1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to the Florida School for the Deaf and the |
3 | Blind; amending s. 11.45, F.S.; requiring the Auditor |
4 | General to conduct audits of the accounts and records of |
5 | the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind; amending s. |
6 | 1001.20, F.S.; including the Florida School for the Deaf |
7 | and Blind in the entities subject to inspection by the |
8 | Department of Education's Inspector General; amending s. |
9 | 1002.36, F.S., relating to the Florida School for the Deaf |
10 | and the Blind; providing that the school is a component of |
11 | the delivery of public education within Florida's K-20 |
12 | education system; requiring certain compliance; revising |
13 | audit requirements; revising provisions specifying |
14 | authority of the Board of Trustees for the Florida School |
15 | for the Deaf and the Blind to perform certain actions; |
16 | revising the power and authority of the board of trustees; |
17 | revising duties of the board of trustees; amending s. |
18 | 1013.30, F.S.; expanding provisions relating to university |
19 | master plans and campus development agreements to be |
20 | applicable to the Florida School for the Deaf and the |
21 | Blind; providing requirements for campus planning and |
22 | concurrency management for the school; defining the term |
23 | "institution" to include universities and the Florida |
24 | School for the Deaf and the Blind; reenacting s. |
25 | 163.3177(6)(h), F.S., relating to the intergovernmental |
26 | element of comprehensive plans, to incorporate the |
27 | amendment to s. 1013.30, F.S., in a reference thereto; |
28 | providing an effective date. |
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30 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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32 | Section 1. Paragraphs (f) through (k) of subsection (2) of |
33 | section 11.45, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs |
34 | (g) through (l), respectively, and a new paragraph (f) is added |
35 | to said subsection to read: |
36 | 11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules.-- |
37 | (2) DUTIES.--The Auditor General shall: |
38 | (f) Annually conduct audits of the accounts and records of |
39 | the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. |
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41 | The Auditor General shall perform his or her duties |
42 | independently but under the general policies established by the |
43 | Legislative Auditing Committee. This subsection does not limit |
44 | the Auditor General's discretionary authority to conduct other |
45 | audits or engagements of governmental entities as authorized in |
46 | subsection (3). |
47 | Section 2. Paragraph (e) of subsection (4) of section |
48 | 1001.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
49 | 1001.20 Department under direction of state board.-- |
50 | (4) The Department of Education shall establish the |
51 | following offices within the Office of the Commissioner of |
52 | Education which shall coordinate their activities with all other |
53 | divisions and offices: |
54 | (e) Office of Inspector General.--Organized using existing |
55 | resources and funds and responsible for promoting |
56 | accountability, efficiency, and effectiveness and detecting |
57 | fraud and abuse within school districts, the Florida School for |
58 | the Deaf and the Blind, community colleges, and state |
59 | universities in Florida. If the Commissioner of Education |
60 | determines that a district school board, the Board of Trustees |
61 | for the Florida School for the Deaf the Blind, or a public |
62 | postsecondary educational institution board is unwilling or |
63 | unable to address substantiated allegations made by any person |
64 | relating to waste, fraud, or financial mismanagement, the office |
65 | shall conduct, coordinate, or request investigations into |
66 | substantiated allegations made by any person relating to waste, |
67 | fraud, or financial mismanagement within school districts, the |
68 | Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, community colleges, |
69 | and state universities in Florida. The office shall have access |
70 | to all information and personnel necessary to perform its duties |
71 | and shall have all of its current powers, duties, and |
72 | responsibilities authorized in s. 20.055. |
73 | Section 3. Subsections (1), (3), and (4) of section |
74 | 1002.36, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
75 | 1002.36 Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.-- |
76 | (1) RESPONSIBILITIES.--The Florida School for the Deaf and |
77 | the Blind is a state-supported residential school for hearing- |
78 | impaired and visually impaired students in preschool through |
79 | 12th grade. The school is a component of the delivery of public |
80 | education within Florida's K-20 education system part of the |
81 | state system of public education and shall be funded through the |
82 | Department of Education. The school shall provide educational |
83 | programs and support services appropriate to meet the education |
84 | and related evaluation and counseling needs of hearing-impaired |
85 | and visually impaired students in the state who meet enrollment |
86 | criteria. Unless otherwise provided by law, the school shall |
87 | comply with all laws and rules generally applicable to state |
88 | agencies. Education services may be provided on an outreach |
89 | basis for sensory-impaired children ages 0 through 5 years and |
90 | their parents. Graduates of the Florida School for the Deaf and |
