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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to charter school capital outlay 2
funding; amending s. 1013.62, F.S.; requiring a 3
charter school to provide certain information to its 4
sponsor to be eligible to receive capital outlay 5
funds; providing that a charter school is ineligible 6
for such funds if it fails to provide such 7
information; providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 1013.62, Florida 12
Statutes, is amended to read: 13
1013.62 Charter schools capital outlay funding. — 14
(1) Charter school capital outlay funding shall consist of 15
state funds when such funds are appropriated in the General 16
Appropriations Act and revenue resulting from the discretionary 17
millage authorized in s. 1011.71(2). 18
(a) To be eligible to receive capital outlay funds, a 19
charter school must: 20
1.a. Have been in operation for 2 or more years; 21
b. Be governed by a governing board e stablished in the 22
state for 2 or more years which operates both charter schools 23
and conversion charter schools within the state; 24
c. Be an expanded feeder chain of a charter school within 25
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the same school district that is currently receiving charter 26
school capital outlay funds; 27
d. Have been accredited by a regional accrediting 28
association as defined by State Board of Education rule; 29
e. Serve students in facilities that are provided by a 30
business partner for a charter school -in-the-workplace pursuant 31
to s. 1002.33(15)(b); or 32
f. Be operated by a hope operator pursuant to s. 1002.333. 33
2. Have an annual audit that does not reveal any of the 34
financial emergency conditions provided in s. 218.503(1) for the 35
most recent fiscal year for which such audit resul ts are 36
available. 37
3. Have not earned two consecutive grades of "F," three 38
consecutive grades below a "C," or two consecutive school 39
improvement ratings of "Unsatisfactory." 40
4. Have received final approval from its sponsor pursuant 41
to s. 1002.33 for ope ration during that fiscal year. 42
5. Serve students in facilities that are not provided by 43
the charter school's sponsor. 44
6. Attest in writing to the department that if the charter 45
school is nonrenewed or terminated, any unencumbered funds and 46
all equipment and property purchased with public funds shall 47
revert pursuant to subsection (5). 48
7. Provide relevant leases and written documentation to 49
its sponsor to provide verification that capital outlay funding 50
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will be used pursuant to subsection (4). 51
(b) A charter school is not eligible to receive capital 52
outlay funds if: 53
1. It was created by the conversion of a public school and 54
operates in facilities provided by the charter school's sponsor 55
for a nominal fee, or at no charge, or if it is directly or 56
indirectly operated by the school district; 57
2. It is a developmental research (laboratory) school that 58
receives state funding for capital improvement purposes pursuant 59
to s. 1002.32(9)(e); or 60
3. A member of the governing board, or his or her family 61
member as defined in s. 440.13(1)(b), has an interest in or is 62
an employee of the lessor, excluding charter schools operating 63
pursuant to s. 1002.33(15). 64
4. The charter school fails to provide its sponsor with 65
the relevant leases and documentation requir ed under 66
subparagraph (a)7. 67
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 68