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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the district school tax;
3 amending s. 236.25, F.S.; allowing certain
4 school districts to levy, by referendum,
5 additional district school taxes; providing
6 limitations on the uses of the resulting
7 revenues; amending s. 236.31, F.S.; providing
8 for millage elections pursuant to s. 236.25,
9 F.S.; amending s. 236.32, F.S.; revising the
10 procedures for conducting school district
11 millage elections; providing an effective date.
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13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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15 Section 1. Subsection (6) is added to section 236.25,
16 Florida Statutes, to read:
17 236.25 District school tax.--
18 (6) In addition to the maximum millage levied under
19 this section and the General Appropriations Act, a school
20 district may levy, by local referendum or in a general
21 election, additional millage for school operational purposes
22 up to an amount that, when combined with nonvoted millage
23 levied under this section, does not exceed the 10-mill limit
24 established in s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution.
25 Any such levy shall be for a maximum of 4 years and shall be
26 counted as part of the 10-mill limit established in s. 9(b),
27 Art. VII of the State Constitution. Millage elections
28 conducted under the authority granted pursuant to this section
29 are subject to ss. 236.31 and 236.32. Funds generated by such
30 additional millage do not become a part of the calculation of
31 the Florida Education Finance Program total potential funds in
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1 2001-2002 or any subsequent year and must not be incorporated
2 in the calculation of any hold-harmless or other component of
3 the Florida Education Finance Program formula in any year. If
4 an increase in required local effort, when added to existing
5 millage levied under the 10-mill limit, would result in a
6 combined millage in excess of the 10-mill limit, any millage
7 levied pursuant to this subsection shall be considered to be
8 required local effort to the extent that the district millage
9 would otherwise exceed the 10-mill limit.
10 Section 2. Section 236.31, Florida Statutes, is
11 amended to read:
12 236.31 District millage elections.--
13 (1) The school board, pursuant to resolution adopted
14 at a regular meeting, shall direct the county commissioners to
15 call an election at which the electors within the school
16 districts may approve an ad valorem tax millage as authorized
17 in s. 9, Art. VII of the State Constitution. Such election may
18 be held at any time, except that not more than one such
19 election shall be held during any 12-month period. Any
20 millage so authorized shall be levied for a period not in
21 excess of 2 years or until changed by another millage
22 election, whichever is the earlier. In the event any such
23 election is invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction,
24 such invalidated election shall be considered not to have been
25 held.
26 (2) The school board, pursuant to resolution adopted
27 at a regular meeting, shall direct the county commissioners to
28 call an election at which the electors within the school
29 district may approve an ad valorem tax millage as authorized
30 under s. 236.25(6). Such election may be held at any time,
31 except that not more than one such election shall be held
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1 during any 12-month period. Any millage so authorized shall be
2 levied for a period not in excess of 4 years or until changed
3 by another millage election, whichever is earlier. If any such
4 election is invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction,
5 such invalidated election shall be considered not to have been
6 held.
7 Section 3. Section 236.32, Florida Statutes, is
8 amended to read:
9 (Substantial rewording of section. See
10 s. 236.32, F.S., for present text.)
11 236.32 Procedures for holding and conducting school
12 district millage elections.--
13 (1) HOLDING ELECTIONS.--All school district millage
14 elections shall be held and conducted in the manner prescribed
15 by law for holding general elections, except as provided in
16 this chapter.
17 (2) FORM OF BALLOT.--
18 (a) The school board may propose a single millage or
19 two millages, with one for operating expenses and another for
20 a local capital improvement reserve fund. When two millage
21 figures are proposed, each millage must be voted on
22 separately.
23 (b) The school board shall provide the wording of the
24 substance of the measure and the ballot title in the
25 resolution calling for the election. The wording of the
26 ballot must conform to the provisions of s. 101.161.
27 (3) QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS.--All qualified electors
28 of the school district are entitled to vote in the election to
29 set the school tax district millage levy.
30 (4) RESULTS OF ELECTION.--When the school board
31 proposes one tax levy for operating expenses and another for
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1 the local capital improvement reserve fund, the results shall
2 be considered separately. The tax levy shall be levied only
3 in case a majority of the electors participating in the
4 election vote in favor of the proposed special millage.
5 (5) EXPENSES OF ELECTION.--The cost of the publication
6 of the notice of the election and all expenses of the election
7 in the school district shall be paid by the school board.
8 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.
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