| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to ad valorem taxation for public |
| 3 | education; amending ss. 1011.71 and 1011.73, F.S.; |
| 4 | extending the maximum duration of voted ad valorem millage |
| 5 | for school district operations; providing an effective |
| 6 | date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 1011.71, Florida |
| 11 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 12 | 1011.71 District school tax.-- |
| 13 | (6) In addition to the maximum millage levied under this |
| 14 | section and the General Appropriations Act, a school district |
| 15 | may levy, by local referendum or in a general election, |
| 16 | additional millage for school operational purposes up to an |
| 17 | amount that, when combined with nonvoted millage levied under |
| 18 | this section, does not exceed the 10-mill limit established in |
| 19 | s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution. Any such levy shall |
| 20 | be for a maximum of 10 4 years and shall be counted as part of |
| 21 | the 10-mill limit established in s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State |
| 22 | Constitution. Millage elections conducted under the authority |
| 23 | granted pursuant to this section are subject to s. 1011.73. |
| 24 | Funds generated by such additional millage do not become a part |
| 25 | of the calculation of the Florida Education Finance Program |
| 26 | total potential funds in 2001-2002 or any subsequent year and |
| 27 | must not be incorporated in the calculation of any hold-harmless |
| 28 | or other component of the Florida Education Finance Program |
| 29 | formula in any year. If an increase in required local effort, |
| 30 | when added to existing millage levied under the 10-mill limit, |
| 31 | would result in a combined millage in excess of the 10-mill |
| 32 | limit, any millage levied pursuant to this subsection shall be |
| 33 | considered to be required local effort to the extent that the |
| 34 | district millage would otherwise exceed the 10-mill limit. |
| 35 | Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 1011.73, Florida |
| 36 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 37 | 1011.73 District millage elections.-- |
| 38 | (2) MILLAGE AUTHORIZED NOT TO EXCEED 10 4 YEARS.--The |
| 39 | district school board, pursuant to resolution adopted at a |
| 40 | regular meeting, shall direct the county commissioners to call |
| 41 | an election at which the electors within the school district may |
| 42 | approve an ad valorem tax millage as authorized under s. |
| 43 | 1011.71(6). Such election may be held at any time, except that |
| 44 | not more than one such election shall be held during any 12- |
| 45 | month period. Any millage so authorized shall be levied for a |
| 46 | period not in excess of 10 4 years or until changed by another |
| 47 | millage election, whichever is earlier. If any such election is |
| 48 | invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction, such |
| 49 | invalidated election shall be considered not to have been held. |
| 50 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |