Broward County Public Schools, Florida

Broward County Public Schools
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
District details
Superintendent: Peter Licata
# of school board members: 9
Website: Link

Broward County Public Schools is a school district in Florida.

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• Superintendent
• School board
• Elections
• Budget
• Teacher salaries
• Academic performance
• Student enrollment
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Superintendent

This information is updated as we become aware of changes. Please contact us with any updates.

Peter B. Licata is the superintendent of Broward County Public Schools. He was appointed to the position on July 11, 2023. Licata's previous career experience includes serving as regional superintendent of Palm Beach County school district.

Past superintendents

• From February 7, 2023 until July 11, 2023, Valerie Wanza served as acting superintendent, and Earline Smiley served as interim superintendent.
• Vickie Cartwright was the superintendent of Broward County Public Schools from August 2, 2021 until February 7, 2023. Cartwright's previous career experience includes working as the superintendent of the Oshkosh Area School District in Wisconsin and as associate superintendent for exceptional learning education for Orange County Public Schools.
• Robert W. Runcie was the superintendent of Broward County Public Schools. Runcie was appointed superintendent in 2011. He stepped down in 2021. Runcie's previous career experience included working in Chicago Public Schools as a chief information officer and chief of staff to the board of education.

School board elections

The Broward County school district is overseen by a nine-member board elected to four-year terms. Seven members are elected to geographic districts, and two members are elected to at-large seats.

On August 26, 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis (R) suspended Laurie Rich Levinson, Patricia Good, Donna Pilger Korn, and Ann Murray for misuse of authority, neglect of duty, and incompetence; and appointed Torey Alston, Manuel Serrano, Ryan Reiter, and Kevin Tynan to the board to fill the vacancies. DeSantis said the suspensions were a result of a statewide grand jury report on the investigation of the school district's handling of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. "It is my duty to suspend people from office when there is clear evidence of incompetence, neglect of duty, misfeasance or malfeasance," said DeSantis. "The findings of the Statewide Grand Jury affirm the work of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas School Safety Commission. We are grateful to the members of the jury who have dedicated countless hours to this mission and we hope this suspension brings the Parkland community another step towards justice. This action is in the best interest of the residents and students of Broward County and all citizens of Florida.” In a written statement to The Miami Herald, Rich Levinson said, “What country is this? What Governor DeSantis did is un-American and undemocratic ... He doesn’t care about democracy and overturned the will of the voters. ... This is all about political retribution for not firing Superintendent Runcie. It’s about blaming the Superintendent, and any School Board Members who supported him, for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting. Governor DeSantis impaneled a Grand Jury, under the guise of school safety, as a pretext to remove School Board Members who did not fire the former Superintendent. Do future Board Members need to pre-clear their votes with DeSantis? Could future Democratic Governors now remove locally elected Republicans?”

Office	Name	Date assumed office
Broward County Public Schools school board At-large Seat 8	Allen Zeman	November 22, 2022
Broward County Public Schools school board At-large Seat 9	Debra Hixon	November 17, 2020
Broward County Public Schools school board District 1	Daniel Foganholi	2022
Broward County Public Schools school board District 2	Torey Alston	2022
Broward County Public Schools school board District 3	Sarah Leonardi	November 17, 2020
Broward County Public Schools school board District 4	Lori Alhadeff	2018
Broward County Public Schools school board District 5	Jeff Holness	November 22, 2022
Broward County Public Schools school board District 6	Brenda Fam	November 22, 2022
Broward County Public Schools school board District 7	Nora Rupert	2010

This officeholder information was last updated on March 11, 2024. Please contact us with any updates.

Election dates

See also: Broward County Public Schools elections in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024

Elections are held on a staggered basis in the November general election.

Five seats on the board are up for general election on November 5, 2024. A primary is scheduled for August 20, 2024.

