FL H0751

Amends s. 200.065, F.S. to require school district tentative budget advertisements to include information about statewide required local effort tax revenue changes and percentage increases or decreases from the prior fiscal year.

Creates s. 1011.623, F.S. requiring the Department of Education to provide each school district by August 19 the current and prior fiscal year adjusted actual statewide required local effort tax revenue and the percentage change between them.

Requires school districts to publish the percentage tax increase or decrease and a clear explanation in their tentative budget advertisements.

Mandates the General Appropriations Act include the increase or decrease in current fiscal year adjusted estimated statewide required local effort tax revenue expressed in both dollar amounts and percentage changes.

Requires the Legislature to include required local effort changes in any publicized statewide net tax increase or decrease calculations; takes effect July 1, 2016.