Legg drops school board recall proposal

State Rep. John Legg thought it would be easy to change Florida law to allow voters to recall school board members who aren't up to snuff. Turns out to be a more complicated effort than the Pasco lawmaker expected.

"It would require a constitutional amendment due to the fact that they are constitutional officers," Legg explained in an e-mail to the Gradebook. "Thus, a recall provision must require a change in the state constitution."

He hasn't abandoned the idea entirely, though. "I would support us allowing all elected officers to be under a recall provision," Legg wrote. "It may be a bill for another year, but too heavy for an amendment (to pending legislation)."

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He should make sure that he includes House members because 2 years is a long time to have to wait to get rid of some of these guys.