SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1664

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11  Senator Burt moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

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15           through page 5, line 15, delete those lines

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18         Section 1.  Subsection (3) is added to section 235.056,

19  Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 97-384, Laws of

20  Florida, to read:

21         235.056  Lease, rental, and lease-purchase of

22  educational facilities and sites.--

23         (3)(a)  A board may rent or lease existing buildings,

24  or space within existing buildings, originally constructed or

25  used for purposes other than education, for conversion to use

26  as educational facilities. Such buildings rented or leased for

27  1 year or less shall be funded through the operations budget

28  or funds derived from millage pursuant to s. 236.25(2). A

29  rental agreement or lease contract for 1 year or less, when

30  extended or renewed beyond a year, becomes a multiple-year

31  rental or lease. Operational funds or funds derived from

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 1  millage proceeds pursuant to s. 236.25(2) may be authorized to

 2  be expended for multiple-year rentals or leases.

 3  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, if a

 4  building was constructed in conformance with all applicable

 5  building and life safety codes, it shall be deemed to meet the

 6  requirements for use and occupancy as an educational facility

 7  subject only to the provisions of this subsection.

 8         (b)  Prior to occupying a rented or a leased existing

 9  building, or space within an existing building, pursuant to

10  this subsection, a school board shall, in a public meeting,

11  adopt a resolution certifying that the following circumstances

12  apply to the building proposed for occupancy:

13         1.  Growth among the school-age population in the

14  school district has created a need for new educational

15  facilities in a neighborhood where there is little or no

16  vacant land.

17         2.  There exists a supply of vacant space in existing

18  buildings that meet state minimum building and life safety

19  codes.

20         3.  Acquisition and conversion to use as educational

21  facilities of an existing building or buildings is a

22  cost-saving means of providing the needed classroom space as

23  determined by the difference between the cost of new

24  construction, including land acquisition and preparation and,

25  if applicable, demolition of existing structures, and the cost

26  of acquisition through rental or lease and conversion of an

27  existing building or buildings.

28         4.  The building has been examined for suitability,

29  safety, and conformance with state minimum building and life

30  safety codes. The building examination shall consist, at a

31  minimum, of a review of existing documents, building site

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 1  reconnaissance, and analysis of the building conducted by, or

 2  under the responsible charge of, a licensed structural

 3  engineer.

 4         5.  A certificate of evaluation has been issued by the

 5  structural engineer which states that, based on available

 6  documents, building site reconnaissance, current knowledge,

 7  and engineering judgment in the engineer's professional

 8  opinion, the building meets the requirements of state minimum

 9  building and life safety codes, provides safe egress of

10  occupants from the building, provides adequate fire safety,

11  and does not pose a substantial threat to life to persons who

12  would occupy the building for classroom use.

13         6.  The plans for conversion of the building were

14  prepared by an architect or structural engineer licensed in

15  this state, and the work of conversion was performed by

16  contractors licensed in this state.

17         7.  The conversion of the building was observed by an

18  architect or structural engineer licensed in this state.

19         8.  The building has been reviewed, inspected, and

20  granted a certificate of occupancy by the local building

21  department.

22         9.  All ceilings, light fixtures, ducts, and registers

23  within the area to be occupied for classroom purposes were

24  constructed or have been reconstructed to meet state minimum

25  requirements.

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27  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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31  And the title is amended as follows:

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 1         On page 1, lines 3-6, delete those lines

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 4         amending s. 235.056,

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