FL S0778

Requires district school boards in counties with populations exceeding 2 million to consist of nine members instead of current numbers under existing law.

Establishes seven single-member districts with residents elected only by voters within their respective residence areas, with district boundaries determined by equal population according to the most recent decennial census.

Provides for two at-large members elected countywide, with the two at-large members serving as chair and vice chair of the school board respectively.

Mandates nonpartisan elections for all school board members with 4-year staggered terms, allowing some members to serve initial terms of less than 4 years to maintain the staggered election schedule.

Allows district school boards to change residence area boundaries only in odd-numbered years through resolution, with changes recorded at the clerk of circuit court and published in a newspaper within 30 days or posted at the courthouse for 4 weeks.