Public participation in board meetings

The Broward County Public Schools school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:

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IV. Public Participation VI. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION A. The public may participate during School Board meetings, as follows: 1. The public may speak a total of fifteen (15) minutes during any single meeting, not including committee reports. 2. Public Speaking at Regular School Board Meeting during general business: a. There shall be a maximum of ten (10)speakers or 30 minutes reserved on each RSBM agenda for public speakers. This time shall be known as the Public Speakers section. This section of the agenda shall provide an opportunity for any member of the public to reserve time to address The School Board regarding matters of relevance to public education. Speakers should not engage in discussion regarding issues that are currently in litigation or a quasi-judicial action. Persons desiring to make a presentation as a public speaker shall contact the Superintendent’s office at least five (5) calendar days prior to the School Board meeting. This will enable the School District to place the public speaker and their topic on the School Board agenda and conduct an administrative review of the topic in advance of the meeting. Those persons who have not contacted the Superintendent at least five (5) calendar days in advance but who wish to address The School Board on topics pertaining to the School District shall be placed on a waiting list if time permits during the 30 minute-time period or may be heard at the end of the School Board meeting at the discretion of the Chair. School Board Members will not engage in dialogue with the speakers. No action shall be taken on a speaker’s topic unless otherwise indicated on the agenda. b. At this time, a member of the public who has registered to speak is allowed, and not to exceed, a total of three (3) minutes to speak to non-agenda item issues that pertain to the general business or operations of The School Board or District. However, a registered speaker may request that they be permitted to yield their time to a designated registered speaker. Speakers must be present at the meeting at the time of the request to yield their time. The yielded time will be pooled for a maximum of six (6) minutes for the designated speaker. The speaker is allocated only one opportunity to speak during this time. 3. Public Comments on Agenda Items at Regular School Board Meetings; Public Hearings or School Board Workshops: a. A member of the public is allowed to speak for three (3) minutes on any agenda item that is on the floor at any RSBM, Public Hearings or School Board Workshop. b. Speakers may request that they be permitted to yield their time to a designated registered speaker. Speakers must be present at the meeting at the time of the request to yield their time. The yielded time will be pooled for a maximum of six (6) minutes for the designated speaker. Speakers may not split their time and only yield a portion of it to a designated speaker. The speaker is allocated only one opportunity to speak during this time. c. Comments by the public on an agenda item that is on the floor must pertain to the specific topic and/or issue contained in the agenda item. Speakers on agenda items may not use their time to speak on issues that are tangential or only slightly connected to the agenda item. d. The School Board Chair, at their discretion, may notify and warn speakers at such time the speakers comments: have gone beyond the subject matter of the agenda item on the floor and for which they had signed up to address; are addressing matters that are not related to the business of The School Board; or otherwise violate this policy. Speakers are asked to demonstrate proper decorum and model the District’s eight-character traits: cooperation, responsibility, citizenship, kindness, respect, honesty, self-control, and tolerance. Speakers shall refrain from obscene or vulgar conduct, slanderous remarks, or statements that tend to incite violence or the breach of the peace. ::e. In order to address items on the consent portion of a RSBM agenda, a member of the public may simply ask to address The School Board prior to the vote being taken on the consent agenda or they may request that such item be pulled and placed on the open agenda when the Chair is entertaining pulls from the consent agenda. B. Written Comments: 1. For RSBM and SSBM, the public may submit written comments to the Supervisor of the Office of Official School Board Records, 600 Southeast Third Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 or by email to Publiccomment@browardschools.com not later that two (2) hours in advanced of the published time of the School Board meeting for both agenda items and general matters. Anonymous comments will not be accepted; therefore, written comments must include the person’s name and address. Written comments should be a maximum of 400 words, which is approximately three (3) minutes when read aloud. 2. For Board Workshops, the public may submit written comments by going to The School Board’s website, www.browardschools.com, and on the home page click on the labeled icon for the workshop in “Headlines and Happenings.” 3. All written comments will be attached to meeting minutes or workshop summaries. C. Speakers at Workshops, Regular and Special School Board meetings are allowed to speak only on items on the agenda either before or after each item at the discretion of the Chair. In the event that twenty (20) or more speakers express a desire to speak on any given agenda item, the Chair may reduce each individual speakers time limit or set the maximum time available for all speakers. D. No public comments will be permitted when The School Board is participating in a Board Training or acts in its quasi-judicial function, such as during bid protests, or employee discipline proceedings pursuant to Florida Statute, Chapter 120. E. Speakers shall not engage in political campaigning, including making statements regarding any candidacy, wearing of buttons, or items of clothing that could constitute political activity. F. Public Speakers shall not engage in solicitation or discussion on pending litigation. Lobbying must comport with the rules set forth in School Board Policy 1100B. G. Speakers shall identify themselves by stating their name, otherwise the Chair shall request that each member of the public addressing The School Board first state their name and include their address, if at a Boundary Hearing, for the record. H. District committee reports will be placed on the agenda at an appropriate time, prior to the public speakers. In the event the committee representative is not available to give a morning report, they shall ask the Chair to allow them to speak in the afternoon. Committee Chairs may give reports via media technology under extraordinary circumstance. The committee representative giving the report shall limit their remarks to the official position of the committee as set forth in the report and shall be limited to five (5) minutes in duration unless extended at the Chair’s discretion. The representative shall refrain from making any personal observations or comments during this time. Any such personal remarks would have to be made by the speaker during an opportunity for public comment. I. Speakers’ remarks should be directed to the presiding officer or The School Board as whole and not to individual School Board Members. Otherwise, the speaker may be ruled out of order and asked to yield the podium. School Board Members will not engage in dialogue with speakers. J. Speakers may not refuse to yield the podium when the Chair has advised that their time has expired.

