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2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1012 - Personnel › Part VI - Interstate Compact on Qualifications of Educational Personnel (Ss. 1012.99-1012.9931) › 1012.992 - Copies of contracts with other states; depository.

1012.992 Copies of contracts with other states; depository.—Two copies of all contracts made on behalf of this state pursuant to the agreement set forth in Article IX shall be kept on file in the office of the Commissioner of Education and in the office of the Department of State. The Department of Education shall publish all such contracts in convenient form.
History.—s. 794, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part I - Functions; Department of Education (Ss. 1013.01-1013.04) › 1013.02 - Purpose; rules and regulations.

1013.02 Purpose; rules and regulations.—
(1) The purpose of this chapter is to authorize state and local officials to cooperate in establishing and maintaining educational plants that will provide for public educational needs throughout the state.
(2)(a) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter for school districts and Florida College System institutions.
(b) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations pursuant to its regulation development procedure to implement the provisions of this chapter for state universities.
History.—s. 798, ch. 2002-387; s. 167, ch. 2007-217; s. 27, ch. 2010-78; s. 200, ch. 2011-5.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part I - Functions; Department of Education (Ss. 1013.01-1013.04) › 1013.04 - School district educational facilities plan performance and productivity standards; development; measurement; application.

1013.04 School district educational facilities plan performance and productivity standards; development; measurement; application.—
(1) The Office of Educational Facilities shall develop and adopt measures for evaluating the performance and productivity of school district educational facilities plans. The measures may be both quantitative and qualitative and must, to the maximum extent practical, assess those factors that are within the districts’ control. The measures must, at a minimum, assess performance in the following areas:
(a) Frugal production of high-quality projects.
(b) Efficient finance and administration.
(c) Optimal school and classroom size and utilization rate.
(d) Safety.
(e) Core facility space needs and cost-effective capacity improvements that consider demographic projections.
(f) Level of district local effort.
(2) The office shall establish annual performance objectives and standards that can be used to evaluate district performance and productivity.
(3) The office shall conduct ongoing evaluations of district educational facilities program performance and productivity, using the measures adopted under this section. If, using these measures, the office finds that a district failed to perform satisfactorily, the office must recommend to the district school board actions to be taken to improve the district’s performance.
History.—s. 25, ch. 2002-296; s. 800, ch. 2002-387; s. 13, ch. 2010-70.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part II - Use and Management of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.10-1013.28) › 1013.10 - Use of buildings and grounds.

1013.10 Use of buildings and grounds.—The board may permit the use of educational facilities and grounds for any legal assembly or for community use centers or may permit the same to be used as voting places in any primary, regular, or special election. The board shall adopt rules, regulations, or policies and procedures necessary to protect educational facilities and grounds when used for such purposes.
History.—s. 803, ch. 2002-387; s. 28, ch. 2010-78.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part II - Use and Management of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.10-1013.28) › 1013.101 - Shared use agreements.

1013.101 Shared use agreements.—
(1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.—The Legislature finds that greater public access to recreation and sports facilities is needed to reduce the impact of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases on personal health and health care expenditures. Public schools are equipped with taxpayer-funded indoor and outdoor recreation facilities that offer easily accessible opportunities for physical activity for residents of the community. The Legislature also finds that it is the policy of the state for district school boards to allow the shared use of school buildings and property by adopting policies allowing for shared use and implementing shared use agreements with local governmental entities and nonprofit organizations. The Legislature intends to increase the number of school districts that open their playground facilities to community use outside of school hours.
(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
(a) “High-need communities” means communities in which at least 50 percent of children are eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals at the school that will be the subject of the shared use agreement.
(b) “Shared use” means allowing access to school playground facilities by community members for recreation or another purpose of importance to the community through a shared use agreement or a school district or school policy that opens school facilities, including, but not limited to charter schools and Florida College System institutions, for use by government or nongovernmental entities or the public.
(c) “Shared use agreement” means a written agreement between a school district, a charter school, or a Florida College System institution, and a government or nongovernmental entity which defines the roles, responsibilities, terms, and conditions for community use of a school-owned facility for recreation or other purposes.
(3) PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY USE OF SHARED FACILITIES.—The department shall provide technical assistance to school districts, including, but not limited to, individualized assistance, the creation of a shared use technical assistance toolkit containing useful information for school districts, and the development of a publicly accessible online database of shared use resources and existing shared use agreements.
History.—s. 66, ch. 2017-116.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part II - Use and Management of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.10-1013.28) › 1013.11 - Postsecondary institutions assessment of physical plant safety.

