SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB's 336 & 190
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 624676
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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11 Senator Constantine moved the following substitute for
12 amendment (542680):
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. Effective upon this act becoming a law,
19 subsection (1) of section 235.061, Florida Statutes, is
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21 235.061 Standards for relocatables used as classroom
22 space; inspections.--
23 (1) The Commissioner of Education shall adopt rules
24 establishing standards for relocatables intended for long-term
25 use as classroom space at a public elementary school, middle
26 school, or high school. "Long-term use" means the use of
27 relocatables at the same educational plant for a period of 4
28 years or more. These rules must be implemented by July 1,
29 1998, and each relocatable acquired by a district school board
30 after the effective date of the rules and intended for
31 long-term use must comply with the standards. The rules shall
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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB's 336 & 190
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 624676
1 require that, by July 1, 2002 July 1, 2001, relocatables that
2 fail to meet the standards may not be used as classrooms. The
3 standards shall protect the health, safety, and welfare of
4 occupants by requiring compliance with the Uniform Building
5 Code for Public Educational Facilities or other locally
6 adopted state minimum building codes to ensure the safety and
7 stability of construction and onsite installation; fire and
8 moisture protection; air quality and ventilation; appropriate
9 wind resistance; and compliance with the requirements of the
10 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If appropriate, the
11 standards must also require relocatables to provide access to
12 the same technologies available to similar classrooms within
13 the main school facility and, if appropriate, to be accessible
14 by adequate covered walkways. By July 1, 2000, the
15 commissioner shall adopt standards for all relocatables
16 intended for long-term use as classrooms. A relocatable that
17 is subject to this section and does not meet the standards
18 shall not be reported as providing satisfactory student
19 stations in the Florida Inventory of School Houses.
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25 And the title is amended as follows:
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29 amending s. 235.061, F.S.; delaying the date by
30 which relocatables used as classrooms must meet
31 certain standards;
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