91 | the Blind shall be eligible for the William L. Boyd, IV, Florida |
92 | Resident Access Grant Program as provided in s. 1009.89. |
93 | (3) AUDITS.--The Auditor General shall conduct annual |
94 | audits of audit the accounts and records of the Florida School |
95 | for the Deaf and the Blind as provided in chapter 11. The |
96 | Department of Education?s Inspector General is authorized to |
97 | conduct investigations at the school as provided in s. |
98 | 1001.20(4)(e). |
99 | (4) BOARD OF TRUSTEES.-- |
100 | (a) There is hereby created a Board of Trustees for the |
101 | Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind which shall consist of |
102 | seven members. Of these seven members, one appointee shall be a |
103 | blind person and one appointee shall be a deaf person. Each |
104 | member shall have been a resident of the state for a period of |
105 | at least 10 years. Their terms of office shall be 4 years. The |
106 | appointment of the trustees shall be by the Governor with the |
107 | confirmation of the Senate. The Governor may remove any member |
108 | for cause and shall fill all vacancies that occur. |
109 | (b) The board of trustees shall elect a chair annually. |
110 | The trustees shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided |
111 | in s. 112.061, the accounts of which shall be paid by the Chief |
112 | Financial Officer upon itemized vouchers duly approved by the |
113 | chair. |
114 | (c) The board of trustees has authority to adopt rules |
115 | pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement provisions of |
116 | law relating to operation of the Florida School for the Deaf and |
117 | the Blind. Such rules shall be submitted to the State Board of |
118 | Education for approval or disapproval. After a rule is approved |
119 | If any rule is not disapproved by the State Board of Education |
120 | within 60 days of its receipt by the State Board of Education, |
121 | the rule shall be filed immediately with the Department of |
122 | State. The board of trustees shall act at all times in |
123 | conjunction with the rules of the State Board of Education. |
124 | (d) The board of trustees is a body corporate and shall |
125 | have a corporate seal. Unless otherwise provided by law, all |
126 | actions of the board of trustees shall be consistent with all |
127 | laws and rules applicable to state agencies. Title to any gift, |
128 | donation, or bequest received by the board of trustees pursuant |
129 | to subparagraph (e)13. subsection (5) shall vest in the board of |
130 | trustees. Title to all other property and other assets of the |
131 | Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind shall vest in the |
132 | State Board of Education, but the board of trustees shall have |
133 | complete jurisdiction over the management of the school. and |
134 | (e) The board of trustees is invested with full power and |
135 | authority to: |
136 | 1. Appoint a president, faculty, teachers, and other |
137 | employees and remove the same as in its judgment may be best and |
138 | fix their compensation.; to |
139 | 2. Reemploy certain retired members of the Florida |
140 | Retirement System as substitute teachers, substitute residential |
141 | instructors, or substitute nurses as provided in s. 121.091. |
142 | 3. Extend the period that certain employees may |
143 | participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Program as |
144 | provided in s. 121.091. |
145 | 4. Procure professional services, such as medical, mental |
146 | health, architectural, and engineering., and legal services; to |
147 | 5. Procure legal services without the prior written |
148 | approval of the Attorney General. |
149 | 6. Determine eligibility of students and procedure for |
150 | admission.; to |
151 | 7. Provide for the students of the school necessary |
152 | bedding, clothing, food, and medical attendance and such other |
153 | things as may be proper for the health and comfort of the |
154 | students without cost to their parents, except that the board of |
155 | trustees may set tuition and other fees for nonresidents.; to |
156 | 8. Provide for the proper keeping of accounts and records |
157 | and for budgeting of funds.; to |
158 | 9. Enter into contracts.; to |
159 | 10. Sue and be sued.; to |
160 | 11. Secure public liability insurance.; and to |
161 | 12. Do and perform every other matter or thing requisite |
162 | to the proper management, maintenance, support, and control of |
163 | the school at the highest efficiency economically possible, the |
164 | board of trustees taking into consideration the purposes of the |
165 | establishment. |
166 | 13.(e)1. The board of trustees is authorized to Receive |
167 | gifts, donations, and bequests of money or property, real or |
168 | personal, tangible or intangible, from any person, firm, |
169 | corporation, or other legal entity. However, the board of |
170 | trustees may not obligate the state to any expenditure or policy |
171 | that is not specifically authorized by law. |
172 | 2. If the bill of sale, will, trust indenture, deed, or |
173 | other legal conveyance specifies terms and conditions concerning |
174 | the use of such money or property, the board of trustees shall |
175 | observe such terms and conditions. |
176 | 14.3. The board of trustees may Deposit outside the State |
177 | Treasury such moneys as are received as gifts, donations, or |
178 | bequests and may disburse and expend such moneys, upon its own |
179 | warrant, for the use and benefit of the Florida School for the |
180 | Deaf and the Blind and its students, as the board of trustees |
