Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0589 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to the Task Force on Workforce Housing 2
16	16	for Teachers and Expansion of Schools; providing 3
17	17	legislative findings; creating the task force adjunct 4
18	18	to the Department of Economic Opportunity; requiring 5
19	19	the department to provide administrative and staff 6
20	20	support; specifying the purpose and the composition of 7
21	21	the task force; defining the term "workforce housing"; 8
22	22	specifying the duties of the task force; r equiring the 9
23	23	task force to submit a report to the Governor and the 10
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26	26	encouraging local governments to assist and cooperate 13
27	27	with the task force; providing f or expiration of the 14
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30	30	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
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32	32	Section 1. (1) The Legislature finds that recent rapid 19
33	33	increases in the median purchase price of homes and the cost of 20
34	34	rental housing have far outpaced the income of teachers in this 21
35	35	state, preventing essential teachers from living in the 22
36	36	communities where they serve and thereby creating the need for 23
37	37	innovative solutions for the provision of housing opportunities 24
38	38	for teachers. The Legislature further finds that there is a need 25
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52	52	To this end, the Legislature finds that the establishment of the 27
53	53	Task Force on Workforce Housing for Teachers and Expansion of 28
54	54	Schools is an appropriate measure to identify ways to fulfill 29
55	55	this need in communities throughout the state. 30
56	56	(2) The Task Force on Workforce Housing for Teachers and 31
57	57	Expansion of Schools, a task force as defined in s. 20.03(8), 32
58	58	Florida Statutes, is created adjunct to the Department of 33
59	59	Economic Opportunity to study issues related to the need for 34
60	60	affordable housing for teachers and for additional classrooms 35
61	61	and instructional space and to identify the best means of 36
62	62	meeting those needs. Except as otherwise provided in thi s 37
63	63	section, the task force shall operate in a manner consistent 38
64	64	with s. 20.052, Florida Statutes. The department shall provide 39
65	65	administrative and staff support relating to the functions of 40
66	66	the task force. 41
67	67	(3) The task force is composed of the following me mbers, 42
68	68	who shall be appointed no later than August 1, 2023: 43
69	69	(a) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the 44
70	70	House of Representatives shall each appoint five members, none 45
71	71	of whom may be a member of the Legislature at the time of his or 46
72	72	her appointment, as follows: 47
73	73	1. One member of a board of county commissioners; 48
74	74	2. One member of a governing body of a municipality; 49
75	75	3. One member of a district school board; 50
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89	89	5. A homebuilder. 52
90	90	(b) The Governor shall appoint two members, one of whom is 53
91	91	an affordable housing advocate who may not have a current or 54
92	92	past direct business relationship with any local government, 55
93	93	district school board, developer, or homebuilder. The Governor 56
94	94	shall designate one of his or her appointees as chair o f the 57
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96	96	(c) One member of the Senate, appointed by the President 59
97	97	of the Senate. 60
98	98	(d) One member of the House of Representatives, appointed 61
99	99	by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 62
100	100	(e) The Commissioner of Education or his or her design ee. 63
101	101	(f) The Secretary of Environmental Protection or his or 64
102	102	her designee. 65
103	103	(g) The Secretary of Economic Opportunity or his or her 66
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105	105	(h) The Secretary of Management Services or his or her 68
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108	108	The chair of the task force may request that representatives of 71
109	109	appropriate federal agencies participate as ex officio, 72
110	110	nonvoting members. 73
111	111	(4) For purposes of this section, the term "workforce 74
112	112	housing" means housing affordable to natural persons or famil ies 75
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125	125	whose total annual household income does not exceed 80 percent 76
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127	127	(5) The task force shall: 78
128	128	(a) Study the feasibility of using surplus, state -owned 79
129	129	land and buildings for workforce housing for te achers and 80
130	130	classroom and instructional space for students. 81
131	131	(b) Identify the costs associated with the development of 82
132	132	surplus, state-owned land and buildings for workforce housing 83
133	133	for teachers and additional classroom and instructional space, 84
134	134	including costs arising out of potential partnerships between 85
135	135	state government, local governments, and the private sector. 86
136	136	(c) Identify the need and availability of grants for 87
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138	138	instructional space for studen ts. 89
139	139	(d) Identify the areas of this state which have the 90
140	140	greatest need for workforce housing for teachers and additional 91
141	141	classroom and instructional space for students. 92
142	142	(e) Study the use of mixed -use developments in addressing 93
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144	144	classroom and instructional space for students. 95
145	145	(f) Study the need for comprehensive planning that 96
146	146	addresses the need for workforce housing for teachers and 97
147	147	additional classroom and instructional space for students. 98
148	148	(g) Determine whether the creation of a pilot program is 99
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163	163	(h) Identify any statutory changes necessary to achieve 102
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165	165	(6) The task force shall submit a rep ort of its findings 104
166	166	and recommendations to the Governor, the President of the 105
167	167	Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by 106
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169	169	(7) All state agencies shall cooperate with and assist the 108
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171	171	are encouraged to assist and cooperate with the task force, as 110
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173	173	(8) This section expires July 1, 2024. 112
174	174	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 113