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Budget

From 1993 to 2013, the Broward school district had an average of $1,992,717,286 in revenue and $2,094,252,095 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $1,198,562,619 in outstanding debt. The district retired $66,179,333 of its debt and issued $132,816,238 in new debt each year on average.

Revenue

The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.

Revenue by Source
Fiscal Year	Local		State		Federal		Revenue Total
	Total	% of Revenue	Total	% of Revenue	Total	% of Revenue

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1993	$481,884,000	45.23%	$517,651,000	48.58%	$65,958,000	6.19%	$1,065,493,000
1994	$527,660,000	43.32%	$617,046,000	50.66%	$73,252,000	6.01%	$1,217,958,000
1995	$578,695,000	43.92%	$661,136,000	50.17%	$77,867,000	5.91%	$1,317,698,000
1996	$583,551,000	43.52%	$681,465,000	50.82%	$75,842,000	5.66%	$1,340,858,000
1997	$617,788,000	44.21%	$697,535,000	49.91%	$82,155,000	5.88%	$1,397,478,000
1998	$656,001,000	42.26%	$796,726,000	51.33%	$99,409,000	6.40%	$1,552,136,000
1999	$689,766,000	42.66%	$823,238,000	50.91%	$103,898,000	6.43%	$1,616,902,000
2000	$715,573,000	41.22%	$907,465,000	52.27%	$113,016,000	6.51%	$1,736,054,000
2001	$745,953,000	38.02%	$1,085,008,000	55.30%	$130,969,000	6.68%	$1,961,930,000
2002	$816,346,000	42.27%	$965,805,000	50.01%	$149,181,000	7.72%	$1,931,332,000
2003	$904,434,000	44.92%	$934,043,000	46.39%	$174,974,000	8.69%	$2,013,451,000
2004	$952,258,000	42.67%	$1,077,893,000	48.30%	$201,622,000	9.03%	$2,231,773,000
2005	$1,068,609,000	46.31%	$1,014,617,000	43.97%	$224,165,000	9.72%	$2,307,391,000
2006	$1,216,057,000	48.46%	$1,055,493,000	42.06%	$237,826,000	9.48%	$2,509,376,000
2007	$1,427,900,000	52.69%	$1,052,289,000	38.83%	$229,713,000	8.48%	$2,709,902,000
2008	$1,508,627,000	52.48%	$1,132,545,000	39.40%	$233,523,000	8.12%	$2,874,695,000
2009	$1,422,003,000	56.58%	$838,721,000	33.37%	$252,590,000	10.05%	$2,513,314,000

2010	$1,356,860,000	53.26%	$776,219,000	30.47%	$414,654,000	16.28%	$2,547,733,000
2011	$1,148,174,000	46.34%	$889,729,000	35.91%	$439,868,000	17.75%	$2,477,771,000
2012	$1,115,611,000	50.23%	$835,872,000	37.63%	$269,571,000	12.14%	$2,221,054,000
2013	$1,141,397,000	49.57%	$897,604,000	38.98%	$263,763,000	11.45%	$2,302,764,000
Avg.	$936,911,762	46.20%	$869,433,333	45.01%	$186,372,190	8.79%	$1,992,717,286

Expenditures

The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:

• Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
• Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
• Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
• Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
• Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services

Expenditures by Category
Fiscal Year	Instruction		Support Services		Capital Spending		Debt & Gov. Payments		Other		Budget Total
	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget

