Bill > H1321

Introduced Session

An act relating to educational facilities; amending ss. 163.31777, 163.3180, 553.415, 1001.20, 1002.20, 1002.31, 1002.36, 1003.621, 1011.012, 1011.6202, F.S.; conforming provisions and cross-references to changes made by the act; amending s. 1013.03, F.S.; revising the duties of the Department of Education relating to educational facilities of school districts and Florida College System institutions; repealing s. 1013.04, F.S., relating to school district educational facilities plan performance and productivity standards; amending s. 1013.12, F.S.; removing the State Requirements for Educational Facilities from specified standards for educational and ancillary plants; removing the authority of the department to inspect specified educational and ancillary plants; deleting a requirement that the Commissioner of Education adopt specified standards relating to such inspections; removing a requirement that the State Fire Marshal consult with the department for specified rulemaking; amending s. 1013.20, F.S.; removing specified standards for relocatables used as classroom space; amending s. 1013.31, F.S.; removing the State Requirement for Educational Facilities from specified school district facility space projections; removing a requirement that school district periodically update their inventory of educational facilities; amending s. 1013.33, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 1013.35, F.S.; removing definitions; requiring district school boards to submit their tentative facilities plans to the department; removing specified requirements for such plans; removing a requirement that district school boards work with certain local governments relating to such plans; amending s. 1013.356, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 1013.37, F.S.; revising requirements for the performance of life-cycle costs analyses on specified facilities; removing the department and Commissioner of Education from requirements related to state uniform building code for public educational facilities construction; amending s. 1013.371, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 1013.41, F.S.; removing the Office of Educational Facilities; requiring the department, rather than the office, to monitor educational facilities plans; amending s. 1013.45, F.S.; removing a requirement that district school boards reuse specified documents and packages relating to construction; removing a requirement for a protype design and construction for specified district school board projects; removing State Board of Education rulemaking requirements; repealing s. 1013.451, F.S., relating to life-cycle costs comparisons; amending s. 1013.62, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 1013.64, F.S.; authorizing certain remodeling projects to be based on specified school district needs; revising the requirements for requests for funding from the Special Facility Construction Committee; revising the membership of the committee; removing requirements for a specified survey and for certain projects to be survey recommended; revising the calculation of the cost per student station; removing specified duties of the department relating to cost per student stations; amending ss. 1013.68 and 1013.735, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date.

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William Conerly (R)*, 

Died in Education Administration Subcommittee (on 03/13/2026)

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