Florida Senate - 2019 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS/HB 7123, 1st Eng.
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Floor: WD/3R .
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Senator Lee moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (749698) (with title
2 amendment)
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4 Between lines 316 and 317
5 insert:
6 Section 15. Present subsections (6) through (9) of section
7 1011.71, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (7)
8 through (10), respectively, and a new subsection (6) is added to
9 that section, to read:
10 1011.71 District school tax.—
11 (6) In addition to the maximum millage levy as provided in
12 subsections (1) and (2), each school board may levy with a
13 super-majority vote not more than a total of 0.5 mills against
14 the taxable value for school purposes for district schools to
15 fund capital outlay or operating expenditures needed for school
16 safety and security.
17 (a) If the millage is levied for capital outlay, it shall
18 be used for hardening of school facilities, including, but not
19 limited to, securing entries, metal detectors, security
20 lighting, emergency address systems, security fencing, security
21 cameras, bullet-resistant glass, checkpoint construction,
22 automatic locking devices, and building modifications to reduce
23 or eliminate obstructions or hidden areas for new educational,
24 auxiliary, or ancillary facilities. All items must be identified
25 by a security risk assessment, recommended by the district
26 school safety specialist, and approved by the district school
27 board in a public meeting.
28 (b) Of the total 0.5 mills, no more than 0.1 mill may be
29 levied for operations. Funds from this levy shall be used to
30 fund safe-school officers and other school safety and security
31 expenditures to support the requirements of ss. 1006.07 and
32 1006.12. If a district levies the maximum 0.1 mill for
33 operations, it may be eligible for the discretionary millage
34 compression supplement as provided in s. 1011.62(5).
35 (c) The nonvoted millage for capital outlay and operations
36 authorized in paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be separately
37 identified and approved in separate actions by the school board.
38 Each millage shall be subject to s. 200.065.
39 Section 16. Subsection (2) of section 1011.73, Florida
40 Statutes, is amended to read:
41 1011.73 District millage elections.—
42 (2) MILLAGE AUTHORIZED NOT TO EXCEED 4 YEARS.—The district
43 school board, pursuant to resolution adopted at a regular
44 meeting, shall direct the county commissioners to call an
45 election at which the electors within the school district may
46 approve an ad valorem tax millage as authorized under s.
47 1011.71(10) s. 1011.71(9). Such election may be held at any
48 time, except that not more than one such election shall be held
49 during any 12-month period. Any millage so authorized shall be
50 levied for a period not in excess of 4 years or until changed by
51 another millage election, whichever is earlier. If any such
52 election is invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction,
53 such invalidated election shall be considered not to have been
54 held.
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57 And the title is amended as follows:
58 Delete line 676
59 and insert:
60 providing applicability; amending s. 1011.71, F.S.;
61 authorizing school districts to levy a specified
62 millage for school security, safety, and hardening
63 purposes; amending s. 1011.73, F.S.; conforming a
64 cross-reference; providing sales tax