Florida Statute 1001.72 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVIII
EARLY LEARNING-20 EDUCATION CODE

Chapter 1001
EARLY LEARNING-20 GOVERNANCE

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F.S. 1001.72

1001.72 University boards of trustees; boards to constitute a corporation.—

(1) Each board of trustees shall be a public body corporate by the name of “The (name of university) Board of Trustees,” with all the powers of a body corporate, including the power to adopt a corporate seal, to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded in all courts of law or equity, and to give and receive donations. In all suits against a board of trustees, service of process shall be made on the chair of the board of trustees or, in the absence of the chair, on the corporate secretary or designee.

(2) The corporation is constituted as a public instrumentality, and the exercise by the corporation of the power conferred by this section is considered to be the performance of an essential public function. The corporation is subject to chapter 119 and s. 24, Art. I of the State Constitution, subject to exceptions applicable to the corporation, and to the provisions of chapter 286; however, the corporation shall be entitled to provide notice of internal review committee meetings for competitive proposals or procurement to applicants by mail or facsimile rather than by means of publication. The corporation is not governed by chapter 607, but by the provisions of this part. The corporation shall maintain coverage under the State Risk Management Trust Fund as provided in chapter 284.

(3) Each board of trustees constitutes the contracting agent of the university.

History.—s. 84, ch. 2002-387; s. 78, ch. 2007-217; s. 12, ch. 2010-78.

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Cases Citing Statute 1001.72

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University of South Florida Board of Trustees v. Comentis, Inc.

861 F.3d 1234, 2017 WL 2821537, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 11734, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C 1663

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jun 30, 2017 | Docket: 6083438

Cited 2 times | Published

have judgments entered against them, Fla. Stat. § 1001.72(1), (3), Florida ultimately pays such judgments

Florida Virtual School, etc. v. K12, Inc.

148 So. 3d 97, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 569, 2014 WL 4638694, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 2823

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 18, 2014 | Docket: 1272478

Cited 1 times | Published

corporate” with a corporation. See § 1001.72(1), Fla. Stat. (2013) (titled “University boards

Anthony Rojas v. University of Florida Board of Trustees

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 17, 2025 | Docket: 70826032

Published

controversy presented by this case. Section 1001.72(1), Florida Statutes (2019), provides that

Florida Virtualschool v. K12, Inc.

773 F.3d 233, 2014 WL 6436644

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Nov 17, 2014 | Docket: 2603309

Published

corporate” with a corporation. See § 1001.72(1), Fla. Stat. (2013) (titled “University boards

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jun 25, 2003 | Docket: 3257897

Published

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