Florida Senate - 2025                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1618
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/26/2025           .                                
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       The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Calatayud)
       recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 505 and 506
    4  insert:
    5         Section 13. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (19) of
    6  section 1002.42, Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         1002.42 Private schools.—
    8         (19) FACILITIES.—
    9         (c) A private school located in a county with four
   10  incorporated municipalities may construct new facilities, which
   11  may be temporary or permanent, on property purchased from or
   12  owned or leased by a library, community service organization,
   13  museum, performing arts venue, theater, cinema, or church under
   14  s. 170.201, which is or was actively used as such within 5 years
   15  of any executed agreement with a private school; any land owned
   16  by a Florida College System institution or state university; and
   17  any land recently used to house a school or child care facility
   18  licensed under s. 402.305 under its preexisting zoning and land
   19  use designations without rezoning or obtaining a special
   20  exception or a land use change and without complying with any
   21  mitigation requirements or conditions. The new facility must be
   22  located on property used solely for purposes described in this
   23  paragraph and must meet applicable state and local health,
   24  safety, and welfare laws, codes, and rules, including firesafety
   25  and building safety.
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   28  And the title is amended as follows:
   29         Between lines 51 and 52
   30  insert:
   31         amending s. 1002.42, F.S.; authorizing certain private
   32         schools to construct new facilities on property that
   33         meets specified criteria;