Florida HB 1147: Abandoned Animals

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CS/HB 1147 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to school district unimproved real 2
property; creating s. 1013.041, F.S.; providing 3
definitions; requiring school districts to annually 4
submit complete inventories of unimproved real 5
property owned by the district to the Department of 6
Education; providing requirements for such data; 7
requiring the department to compile and publish such 8
data in a statewide report; providing requirements for 9
such report; providing an effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Section 1013.041, Florida Statutes, is created 14
to read: 15
1013.041 Statewide inventory of unimproved real property 16
owned by school districts.— 17
(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 18
(a) "Department" means the Department of Education. 19
(b) "District" means each school district as defined in s. 20
1001.30. 21
(c) "Unimproved real property" means any parcel of land 22
owned in whole or in part by a district that does not contain 23
any vertical improvements, including, but not limited to, 24
buildings, permanent structures, or constructed facilities. 25

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(2) DATA COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS.— 26
(a) Each district shall annually, by a date established by 27
the department, submit to the department a complete inventory of 28
all unimproved real property owned by the district as of June 30 29
of that year. 30
(b) For each parcel of unimproved real property, the 31
district must provide all of the following data to the 32
department in a format prescribed by the department: 33
1. The parcel identification number. 34
2. The acreage of the parcel. 35
3. The address or descriptive location of the parcel. 36
4. The date of acquisition of parcel by the district. 37
5. The current use of the parcel, if any. 38
6. The fair market value of the parcel, calculated using: 39
a. The most recent market value assessed by the county 40
property appraiser; or 41
b. A district-commissioned appraisal completed within the 42
previous 24 months. 43
(3) STATEWIDE REPORT.—The department shall compile the 44
data collected pursuant to subsection (2) into a statewide 45
report, which must include: 46
(a) The total statewide acreage of all unimproved real 47
property owned by districts. 48
(b) The aggregate statewide fair market value of such 49
property. 50

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(c) A district-by-district breakdown of such unimproved 51
real property, including: 52
1. The total number of parcels per district. 53
2. The total acreage per district. 54
3. The total fair market value of such parcels per 55
district. 56
4. Each parcel's identification number and acreage. 57
(d) Any trends or findings the department determines 58
relevant to effective statewide land use or long-range 59
facilities planning. 60
(4) PUBLICATION.—The department shall publish the 61
statewide report on its website by December 1, 2026, and every 3 62
years thereafter. 63
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 64