Florida Senate - 2025                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1618
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  04/09/2025           .                                
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       The Committee on Fiscal Policy (Calatayud) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 802 and 803
    4  insert:
    5         Section 27. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section
    6  1011.71, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         1011.71 District school tax.—
    8         (5) A school district may expend, subject to s. 200.065, up
    9  to $200 per unweighted full-time equivalent student from the
   10  revenue generated by the millage levy authorized by subsection
   11  (2) to fund, in addition to expenditures authorized in
   12  paragraphs (2)(a)-(j), expenses for the following:
   13         (b) Payment of the cost of premiums, as defined in s.
   14  627.403, for property and casualty insurance necessary to insure
   15  school district educational and ancillary plants. As used in
   16  this paragraph, casualty insurance has the same meaning as in s.
   17  624.605(1)(b), (d), (f), (g), (h), and (m) s. 624.605(1)(d),
   18  (f), (g), (h), and (m). Operating revenues that are made
   19  available through the payment of property and casualty insurance
   20  premiums from revenues generated under this subsection may be
   21  expended only for nonrecurring operational expenditures of the
   22  school district.
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   25  And the title is amended as follows:
   26         Delete line 107
   27  and insert:
   28         School for Competitive Academics; amending s. 1011.71,
   29         F.S.; revising the types of casualty insurance
   30         premiums that may be paid by a district school tax;
   31         amending s.