CALDWELL v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE

No. 4D02-3995.

858 So.2d 1199 (2003)

Dr. Patricia CALDWELL, Appellant, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 12, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marjorie J. Binder of Watterson & Hyland, P.A., Palm Beach Gardens, for appellant.

Gina E. Caruso of Hinshaw & Culbertson, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


GROSS. J.

Patricia Caldwell appeals the dismissal of her whistle-blower complaint by the Florida Commission on Human Relations, which determined that it lacked the jurisdiction to investigate it. We affirm, holding that the College's board of trustees was not a "state agency" within the meaning of the applicable statutes.

Caldwell was the provost of Broward Community College. Her employment was terminated for cause on August 15, 2002. Five days later she filed...

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