Florida Senate - 2021                                     SB 188
       
       
        
       By Senator Berman
       
       
       
       
       
       31-00373-21                                            2021188__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to solar energy systems located on the
    3         property of an educational facility; amending s.
    4         1013.44, F.S.; prohibiting costs associated with such
    5         systems from being included in the calculation of
    6         total cost per student station for the purpose of a
    7         limit imposed on such costs for certain new
    8         construction; providing an effective date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. Subsection (4) is added to section 1013.44,
   13  Florida Statutes, to read:
   14         1013.44 Low-energy use design; solar energy systems;
   15  swimming pool heaters.—
   16         (4) Any costs associated with a solar energy system that is
   17  located on the property of an educational facility may not be
   18  included in calculating the total cost per student station for
   19  purposes of the limitation imposed on cost per student station
   20  for new construction under s. 1013.64(6)(b).
   21         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.