Florida Statute 1002.35 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLVIII
EARLY LEARNING-20 EDUCATION CODE

Chapter 1002
STUDENT AND PARENTAL RIGHTS AND EDUCATIONAL CHOICES

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1002.35 New World School of the Arts.—

(1) The New World School of the Arts is created as a center of excellence for the performing and visual arts, to serve all of the State of Florida. The school shall offer a program of academic and artistic studies in the visual and performing arts which shall be available to talented high school and college students.

(2)(a) For purposes of governance, the New World School of the Arts is assigned to Miami Dade College, the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and one or more universities designated by the State Board of Education. The State Board of Education, in conjunction with the Board of Governors, shall assign to the New World School of the Arts a university partner or partners. In this selection, the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors shall consider the accreditation status of the core programs. Florida International University, in its capacity as the provider of university services to Miami-Dade County, shall be a partner to serve the New World School of the Arts, upon meeting the accreditation criteria. The respective boards shall appoint members to an executive board for administration of the school. The executive board may include community members and shall reflect proportionately the participating institutions. Miami Dade College shall serve as fiscal agent for the school.

(b) The New World School of the Arts Foundation is created for the purpose of providing auxiliary financial support for the school’s programs, including, but not limited to, the promotion and sponsorship of special events and scholarships. Foundation membership shall be determined by the executive board.

(c) The school may affiliate with other public or private educational or arts institutions. The school shall serve as a professional school for all qualified students within appropriations and limitations established by the Legislature and the respective educational institutions.

(3) The school shall submit annually a formula-driven budget request to the commissioner and the Legislature. This formula shall be developed in consultation with the Department of Education and staff of the Legislature. However, the actual funding for the school shall be determined by the Legislature in the General Appropriations Act.

(4) The State Board of Education and the Board of Governors shall utilize resources, programs, and faculty from the various state universities in planning and providing the curriculum and courses at the New World School of the Arts, drawing on program strengths at each state university.

History.—s. 100, ch. 2002-387; s. 81, ch. 2007-217; s. 176, ch. 2008-4.

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Lyons v. Georgia-Pac. Corp. Salaried Employees Ret. Plan, 221 F.3d 1235 (11th Cir. 2000).

Cited 6 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 47 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 520, 24 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 2473, 86 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 5601, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 19180, 2000 WL 1140673

retirement. See ERISA § 3(35), 29 U.S.C. § 1002(35). Such a plan promises a specific defined benefit

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Kenneth J. Detzner, etc. v. League of Women Voters of Florida, 256 So. 3d 803 (Fla. 2018).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...the state’s program of public education. A charter school may be formed by creating a new school or converting an existing public school to charter status.” § 1002.33(1), Fla. Stat. (2018). 3. New World School of the Arts. § 1002.35, Fla. Stat. (2018). “The New World School of the Arts is created as a center of excellence for the performing and visual arts, to serve all of the State of Florida.” § 1002.35(1), Fla....

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Dyce v. Salaried Employees' Pension Plan of Allied Corp., 15 F.3d 163 (11th Cir. 1994).

Cited 1 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1994 WL 41294

within the meaning of § 3(35) of ERISA 29 U.S.C. § 1002(35). On January 6, 1989, Ignition Products was merged

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Bird v. Eastman Kodak Co., 390 F. Supp. 2d 1117 (M.D. Fla. 2005).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28415, 2005 WL 1054450

benefit" pension plan as defined by ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1002(35). Upon his 1979 retirement, he became eligible

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Universal Checks & Forms, Inc. v. Pencor, Inc., 123 So. 3d 121 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2013 WL 5575465, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 16192

decline to address it on appeal. . See 29 U.S.C. § 1002(35) (defining, with certain exceptions, a “defined

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Jon Hoak v. NCR (11th Cir. 2025).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Argued: Aug 12, 2025

on speciﬁc formulas) for life. See 29 U.S.C. § 1002(35) (deﬁnition of a “deﬁned beneﬁt plan”);

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Jerry L. Lyons v. Georgia-Pac. Corp., 221 F.3d 1235 (11th Cir. 2000).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

employee’s retirement. See ERISA § 3(35), 29 U.S.C. § 1002(35). Such a plan promises a specific defined benefit