Senate Bill 1814
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Florida Senate - 1999 SB 1814
By Senator Forman
32-1072-99 See HB 787
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to charter schools capital
3 outlay funding; amending s. 228.0561, F.S.;
4 revising provisions relating to capital outlay
5 funding for charter schools; providing for
6 certain charter schools established by
7 municipalities to be eligible for funding;
8 requiring the development and adoption of a
9 definition of "overcrowded area"; establishing
10 a maximum funding level; providing an effective
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13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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15 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 228.0561, Florida
16 Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:
17 228.0561 Charter schools capital outlay funding.--
18 (1) In each year in which funds are appropriated from
19 the Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust
20 Fund for charter schools, the Commissioner of Education shall
21 allocate the funds among eligible charter schools. To be
22 eligible for a funding allocation, a charter school must meet
23 the provisions of subsection (6), must have received final
24 approval from its sponsor pursuant to s. 228.056 for operation
25 during that fiscal year, and must serve students in facilities
26 that are not provided by the charter school's sponsor or must
27 be a charter school established by a municipality in an
28 overcrowded area. The SMART Schools Clearinghouse shall
29 develop and the Department of Education shall adopt a rule
30 defining the term "overcrowded area." Prior to the release of
31 capital outlay funds to the charter school, the Department of
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1 Education shall enter into a written agreement that includes
2 provisions for attaching a lien to property that has been
3 improved through the use of these funds, in the event that the
4 school terminates operations. Any funds recovered by the
5 state shall be deposited in the Public Education Capital
6 Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund. A charter school is not
7 eligible for a funding allocation if it was created by the
8 conversion of a public school and operates in facilities
9 provided by the charter school's sponsor for a nominal fee or
10 at no charge. Unless otherwise provided in the General
11 Appropriations Act, the funding allocation for each eligible
12 charter school shall be determined by multiplying the school's
13 projected student enrollment by one-thirtieth of the
14 cost-per-student station specified in s. 235.435(6)(b) for an
15 elementary, middle, or high school, as appropriate, except
16 that a charter school established by a municipality in an
17 overcrowded area shall be eligible for up to 80 percent of the
18 maximum cost per student station established by that section.
19 If the funds appropriated are not sufficient, the commissioner
20 shall prorate the available funds among eligible charter
21 schools. In the first quarter of the fiscal year, funds shall
22 be distributed on the basis of projected enrollment as
23 provided in this section. The commissioner shall adjust
24 subsequent distributions as necessary to reflect each charter
25 school's actual student enrollment. The commissioner shall
26 establish the intervals and procedures for determining the
27 projected and actual student enrollment of eligible charter
28 schools. If a school district chooses to share funding for
29 the capital outlay purposes described in subsection (2) with
30 the applicable charter school or charter schools, any
31 allocation from the Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt
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Florida Senate - 1999 SB 1814
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1 Service Trust Fund allocation to the charter school or charter
2 schools shall be reduced by the amount shared.
3 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.
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6 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
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Revises provisions relating to capital outlay funding for
8 charter schools, to provide for authorizing certain
charter schools established by municipalities to be
9 eligible for funding. Requires the development and
adoption of a definition of "overcrowded area."
10 Establishes a maximum level of funding for a charter
school established by a municipality in an overcrowded
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