Florida Senate - 2013                                    SB 1088
       
       
       
       By Senator Latvala
       
       
       
       
       20-00724-13                                           20131088__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the renovation of educational
    3         facilities; amending s. 1011.71, F.S.; requiring
    4         school districts to retrofit the doors and windows of
    5         educational facilities to comply with certain Florida
    6         Building Code standards; providing additional
    7         requirements; providing funding through the capital
    8         outlay millage levy; requiring state universities and
    9         Florida College System institutions to retrofit the
   10         doors and windows of educational facilities to comply
   11         with certain Florida Building Code standards;
   12         providing additional requirements; providing funding
   13         through capital outlay funds; providing an effective
   14         date.
   15  
   16  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   17  
   18         Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
   19  1011.71, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   20         1011.71 District school tax.—
   21         (2) In addition to the maximum millage levy as provided in
   22  subsection (1), each school board may levy not more than 1.5
   23  mills against the taxable value for school purposes for district
   24  schools, including charter schools at the discretion of the
   25  school board, to fund:
   26         (b) Maintenance, renovation, and repair of existing school
   27  plants or of leased facilities to correct deficiencies pursuant
   28  to s. 1013.15(2). Effective July 1, 2013, such renovation shall
   29  include retrofitting the doors and windows of classrooms,
   30  offices, and other rooms used by students or school personnel to
   31  comply with s. 423.13 of the Florida Building Code. In addition
   32  to compliance with such standards:
   33         1. Doors shall be able to be locked by key from the inside
   34  without impeding the ability of occupants to exit without
   35  unlocking the door.
   36         2. Locks and latch mechanisms in doors shall be made of
   37  bullet-resistant, protected materials.
   38         3. Door windows shall be positioned or secured to prevent
   39  an intruder from opening the door by reaching through a broken
   40  window and unlocking or unlatching the door.
   41         4. Windows shall be bullet resistant or meet current
   42  hurricane resistance standards.
   43  
   44  The retrofitting of doors and windows in accordance with this
   45  paragraph must be completed by June 30, 2015.
   46         Section 2. (1) Effective July 1, 2013, each state
   47  university and Florida College System institution shall use
   48  funds for capital outlay to retrofit existing doors and windows
   49  of classrooms, offices, and other rooms used by students or
   50  school personnel to comply with s. 423.13 of the Florida
   51  Building Code. In addition to compliance with such standards:
   52         (a) Doors shall be able to be locked by key from the inside
   53  without impeding the ability of occupants to exit without
   54  unlocking the door.
   55         (b) Locks and latch mechanisms in doors shall be made of
   56  bullet-resistant, protected materials.
   57         (c) Door windows shall be positioned or secured to prevent
   58  an intruder from opening the door by reaching through a broken
   59  window and unlocking or unlatching the door.
   60         (d) Windows shall be bullet resistant or meet current
   61  hurricane resistance standards.
   62         (2) The retrofitting of doors and windows in accordance
   63  with this section must be completed by June 30, 2015.
   64         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.