1013.11 Postsecondary institutions assessment of physical plant safety.—The president of each postsecondary institution shall conduct or cause to be conducted an annual assessment of physical plant safety. An annual report shall incorporate the assessment findings and recommendations for the improvement of safety on each campus. The annual report shall be submitted to the respective governing or licensing board of jurisdiction no later than January 1 of each year. Each board shall compile the individual institutional reports and convey the aggregate institutional reports to the Commissioner of Education or the Chancellor of the State University System, as appropriate.
History.—s. 804, ch. 2002-387; s. 181, ch. 2007-5; s. 169, ch. 2007-217; s. 32, ch. 2010-70; s. 183, ch. 2010-102.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part II - Use and Management of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.10-1013.28) › 1013.14 - Proposed purchase of real property by a board; confidentiality of records; procedure.

1013.14 Proposed purchase of real property by a board; confidentiality of records; procedure.—
(1)(a) In any case in which a board, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, seeks to acquire by purchase any real property for educational purposes, every appraisal, offer, or counteroffer must be in writing and is exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) until an option contract is executed or, if no option contract is executed, until 30 days before a contract or agreement for purchase is considered for approval by the board. If a contract or agreement for purchase is not submitted to the board for approval, the exemption from s. 119.07(1) shall expire 30 days after the termination of negotiations. The board shall maintain complete and accurate records of every such appraisal, offer, and counteroffer. For the purposes of this section, the term “option contract” means an agreement by the board to purchase a piece of property, subject to the approval of the board at a public meeting after 30 days’ public notice.
(b) Before acquisition of the property, the board shall obtain at least one appraisal by an appraiser approved pursuant to s. 253.025(8) for each purchase in an amount greater than $100,000 and not more than $500,000. For each purchase in an amount in excess of $500,000, the board shall obtain at least two appraisals by appraisers approved pursuant to s. 253.025(8). If the agreed to purchase price exceeds the average appraised value, the board is required to approve the purchase by an extraordinary vote.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as providing an exemption from, or an exception to, s. 286.011.
History.—s. 807, ch. 2002-387; s. 48, ch. 2016-233.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part II - Use and Management of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.10-1013.28) › 1013.16 - Construction of facilities on leased property; conditions.

1013.16 Construction of facilities on leased property; conditions.—
(1) A board may construct or place educational facilities and ancillary facilities on land that is owned by any person after the board has acquired from the owner of the land a long-term lease for the use of this land for a period of not less than 40 years or the life expectancy of the permanent facilities constructed thereon, whichever is longer.
(2) A board may enter into a short-term lease for the use of land owned by any person on which temporary or relocatable facilities are to be utilized.
(3) Leases executed by a university board of trustees pursuant to this section are subject to s. 1010.62.
History.—s. 809, ch. 2002-387; s. 172, ch. 2007-217.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part II - Use and Management of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.10-1013.28) › 1013.17 - University leasing in affiliated research and development park.

1013.17 University leasing in affiliated research and development park.—A university is exempt from the requirements of s. 255.25(3), (4), and (8) when leasing educational facilities in a research and development park with which the university is affiliated and when the Board of Governors certifies in writing that the leasing of such educational facilities is in the best interests of the university and that the exemption from competitive bid requirements would not be detrimental to the state. Leases entered into pursuant to this section are subject to the provisions of s. 1010.62.
History.—s. 810, ch. 2002-387; s. 173, ch. 2007-217.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part II - Use and Management of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.10-1013.28) › 1013.18 - Radio and television facilities.