181 | deems to be in the best interest of the school and its students. |
182 | Such money or property shall not constitute or be considered a |
183 | part of any legislative appropriation, and such money shall not |
184 | be used to compensate any person for engaging in lobbying |
185 | activities before the House of Representatives or Senate or any |
186 | committee thereof. |
187 | 15.4. The board of trustees may Sell or convey by bill of |
188 | sale, deed, or other legal instrument any property, real or |
189 | personal, received as a gift, donation, or bequest, upon such |
190 | terms and conditions as the board of trustees deems to be in the |
191 | best interest of the school and its students. |
192 | 16.5. The board of trustees may Invest such moneys in |
193 | securities enumerated under s. 218.415(16)(a)-(f) s. 215.47, and |
194 | in The Common Fund, an Investment Management Fund exclusively |
195 | for nonprofit educational institutions. |
196 | (f) The board of trustees shall: |
197 | 1. Prepare and submit legislative budget requests for |
198 | operations and fixed capital outlay, including fixed capital |
199 | outlay requests, in accordance with chapter 216 and ss. s. |
200 | 1011.56 and 1013.60, to the Department of Education for review |
201 | and approval. The department must analyze the amount requested |
202 | for fixed capital outlay to determine if the request is |
203 | consistent with the school's campus master plan, educational |
204 | plant survey, and facilities master plan. |
205 | 2. Approve and administer an annual operating budget in |
206 | accordance with ss. 1011.56 and 1011.57. |
207 | 3. Require all funds received other than gifts, donations, |
208 | and bequests to be deposited in the State Treasury and expended |
209 | as authorized in the General Appropriations Act. |
210 | 4. Require all purchases to be in accordance with the |
211 | provisions of chapter 287. |
212 | 5.2. Administer and maintain personnel programs for all |
213 | employees of the board of trustees and the Florida School for |
214 | the Deaf and the Blind who shall be state employees, including |
215 | the personnel classification and pay plan established in |
216 | accordance with ss. 110.205(2)(d) and 216.251(2)(a)2. for |
217 | academic and academic administrative personnel, the provisions |
218 | of chapter 110, and the provisions of law that grant authority |
219 | to the Department of Management Services over such programs for |
220 | state employees. |
221 | 6. Give preference in appointment and retention in |
222 | positions of employment as provided within s. 295.07(1). |
223 | 7. Ensure that the Florida School for the Deaf and the |
224 | Blind complies with s. 1013.30 concerning campus master plans |
225 | and campus development agreements. |
226 | 8. Ensure that the Florida School for the Deaf and the |
227 | Blind complies with s. 112.061 concerning per diem and travel |
228 | expenses of public officers, employees, and authorized persons. |
229 | 9.3. Adopt a master plan which specifies the mission and |
230 | objectives of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. The |
231 | plan shall include, but not be limited to, procedures for |
232 | systematically measuring the school's progress toward meeting |
233 | its objectives, analyzing changes in the student population, and |
234 | modifying school programs and services to respond to such |
235 | changes. The plan shall be for a period of 5 years and shall be |
236 | reviewed for needed modifications every 2 years. The board of |
237 | trustees shall submit the initial plan and subsequent |
238 | modifications to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and |
239 | the President of the Senate. |
240 | 4. Seek the advice of the Division of Public Schools |
241 | within the Department of Education. |
242 | 10.(g) The Board of Trustees for the Florida School for |
243 | the Deaf and the Blind, located in St. Johns County, shall |
244 | Designate a portion of the school as "The Verle Allyn Pope |
245 | Complex for the Deaf," in tribute to the late Senator Verle |
246 | Allyn Pope. |
247 | Section 4. Section 1013.30, Florida Statutes, is amended |
248 | to read: |
249 | 1013.30 University Campus master plans and campus |
250 | development agreements for universities and the Florida School |
251 | for the Deaf and the Blind.-- |
252 | (1) This section contains provisions for campus planning |
253 | and concurrency management that supersede the requirements of |
254 | part II of chapter 163, except when stated otherwise in this |
255 | section. These special growth management provisions are adopted |
256 | in recognition of the unique relationship between university |
257 | campuses of universities and the Florida School for the Deaf and |
258 | the Blind and the local governments in which they are located. |
259 | While the campuses provide research and educational benefits of |
260 | statewide and national importance, and further provide |
261 | substantial educational, economic, and cultural benefits to |
262 | their host local governments, they may also have an adverse |
263 | impact on the public facilities and services and natural |
264 | resources of host governments. On balance, however, universities |
265 | and the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind should be |
266 | considered as vital public facilities of the state and local |
267 | governments. The intent of this section is to address this |
268 | unique relationship by providing for the preparation of campus |
269 | master plans and associated campus development agreements. |
270 | (2) As used in this section: |
271 | (a) "Affected local government" means a unit of local |
