Florida Senate - 2019 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. PCS (813072) for SB 7070
Ì790516+Î790516
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: WD .
04/19/2019 .
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The Committee on Appropriations (Lee) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (782410) (with directory and
2 title amendments)
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4 Between lines 1504 and 1505
5 insert:
6 (6) In addition to the maximum millage levy as provided in
7 subsections (1) and (2), each school board may levy with a
8 super-majority vote not more than a total of 0.5 mills against
9 the taxable value for school purposes for district schools to
10 fund capital outlay or operating expenditures needed for school
11 safety and security.
12 (a) If the millage is levied for capital outlay, it shall
13 be used for hardening of school facilities, including, but not
14 limited to, securing entries, metal detectors, security
15 lighting, emergency address systems, security fencing, security
16 cameras, bullet-resistant glass, checkpoint construction,
17 automatic locking devices, and building modifications to reduce
18 or eliminate obstructions or hidden areas for new educational,
19 auxiliary, or ancillary facilities. All items must be identified
20 by a security risk assessment, recommended by the district
21 school safety specialist, and approved by the district school
22 board in a public meeting.
23 (b) Of the total 0.5 mills, no more than 0.1 mill may be
24 levied for operations. Funds from this levy shall be used to
25 fund safe-school officers and other school safety and security
26 expenditures to support the requirements of s. 1006.07 and
27 1006.12. If a district levies the maximum 0.1 mill for
28 operations, it may be eligible for the discretionary millage
29 compression supplement as provided in 1011.62(5).
30 (c) The nonvoted millage for capital outlay and operations
31 authorized in subparagraphs (a) and (b) shall be separately
32 identified and approved in separate actions by the school board.
33 Each millage shall be subject to s. 200.065.
34 Section 16. Subsection (2) of section 1011.73, Florida
35 Statutes, is amended to read:
36 1011.73 District millage elections.—
37 (2) MILLAGE AUTHORIZED NOT TO EXCEED 4 YEARS.—The district
38 school board, pursuant to resolution adopted at a regular
39 meeting, shall direct the county commissioners to call an
40 election at which the electors within the school district may
41 approve an ad valorem tax millage as authorized under s.
42 1011.71(10) s. 1011.71(9). Such election may be held at any
43 time, except that not more than one such election shall be held
44 during any 12-month period. Any millage so authorized shall be
45 levied for a period not in excess of 4 years or until changed by
46 another millage election, whichever is earlier. If any such
47 election is invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction,
48 such invalidated election shall be considered not to have been
49 held.
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52 And the directory clause is amended as follows:
53 Delete lines 1475 - 1476
54 and insert:
55 Section 15. Present subsections (6) through (9) of section
56 1011.71, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (7)
57 through (10), a new subsection (6) is added to that section, and
58 subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of that
59 section are amended, to read:
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62 And the title is amended as follows:
63 Delete line 2346
64 and insert:
65 made by the act; authorizing school districts to levy
66 a specified millage for school security, safety, and
67 hardening purposes; amending s. 1011.73, F.S.;
68 conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 1012.56,
69 F.S.; deleting