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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to upgrades to education facilities as 2
emergency shelters; amending s. 1013.372, F.S.; 3
exempting costs of less than $2 million associated 4
with certain upgrades to education facilities from 5
being included in certain cost per student station 6
calculations; specifying eligible updates that may be 7
made; requiring costs associated with certain upgrades 8
to be consistent with prevailing market costs in the 9
area where the education facility is located; 10
providing an effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 1013.372, Florida 15
Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (4), and a n ew subsection 16
(3) is added to that section, to read: 17
1013.372 Education facilities as emergency shelters. — 18
(3) Any costs of less than $2 million associated with 19
upgrades to an education facility which are designed to improve 20
the capabilities of the fac ility to provide enhanced hurricane 21
protection areas in accordance with the Florida Building Code 22
may not be included in calculating the total cost per student 23
station for purposes of meeting the limits under s. 24
1013.64(6)(b). 25
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(a) Eligible upgrades under this subsection are limited to 26
those necessary for an area to be designated as an enhanced 27
hurricane protection area; electrical and standby emergency 28
power systems as provided in the Florida Building Code; 29
renewable energy source devices as defined in s. 193.624(1); and 30
energy storage devices. 31
(b) All costs associated with upgrades made pursuant to 32
this subsection must be consistent with prevailing market costs 33
in the area where the education facility is located. 34
Section 2. This act shall take effec t July 1, 2023. 35