272 | government that provides public services to or is responsible |
273 | for maintaining facilities within a campus of an institution or |
274 | is directly affected by development that is proposed for a |
275 | campus. |
276 | (b) "Affected person" means a host local government; an |
277 | affected local government; any state, regional, or federal |
278 | agency; or a person who resides, owns property, or owns or |
279 | operates a business within the boundaries of a host local |
280 | government or affected local government. |
281 | (c) "Host local government" means a local government |
282 | within the jurisdiction of which all or part of a campus of an |
283 | institution is located, but does not include a county if no part |
284 | of an institution is located within its unincorporated area. |
285 | (d) "Institution" means a university and the Florida |
286 | School for the Deaf and the Blind. |
287 | (3) Each institution's university board of trustees shall |
288 | prepare and adopt a campus master plan for the institution |
289 | university. The master plan must identify general land uses and |
290 | address the need for and plans for provision of roads, parking, |
291 | public transportation, solid waste, drainage, sewer, potable |
292 | water, and recreation and open space during the coming 10 to 20 |
293 | years. The plans must contain elements relating to future land |
294 | use, intergovernmental coordination, capital improvements, |
295 | recreation and open space, general infrastructure, housing, and |
296 | conservation. Each element must address compatibility with the |
297 | surrounding community. The master plan must identify specific |
298 | land uses, location of structures, densities and intensities of |
299 | use, and contain standards for onsite development, site design, |
300 | environmental management, and the preservation of historic and |
301 | archaeological resources. The transportation element must |
302 | address reasonable transportation demand management techniques |
303 | to minimize offsite impacts where possible. Data and analyses on |
304 | which the elements are based must include, at a minimum: the |
305 | characteristics of vacant lands; projected impacts of |
306 | development on onsite and offsite infrastructure, public |
307 | services, and natural resources; student enrollment projections; |
308 | student housing needs; and the need for academic and support |
309 | facilities. Master plans must be updated at least every 5 years. |
310 | (4) Campus master plans may contain additional elements at |
311 | the discretion of the State Board of Education; however, such |
312 | elements are not subject to review under this section. These |
313 | additional elements may include the academic mission of the |
314 | institution, academic program, utilities, public safety, |
315 | architectural design, landscape architectural design, and |
316 | facilities maintenance. |
317 | (5) Subject to the right of the institution's university |
318 | board of trustees to initiate the dispute resolution provisions |
319 | of subsection (8), a campus master plan must not be in conflict |
320 | with the comprehensive plan of the host local government and the |
321 | comprehensive plan of any affected local governments. A campus |
322 | master plan must be consistent with the state comprehensive |
323 | plan. |
324 | (6) Before a campus master plan is adopted, a copy of the |
325 | draft master plan must be sent for review to the host and any |
326 | affected local governments, the state land planning agency, the |
327 | Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of |
328 | Transportation, the Department of State, the Fish and Wildlife |
329 | Conservation Commission, and the applicable water management |
330 | district and regional planning council. These agencies must be |
331 | given 90 days after receipt of the campus master plans in which |
332 | to conduct their review and provide comments to the |
333 | institution's university board of trustees. The commencement of |
334 | this review period must be advertised in newspapers of general |
335 | circulation within the host local government and any affected |
336 | local government to allow for public comment. Following receipt |
337 | and consideration of all comments, and the holding of at least |
338 | two public hearings within the host jurisdiction, the |
339 | institution's university board of trustees shall adopt the |
340 | campus master plan. It is the intent of the Legislature that the |
341 | institution's university board of trustees comply with the |
342 | notice requirements set forth in s. 163.3184(15) to ensure full |
343 | public participation in this planning process. Campus master |
344 | plans developed under this section are not rules and are not |
345 | subject to chapter 120 except as otherwise provided in this |
346 | section. |
347 | (7) Notice that the campus master plan has been adopted |
348 | must be forwarded within 45 days after its adoption to any |
349 | affected person that submitted comments on the draft campus |
350 | master plan. The notice must state how and where a copy of the |
351 | master plan may be obtained or inspected. Within 30 days after |
352 | receipt of the notice of adoption of the campus master plan, or |
353 | 30 days after the date the adopted plan is available for review, |
354 | whichever is later, an affected person who submitted comments on |
355 | the draft master plan may petition the institution's university |
356 | board of trustees, challenging the campus master plan as not |
357 | being in compliance with this section or any rule adopted under |
