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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Task Force on Workforce Housing 2
for Teachers and Expansion of Schools; providing 3
legislative findings; creating the task force adjunct 4
to the Department of Economic Opportunity; requiring 5
the department to provide administrative and staff 6
support; specifying the purpose and the composition of 7
the task force; defining the term "workforce housing"; 8
specifying the duties of the task force; r equiring the 9
task force to submit a report to the Governor and the 10
Legislature by a specified date; requiring state 11
agencies to assist and cooperate with the task force; 12
encouraging local governments to assist and cooperate 13
with the task force; providing f or expiration of the 14
task force; providing an effective date. 15
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
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Section 1. (1) The Legislature finds that recent rapid 19
increases in the median purchase price of homes and the cost of 20
rental housing have far outpaced the income of teachers in this 21
state, preventing essential teachers from living in the 22
communities where they serve and thereby creating the need for 23
innovative solutions for the provision of housing opportunities 24
for teachers. The Legislature further finds that there is a need 25
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for additional classrooms and instructional space for children. 26
To this end, the Legislature finds that the establishment of the 27
Task Force on Workforce Housing for Teachers and Expansion of 28
Schools is an appropriate measure to identify ways to fulfill 29
this need in communities throughout the state. 30
(2) The Task Force on Workforce Housing for Teachers and 31
Expansion of Schools, a task force as defined in s. 20.03(8), 32
Florida Statutes, is created adjunct to the Department of 33
Economic Opportunity to study issues related to the need for 34
affordable housing for teachers and for additional classrooms 35
and instructional space and to identify the best means of 36
meeting those needs. Except as otherwise provided in thi s 37
section, the task force shall operate in a manner consistent 38
with s. 20.052, Florida Statutes. The department shall provide 39
administrative and staff support relating to the functions of 40
the task force. 41
(3) The task force is composed of the following me mbers, 42
who shall be appointed no later than August 1, 2023: 43
(a) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the 44
House of Representatives shall each appoint five members, none 45
of whom may be a member of the Legislature at the time of his or 46
her appointment, as follows: 47
1. One member of a board of county commissioners; 48
2. One member of a governing body of a municipality; 49
3. One member of a district school board; 50
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4. A developer; and 51
5. A homebuilder. 52
(b) The Governor shall appoint two members, one of whom is 53
an affordable housing advocate who may not have a current or 54
past direct business relationship with any local government, 55
district school board, developer, or homebuilder. The Governor 56
shall designate one of his or her appointees as chair o f the 57
task force. 58
(c) One member of the Senate, appointed by the President 59
of the Senate. 60
(d) One member of the House of Representatives, appointed 61
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 62
(e) The Commissioner of Education or his or her design ee. 63
(f) The Secretary of Environmental Protection or his or 64
her designee. 65
(g) The Secretary of Economic Opportunity or his or her 66
designee. 67
(h) The Secretary of Management Services or his or her 68
designee. 69
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The chair of the task force may request that representatives of 71
appropriate federal agencies participate as ex officio, 72
nonvoting members. 73
(4) For purposes of this section, the term "workforce 74
housing" means housing affordable to natural persons or famil ies 75
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whose total annual household income does not exceed 80 percent 76
of the area median income, adjusted for household size. 77
(5) The task force shall: 78
(a) Study the feasibility of using surplus, state -owned 79
land and buildings for workforce housing for te achers and 80
classroom and instructional space for students. 81
(b) Identify the costs associated with the development of 82
surplus, state-owned land and buildings for workforce housing 83
for teachers and additional classroom and instructional space, 84
including costs arising out of potential partnerships between 85
state government, local governments, and the private sector. 86
(c) Identify the need and availability of grants for 87
workforce housing for teachers and additional classroom and 88
instructional space for studen ts. 89
(d) Identify the areas of this state which have the 90
greatest need for workforce housing for teachers and additional 91
classroom and instructional space for students. 92
(e) Study the use of mixed -use developments in addressing 93
the need for workforce hou sing for teachers and additional 94
classroom and instructional space for students. 95
(f) Study the need for comprehensive planning that 96
addresses the need for workforce housing for teachers and 97
additional classroom and instructional space for students. 98
(g) Determine whether the creation of a pilot program is 99
necessary and appropriate to achieve the objectives of the task 100
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force. 101
(h) Identify any statutory changes necessary to achieve 102
the objectives of the task force. 103
(6) The task force shall submit a rep ort of its findings 104
and recommendations to the Governor, the President of the 105
Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by 106
February 1, 2024. 107
(7) All state agencies shall cooperate with and assist the 108
task force to the fullest extent possibl e. All local governments 109
are encouraged to assist and cooperate with the task force, as 110
necessary. 111
(8) This section expires July 1, 2024. 112
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 113