| 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 | providing a specified maximum time period that a school |
| 5 | district may levy additional millage by an initial |
| 6 | referendum; providing a specified time period for |
| 7 | subsequent levies of additional millage by the school |
| 8 | district; providing an effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 1011.71, Florida |
| 13 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 14 | 1011.71 District school tax.-- |
| 15 | (6) In addition to the maximum millage levied under this |
| 16 | section and the General Appropriations Act, a school district |
| 17 | may levy, by local referendum or in a general election, |
| 18 | additional millage for school operational purposes up to an |
| 19 | amount that, when combined with nonvoted millage levied under |
| 20 | this section, does not exceed the 10-mill limit established in |
| 21 | s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution. Any such levy shall |
| 22 | be for a maximum of 4 years for the initial referendum and shall |
| 23 | be counted as part of the 10-mill limit established in s. 9(b), |
| 24 | Art. VII of the State Constitution. Subsequent levies may be for |
| 25 | up to 10 years. Millage elections conducted under the authority |
| 26 | granted pursuant to this section are subject to s. 1011.73. |
| 27 | Funds generated by such additional millage do not become a part |
| 28 | of the calculation of the Florida Education Finance Program |
| 29 | total potential funds in 2001-2002 or any subsequent year and |
| 30 | must not be incorporated in the calculation of any hold-harmless |
| 31 | or other component of the Florida Education Finance Program |
| 32 | formula in any year. If an increase in required local effort, |
| 33 | when added to existing millage levied under the 10-mill limit, |
| 34 | would result in a combined millage in excess of the 10-mill |
| 35 | limit, any millage levied pursuant to this subsection shall be |
| 36 | considered to be required local effort to the extent that the |
| 37 | district millage would otherwise exceed the 10-mill limit. |
| 38 | Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 1011.73, Florida |
| 39 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 40 | 1011.73 District millage elections.-- |
| 41 | (2) MILLAGE AUTHORIZED NOT TO EXCEED 4 YEARS FOR THE |
| 42 | INITIAL REFERENDUM.--The district school board, pursuant to |
| 43 | resolution adopted at a regular meeting, shall direct the county |
| 44 | commissioners to call an election at which the electors within |
| 45 | the school district may approve an ad valorem tax millage as |
| 46 | authorized under s. 1011.71(6). Such election may be held at any |
| 47 | time, except that not more than one such election shall be held |
| 48 | during any 12-month period. Any millage so authorized shall be |
| 49 | levied for a period not in excess of 4 years for the initial |
| 50 | referendum or until changed by another millage election, |
| 51 | whichever is earlier. Subsequent levies may be for up to 10 |
| 52 | years. If any such election is invalidated by a court of |
| 53 | competent jurisdiction, such invalidated election shall be |
| 54 | considered not to have been held. |
| 55 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |