Florida Senate - 2016                                     SB 374
       
       
        
       By Senator Montford
       
       
       
       
       
       3-00218-16                                             2016374__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to state-leased space; amending s.
    3         255.249, F.S.; revising requirements for Department of
    4         Management Services rules relating to terms and
    5         conditions included in lease agreements in which the
    6         state is the lessee; providing for applicability;
    7         providing an effective date.
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    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subsection (9) of section
   12  255.249, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   13         255.249 Department of Management Services; responsibility;
   14  department rules.—
   15         (9) The department shall adopt rules providing:
   16         (e) Acceptable terms and conditions for inclusion in lease
   17  agreements. At a minimum, the such terms and conditions must
   18  include the statement required by s. 255.2502 following clauses,
   19  which may not be amended, supplemented, or waived.:
   20         1. As provided in s. 255.2502, “The State of Florida’s
   21  performance and obligation to pay under this contract is
   22  contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Legislature.”
   23         2. “The lessee has the right to terminate this lease,
   24  without penalty, if a state-owned building becomes available to
   25  the lessee for occupancy and the lessee has given 6 months’
   26  advance written notice to the lessor by certified mail, return
   27  receipt requested.”
   28         Section 2. This act does not impair or restrict the terms
   29  and conditions of a lease agreement entered into by a state
   30  agency pursuant to s. 255.249, Florida Statutes, before July 1,
   31  2016.
   32         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.