1013.18 Radio and television facilities.—
(1) A board may acquire, by purchase, license, permanent easement, or gift, suitable lands and other facilities, either within or without the boundaries of the district, for use in providing educational radio or television transmitting sites and may erect such buildings, antennas, transmission equipment, towers, or other structures as are necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.
(2) Fixed capital outlay budget requests for public broadcasting stations and instructional television and radio facilities shall be submitted pursuant to s. 1013.60. The commissioner may include any recommendations for these purposes in the legislative budget request for fixed capital outlay.
History.—s. 812, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part II - Use and Management of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.10-1013.28) › 1013.19 - Purchase, conveyance, or encumbrance of property interests above surface of land; joint-occupancy structures.

1013.19 Purchase, conveyance, or encumbrance of property interests above surface of land; joint-occupancy structures.—For the purpose of implementing jointly financed construction project agreements, or for the construction of combined occupancy structures, any board may purchase, own, convey, sell, lease, or encumber airspace or any other interests in property above the surface of the land, provided the lease of airspace for nonpublic use is for such reasonable rent, length of term, and conditions as the board in its discretion may determine. All proceeds from such sale or lease shall be used by the board or boards receiving the proceeds solely for fixed capital outlay purposes. These purposes may include the renovation or remodeling of existing facilities owned by the board or the construction of new facilities; however, for a Florida College System institution board or university board, such new facility must be authorized by the Legislature. It is declared that the use of such rental by the board for public purposes in accordance with its statutory authority is a public use. Airspace or any other interest in property held by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund or the State Board of Education may not be divested or conveyed without approval of the respective board. Any building, including any building or facility component that is common to both nonpublic and educational portions thereof, constructed in airspace that is sold or leased for nonpublic use pursuant to this section is subject to all applicable state, county, and municipal regulations pertaining to land use, zoning, construction of buildings, fire protection, health, and safety to the same extent and in the same manner as such regulations would be applicable to the construction of a building for nonpublic use on the appurtenant land beneath the subject airspace. Any educational facility constructed or leased as a part of a joint-occupancy facility is subject to all rules and requirements of the respective boards or departments having jurisdiction over educational facilities. Any contract executed by a university board of trustees pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of s. 1010.62.
History.—s. 813, ch. 2002-387; s. 175, ch. 2007-217; s. 204, ch. 2011-5.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part II - Use and Management of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.10-1013.28) › 1013.20 - Standards for relocatables used as classroom space; inspections.

1013.20 Standards for relocatables used as classroom space; inspections.—
(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules establishing standards for relocatables intended for long-term use as classroom space at a public elementary school, middle school, or high school. “Long-term use” means the use of relocatables at the same educational plant for a period of 4 years or more. Each relocatable acquired by a district school board after the effective date of the rules and intended for long-term use must comply with the standards. District school boards shall submit a plan for the use of existing relocatables within the 5-year work program to be reviewed and approved by the commissioner by January 1, 2003. A progress report shall be provided by the commissioner to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate each January thereafter. Relocatables that fail to meet the standards after completion of the approved plan may not be used as classrooms. The standards shall protect the health, safety, and welfare of occupants by requiring compliance with the Florida Building Code or the State Requirements for Educational Facilities for existing relocatables, as applicable, to ensure the safety and stability of construction and onsite installation; fire and moisture protection; air quality and ventilation; appropriate wind resistance; and compliance with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If appropriate and where relocatables are not scheduled for replacement, the standards must also require relocatables to provide access to the same technologies available to similar classrooms within the main school facility and, if appropriate, and where relocatables are not scheduled for replacement, to be accessible by adequate covered walkways. A relocatable that is subject to this section and does not meet the standards shall not be reported as providing satisfactory student stations in the Florida Inventory of School Houses.
(2) Annual inspections for all satisfactory relocatables designed for classroom use or being occupied by students are required for: foundations; tie-downs; structural integrity; weatherproofing; HVAC; electrical; plumbing, if applicable; firesafety; and accessibility. Reports shall be filed with the district school board and posted in each respective relocatable in order to facilitate corrective action.
History.—s. 814, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part II - Use and Management of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.10-1013.28) › 1013.21 - Reduction of relocatable facilities in use.

1013.21 Reduction of relocatable facilities in use.—
(1)(a) It is a goal of the Legislature that all school districts shall provide a quality educational environment for their students such that, by July 1, 2003, student stations in relocatable facilities exceeding 20 years of age and in use by a district during the 1998-1999 fiscal year shall be removed and the number of all other relocatable student stations at over-capacity schools during that fiscal year shall be decreased by half. The Legislature finds, however, that necessary maintenance of existing facilities and public school enrollment growth impair the ability of some districts to achieve the goal of this section within 5 years. Therefore, the Legislature is increasing its commitment to school funding in this act, in part to help districts reduce the number of temporary, relocatable student stations at over-capacity schools. The Legislature intends that local school districts also increase their investment toward meeting this goal. Each district’s progress toward meeting this goal shall be measured annually by comparing district facilities work programs for replacing relocatables with the state capital outlay projections for education prepared by the Office of Educational Facilities. District facilities work programs shall be monitored by the Office of Educational Facilities to measure the commitment of local school districts toward this goal.
(b) For the purposes of this section, an “over-capacity school” means a school the capital outlay FTE enrollment of which exceeds 100 percent of the space and occupant design capacity of its nonrelocatable facilities. However, if a school’s initial design incorporated relocatable or modular instructional space, an “over-capacity school” shall mean a school the capital outlay FTE enrollment of which exceeds 100 percent of the space and occupant design capacity of its core facilities.
(2) In accordance with the legislative goal described in subsection (1), any relocatables purchased with money appropriated pursuant to chapter 97-384, Laws of Florida, shall be counted at actual student capacity for purposes of s. 1013.31 for the life cycle of the relocatable.
History.—s. 815, ch. 2002-387; s. 14, ch. 2010-70.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part II - Use and Management of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.10-1013.28) › 1013.22 - Obscenity on educational buildings or vehicles.

1013.22 Obscenity on educational buildings or vehicles.—Whoever willfully cuts, paints, pastes, marks, or defaces by writing or in any other manner any educational building, furniture, apparatus, appliance, outbuilding, ground, fence, tree, post, vehicle, or other educational property with an obscene word, image, or device commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. This section shall not apply to any student in grades K-12 subject to the discipline of a district school board.
History.—s. 816, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part II - Use and Management of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.10-1013.28) › 1013.24 - Right of eminent domain.

1013.24 Right of eminent domain.—There is conferred upon the district school boards in the state the authority and right to take private property for any public school purpose or use when, in the opinion of the school board, such property is needed in the operation of any or all of the public schools within the district, including property needed for any school purpose or use in any school district or districts within the county. The absolute fee simple title to all property so taken and acquired shall vest in the district school board, unless the school board seeks to appropriate a particular right or estate in such property.
History.—s. 818, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part II - Use and Management of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.10-1013.28) › 1013.25 - When university or Florida College System institution board of trustees may exercise power of eminent domain.

1013.25 When university or Florida College System institution board of trustees may exercise power of eminent domain.—Whenever it becomes necessary for the welfare and convenience of any of its institutions or divisions to acquire private property for the use of such institutions, and this cannot be acquired by agreement satisfactory to a university or Florida College System institution board of trustees and the parties interested in, or the owners of, the private property, the board of trustees may exercise the power of eminent domain after receiving approval therefor from the Administration Commission and may then proceed to condemn the property in the manner provided by chapter 73 or chapter 74.
History.—s. 819, ch. 2002-387; s. 176, ch. 2007-217; s. 207, ch. 2011-5.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part II - Use and Management of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.10-1013.28) › 1013.26 - Department of Legal Affairs to represent university board in condemnation proceedings.

1013.26 Department of Legal Affairs to represent university board in condemnation proceedings.—Any suits or actions brought by a university board of trustees to condemn property, as provided in s. 1013.25, shall be brought in the name of the university board of trustees, and the Department of Legal Affairs shall conduct the proceedings for, and act as the counsel of, the university board of trustees.
History.—s. 820, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part II - Use and Management of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.10-1013.28) › 1013.27 - Purchase of land by municipality.