358 | this section. The petition must state each objection, identify |
359 | its source, and provide a recommended action. A petition filed |
360 | by an affected local government may raise only those issues |
361 | directly pertaining to the public facilities or services that |
362 | the affected local government provides to or maintains within |
363 | the campus or to the direct impact that campus development would |
364 | have on the affected local government. |
365 | (8) Following receipt of a petition, the petitioning party |
366 | or parties and the institution's university board of trustees |
367 | shall mediate the issues in dispute as follows: |
368 | (a) The parties have 60 days to resolve the issues in |
369 | dispute. Other affected parties that submitted comments on the |
370 | draft campus master plan must be given the opportunity to |
371 | participate in these and subsequent proceedings. |
372 | (b) If resolution of the matter cannot be achieved within |
373 | 60 days, the issues must be submitted to the state land planning |
374 | agency. The state land planning agency has 60 days to hold |
375 | informal hearings, if necessary, identify the issues remaining |
376 | in dispute, prepare a record of the proceedings, and submit the |
377 | matter to the Administration Commission for final action. The |
378 | report to the Administration Commission must list each issue in |
379 | dispute, describe the nature and basis for each dispute, |
380 | identify alternative resolutions of the dispute, and make |
381 | recommendations. |
382 | (c) After receiving the report from the state land |
383 | planning agency, the Administration Commission shall take action |
384 | to resolve the issues in dispute. In deciding upon a proper |
385 | resolution, the Administration Commission shall consider the |
386 | nature of the issues in dispute, the compliance of the parties |
387 | with this section, the extent of the conflict between the |
388 | parties, the comparative hardships, and the public interest |
389 | involved. If the Administration Commission incorporates in its |
390 | final order a term or condition that specifically requires the |
391 | institution's university board of trustees or a local government |
392 | to amend or modify its plan, the institution's university board |
393 | of trustees shall have a reasonable period of time to amend or |
394 | modify its plan, and a local government shall initiate the |
395 | required plan amendment, which shall be exempt from the |
396 | requirements of s. 163.3187(1). Any required amendment to a |
397 | local government comprehensive plan must be limited in scope so |
398 | as to only relate to specific impacts attributable to the campus |
399 | development. The final order of the Administration Commission is |
400 | subject to judicial review as provided in s. 120.68. |
401 | (9) An amendment to a campus master plan must be reviewed |
402 | and adopted under subsections (6)-(8) if such amendment, alone |
403 | or in conjunction with other amendments, would: |
404 | (a) Increase density or intensity of use of land on the |
405 | campus by more than 10 percent; |
406 | (b) Decrease the amount of natural areas, open space, or |
407 | buffers on the campus by more than 10 percent; or |
408 | (c) Rearrange land uses in a manner that will increase the |
409 | impact of any proposed campus development by more than 10 |
410 | percent on a road or on another public facility or service |
411 | provided or maintained by the state, the county, the host local |
412 | government, or any affected local government. |
413 | (10) Upon adoption of a campus master plan, the |
414 | institution's university board of trustees shall draft a |
415 | proposed campus development agreement for each local government |
416 | and send it to the local government within 270 days after the |
417 | adoption of the relevant campus master plan. |
418 | (11) At a minimum, each campus development agreement: |
419 | (a) Must identify the geographic area of the campus and |
420 | local government covered by the campus development agreement. |
421 | (b) Must establish its duration, which must be at least 5 |
422 | years and not more than 10 years. |
423 | (c) Must address public facilities and services including |
424 | roads, sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, potable water, |
425 | parks and recreation, and public transportation. |
426 | (d) Must, for each of the facilities and services listed |
427 | in paragraph (c), identify the level-of-service standard |
428 | established by the applicable local government, identify the |
429 | entity that will provide the service to the campus, and describe |
430 | any financial arrangements between the State Board of Education |
431 | and other entities relating to the provision of the facility or |
432 | service. |
433 | (e) Must, for each of the facilities and services listed |
434 | in paragraph (c), determine the impact of existing and proposed |
435 | campus development reasonably expected over the term of the |
436 | campus development agreement on each service or facility and any |
437 | deficiencies in such service or facility which the proposed |
438 | campus development will create or to which it will contribute. |
439 | (f) May, if proposed by the institution's university board |
440 | of trustees, address the issues prescribed in paragraphs (d) and |
441 | (e) with regard to additional facilities and services, |
442 | including, but not limited to, electricity, nonpotable water, |
443 | law enforcement, fire and emergency rescue, gas, and telephone. |
444 | (g) Must, to the extent it addresses issues addressed in |
