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FL S0736

Bill

Status

Failed

5/2/2014

Primary Sponsor

Eleanor Sobel

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Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases maximum nonvoted capital outlay millage that district school boards may levy from 1.5 mills to 1.75 mills for school construction, equipment, buses, and facility maintenance.

  • Allows an additional 0.25 mills in fixed capital outlay levies for critical district needs, raising the total combined maximum from 1.75 mills to 2 mills.

  • Updates references throughout the statute from 1.5 mills to 1.75 mills to reflect the increased millage cap for school boards and grant program eligibility requirements.

  • Corrects grammatical and technical language throughout the statute, including changing "which" to "that" and updating verb tenses for clarity.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2014, and is titled the "Reinvesting Our Schools Act."

Legislative Description

Discretionary Education Funding

Last Action

Died in Education

5/2/2014

Committee Referrals

Education2/4/2014

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