1013.27 Purchase of land by municipality.—Any municipality wherein a Florida College System institution as defined by s. 1004.65 is situated may purchase land with municipal funds and to donate and convey the land or any other land to the Florida College System institution board of trustees.
History.—s. 821, ch. 2002-387; s. 208, ch. 2011-5.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part II - Use and Management of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.10-1013.28) › 1013.28 - Disposal of property.

1013.28 Disposal of property.—
(1) REAL PROPERTY.—
(a) Subject to rules of the State Board of Education, a district school board, the Board of Trustees for the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, or a Florida College System institution board of trustees may dispose of any land or real property to which the board holds title which is, by resolution of the board, determined to be unnecessary for educational purposes as recommended in an educational plant survey. A district school board, the Board of Trustees for the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, or a Florida College System institution board of trustees shall take diligent measures to dispose of educational property only in the best interests of the public. However, appraisals may be obtained by the district school board, the Board of Trustees for the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, or the Florida College System institution board of trustees prior to or simultaneously with the receipt of bids.
(b) Subject to regulations of the Board of Governors, a state university board of trustees may dispose of any land or real property to which it holds valid title which is, by resolution of the state university board of trustees, determined to be unnecessary for educational purposes as recommended in an educational plant survey. A state university board of trustees shall take diligent measures to dispose of educational property only in the best interests of the public. However, appraisals may be obtained by the state university board of trustees prior to or simultaneously with the receipt of bids.
(2) TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY.—
(a) Tangible personal property that has been properly classified as surplus by a district school board or Florida College System institution board of trustees shall be disposed of in accordance with the procedure established by chapter 274. However, the provisions of chapter 274 shall not be applicable to a motor vehicle used in driver education to which title is obtained for a token amount from an automobile dealer or manufacturer. In such cases, the disposal of the vehicle shall be as prescribed in the contractual agreement between the automotive agency or manufacturer and the board. Tangible personal property that has been properly classified as surplus, marked for disposal, or otherwise unused by a district school board shall be provided for a charter school’s use on the same basis as it is made available to other public schools in the district. A charter school receiving property from the school district may not sell or dispose of such property without the written permission of the school district.
(b) Tangible personal property that has been properly classified as surplus by a state university board of trustees shall be disposed of in accordance with the procedure established by chapter 273.
History.—s. 822, ch. 2002-387; s. 177, ch. 2007-217; s. 30, ch. 2010-78; s. 209, ch. 2011-5; s. 42, ch. 2018-6.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part III - Planning and Construction of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.30-1013.54) › Subpart A - Campus Master Plans andEducational Plant Surveys › 1013.356 - Local funding for educational facilities benefit districts or community development districts.

1013.356 Local funding for educational facilities benefit districts or community development districts.—Upon confirmation by a district school board of the commitment of revenues by an educational facilities benefit district or community development district necessary to construct and maintain an educational facility contained within an individual district facilities work program or proposed by an approved charter school or a charter school applicant, the following funds shall be provided to the educational facilities benefit district or community development district annually, beginning with the next fiscal year after confirmation until the district’s financial obligations are completed:
(1) All educational facilities impact fee revenue collected for new development within the educational facilities benefit district or community development district. Funds provided under this subsection shall be used to fund the construction and capital maintenance costs of educational facilities.
(2) For construction and capital maintenance costs not covered by the funds provided under subsection (1), an annual amount contributed by the district school board equal to one-half of the remaining costs of construction and capital maintenance of the educational facility. Any construction costs above the cost-per-student criteria established in s. 1013.64(6)(b)1. shall be funded exclusively by the educational facilities benefit district or the community development district. Funds contributed by a district school board shall not be used to fund operational costs.
Educational facilities funded pursuant to this act may be constructed on land that is owned by any person after the district school board has acquired from the owner of the land a long-term lease for the use of this land for a period of not less than 40 years or the life expectancy of the permanent facilities constructed thereon, whichever is longer. All interlocal agreements entered into pursuant to this act shall provide for ownership of educational facilities funded pursuant to this act to revert to the district school board if such facilities cease to be used for public educational purposes prior to 40 years after construction or prior to the end of the life expectancy of the educational facilities, whichever is longer.
History.—s. 19, ch. 2002-296; s. 131, ch. 2003-1; s. 62, ch. 2013-35.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part III - Planning and Construction of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.30-1013.54) › Subpart A - Campus Master Plans andEducational Plant Surveys › 1013.357 - Educational facilities benefit district or community development district facility utilization.

