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In 1974 the Florida Legislature created the Florida Commission on Ethics "to serve as guardian of the standards of conduct" for state and local public officials. [4] [5] The commission is tasked with investigating complaints alleging breaches of public trust by public officers and employees in Florida, other than judges. [5]
The revised constitution also created a new Florida Board of Education with seven members (one of whom is the commissioner of education), appointed by the governor to oversee the Department of Education. Division of Vocational Rehabilitation - 930 positions Division of Blind Services - 300 positions Annual operating budget for all entities in ...
In 2021 the Florida Board of Education prohibited teaching about critical race theory or the 1619 Project in public schools. [1]In April 2023, the Board of Education extended the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, often called the "Don't Say Gay" Act, from covering kindergarten to third grade students into covering the entire range of kindergarten to twelfth grade.
The Board of Governors was established in 2003 after the successful passage of the constitutional amendment heralded by Graham in 2002. The Florida Board of Education, also appointed by the governor, oversees kindergarten through higher education, but focused mostly on K-20 education and community colleges.
The Accomplished Practices were established in 1998 via State Board of Education Rule 6A-5.065, F.A.C., as part of a statewide push for education reforms calling for ways to assess teacher competency and decide whether programs should be approved. [2] The FEAPs were later revised in 2011, 2022, and 2023. [3]
The Board of Regents had a total of 14 members, 13 of which were appointed by the governor, and one who was the commissioner of education.One of the members appointed by the governor had to be a full-time student of the state university system; historically, Florida governors gave great weight to the recommendation of the Florida Student Association in filling that seat.
Doctors of optometry provide two-thirds of all primary eye care in the United States. Founded in 1898, the AOA is a federation of state, student and armed forces optometric associations. Through these affiliations, the AOA serves members consisting of optometrists, students of optometry, paraoptometric assistants and technicians.
The National Board of Examiners in Optometry (N.B.E.O.) is the testing organization for the field of optometry, in the United States of America (including Puerto Rico). The organization composes and administers various exams in the profession .