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1993	$490,008,000	41.89%	$398,967,000	34.11%	$202,536,000	17.31%	$36,242,000	3.10%	$42,008,000	3.59%	$1,169,761,000
1994	$536,199,000	43.26%	$431,580,000	34.82%	$194,480,000	15.69%	$33,323,000	2.69%	$43,943,000	3.55%	$1,239,525,000
1995	$570,890,000	42.76%	$453,208,000	33.95%	$227,831,000	17.07%	$32,622,000	2.44%	$50,509,000	3.78%	$1,335,060,000
1996	$597,547,000	42.81%	$481,314,000	34.49%	$232,642,000	16.67%	$31,950,000	2.29%	$52,216,000	3.74%	$1,395,669,000
1997	$624,960,000	44.23%	$509,923,000	36.09%	$196,100,000	13.88%	$27,714,000	1.96%	$54,267,000	3.84%	$1,412,964,000
1998	$678,498,000	46.13%	$547,405,000	37.22%	$151,390,000	10.29%	$37,272,000	2.53%	$56,265,000	3.83%	$1,470,830,000
1999	$721,832,000	45.02%	$584,305,000	36.44%	$198,296,000	12.37%	$34,487,000	2.15%	$64,371,000	4.01%	$1,603,291,000
2000	$748,789,000	43.89%	$608,551,000	35.67%	$254,704,000	14.93%	$31,956,000	1.87%	$62,037,000	3.64%	$1,706,037,000
2001	$819,079,000	44.53%	$650,875,000	35.38%	$276,137,000	15.01%	$32,654,000	1.78%	$60,710,000	3.30%	$1,839,455,000
2002	$870,044,000	42.91%	$670,138,000	33.05%	$381,218,000	18.80%	$45,705,000	2.25%	$60,651,000	2.99%	$2,027,756,000
2003	$953,562,000	44.23%	$717,997,000	33.30%	$375,851,000	17.43%	$50,478,000	2.34%	$57,969,000	2.69%	$2,155,857,000
2004	$1,079,039,000	46.96%	$760,544,000	33.10%	$342,719,000	14.91%	$50,309,000	2.19%	$65,293,000	2.84%	$2,297,904,000
2005	$1,198,946,000	47.38%	$807,923,000	31.93%	$397,301,000	15.70%	$61,140,000	2.42%	$65,296,000	2.58%	$2,530,606,000
2006	$1,277,239,000	46.72%	$839,126,000	30.69%	$484,103,000	17.71%	$71,272,000	2.61%	$62,245,000	2.28%	$2,733,985,000
2007	$1,354,918,000	46.17%	$910,483,000	31.03%	$495,981,000	16.90%	$96,925,000	3.30%	$76,344,000	2.60%	$2,934,651,000
2008	$1,415,286,000	47.25%	$924,309,000	30.86%	$469,517,000	15.68%	$107,318,000	3.58%	$78,645,000	2.63%	$2,995,075,000
2009	$1,444,702,000	47.65%	$920,370,000	30.36%	$488,067,000	16.10%	$102,904,000	3.39%	$75,557,000	2.49%	$3,031,600,000

2010	$1,489,123,000	52.96%	$890,459,000	31.67%	$255,501,000	9.09%	$101,651,000	3.62%	$75,000,000	2.67%	$2,811,734,000
2011	$1,430,190,000	55.02%	$869,590,000	33.46%	$129,878,000	5.00%	$98,669,000	3.80%	$70,920,000	2.73%	$2,599,247,000
2012	$1,277,974,000	55.13%	$795,369,000	34.31%	$80,326,000	3.47%	$93,967,000	4.05%	$70,325,000	3.03%	$2,317,961,000
2013	$1,314,953,000	55.48%	$797,335,000	33.64%	$94,625,000	3.99%	$92,341,000	3.90%	$71,072,000	3.00%	$2,370,326,000
Avg.	$994,941,810	46.78%	$693,798,619	33.60%	$282,343,000	13.71%	$60,519,000	2.77%	$62,649,667	3.13%	$2,094,252,095

Debt

The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.

Debt
Fiscal Year	Retired	Issued	Outstanding

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1993	$41,830,000	$8,573,000	$324,102,000
1994	$39,100,000	$30,032,000	$549,004,000
1995	$36,275,000	$21,565,000	$534,548,000
1996	$45,045,000	$20,053,000	$509,799,000
1997	$47,280,000	$203,865,000	$674,488,000
1998	$73,715,000	$29,980,000	$630,563,000
1999	$57,090,000	$19,654,000	$593,909,000
2000	$52,440,000	$22,943,000	$541,930,000
2001	$62,540,000	$250,923,000	$757,593,000
2002	$43,914,000	$215,112,000	$924,594,000
2003	$54,320,000	$214,642,000	$1,078,552,000
2004	$62,406,000	$384,244,000	$1,260,261,000
2005	$72,280,000	$247,207,000	$1,435,823,000
2006	$97,361,000	$348,920,000	$1,687,912,000
2007	$102,083,000	$272,625,000	$1,857,337,000
2008	$106,839,000	$286,161,000	$2,029,468,000
2009	$89,484,000	$150,935,000	$2,090,919,000

