SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 21, 1st Eng.
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11 Senator Carlton moved the following substitute for amendment
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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16 page 2, line 3, delete those lines
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19 Section 1. Subsection (6) is added to section 236.25,
20 Florida Statutes, to read:
21 236.25 District school tax.--
22 (6) In addition to the maximum millage levied under
23 this section and the General Appropriations Act, a school
24 district may levy, by local referendum or in a general
25 election, additional millage for school operational purposes
26 up to an amount that, when combined with nonvoted millage
27 levied under this section, does not exceed the 10-mill limit
28 established in s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution.
29 Any such levy shall be for a maximum of 4 years and shall be
30 counted as part of the 10-mill limit established in s. 9(b),
31 Art. VII of the State Constitution. Millage elections
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1 conducted under the authority granted pursuant to this section
2 are subject to ss. 236.31 and 236.32. Funds generated by such
3 additional millage do not become a part of the calculation of
4 the Florida Education Finance Program total potential funds in
5 2001-2002 or any subsequent year and must not be incorporated
6 in the calculation of any hold-harmless or other component of
7 the Florida Education Finance Program formula in any year.
8 Section 2. Section 236.31, Florida Statutes, is
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10 236.31 District millage elections.--
11 (1) The school board, pursuant to resolution adopted
12 at a regular meeting, shall direct the county commissioners to
13 call an election at which the electors within the school
14 districts may approve an ad valorem tax millage as authorized
15 in s. 9, Art. VII of the State Constitution. Such election may
16 be held at any time, except that not more than one such
17 election shall be held during any 12-month period. Any
18 millage so authorized shall be levied for a period not in
19 excess of 2 years or until changed by another millage
20 election, whichever is the earlier. In the event any such
21 election is invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction,
22 such invalidated election shall be considered not to have been
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24 (2) The school board, pursuant to resolution adopted
25 at a regular meeting, shall direct the county commissioners to
26 call an election at which the electors within the school
27 district may approve an ad valorem tax millage as authorized
28 under s. 236.25(6). Such election may be held at any time,
29 except that not more than one such election shall be held
30 during any 12-month period. Any millage so authorized shall be
31 levied for a period not in excess of 4 years or until changed
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1 by another millage election, whichever is earlier. If any such
2 election is invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction,
3 such invalidated election shall be considered not to have been
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5 Section 3. Section 236.32, Florida Statutes, is
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7 (Substantial rewording of section. See
8 s. 236.32, F.S., for present text.)
9 236.32 Procedures for holding and conducting school
10 district millage elections.--
11 (1) HOLDING ELECTIONS.--All school district millage
12 elections shall be held and conducted in the manner prescribed
13 by law for holding general elections, except as provided in
14 this chapter.
15 (2) FORM OF BALLOT.--
16 (a) The school board may propose a single millage or
17 two millages, with one for operating expenses and another for
18 a local capital improvement reserve fund. When two millage
19 figures are proposed, each millage must be voted on
20 separately.
21 (b) The school board shall provide the wording of the
22 substance of the measure and the ballot title in the
23 resolution calling for the election. The wording of the
24 ballot must conform to the provisions of s. 101.161.
25 (3) QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS.--All qualified electors
26 of the school district are entitled to vote in the election to
27 set the school tax district millage levy.
28 (4) RESULTS OF ELECTION.--When the school board
29 proposes one tax levy for operating expenses and another for
30 the local capital improvement reserve fund, the results shall
31 be considered separately. The tax levy shall be levied only
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1 in case a majority of the electors participating in the
2 election vote in favor of the proposed special millage.
3 (5) EXPENSES OF ELECTION.--The cost of the publication
4 of the notice of the election and all expenses of the election
5 in the school district shall be paid by the school board.
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11 And the title is amended as follows:
12 On page 1, lines 2-7, delete those lines
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15 An act relating to taxation; amending s.
16 236.25, F.S.; allowing certain school districts
17 to levy, by referendum, additional district
18 school taxes; providing limitations on the uses
19 of the resulting revenues; amending s. 236.31,
20 F.S.; providing for millage elections pursuant
21 to s. 236.25, F.S.; amending s. 236.32, F.S.;
22 revising the procedures for conducting school
23 district millage elections; amending s.
24 199.185, F.S.;
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