HB 579

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to ad valorem taxation for public
3education; amending ss. 1011.71 and 1011.73, F.S.;
4extending the maximum duration of voted ad valorem millage
5for school district operations; providing an effective
6date.
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8Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10     Section 1.  Subsection (6) of section 1011.71, Florida
11Statutes, is amended to read:
12     1011.71  District school tax.--
13     (6)  In addition to the maximum millage levied under this
14section and the General Appropriations Act, a school district
15may levy, by local referendum or in a general election,
16additional millage for school operational purposes up to an
17amount that, when combined with nonvoted millage levied under
18this section, does not exceed the 10-mill limit established in
19s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution. Any such levy shall
20be for a maximum of 10 4 years and shall be counted as part of
21the 10-mill limit established in s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State
22Constitution. Millage elections conducted under the authority
23granted pursuant to this section are subject to s. 1011.73.
24Funds generated by such additional millage do not become a part
25of the calculation of the Florida Education Finance Program
26total potential funds in 2001-2002 or any subsequent year and
27must not be incorporated in the calculation of any hold-harmless
28or other component of the Florida Education Finance Program
29formula in any year. If an increase in required local effort,
30when added to existing millage levied under the 10-mill limit,
31would result in a combined millage in excess of the 10-mill
32limit, any millage levied pursuant to this subsection shall be
33considered to be required local effort to the extent that the
34district millage would otherwise exceed the 10-mill limit.
35     Section 2.  Subsection (2) of section 1011.73, Florida
36Statutes, is amended to read:
37     1011.73  District millage elections.--
38     (2)  MILLAGE AUTHORIZED NOT TO EXCEED 10 4 YEARS.--The
39district school board, pursuant to resolution adopted at a
40regular meeting, shall direct the county commissioners to call
41an election at which the electors within the school district may
42approve an ad valorem tax millage as authorized under s.
431011.71(6). Such election may be held at any time, except that
44not more than one such election shall be held during any 12-
45month period. Any millage so authorized shall be levied for a
46period not in excess of 10 4 years or until changed by another
47millage election, whichever is earlier. If any such election is
48invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
49invalidated election shall be considered not to have been held.
50     Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.


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