1013.357 Educational facilities benefit district or community development district facility utilization.—The student population of all facilities funded pursuant to this act shall, to the greatest extent possible, reflect the racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic balance of the school district pursuant to state and federal law. However, to the extent allowable pursuant to state and federal law, the interlocal agreement providing for the establishment of the educational facilities benefit district or the interlocal agreement between the community development district and the district school board and affected local general purpose governments may provide for the district school board to establish school attendance zones that allow students residing within a reasonable distance of facilities financed through the interlocal agreement to attend such facilities.
History.—s. 20, ch. 2002-296.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part III - Planning and Construction of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.30-1013.54) › Subpart B - Building Codes and Constructionfor Educational Facilities › 1013.372 - Education facilities as emergency shelters.

1013.372 Education facilities as emergency shelters.—
(1) The Department of Education shall, in consultation with boards and county and state emergency management offices, include within the standards to be developed under this subsection public shelter design criteria to be incorporated into the Florida Building Code. The new criteria must be designed to ensure that appropriate new educational facilities can serve as public shelters for emergency management purposes. A facility, or an appropriate area within a facility, for which a design contract is entered into after the effective date of the inclusion of the public shelter criteria in the code must be built in compliance with the amended code unless the facility or a part of it is exempted from using the new shelter criteria due to its location, size, or other characteristics by the applicable board with the concurrence of the applicable local emergency management agency or the Division of Emergency Management. Any educational facility located or proposed to be located in an identified category 1, 2, or 3 evacuation zone is not subject to the requirements of this subsection. If the regional planning council region in which the county is located does not have a hurricane evacuation shelter deficit, as determined by the Division of Emergency Management, educational facilities within the planning council region are not required to incorporate the public shelter criteria.
(2) By January 31 of each even-numbered year, the Division of Emergency Management shall prepare and submit a statewide emergency shelter plan to the Governor and the Cabinet for approval. The plan must identify the general location and square footage of existing shelters, by regional planning council region, and the general location and square footage of needed shelters, by regional planning council region, during the next 5 years. The plan must identify the types of public facilities that should be constructed to comply with emergency-shelter criteria and must recommend an appropriate and available source of funding for the additional cost of constructing emergency shelters within these public facilities. After the approval of the plan, a board may not be required to build more emergency-shelter space than identified as needed in the plan, and decisions pertaining to exemptions pursuant to subsection (1) must be guided by the plan.
(3) The provisions of s. 1013.74 apply to university facilities as emergency shelters.
History.—s. 836, ch. 2002-387; s. 473, ch. 2011-142.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part III - Planning and Construction of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.30-1013.54) › Subpart B - Building Codes and Constructionfor Educational Facilities › 1013.385 - School district construction flexibility.

