Florida Senate - 2020 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1236 Ì9280389Î928038 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: RCS . 01/29/2020 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Community Affairs (Gruters) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete lines 50 - 54 4 and insert: 5 educational purposes shall also be exempt from ad valorem taxes 6 if, under a lease, the educational institution is responsible 7 for any taxes owed and for ongoing maintenance and operational 8 expenses for the land and buildings under the lease and if the 9 real property has been used for educational purposes and has 10 been receiving the exemption under this section for at least 10 11 years. 12 13 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 14 And the title is amended as follows: 15 Delete lines 5 - 7 16 and insert: 17 educational purposes from ad valorem taxes if certain 18 criteria are met;