The Florida House is poised Friday to pass a bill leading to eight-year term limits for county school board members.
The House on Thursday took up the bill (HB 477) and positioned it procedurally for a vote.
Last year, lawmakers passed a measure that included 12-year term limits for school board members.
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But the bill would reduce that to eight years.
The Senate Ethics and Elections Committee is scheduled Tuesday to take up the Senate version of the bill (SB 1110).
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