| 1 | A bill to be entitled | 
| 2 | An act relating to affordable senior housing; amending s. | 
| 3 | 163.3177, F.S.; authorizing local governments to include | 
| 4 | an affordable senior housing element in comprehensive | 
| 5 | plans; specifying element requirements; providing an | 
| 6 | effective date. | 
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | 
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| 10 | Section 1.  Paragraphs (k) and (l) of subsection (7) of | 
| 11 | section 163.3177, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as | 
| 12 | paragraphs (l) and (m), respectively, and a new paragraph (k) is | 
| 13 | added to that subsection to read: | 
| 14 | 163.3177  Required and optional elements of comprehensive | 
| 15 | plan; studies and surveys.-- | 
| 16 | (7)  The comprehensive plan may include the following | 
| 17 | additional elements, or portions or phases thereof: | 
| 18 | (k)  A locally developed affordable senior housing element | 
| 19 | setting out plans and programs with supporting infrastructure | 
| 20 | and public facilities. | 
| 21 | Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |