Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 1001.41 (2025)

General powers of district school board.

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1001.41 General powers of district school board.—The district school board, after considering recommendations submitted by the district school superintendent, shall exercise the following general powers:

(1) Determine policies and programs consistent with state law and rule deemed necessary by it for the efficient operation and general improvement of the district school system.

(2) Adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of law conferring duties upon it to supplement those prescribed by the State Board of Education and the Commissioner of Education.

(3) Prescribe and adopt standards and policies to provide each student the opportunity to receive a complete education program, including language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, health, physical education, foreign languages, and the arts, as defined by the state academic standards. The standards and policies must emphasize integration and reinforcement of reading, writing, and mathematics skills across all subjects, including career awareness, career exploration, and career and technical education.

(4) Contract, sue, and be sued. The district school board shall constitute the contracting agent for the district school system.

(5) Perform duties and exercise those responsibilities that are assigned to it by law or by rules of the State Board of Education or the Commissioner of Education and, in addition thereto, those that it may find to be necessary for the improvement of the district school system in carrying out the purposes and objectives of the education code.

(6) Assign students to schools.

(7) Enter into agreements for accepting credit card, charge card, and debit card payments as compensation for goods, services, tuition, and fees, as authorized by law.

History.—s. 54, ch. 2002-387; s. 10, ch. 2006-74; s. 4, ch. 2023-13.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 18 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 2005–2025 · leading case: Gay-Straight All. of Okeechobee High Sch. v. Sch. Bd., 477 F. Supp. 2d 1246 (S.D. Fla. 2007).

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Gay-Straight All. of Okeechobee High Sch. v. Sch. Bd., 477 F. Supp. 2d 1246 (S.D. Fla. 2007). · cites it 2× “Defendant SCHOOL BOARD OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY (“SBOC” or “Defendant”) operates OHS and is a public entity subject to suit pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 1001.41 (4). Id. ¶ 9 . Defendant TONI WIERSMA (“Principal” or “Wiersma”) is the principal of OHS and her approval is required for OHS…”

Mccalister v. Sch. Bd. of Bay Cnty., 971 So. 2d 1020 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008). · cites it 2× “§ 1001.41(4), Fla. Stat. (2006); Sch. Bd.”

Sch. Bd. of Osceola Cnty. v. UCP of Fl., 905 So. 2d 909 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005). · cites it 2× “[5] See § 1001.41(1), Fla. Stat. (2003) (requiring the school board to take actions necessary for the improvement of the district); § 1001.”

Calvin v. Jefferson Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 172 F. Supp. 3d 1292 (N.D. Fla. 2016). “26 See generally §§ 1001.41-.42, Fla. Stat. (2015). • This is not to say that some of the decisions of the Boards won’t have incidental effects on the JCI inmates.”

Halifax Hosp. Med. Ctr. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen. (Fla. 3d DCA 2024). · cites it 2× “”)’; § 1001.41(4), Fla. Stat. (granting district school boards the power to sue and be sued); Ch.”

South Broward Hosp. Dist., d/b/a Mem'l Healthcare Sys. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 3d DCA 2024). · cites it 2× “”)’; § 1001.41(4), Fla. Stat. (granting district school boards the power to sue and be sued); Ch.”

Sch. Bd. of Miami-Dade Cnty. & Putnam Cnty. Sch. Bd. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 3d DCA 2024). · cites it 2× “”)’; § 1001.41(4), Fla. Stat. (granting district school boards the power to sue and be sued); Ch.”

Sarasota Cnty. Pub. Hosp. Dist., d/b/a Sarasota Mem'l Healthcare Sys., Inc. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 2d DCA 2024). · cites it 2× “”)’; § 1001.41(4), Fla. Stat. (granting district school boards the power to sue and be sued); Ch.”

Putnam Cnty. Sch. Bd. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2024). · cites it 2× “”)’; § 1001.41(4), Fla. Stat. (granting district school boards the power to sue and be sued); Ch.”

North Broward Hosp. Dist., d/b/a Broward Health v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 3d DCA 2024). · cites it 2× “”)’; § 1001.41(4), Fla. Stat. (granting district school boards the power to sue and be sued); Ch.”

Lee Mem'l Health Sys., d/b/a Lee Health v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 3d DCA 2024). · cites it 2× “”)’; § 1001.41(4), Fla. Stat. (granting district school boards the power to sue and be sued); Ch.”

Gay-Straight All. of Okeechobee High Sch. v. Sch. Bd., 483 F. Supp. 2d 1224 (S.D. Fla. 2007). · cites it 2× “Defendant School Board of Okeechobee County (“SBOC” or “Defendant”) operates OHS and is a public entity subject to suit pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 1001.41 (4). Id. ¶ 9 . Former Defendant Toni Wiersma (“Wiersma”) is the principal of OHS and her approval is required for OHS…”

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— 1001.41(1) — 1 case

Sch. Bd. of Osceola Cnty. v. UCP of Fl., 905 So. 2d 909 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005). “[5] See § 1001.41(1), Fla. Stat. (2003) (requiring the school board to take actions necessary for the improvement of the district); § 1001.”

— 1001.41(4) — 11 cases

Mccalister v. Sch. Bd. of Bay Cnty., 971 So. 2d 1020 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008). “§ 1001.41(4), Fla. Stat. (2006); Sch. Bd.”

Halifax Hosp. Med. Ctr. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen. (Fla. 3d DCA 2024). “”)’; § 1001.41(4), Fla. Stat. (granting district school boards the power to sue and be sued); Ch.”

South Broward Hosp. Dist., d/b/a Mem'l Healthcare Sys. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 3d DCA 2024). “”)’; § 1001.41(4), Fla. Stat. (granting district school boards the power to sue and be sued); Ch.”

Sch. Bd. of Miami-Dade Cnty. & Putnam Cnty. Sch. Bd. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 3d DCA 2024). “”)’; § 1001.41(4), Fla. Stat. (granting district school boards the power to sue and be sued); Ch.”

Sarasota Cnty. Pub. Hosp. Dist., d/b/a Sarasota Mem'l Healthcare Sys., Inc. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 2d DCA 2024). “”)’; § 1001.41(4), Fla. Stat. (granting district school boards the power to sue and be sued); Ch.”

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