1013.385 School district construction flexibility.—
(1) A district school board may, with a majority vote at a public meeting that begins no earlier than 5 p.m., adopt a resolution to implement one or more of the exceptions to the educational facilities construction requirements provided in this section.
(2) A resolution adopted under this section may propose implementation of exceptions to requirements of the uniform statewide building code for the planning and construction of public educational and ancillary plants adopted pursuant to ss. 553.73 and 1013.37 relating to:
(a) Interior non-load-bearing walls, by approving the use of fire-rated wood stud walls in new construction or remodeling for interior non-load-bearing wall assemblies that will not be exposed to water or located in wet areas.
(b) Walkways, roadways, driveways, and parking areas, by approving the use of designated, stabilized, and well-drained gravel or grassed student parking areas.
(c) Standards for relocatables used as classroom space, as specified in s. 1013.20, by approving construction specifications for installation of relocatable buildings that do not have covered walkways leading to the permanent buildings onsite.
(d) Site lighting, by approving construction specifications regarding site lighting that:
1. Do not provide for lighting of gravel or grassed auxiliary or student parking areas.
2. Provide lighting for walkways, roadways, driveways, paved parking lots, exterior stairs, ramps, and walkways from the exterior of the building to a public walkway through installation of a timer that is set to provide lighting only during periods when the site is occupied.
3. Allow lighting for building entrances and exits to be installed with a timer that is set to provide lighting only during periods in which the building is occupied. The minimum illumination level at single-door exits may be reduced to no less than 1 foot-candle.
(e) Any other provisions that limit the ability of a school to operate in a facility on the same basis as a charter school pursuant to s. 1002.33(18) so long as the regional planning council determines that there is sufficient shelter capacity within the school district as documented in the Statewide Emergency Shelter Plan.
History.—s. 35, ch. 2016-237; s. 44, ch. 2018-6; s. 22, ch. 2019-23.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part III - Planning and Construction of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.30-1013.54) › Subpart B - Building Codes and Constructionfor Educational Facilities › 1013.39 - Building construction standards; exemptions.

1013.39 Building construction standards; exemptions.—Universities are exempt from local amendments to the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code.
History.—s. 838, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part III - Planning and Construction of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.30-1013.54) › Subpart B - Building Codes and Constructionfor Educational Facilities › 1013.40 - Planning and construction of Florida College System institution facilities; property acquisition.

1013.40 Planning and construction of Florida College System institution facilities; property acquisition.—
(1) The need for Florida College System institution facilities shall be established by a survey conducted pursuant to this chapter. The facilities recommended by such survey must be approved by the State Board of Education, and the projects must be constructed according to the provisions of this chapter and State Board of Education rules.
(2) No Florida College System institution may expend public funds for the acquisition of additional property without the specific approval of the Legislature.
(3) No facility may be acquired or constructed by a Florida College System institution or its direct-support organization if such facility requires general revenue funds for operation or maintenance upon project completion or in subsequent years of operation, unless prior approval is received from the Legislature.
(4) The campus of a Florida College System institution within a municipality designated as an area of critical state concern, as defined in s. 380.05, and having a comprehensive plan and land development regulations containing a building permit allocation system that limits annual growth, may construct dormitories for up to 340 beds for Florida College System institution students, and an additional 25 beds for employees, educators, and first responders. Such dormitories are exempt from the building permit allocation system and may be constructed up to 60 feet in height if the dormitories are otherwise consistent with the comprehensive plan, the Florida College System institution has a hurricane evacuation plan that requires all dormitory occupants to be evacuated 48 hours in advance of tropical force winds, and transportation is provided for dormitory occupants during an evacuation. State funds and tuition and fee revenues may not be used for construction, debt service payments, maintenance, or operation of such dormitories. Additional dormitory beds constructed after July 1, 2016, may not be financed through the issuance of bonds by the Florida College System institution; however, bonds may be issued by nonpublic entities as part of a public-private partnership between the college and a nonpublic entity.
History.—s. 839, ch. 2002-387; s. 4, ch. 2008-213; s. 214, ch. 2011-5; s. 1, ch. 2016-32; s. 56, ch. 2017-3; s. 19, ch. 2019-103; s. 68, ch. 2022-154.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part III - Planning and Construction of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.30-1013.54) › Subpart B - Building Codes and Constructionfor Educational Facilities › 1013.41 - SMART schools; Classrooms First; legislative purpose.

