The School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida

NOTICE OF RULE DEVELOPMENT
AND PUBLIC HEARING

RULE TITLE: Commercial Nondiscrimination.

RULE NUMBER: Policy 6.144.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: This commercial non-discrimination policy that ensures that companies doing business with the School Board do not discriminate in the solicitation, selection, or treatment of subcontractors, suppliers, vendors, or commercial customers on the basis of race, color, sex or national origin.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The two revisions to the policy are as follows: Gender identity or expression has been added to the listings of protected classes; and a complaint form has been included in the policy for anyone seeking to file a discrimination complaint with the Office of Diversity in Business Practices.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: Fla. Stat. §§ 1001.41(2); 1001.42(22); 1001.43(2), (6).

LAWS IMPLEMENTED: Fla. Stat. §§ 1001.41(1), (3); 1001.42(10)(i); 1001.43(2).

CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Otelia DuBose, 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 June 3, 2009, anticipated to begin at 3:00 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 May 27, 2009 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: May 20, 2009