Florida 2024 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1323 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to charter school capital outlay 2
16	16	funding; amending s. 1013.62, F.S.; requiring a 3
17	17	charter school to provide certain information to its 4
18	18	sponsor to be eligible to receive capital outlay 5
19	19	funds; providing that a charter school is ineligible 6
20	20	for such funds if it fails to provide such 7
21	21	information; providing an effective date. 8
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23	23	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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25	25	Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 1013.62, Florida 12
26	26	Statutes, is amended to read: 13
27	27	1013.62 Charter schools capital outlay funding. — 14
28	28	(1) Charter school capital outlay funding shall consist of 15
29	29	state funds when such funds are appropriated in the General 16
30	30	Appropriations Act and revenue resulting from the discretionary 17
31	31	millage authorized in s. 1011.71(2). 18
32	32	(a) To be eligible to receive capital outlay funds, a 19
33	33	charter school must: 20
34	34	1.a. Have been in operation for 2 or more years; 21
35	35	b. Be governed by a governing board e stablished in the 22
36	36	state for 2 or more years which operates both charter schools 23
37	37	and conversion charter schools within the state; 24
38	38	c. Be an expanded feeder chain of a charter school within 25
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51	51	the same school district that is currently receiving charter 26
52	52	school capital outlay funds; 27
53	53	d. Have been accredited by a regional accrediting 28
54	54	association as defined by State Board of Education rule; 29
55	55	e. Serve students in facilities that are provided by a 30
56	56	business partner for a charter school -in-the-workplace pursuant 31
57	57	to s. 1002.33(15)(b); or 32
58	58	f. Be operated by a hope operator pursuant to s. 1002.333. 33
59	59	2. Have an annual audit that does not reveal any of the 34
60	60	financial emergency conditions provided in s. 218.503(1) for the 35
61	61	most recent fiscal year for which such audit resul ts are 36
62	62	available. 37
63	63	3. Have not earned two consecutive grades of "F," three 38
64	64	consecutive grades below a "C," or two consecutive school 39
65	65	improvement ratings of "Unsatisfactory." 40
66	66	4. Have received final approval from its sponsor pursuant 41
67	67	to s. 1002.33 for ope ration during that fiscal year. 42
68	68	5. Serve students in facilities that are not provided by 43
69	69	the charter school's sponsor. 44
70	70	6. Attest in writing to the department that if the charter 45
71	71	school is nonrenewed or terminated, any unencumbered funds and 46
72	72	all equipment and property purchased with public funds shall 47
73	73	revert pursuant to subsection (5). 48
74	74	7. Provide relevant leases and written documentation to 49
75	75	its sponsor to provide verification that capital outlay funding 50
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88	88	will be used pursuant to subsection (4). 51
89	89	(b) A charter school is not eligible to receive capital 52
90	90	outlay funds if: 53
91	91	1. It was created by the conversion of a public school and 54
92	92	operates in facilities provided by the charter school's sponsor 55
93	93	for a nominal fee, or at no charge, or if it is directly or 56
94	94	indirectly operated by the school district; 57
95	95	2. It is a developmental research (laboratory) school that 58
96	96	receives state funding for capital improvement purposes pursuant 59
97	97	to s. 1002.32(9)(e); or 60
98	98	3. A member of the governing board, or his or her family 61
99	99	member as defined in s. 440.13(1)(b), has an interest in or is 62
100	100	an employee of the lessor, excluding charter schools operating 63
101	101	pursuant to s. 1002.33(15). 64
102	102	4. The charter school fails to provide its sponsor with 65
103	103	the relevant leases and documentation requir ed under 66
104	104	subparagraph (a)7. 67
105	105	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 68