2010	$79,303,000	$10,062,000	$2,021,590,000
2011	$73,267,000	$51,645,000	$1,965,151,000
2012	$74,836,000	$0	$1,890,315,000
2013	$78,358,000	$0	$1,811,957,000
Avg.	$66,179,333	$132,816,238	$1,198,562,619

Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year	Minimum	Maximum
2023-2024	$48,925	$51,432
2020	$48,661

Academic performance

Proficiency assessments

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.

Mathematics

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	60	85	47	63	62	66	75
2017-2018	58	84	45	61	61	66	74
2016-2017	58	82	44	61	61	65	73
2015-2016	55	81	39	58	58	63	71
2014-2015	55	79	39	58	58	N/A	71
2013-2014	59	83	44	63	64	N/A	74
2012-2013	59	83	44	63	65	N/A	74
2011-2012	60	83	45	64	61	N/A	75
2010-2011	71	88	57	75	72	N/A	84

Reading/language arts

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	58	80	45	60	59	67	73
2017-2018	56	79	43	58	60	66	72
2016-2017	55	78	41	57	59	66	71
2015-2016	53	75	38	56	58	63	69
2014-2015	53	75	38	56	56	N/A	70
2013-2014	58	77	43	62	62	N/A	74
2012-2013	57	76	42	61	59	N/A	73
2011-2012	57	76	42	61	59	N/A	72
2010-2011	62	78	48	65	62	N/A	76

Graduation rates

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2017-2018	84	93	79	86	80-84	87	90
2016-2017	81	90	75	83	70-79	84	87
2015-2016	79	91	71	81	80-84	86	86
2014-2015	77	90	67	80	80-84	85	85
2013-2014	74	89	64	78	75-79	N/A	83
2012-2013	75	88	66	78	70-79	N/A	83
2011-2012	76	90	68	78	60-69	N/A	84
2010-2011	72	92	61	75	50-59	N/A	81

Student enrollment

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2018-2019	270,978	-0.4
2017-2018	271,956	0.0
2016-2017	271,852	1.0
2015-2016	269,098	1.1
2014-2015	266,265	1.4
2013-2014	262,666	0.9
2012-2013	260,226	0.7
2011-2012	258,478	0.8
2010-2011	256,472	0.1
2009-2010	256,137	-0.1
2008-2009	256,351	-1.0
2007-2008	258,893	-1.5
2006-2007	262,813	-3.2
2005-2006	271,630	-0.6
2004-2005	273,346	0.5
2003-2004	271,900	1.7
2002-2003	267,366	2.0
2001-2002	262,054	4.4
2000-2001	251,129	4.2
1999-2000	241,094	4.3
1998-1999	231,187	2.8
1997-1998	224,799	2.8
1996-1997	218,608	4.9
1995-1996	208,359	4.6
1994-1995	199,287	5.0
1993-1994	189,857	6.6
1992-1993	178,060	4.7
1991-1992	170,025	5.5
1990-1991	161,101	8.3
1989-1990	148,739	4.6
1988-1989	142,140	3.5
1987-1988	137,366	4.3
1986-1987	131,726	-

About the district

Broward County Public Schools is located in Broward County, Florida.

Broward County Public Schools is located in Broward County, Florida. It is classified as a large suburban school district by the National Center for Education Statistics. The district served 270,978 students during the 2018-2019 school year and comprised 328 schools.

During the 2018-2019 school year, 60.2% of the district's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 11.7% were English language learners, and 13.7% of students had an Individual Education Plan (IEP).

Racial Demographics, 2018-2019
Race	Broward County Public Schools (%)	Florida K-12 students (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.2	0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	3.6	2.8
Black	38.8	21.9
Hispanic	34.8	33.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.2
Two or More Races	2.7	3.6
White	19.6	37.4

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Contact information

Broward County Public Schools
600 SE Third Ave.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
Phone: 754-321-0000

See also

Florida	School Board Elections	News and Analysis
List of school districts in Florida School board elections in Florida Public education in Florida	Florida school board elections, 2024	United States school shootings, 1990-present

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Broward County Public Schools
• Florida School Boards Association
• Florida Department of Education

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