1013.41 SMART schools; Classrooms First; legislative purpose.—
(1) SMART SCHOOLS.—“SMART schools” are schools that are soundly made, accountable, reasonable, and thrifty. It is the purpose of the Legislature to provide a balanced and principle-based plan for a functional, safe, adequate, and thrifty learning environment for Florida’s K-12 students through SMART schools. The plan must be balanced in serving all school districts and must also be balanced between the operating and capital sides of the budget. The principles upon which the plan is based are less government, lower taxes, increased responsibility of school districts, increased freedom through local control, and family and community empowerment.
(2) CLASSROOMS FIRST.—It is the purpose of the Legislature to substantially increase the state’s investment in school construction in an equitable, fair, and reasonable way.
(3) SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES PLAN.—It is the purpose of the Legislature to create s. 1013.35, requiring each school district annually to adopt an educational facilities plan that provides an integrated long-range facilities plan, including the survey of projected needs and the 5-year work program. The purpose of the educational facilities plan is to keep the district school board, local governments, and the public fully informed as to whether the district is using sound policies and practices that meet the essential needs of students and that warrant public confidence in district operations. The educational facilities plan will be monitored by the Office of Educational Facilities, which will also apply performance standards pursuant to s. 1013.04.
(4) OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.—It is the purpose of the Legislature to require the Office of Educational Facilities to assist school districts in building SMART schools utilizing functional and frugal practices. The Office of Educational Facilities must review district facilities work programs and projects and identify opportunities to maximize design and construction savings; develop school district facilities work program performance standards; and provide for review and recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature, and the State Board of Education.
History.—s. 15, ch. 2002-296; s. 840, ch. 2002-387; s. 17, ch. 2010-70; s. 63, ch. 2013-35.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part III - Planning and Construction of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.30-1013.54) › Subpart B - Building Codes and Constructionfor Educational Facilities › 1013.44 - Low-energy use design; solar energy systems; swimming pool heaters.

1013.44 Low-energy use design; solar energy systems; swimming pool heaters.—
(1)(a) Passive design elements and low-energy usage features shall be included in the design and construction of new educational facilities. Operable glazing consisting of at least 5 percent of the floor area shall be placed in each classroom located on the perimeter of the building. For a relocatable classroom, the area of operable glazing and the area of exterior doors, together, shall consist of at least 5 percent of the floor area. Operable glazing is not required in Florida College System institutions, auxiliary facilities, music rooms, gyms, locker and shower rooms, special laboratories requiring special climate control, and large group instruction areas having a capacity of more than 100 persons.
(b) In the remodeling and renovation of educational facilities which have existing natural ventilation, adequate sources of natural ventilation shall be retained, or a combination of natural and low-energy usage mechanical equipment shall be provided that will permit the use of the facility without air-conditioning or heat when ambient conditions are moderate. However, the Commissioner of Education is authorized to waive this requirement when environmental conditions, particularly noise and pollution factors, preclude the effective use of natural ventilation.
(2) Each new educational facility for which the projected demand for hot water exceeds 1,000 gallons a day shall be constructed, whenever economically and physically feasible, with a solar energy system as the primary energy source for the domestic hot water system of the facility. The solar energy system shall be sized so as to provide at least 65 percent of the estimated needs of the facility. Sizing shall be determined by generally recognized simulation models, such as F-chart and SOLCOST, or by sizing tables generated by the Florida Solar Energy Center.
(3) If swimming and wading pools constructed as an integral part of an educational facility or plant are heated, such pools shall, whenever feasible, be heated by either a waste heat recovery system or a solar energy system.
History.—s. 843, ch. 2002-387; s. 215, ch. 2011-5.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities › Part III - Planning and Construction of Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.30-1013.54) › Subpart B - Building Codes and Constructionfor Educational Facilities › 1013.451 - Life-cycle costs comparison.

1013.451 Life-cycle costs comparison.—
(1) In order to ensure that the construction of new and expanded education facilities provides the best long-term value, school districts shall compare the following life-cycle costs of materials used by competing providers when constructing or expanding school capacity:
(a) The anticipated annual energy consumption;
(b) The relative resistance to damage by wind loads and associated debris;
(c) The resistance to wood-destroying organisms;
(d) The perpetual maintenance costs;
(e) The resistance to fire; and
(f) A comparison of the annual insurance costs.
(2) School districts may rely on the information provided by contractors if the contractor’s analysis is based on the best currently available methods, including those of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and other federal and state agencies and technical or professional societies.
History.—s. 52, ch. 2003-391.