Gainesville City school board approves resolution to opt out of HB; will send signed notice to secretary of state

Dr. Williams told the Gainesville City School Board that the district will send a signed resolution to the secretary of state to opt out of a referenced House bill, describing the administrative steps the district took to meet the opt-out process.

Dr. Williams said the district conducted the three hearings required by the process and posted three advertisements in local publications separate from legal ads. He said the district also posted the notice on its website and provided media notification; those exhibits are included in the meeting packet.

“This is the letter that we will be sending the secretary of state. We'll be sending it tomorrow overnight,” Dr. Williams said.

Board member Dr. Ramsey moved to “enter into the resolution and execute it,” and Mr. Young seconded the motion. A roll-call tally was not read into the transcript; the chair stated the motion carries.

At the meeting staff displayed the packet exhibits identified as the three separate ads (one in the Gainesville Times and others listed in the packet), a website screenshot showing the press release and ad, and a media-notification exhibit. The district asked each board member to sign the resolution before staff overnighted it to the secretary of state and emailed it the following day.

Board members did not specify the bill number in the public discussion recorded in the transcript. The packet and staff presentation were described as the district's full record of compliance with the opt-out requirements; the board approved execution of the resolution during the meeting.