or federal office or employment. (Ord. 79-821-516, § 7; Ord. 80-741-580, § 1; Ord. 84-1307-754, § 10; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1)

Jacksonville Charter, art. 13, § 13.05 Vacancies.

Section 13.05. - Vacancies. A school board member shall forfeit his office if at any time during his term of office he lacks any qualification for the office prescribed by this charter. In the event that a vacancy in the school board occurs, the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by election of a school board member at a special election to be called pursuant to resolution of the city council and held on a date no sooner than 1 month and no later than 6 months after the vacancy occurs. This special election shall, if possible, be held in conjunction with any other election scheduled to be held within the county. Any resignation by a school board member shall be submitted in writing to the supervisor of elections, with a copy to the secretary of the city council, shall specify the date on which it is effective, and shall be irrevocable. If any school board member submits a resignation which is effective at a date later than that on which it is submitted, the city council may, by resolution, call a special election for the election of a successor, this special election to be held on a date not less than 1 month after the date the resignation is submitted nor more than 6 months prior to the date the resignation is effective; and such special election shall, if possible, be held in conjunction with any other election scheduled to be held within the county. In the event that this special election cannot be held within the 1 to 6-month period prior to the qualifying period for the next general statewide election at which such office would be filled for a full term, then no special election shall be held and the office shall remain vacant until filled at the next general statewide election for the full term. Should it be possible to hold the special election to fill a vacancy in the school board at the same time that another election is being held in the county, then this special election shall take place on the date of the first primary of the other election and if a runoff election is required, it shall be held on the date that the other election is held whether it be another special election, a general statewide election or a consolidated general government election. A vacancy in the school board shall not be temporarily filled in any manner and shall continue until filled in the manner provided in this section. (Laws of Fla., Ch. 72-572; Ord. 73-326-303; Ord. 84-1307-754, § 10; Laws of Fla., Ch. 85-430, § 1; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1)

Jacksonville Charter, art. 13, § 13.06 Compensation.

Section 13.06. - Compensation. Members of the school board shall receive such salary as set by city council ordinance, but when any member in connection with his official duties travels outside Duval County, he may receive compensation for his expenses from county school funds as provided in s. 112.061, Florida Statutes. (Laws of Fla., Ch. 70-752; Ord. 84-1307-754, § 10; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1)

Jacksonville Charter, art. 13, § 13.07 Superintendent of schools.

Section 13.07. - Superintendent of schools. The Duval County School Board shall designate a person with experience in school management and supervision as the superintendent of schools who shall be the chief administrative employee of the board. The superintendent of schools shall be considered an elected constitutional officer for purposes of section 8 of article II of the State Constitution. (Laws of Fla., Ch. 77-582; Ord. 84-1307-754, § 10; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1)

Jacksonville Charter, art. 13, § 13.08 Powers and duties of superintendent.

Section 13.08. - Powers and duties of superintendent. The superintendent shall have the power and duties assigned to the Duval County Superintendent of Schools by general or special laws and such other powers and duties as are assigned by this charter or by the rules, regulations, and instruction of the school board. (Ord. 84-1307-754, § 10; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1)

Jacksonville Charter, art. 13, § 13.09 Use of internal services of the city.

Section 13.09. - Use of internal services of the city. Unless otherwise directed by the council, the Duval County School Board shall utilize the internal services of the city except that the Duval County School Board shall not be required to use the services of the city's Procurement Division and the City's Division of Human Resources. (Laws of Fla., Ch. 70-745; Ord. 81-28-13, § 1; Ord. 84-1307-754, § 10; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1; Ord. 98-624-E, § 3)

Jacksonville Charter, art. 13, § 13.10 School board budget.

Section 13.10. - School board budget. The Duval County School Board shall be exempt from the budgetary requirements of article 14. However, the Duval County School Board shall include in its budget sufficient funds to pay the City of Jacksonville for such central services of the city as the board shall be required to use and shall use, on a cost accounted basis. (Laws of Fla., Ch. 73-508; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 84-1307-754, § 10; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1)

Jacksonville Charter, art. 13, § 13.11 Group insurance for members and employees of board.

Section 13.11. - Group insurance for members and employees of board. (a) The Duval County School Board is authorized to provide for life, accidental death and dismemberment, and hospital, medical, and surgical insurance for members and employees of said board and their families, with a group insurance plan, and to that end to enter into agreements with insurance companies to provide such insurance. (b) The Duval County School Board is authorized to pay out of district school funds the cost of all or any part of the premium for such group life, accidental death and dismemberment, and hospital, medical, and surgical insurance and to deduct from the compensation of such members or employees, who in writing make request for such insurance, the remaining balance of such costs, if any, and to pay the same directly to the insurance company issuing such group insurance. (Laws of Fla., Ch. 77-543; Ord. 84-1307-754, § 10; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1)

Jacksonville Charter, art. 13, § 13.12 Transfer of property.

Section 13.12. - Transfer of property. Whenever the Duval County School Board, a body corporate, shall determine by formal resolution spread upon the minutes of a regular or special meeting of said body corporate that any real or personal property is unsuited for school purposes because of its size, location, and/or condition and is therefore surplus to the needs and uses of the school system of the consolidated City of Jacksonville, Florida, then in such event, the said Duval County School Board, a body corporate, is authorized to transfer the title to any such property to the consolidated City of Jacksonville, and/or any of its independent agencies, with or without consideration, provided that the said Duval County School Board determines that the such transfer would be in the best interest of the school system of the City of Jacksonville, Florida. (Laws of Fla., Ch. 71-620; Ord. 84-1307-754, § 10; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1)

Jacksonville Charter, art. 13, § 13.13 Provision for legal holidays in calculation of compensation.

Section 13.13. - Provision for legal holidays in calculation of compensation. The Duval County School Board, a body corporate, is authorized in its discretion to provide for the inclusion of legal holidays during the school year in the calculation of compensation to be paid to instructional personnel as if said holidays were to be compensated, all for the purpose of providing biweekly or monthly pay periods for said instructional personnel, with such payments being nearly equal as practicable. Including such legal holidays in calculating such periodic pay periods and treating such legal holidays as if they were actually paid holidays shall not require the Duval County School Board to actually pay for such holidays. Inclusion of such legal holidays in calculating said periodic pay periods for instructional personnel shall not be deemed to be payment to any employee in advance of service being rendered. (Laws of Fla., Ch. 71-619; Ord. 84-1307-754, § 10; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1)

Jacksonville Charter, art. 13, § 13.14 Participation in the City of Jacksonville's risk management program.

Section 13.14. - Participation in the City of Jacksonville's risk management program. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Duval County School Board is authorized, at its option, to participate, with the concurrence of the city council and in accordance with the provisions of chapter 128, Ordinance Code, in the risk management program operated and managed by the City of Jacksonville. (Laws of Fla., Ch. 87-474, § 1; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1)

Jacksonville Charter, art. 13, § 13.15 Two term limit.

Section 13.15. - Two term limit. No person elected and qualified for two consecutive full terms as a Member of the Duval County School Board shall be eligible for election as a Member of the Duval County School Board for the next succeeding term. The two-term limitation shall apply to any full term which began in 1992 or thereafter. (Ord. 91-533-606, § 6 (Referendum of November 3, 1992))

Source: City of Jacksonville, Ordinance Code and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/jacksonville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CHRELA_PTACHLACHJAFL_ART13DUCOSCBOFetched: 10/27/2026