7.39 Expenditures for Promotion and Public Relations

The Superintendent may make, or authorize to be made, expenditures for purposes of promotion, public relations activities, and hospitality of business guests of the school district. Such expenditures are restricted as to source of funds, amount of annual expenditures, and conditions for expenditures, as set forth herein.

A. Purpose of Expenditures: The purposes for which such expenditures may be made include, but are not necessarily limited to, activities involving or in connection with:

  1. Graduation of district schools;

  2. Hospitality of visiting committees and other activities in connection with accreditation studies;

  3. Orientation and work conferences for employees;

  4. Recruitment of potential employees; and

  5. Official meetings and receptions.

B.Source of Funds: Expenditures for purposes noted above shall be made only from:

  1. Profits of enterprise type activities of individual schools or of the school district, excluding food services; and

  2. Undesignated gifts or donations to the school system.

C. Limitations on Expenditures: All expenditures for hospitality of business guests of the school district from sources noted herein shall be limited to a maximum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in each fiscal year.

Statuary Authority

Law(s) Implemented

State Board of Education Rule(s)

History

Notes

1001.41(2); 1001.42, F.S.

1001.43(5); 1010.08, F.S.

6A-1.0143 

ADOPTED: 08/21/01

REVISION DATE(S): 11/6/18

FORMERLY: 6.119