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House Bill 1793




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1793

        By Representative Wise






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to nonprofit private schools;

  3         amending s. 159.27, F.S.; redefining the term

  4         "educational facility" to include certain

  5         nonprofit private schools; amending s. 623.13,

  6         F.S.; authorizing financing under the Florida

  7         Industrial Development Financing Act or by

  8         industrial development authorities; providing

  9         an effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Subsection (22) of section 159.27, Florida

14  Statutes, is amended to read:

15         159.27  Definitions.--The following words and terms,

16  unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning,

17  shall have the following meanings:

18         (22)  "Educational facility" means property, limited to

19  a structure suitable for use as a dormitory or other housing

20  facility or a dining facility, that is operated in the public

21  sector and used for or useful in connection with the operation

22  of an institution for higher education, as defined in s.

23  243.20(8), which offers the baccalaureate or a higher degree

24  and that is constructed in compliance with applicable codes as

25  determined by appropriate state agencies. The term includes

26  any property used in the operation of any nonprofit private

27  school that is established under chapter 617, chapter 623, or

28  that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal

29  Revenue Code.

30         Section 2.  Section 623.13, Florida Statutes, is

31  amended to read:

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1793

    144-207-97






  1         623.13  Administration, supervision, and operation by

  2  private persons or entities.--Any corporation organized and

  3  existing under this act shall be administered, supervised,

  4  operated, financed, and controlled exclusively by private

  5  persons and private entities and their funds.  All persons

  6  while acting in any public official capacity are hereby

  7  specifically prohibited from engaging in any manner in such

  8  administration, supervision, operation, financing, and control

  9  of the affairs of such corporation. This section does not

10  prohibit the financing of educational facilities as provided

11  in part II or part III of chapter 159.

12         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

13  law.

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16                          SENATE SUMMARY

17    Redefines the term "educational facility" for purposes of
      the Industrial Development Financing Act to include
18    nonprofit private schools. Authorizes financing of
      nonprofit private schools under the Industrial
19    Development Financing Act or by industrial development
      authorities.
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