445 | the campus master plan and host local government comprehensive |
446 | plan, be consistent with the adopted campus master plan and host |
447 | local government comprehensive plan. |
448 | (12)(a) Each proposed campus development agreement must |
449 | clearly identify the lands to which the institution's university |
450 | board of trustees intends the campus development agreement to |
451 | apply. |
452 | (b) Such land may include: |
453 | 1. Land to be purchased by the institution's university |
454 | board of trustees and if purchased with state appropriated funds |
455 | titled in the name of the board of trustees of the Internal |
456 | Improvement Trust Fund for use by an institution over the life |
457 | of the campus development agreement. |
458 | 2. Land not owned by the board of trustees of the Internal |
459 | Improvement Trust Fund if the institution's university board of |
460 | trustees intends to undertake development activities on the land |
461 | during the term of the campus development agreement. |
462 | (c) Land owned by the Board of Trustees of the Internal |
463 | Improvement Trust Fund for lease to the State Board of Education |
464 | acting on behalf of the institution may be excluded, but any |
465 | development activity undertaken on excluded land is subject to |
466 | part II of chapter 163. |
467 | (13) With regard to the impact of campus development on |
468 | the facilities and services listed in paragraph (11)(c), the |
469 | following applies: |
470 | (a) All improvements to facilities or services which are |
471 | necessary to eliminate the deficiencies identified in paragraph |
472 | (11)(e) must be specifically listed in the campus development |
473 | agreement. |
474 | (b) The institution's university board of trustees' fair |
475 | share of the cost of the measures identified in paragraph (a) |
476 | must be stated in the campus development agreement. In |
477 | determining the fair share, the effect of any demand management |
478 | techniques, which may include such techniques as flexible work |
479 | hours and carpooling, that are used by the State Board of |
480 | Education to minimize the offsite impacts shall be considered. |
481 | (c) The institution's university board of trustees is |
482 | responsible for paying the fair share identified in paragraph |
483 | (b), and it may do so by: |
484 | 1. Paying a fair share of each of the improvements |
485 | identified in paragraph (a); or |
486 | 2. Taking on full responsibility for the improvements, |
487 | selected from the list of improvements identified in paragraph |
488 | (a), and agreed to between the host local government and the |
489 | State Board of Education, the total cost of which equals the |
490 | contribution identified in paragraph (b). |
491 | (d) All concurrency management responsibilities of the |
492 | institution's university board of trustees are fulfilled if the |
493 | institution's university board of trustees expends the total |
494 | amount of funds identified in paragraph (b) notwithstanding that |
495 | the institution's university board of trustees may not have |
496 | undertaken or made contributions to some of the measures |
497 | identified in paragraph (a). |
498 | (e) Capital projects included in the campus development |
499 | agreement may be used by the local government for the |
500 | concurrency management purposes. |
501 | (f) Funds provided by institutions universities in |
502 | accordance with campus development agreements are subject to |
503 | appropriation by the Legislature. A development authorized by a |
504 | campus development agreement may not be built until the funds to |
505 | be provided pursuant to paragraph (b) are appropriated by the |
506 | Legislature. |
507 | (14) A campus development agreement may not address or |
508 | include any standards or requirements for onsite development, |
509 | including environmental management requirements or requirements |
510 | for site preparation. |
511 | (15) Once the institution's university board of trustees |
512 | and host local government agree on the provisions of the campus |
513 | development agreement, the campus development agreement shall be |
514 | executed by the institution's university board of trustees and |
515 | the host local government in a manner consistent with the |
516 | requirements of s. 163.3225. Once the campus development |
517 | agreement is executed, it is binding upon the institution's |
518 | university board of trustees and host local government. A copy |
519 | of the executed campus development agreement must be sent to the |
520 | state land planning agency within 14 days after the date of |
521 | execution. |
522 | (16) If, within 180 days following the host local |
523 | government's receipt of the proposed campus development |
524 | agreement, the institution's university board of trustees and |
525 | host local government cannot reach agreement on the provisions |
526 | of the campus development agreement, the following procedures |
527 | for resolving the matter must be followed: |
528 | (a) The matter must be submitted to the state land |
529 | planning agency, which has 60 days to hold informal hearings, if |
530 | necessary, and identify the issues remaining in dispute, prepare |
531 | a record of the proceedings, and submit the matter to the |
532 | Administration Commission for final action. The report to the |
533 | Administration Commission must list each issue in dispute, |
534 | describe the nature and basis for each dispute, identify |
535 | alternative resolutions of each dispute, and make |
536 | recommendations. |
537 | (b) After receiving the report from the state land |
