HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                  Bill No. HB 1615
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Attkisson offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 1, line 13, of the bill
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17         Section 1.  Neighborhood school construction zone pilot
18  project.--
19         (1)  By mutual agreement with the local general purpose
20  government, the applicant for a comprehensive plan amendment,
21  rezoning, or an approved development may satisfy any
22  proportionate share mitigation required as follows:
23         (a)  The local government shall designate by ordinance
24  a geographic area to be known as a neighborhood school
25  construction zone.  The zone shall include the area within the
26  proposed comprehensive plan amendment, rezoning designation,
27  or approved development.
28         (b)  The local general purpose government shall also
29  create by ordinance a neighborhood school construction trust
30  fund.  All revenues allocated to and deposited in the trust
31  fund shall be used to fund educational facilities construction
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    File original & 9 copies    04/26/01                          
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1615 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 within the neighborhood school construction zone pursuant to 2 an approved educational facilities plan. 3 (2) Upon creation of a neighborhood school 4 construction zone, all educational facilities impact fees 5 collected within the zone shall be deposited in the trust fund 6 for facilities construction within the zone. All interlocal 7 agreements between local general purpose governments and 8 school districts shall provide for such allocation. 9 (3) In the event the local general purpose government 10 and the applicant agree pursuant to subsection (1) to the 11 described proportionate share mitigation, additional annual 12 funding of the trust fund shall be in an amount not less than 13 the increment in the income, proceeds, revenues, and funds of 14 the school district derived from or held in connection with 15 the undertaking and carrying out of residential development 16 within the neighborhood school construction zone. Such 17 increment shall be determined annually and shall be that 18 amount equal to 95 percent of the difference between: 19 (a) The amount of ad valorem taxes levied each year by 20 the school district within the neighborhood school 21 construction zone pursuant to s. 236.25(1), Florida Statutes, 22 exclusive of any amount for any debt service millage, on 23 taxable real property contained within the geographic 24 boundaries of the neighborhood school construction zone; and 25 (b) The amount of ad valorem taxes which would have 26 been produced pursuant to s. 236.25(1), Florida Statutes, by 27 the rate upon which the tax is levied each year by the school 28 district, exclusive of any debt service millage, upon the 29 total assessed value of the taxable real property in the 30 neighborhood school construction zone as shown upon the most 31 recent assessment roll used in connection with the taxation of 2 File original & 9 copies 04/26/01 hbd0011 01:28 pm 01615-0079-084265
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1615 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 such property by the school district prior to the effective 2 date of the ordinance providing for the funding of the trust 3 fund. 4 (4) An approved applicant may petition the local 5 general purpose government for funds to build an educational 6 facility. The facility shall be built according to state law, 7 located geographically within the established neighborhood 8 school construction zone, and adhere to the following 9 requirements: 10 (a) For schools operated by the school district, the 11 school must be included in the district's approved facilities 12 plan or approved by the school board. 13 (b) For schools organized and operated pursuant to s. 14 228.056, Florida Statutes, the application for the school must 15 be approved according to the requirements of law prior to 16 petitioning the local general purpose government for funding. 17 (5)(a) If the funds generated pursuant to this section 18 are insufficient to fully fund the proposed public school, the 19 difference between the amount needed to construct the school 20 and the local revenue source, up to 35 percent of the 21 construction costs, shall be funded as follows: 22 1. For district-operated schools, the difference shall 23 be funded pursuant to other local sources of revenue per 24 agreement with the local school district. 25 2. For schools approved pursuant to s. 228.056, 26 Florida Statutes, the difference shall be funded with funds 27 generated pursuant to s. 228.0561, Florida Statutes. 28 (b) No schools shall be built costing more than the 29 SMART Schools Clearinghouse annual estimate of student station 30 costs. 31 (c) The SMART Schools Clearinghouse shall oversee this 3 File original & 9 copies 04/26/01 hbd0011 01:28 pm 01615-0079-084265
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1615 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 section as a 3-year pilot project beginning July 1, 2001. The 2 pilot project shall be for up to six counties selected by the 3 SMART Schools Clearinghouse. A report showing the feasibility 4 and long-term effects of neighborhood school construction 5 trust funds shall be made to the Governor, the President of 6 the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by 7 July 1, 2004. 8 9 10 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 11 And the title is amended as follows: 12 On page 1, line 2, 13 remove from the title of the bill: all of said line 14 15 and insert in lieu thereof: 16 An act relating to education; creating a 17 neighborhood school construction zone pilot 18 project; providing for procedures; providing 19 that impact fees within the zone must be placed 20 in a facilities construction trust fund for 21 that zone; providing additional funding; 22 providing that the SMART Schools Clearinghouse 23 shall oversee the pilot project and submit a 24 report to the Governor and Legislature 25 regarding the program's feasibility; 26 27 28 29 30 31 4 File original & 9 copies 04/26/01 hbd0011 01:28 pm 01615-0079-084265