Art. IX, § 2, Fla. Const. · Article IX. EDUCATION
State board of education.
Text — As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)
The state board of education shall be a body corporate and have such supervision of the system of free public education as is provided by law. The state board of education shall consist of seven members appointed by the governor to staggered 4-year terms, subject to confirmation by the senate. The state board of education shall appoint the commissioner of education.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
Am. proposed by Constitution Revision Commission, Revision No. 8, 1998, filed with the Secretary of State May 5, 1998; adopted 1998.
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- As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)
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