538 | planning agency, the Administration Commission shall take action |
539 | to resolve the issues in dispute. In deciding upon a proper |
540 | resolution, the Administration Commission shall consider the |
541 | nature of the issues in dispute, the compliance of the parties |
542 | with this section, the extent of the conflict between the |
543 | parties, the comparative hardships, and the public interest |
544 | involved. In resolving the matter, the Administration Commission |
545 | may prescribe, by order, the contents of the campus development |
546 | agreement. |
547 | (17) Disputes that arise in the implementation of an |
548 | executed campus development agreement must be resolved as |
549 | follows: |
550 | (a) Each party shall select one mediator and notify the |
551 | other in writing of the selection. Thereafter, within 15 days |
552 | after their selection, the two mediators selected by the parties |
553 | shall select a neutral, third mediator to complete the mediation |
554 | panel. |
555 | (b) Each party is responsible for all costs and fees |
556 | payable to the mediator selected by it and shall equally bear |
557 | responsibility for the costs and fees payable to the third |
558 | mediator for services rendered and costs expended in connection |
559 | with resolving disputes pursuant to the campus development |
560 | agreement. |
561 | (c) Within 10 days after the selection of the mediation |
562 | panel, proceedings must be convened by the panel to resolve the |
563 | issues in dispute. |
564 | (d) Within 60 days after the convening of the panel, the |
565 | panel shall issue a report containing a recommended resolution |
566 | of the issues in dispute. |
567 | (e) If either the institution's university board of |
568 | trustees or the local government rejects the recommended |
569 | resolution of the issues in dispute, the disputed issues must be |
570 | resolved pursuant to the procedures provided by subsection (16). |
571 | (18) Once the campus development agreement is executed, |
572 | all campus development may proceed without further review by the |
573 | host local government if it is consistent with the adopted |
574 | campus master plan and associated campus development agreement. |
575 | (19) A campus development agreement may be amended under |
576 | subsections (10)-(16): |
577 | (a) In conjunction with any amendment to the campus master |
578 | plan subject to the requirements in subsection (9). |
579 | (b) If either party delays by more than 12 months the |
580 | construction of a capital improvement identified in the |
581 | agreement. |
582 | (20) Any party to a campus development agreement or |
583 | aggrieved or adversely affected person, as defined in s. |
584 | 163.3215(2), may file an action for injunctive relief in the |
585 | circuit court where the host local government is located to |
586 | enforce the terms of a campus development agreement or to |
587 | challenge compliance of the agreement with this section. This |
588 | action shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of an adversely |
589 | affected person other than a party to the agreement to enforce |
590 | any rights or obligations arising from a development agreement. |
591 | (21) State and regional environmental program requirements |
592 | remain applicable, except that this section supersedes all other |
593 | sections of part II of chapter 163 and s. 380.06 except as |
594 | provided in this section. |
595 | (22) In consultation with the state land planning agency, |
596 | the State Board of Education shall adopt rules implementing |
597 | subsections (3)-(6). The rules must set specific schedules and |
598 | procedures for the development and adoption of campus master |
599 | plans. |
600 | (23) Until the campus master plan and campus development |
601 | agreement for an institution have been finalized, any dispute |
602 | between the institution's university board of trustees and a |
603 | local government relating to campus development for that |
604 | institution shall be resolved by the process established in |
605 | subsection (8). |
606 | Section 5. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
607 | to section 1013.30, Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto, |
608 | paragraph (h) of subsection (6) of section 163.3177, Florida |
609 | Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
610 | 163.3177 Required and optional elements of comprehensive |
611 | plan; studies and surveys.-- |
612 | (6) In addition to the requirements of subsections (1)- |
613 | (5), the comprehensive plan shall include the following |
614 | elements: |
615 | (h)1. An intergovernmental coordination element showing |
616 | relationships and stating principles and guidelines to be used |
617 | in the accomplishment of coordination of the adopted |
618 | comprehensive plan with the plans of school boards and other |
619 | units of local government providing services but not having |
620 | regulatory authority over the use of land, with the |
621 | comprehensive plans of adjacent municipalities, the county, |
622 | adjacent counties, or the region, with the state comprehensive |
623 | plan and with the applicable regional water supply plan approved |
624 | pursuant to s. 373.0361, as the case may require and as such |
625 | adopted plans or plans in preparation may exist. This element of |
626 | the local comprehensive plan shall demonstrate consideration of |
627 | the particular effects of the local plan, when adopted, upon the |
628 | development of adjacent municipalities, the county, adjacent |
629 | counties, or the region, or upon the state comprehensive plan, |
