Florida Senate - 2019 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 7070
Ì939266IÎ939266
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
.
.
.
.
.
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Senator Lee moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
2
3 Between lines 1799 and 1800
4 insert:
5 (6) In addition to the maximum millage levy as provided in
6 subsections (1) and (2), each school board may levy with a
7 super-majority vote not more than a total of 0.5 mills against
8 the taxable value for school purposes for district schools to
9 fund capital outlay or operating expenditures needed for school
10 safety and security.
11 (a) If the millage is levied for capital outlay, it shall
12 be used for hardening of school facilities, including, but not
13 limited to, securing entries, metal detectors, security
14 lighting, emergency address systems, security fencing, security
15 cameras, bullet-resistant glass, checkpoint construction,
16 automatic locking devices, and building modifications to reduce
17 or eliminate obstructions or hidden areas for new educational,
18 auxiliary, or ancillary facilities. All items must be identified
19 by a security risk assessment, recommended by the district
20 school safety specialist, and approved by the district school
21 board in a public meeting.
22 (b) Of the total 0.5 mills, no more than 0.1 mill may be
23 levied for operations. Funds from this levy shall be used to
24 fund safe-school officers and other school safety and security
25 expenditures to support the requirements of s. 1006.07 and
26 1006.12. If a district levies the maximum 0.1 mill for
27 operations, it may be eligible for the discretionary millage
28 compression supplement as provided in 1011.62(5).
29 (c) The nonvoted millage for capital outlay and operations
30 authorized in subparagraphs (a) and (b) shall be separately
31 identified and approved in separate actions by the school board.
32 Each millage shall be subject to s. 200.065.
33 Section 17. Subsection (2) of section 1011.73, Florida
34 Statutes, is amended to read:
35 1011.73 District millage elections.—
36 (2) MILLAGE AUTHORIZED NOT TO EXCEED 4 YEARS.—The district
37 school board, pursuant to resolution adopted at a regular
38 meeting, shall direct the county commissioners to call an
39 election at which the electors within the school district may
40 approve an ad valorem tax millage as authorized under s.
41 1011.71(10) s. 1011.71(9). Such election may be held at any
42 time, except that not more than one such election shall be held
43 during any 12-month period. Any millage so authorized shall be
44 levied for a period not in excess of 4 years or until changed by
45 another millage election, whichever is earlier. If any such
46 election is invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction,
47 such invalidated election shall be considered not to have been
48 held.
49
50 ====== D I R E C T O R Y C L A U S E A M E N D M E N T ======
51 And the directory clause is amended as follows:
52 Delete lines 1770 - 1771
53 and insert:
54 Section 16. Present subsections (6) through (9) of section
55 1011.71, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (7)
56 through (10), respectively, a new subsection (6) is added to
57 that section, and subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection
58 (2) of that section are amended, to read:
59
60 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
61 And the title is amended as follows:
62 Delete line 184
63 and insert:
64 act; authorizing school districts to levy a specified
65 millage for school security, safety, and hardening
66 purposes; amending s. 1011.73, F.S.; conforming a
67 cross-reference; amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; deleting
68 obsolete