Senate Bill sb1912

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    Florida Senate - 2007                                  SB 1912

    By Senator Storms





    10-1807-07

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to independent special

  3         districts; amending s. 189.404, F.S.;

  4         requiring, by a specified date, that the

  5         governing board of an independent special

  6         district having ad valorem taxing power be

  7         elected; providing an effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Subsection (6) is added to section 189.404,

12  Florida Statutes, to read:

13         189.404  Legislative intent for the creation of

14  independent special districts; special act prohibitions; model

15  elements and other requirements; general-purpose local

16  government/Governor and Cabinet creation authorizations.--

17         (6)  TAXING AUTHORITY.--By December 31, 2012, the

18  governing board of an independent special district that has ad

19  valorem taxing authority must be elected in accordance with s.

20  189.4051. Each district shall amend its charter to conform to

21  this requirement by July 1, 2011. The Legislature may adopt a

22  schedule for amending individual district charters. Any

23  provision of general or special law existing on July 1, 2012,

24  in conflict with this section shall not be effective to the

25  extent of such conflict.

26         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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    Florida Senate - 2007                                  SB 1912
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      special district that has ad valorem taxing power be
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