630 | as the case may require. |
631 | a. The intergovernmental coordination element shall |
632 | provide for procedures to identify and implement joint planning |
633 | areas, especially for the purpose of annexation, municipal |
634 | incorporation, and joint infrastructure service areas. |
635 | b. The intergovernmental coordination element shall |
636 | provide for recognition of campus master plans prepared pursuant |
637 | to s. 1013.30. |
638 | c. The intergovernmental coordination element may provide |
639 | for a voluntary dispute resolution process as established |
640 | pursuant to s. 186.509 for bringing to closure in a timely |
641 | manner intergovernmental disputes. A local government may |
642 | develop and use an alternative local dispute resolution process |
643 | for this purpose. |
644 | 2. The intergovernmental coordination element shall |
645 | further state principles and guidelines to be used in the |
646 | accomplishment of coordination of the adopted comprehensive plan |
647 | with the plans of school boards and other units of local |
648 | government providing facilities and services but not having |
649 | regulatory authority over the use of land. In addition, the |
650 | intergovernmental coordination element shall describe joint |
651 | processes for collaborative planning and decisionmaking on |
652 | population projections and public school siting, the location |
653 | and extension of public facilities subject to concurrency, and |
654 | siting facilities with countywide significance, including |
655 | locally unwanted land uses whose nature and identity are |
656 | established in an agreement. Within 1 year of adopting their |
657 | intergovernmental coordination elements, each county, all the |
658 | municipalities within that county, the district school board, |
659 | and any unit of local government service providers in that |
660 | county shall establish by interlocal or other formal agreement |
661 | executed by all affected entities, the joint processes described |
662 | in this subparagraph consistent with their adopted |
663 | intergovernmental coordination elements. |
664 | 3. To foster coordination between special districts and |
665 | local general-purpose governments as local general-purpose |
666 | governments implement local comprehensive plans, each |
667 | independent special district must submit a public facilities |
668 | report to the appropriate local government as required by s. |
669 | 189.415. |
670 | 4.a. Local governments adopting a public educational |
671 | facilities element pursuant to s. 163.31776 must execute an |
672 | interlocal agreement with the district school board, the county, |
673 | and nonexempt municipalities, as defined by s. 163.31776(1), |
674 | which includes the items listed in s. 163.31777(2). The local |
675 | government shall amend the intergovernmental coordination |
676 | element to provide that coordination between the local |
677 | government and school board is pursuant to the agreement and |
678 | shall state the obligations of the local government under the |
679 | agreement. |
680 | b. Plan amendments that comply with this subparagraph are |
681 | exempt from the provisions of s. 163.3187(1). |
682 | 5. The state land planning agency shall establish a |
683 | schedule for phased completion and transmittal of plan |
684 | amendments to implement subparagraphs 1., 2., and 3. from all |
685 | jurisdictions so as to accomplish their adoption by December 31, |
686 | 1999. A local government may complete and transmit its plan |
687 | amendments to carry out these provisions prior to the scheduled |
688 | date established by the state land planning agency. The plan |
689 | amendments are exempt from the provisions of s. 163.3187(1). |
690 | 6. By January 1, 2004, any county having a population |
691 | greater than 100,000, and the municipalities and special |
692 | districts within that county, shall submit a report to the |
693 | Department of Community Affairs which: |
694 | a. Identifies all existing or proposed interlocal service- |
695 | delivery agreements regarding the following: education; sanitary |
696 | sewer; public safety; solid waste; drainage; potable water; |
697 | parks and recreation; and transportation facilities. |
698 | b. Identifies any deficits or duplication in the provision |
699 | of services within its jurisdiction, whether capital or |
700 | operational. Upon request, the Department of Community Affairs |
701 | shall provide technical assistance to the local governments in |
702 | identifying deficits or duplication. |
703 | 7. Within 6 months after submission of the report, the |
704 | Department of Community Affairs shall, through the appropriate |
705 | regional planning council, coordinate a meeting of all local |
706 | governments within the regional planning area to discuss the |
707 | reports and potential strategies to remedy any identified |
708 | deficiencies or duplications. |
709 | 8. Each local government shall update its |
710 | intergovernmental coordination element based upon the findings |
711 | in the report submitted pursuant to subparagraph 6. The report |
712 | may be used as supporting data and analysis for the |
713 | intergovernmental coordination element. |
714 | 9. By February 1, 2003, representatives of municipalities, |
715 | counties, and special districts shall provide to the Legislature |
716 | recommended statutory changes for annexation, including any |
717 | changes that address the delivery of local government services |
718 | in areas planned for annexation. |
719 | Section 6. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |