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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to ad valorem taxation for public

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education; amending ss. 1011.71 and 1011.73, F.S.;

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extending the maximum duration of voted ad valorem millage

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for school district operations; 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 (7) of section 1011.71, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     1011.71  District school tax.--

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     (7)  In addition to the maximum millage levied under this

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section and the General Appropriations Act, a school district may

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levy, by local referendum or in a general election, additional

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millage for school operational purposes up to an amount that,

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when combined with nonvoted millage levied under this section,

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does not exceed the 10-mill limit established in s. 9(b), Art.

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VII of the State Constitution. Any such levy shall be for a

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maximum of 10 4 years and shall be counted as part of the 10-mill

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limit established in s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution.

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Millage elections conducted under the authority granted pursuant

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to this section are subject to s. 1011.73. Funds generated by

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such additional millage do not become a part of the calculation

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of the Florida Education Finance Program total potential funds in

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2001-2002 or any subsequent year and must not be incorporated in

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the calculation of any hold-harmless or other component of the

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Florida Education Finance Program formula in any year. If an

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increase in required local effort, when added to existing millage

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levied under the 10-mill limit, would result in a combined

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millage in excess of the 10-mill limit, any millage levied

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pursuant to this subsection shall be considered to be required

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local effort to the extent that the district millage would

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otherwise exceed the 10-mill limit.

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     Section 2.  Subsection (2) of section 1011.73, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     1011.73  District millage elections.--

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     (2) MILLAGE AUTHORIZED NOT TO EXCEED 10 4 YEARS.--The

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district school board, pursuant to resolution adopted at a

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regular meeting, shall direct the county commissioners to call an

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election at which the electors within the school district may

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approve an ad valorem tax millage as authorized under s.

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1011.71(7). Such election may be held at any time, except that

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not more than one such election shall be held during any 12-month

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period. Any millage so authorized shall be levied for a period

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not in excess of 10 4 years or until changed by another millage

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election, whichever is earlier. If any such election is

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invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction, such

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invalidated election shall be considered not to have been held.

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     Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.