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An act relating to educational facilities; amending s.

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1011.71, F.S., relating to district school tax; revising

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provisions relating to school district expenditure of

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capital outlay millage under certain circumstances;

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providing for contingent effect and future expiration of

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such provisions; amending s. 1013.45, F.S.; increasing the

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maximum authorized amount of a day-labor contract to

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$280,000; providing for such amount to be adjusted

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annually; authorizing construction of dormitories on a

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community college campus that is within a municipality

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that is designated as an area of critical state concern

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and meets certain requirements; providing an effective

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date.

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

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     Section 1.  Subsection (3) of section 1011.71, Florida

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Statutes, as amended by chapters 2007-328 and 2008-2, Laws of

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Florida, and renumbered as subsection (4) and amended by section

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10 of House Bill 5083, 2008 Regular Session, and contingent on

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that bill becoming a law, is amended to read:

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     1011.71  District school tax.--

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     (4)  A school district that has met the reduction

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requirements regarding class size for the 2008-2009 fiscal year

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pursuant to s. 1003.03 for K-12 students for whom the school

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district provides the educational facilities and governs

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operations and certifies to the Commissioner of Education that

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the district does not need all of its discretionary 1.75-mill

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capital improvement revenue for capital outlay purposes and all

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of the district's instructional space needs for the next 5 years

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can be met from capital outlay sources that the district

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reasonably expects to receive during the next 5 years from local

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revenues and from currently appropriated state facilities funding

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or from alternative scheduling or construction, leasing,

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rezoning, or technological methodologies that exhibit sound

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management may expend, subject to the provisions of s. 200.065,

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up to $65 per unweighted full-time equivalent student from the

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revenue generated by the 2008-2009 millage levy authorized by

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subsection (2) to fund, in addition to expenditures authorized in

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paragraphs (2)(a)-(j), 2008-2009 expenses for the following:

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     (a)  The purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of driver's

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education vehicles; motor vehicles used for the maintenance or

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operation of plants and equipment; security vehicles; or vehicles

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used in storing or distributing materials and equipment.

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     (b)  Payment of the cost of premiums for property and

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casualty insurance necessary to insure school district

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educational and ancillary plants. Operating revenues that are

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made available through the payment of property and casualty

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insurance premiums from revenues generated under this subsection

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may be expended only for nonrecurring operational expenditures of

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the school district.

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     Section 2. The amendment made by this act to subsection (3)

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of section 1011.71, Florida Statutes, renumbered as subsection

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(4) by House Bill 5083, 2008 Regular Session, and contingent on

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that bill becoming a law, shall expire July 1, 2009, and the text

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of that subsection shall revert to that in existence on the day

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before the effective date of chapter 2007-328, Laws of Florida,

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except that any amendments to such text enacted other than by

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this act and House Bill 5083, 2008 Regular Session, shall be

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preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such

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amendments are not dependent upon the portions of such text that

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expire pursuant to this section.

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     Section 3.  Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section

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1013.45, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     1013.45  Educational facilities contracting and construction

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techniques.--

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     (1)  Boards may employ procedures to contract for

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construction of new facilities, or major additions to existing

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facilities, that will include, but not be limited to:

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     (e) Day-labor contracts not exceeding $280,000 $200,000 for

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construction, renovation, remodeling, or maintenance of existing

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facilities. Beginning January 2009, this amount shall be adjusted

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annually based upon changes in the Consumer Price Index.

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     Section 4.  Subsection (4) is added to section 1013.40,

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Florida Statutes, to read:

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     1013.40  Planning and construction of community college

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facilities; property acquisition.--

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     (4) The campus of a community college within a municipality

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designated as an area of critical state concern, as defined in s.

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380.05, and having a comprehensive plan and land development

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regulations containing a building permit allocation system that

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limits annual growth, may construct dormitories for up to 100

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beds for community college students. Such dormitories shall be

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exempt from the building permit allocation system and may be

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constructed up to 45 feet in height provided that they are

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otherwise consistent with the comprehensive plan, the community

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college has a hurricane evacuation plan that requires all

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dormitory occupants to be evacuated 48 hours in advance of

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tropical force winds, and that transportation is provided for

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dormitory occupants during an evacuation.

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     Section 5.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.