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FL S1054

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/14/2019

Primary Sponsor

Appropriations

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires community redevelopment agency commissioners to complete 4 hours of ethics training annually beginning January 1, 2020, covering the State Constitution, Code of Ethics, and public records/meetings laws.

  • Establishes new reporting requirements including publishing digital boundary maps by January 1, 2020, and filing annual reports by March 31 each year with audit information, project performance data, and progress toward redevelopment plan goals.

  • Requires community redevelopment agencies to use the same procurement processes as their creating county or municipality and to adopt annual budgets for redevelopment trust fund expenditures.

  • Terminates community redevelopment agencies on September 30, 2039, or their charter expiration date, whichever is earlier, unless the county or municipality approves continued existence; agencies with outstanding bonds may continue until bonds mature.

  • Declares community redevelopment agencies inactive if they report no revenue, expenditures, or debt for 6 consecutive fiscal years beginning no earlier than October 1, 2016, with restrictions on fund expenditures unless authorized by the local governing body.

Legislative Description

Community Redevelopment Agencies

Last Action

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 9 (Ch. 2019-163)

4/30/2019

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/10/2019
Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee3/28/2019
Community Affairs2/22/2019

Full Bill Text

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