1. (1) SCHOOL BOARD MAY ESTABLISH OR ACQUIRE ¹AREA TECHNICAL CENTERS.--Any school board, after first obtaining the approval of the Department of Education may, as a part of the district school system under the provisions of s. 228.061, organize, establish and operate an ¹area technical center, or acquire and operate a vocational-technical school previously established.

2. (2) SCHOOL BOARDS OF CONTIGUOUS DISTRICTS MAY ESTABLISH OR ACQUIRE ¹AREA TECHNICAL CENTERS.--The school boards of any two or more contiguous districts may, upon first obtaining the approval of the department, enter into an agreement to organize, establish and operate, or acquire and operate, an ¹area technical center under this section.

   ¹Note.--The term "area technical center" was substituted for the term "area vocational-technical center" by the editors pursuant to the directive of the Legislature in s. 16, ch. 94-232.

History.--s. 1, ch. 63-475; s. 43, ch. 65-239; s. 3, ch. 65-323; ss. 15, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 69-300; s. 75, ch. 73-333.