Florida Senate - 2019                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/HB 7123, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             05/03/2019 04:33 PM       .                                
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       Senator Lee moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (749698) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Between lines 316 and 317
    5  insert:
    6         Section 15. Present subsections (6) through (9) of section
    7  1011.71, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (7)
    8  through (10), respectively, and a new subsection (6) is added to
    9  that section, to read:
   10         1011.71 District school tax.—
   11         (6)In addition to the maximum millage levy as provided in
   12  subsections (1) and (2), each school board may levy with a
   13  super-majority vote not more than a total of 0.5 mills against
   14  the taxable value for school purposes for district schools to
   15  fund capital outlay or operating expenditures needed for school
   16  safety and security.
   17         (a) If the millage is levied for capital outlay, it shall
   18  be used for hardening of school facilities, including, but not
   19  limited to, securing entries, metal detectors, security
   20  lighting, emergency address systems, security fencing, security
   21  cameras, bullet-resistant glass, checkpoint construction,
   22  automatic locking devices, and building modifications to reduce
   23  or eliminate obstructions or hidden areas for new educational,
   24  auxiliary, or ancillary facilities. All items must be identified
   25  by a security risk assessment, recommended by the district
   26  school safety specialist, and approved by the district school
   27  board in a public meeting.
   28         (b) Of the total 0.5 mills, no more than 0.1 mill may be
   29  levied for operations. Funds from this levy shall be used to
   30  fund safe-school officers and other school safety and security
   31  expenditures to support the requirements of ss. 1006.07 and
   32  1006.12. If a district levies the maximum 0.1 mill for
   33  operations, it may be eligible for the discretionary millage
   34  compression supplement as provided in s. 1011.62(5).
   35         (c) The nonvoted millage for capital outlay and operations
   36  authorized in paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be separately
   37  identified and approved in separate actions by the school board.
   38  Each millage shall be subject to s. 200.065.
   39         Section 16. Subsection (2) of section 1011.73, Florida
   40  Statutes, is amended to read:
   41         1011.73 District millage elections.—
   42         (2) MILLAGE AUTHORIZED NOT TO EXCEED 4 YEARS.—The district
   43  school board, pursuant to resolution adopted at a regular
   44  meeting, shall direct the county commissioners to call an
   45  election at which the electors within the school district may
   46  approve an ad valorem tax millage as authorized under s.
   47  1011.71(10) s. 1011.71(9). Such election may be held at any
   48  time, except that not more than one such election shall be held
   49  during any 12-month period. Any millage so authorized shall be
   50  levied for a period not in excess of 4 years or until changed by
   51  another millage election, whichever is earlier. If any such
   52  election is invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction,
   53  such invalidated election shall be considered not to have been
   54  held.
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   56  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   57  And the title is amended as follows:
   58         Delete line 676
   59  and insert:
   60         providing applicability; amending s. 1011.71, F.S.;
   61         authorizing school districts to levy a specified
   62         millage for school security, safety, and hardening
   63         purposes; amending s. 1011.73, F.S.; conforming a
   64         cross-reference; providing sales tax