Florida Senate - 2021 SB By Senator Rodriguez 39-00906-21 2021870__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled

An act relating to district millage elections; 2 amending s. 1011.71, F.S.; increasing the maximum number of years for which a specified millage may be levied; deleting obsolete language; amending s. 5 1011.73, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. 7

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9

Section 1. Subsection (9) of

section 1011.71, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 12 1011.71 District school tax.— 13

(9) In addition to the maximum millage levied under this

section and the General Appropriations Act, a school district may levy, by local referendum or in a general election, 16 additional millage for school operational purposes up to an amount that, when combined with nonvoted millage levied under this section, does not exceed the 10-mill limit established in s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution. Any such levy must shall be for a maximum of 10 years and must shall be counted as part of the 10-mill limit established in s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution.

For the purpose of distributing taxes collected pursuant to this subsection, the term “school operational purposes” includes charter schools sponsored by a school district. Millage elections conducted under the authority granted pursuant to this

section are subject to s. 1011.73. 27 Funds generated by such additional millage do not become a part of the calculation of the Florida Education Finance Program Florida Senate - 2021 SB 870 39-00906-21 2021870__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. total potential funds and may in 2001-2002 or any subsequent year and must not be incorporated in the calculation of any hold-harmless or other component of the Florida Education Finance Program formula in any year.

If an increase in required local effort, when added to existing millage levied under the 34 10-mill limit, would result in a combined millage in excess of the 10-mill limit, any millage levied pursuant to this subsection must shall be considered to be required local effort to the extent that the district millage would otherwise exceed the 10-mill limit. Funds levied under this subsection shall be shared with charter schools based on each charter school’s proportionate share of the district’s total unweighted full-time equivalent student enrollment and used in a manner consistent with the purposes of the levy.

The referendum must contain an explanation of the distribution methodology consistent with the requirements of this subsection. 45

Section 2. Subsection (2) of

section 1011.73, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 47 1011.73 District millage elections.— 48

(2) MILLAGE AUTHORIZED NOT TO EXCEED 10 YEARS.—The district school board, pursuant to resolution adopted at a regular meeting, shall direct the county commissioners to call an election at which the electors within the school district may approve an ad valorem tax millage as authorized under s. 53 1011.71(9). Such election may be held at any time, except that not more than one such election may shall be held during any 12-55 month period. Any millage so authorized must shall be levied for a period not to exceed in excess of years or until changed by another millage election, whichever is earlier.

If any such Florida Senate - 2021 SB 870 39-00906-21 2021870__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. election is invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction, 59 such invalidated election must shall be considered not to have been held. 61

Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021. 62