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Ms. Elaine Gordon Acting Chairperson Alternative Education Institute 13899 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 143 North Miami Beach, Florida 33181

Dear Ms. Gordon:

You ask substantially the following question:

Does membership on the board of directors of the Alternative Education Institute, created within the Department of Education as a not-for-profit corporation, constitute an office for purposes of section 5(a), Article II, Florida Constitution?

In sum:

A board member of the institute is a state officer within the scope of the dual officeholding prohibition set forth in section5(a), Article II, of the…