RULE TITLE: School Board Meetings.

RULE NUMBER: Policy 1.03.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: This proposed revision updates the Policy for clarification or to align with District practices and/or meet legal requirements including meeting start times, submission of agenda items for regular meetings, time for public comment at meetings, and Board member attendance at meetings via electronic media technology.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To update procedures for School Board meetings and related matters.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: Fla. Stat. §§ 1001.32(2); 1001.372; 1001.41(1) & (2); 1001.42(26); 1001.43 (10).

LAWS IMPLEMENTED: Fla. Stat. §§ 119.07; 120.525, 120.569, 120.57, 120.81(1)(f)&(j); 286.011; 1001.32(2); 1001.371; 1001.372; 1001.43(6); 1001.51(2) & (3); 1001.42(1) (a) & (b); 1006.07(1)(a).

CONTACT PERSON: Sheryl G. Wood, Esq., 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach FL 33406.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT of the proposed rule development may be obtained without cost from the School District's web site at www.SchoolBoardPolicies.com/revisions.htm .

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Development of the proposed rule is anticipated to be considered at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on February 22, 2012, anticipated to begin at 2:00 p.m. (an approximate time, as the actual start time may vary earlier or later) in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla. AGENDA: An agenda will be available by February 15, 2012 on the District's Web site. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this hearing is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours in advance by contacting the Board clerk at 434-8139. A person may submit written comments (12 copies) about the proposed action to the clerk no later than the time of the public hearing. This hearing is open to the public.

Publish: February 8, 2012