Florida HB 211: Licensed Counseling for First Responders

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House Joint Resolution 1
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 4 2
of Article VII, the creation of Section 7 of Article 3
VIII, and the creation of a new section in Article XII 4
of the State Constitution to increase the maximum 5
value of the accrued Save-Our-Homes benefit which may 6
be transferred to a new homestead for all levies other 7
than school district levies, prohibit counties and 8
municipalities from reducing total funding for law 9
enforcement, and provide an effective date. 10
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Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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That the following amendment to Section 4 of Article VII, 14
the creation of Section 7 of Article VIII, and the creation of a 15
new section in Article XII of the State Constitution are agreed 16
to and shall be submitted to the electors of this state for 17
approval or rejection at the next general election or at an 18
earlier special election specifically authorized by law for that 19
purpose: 20
ARTICLE VII 21
FINANCE AND TAXATION 22
SECTION 4. Taxation; assessments.—By general law 23
regulations shall be prescribed which shall secure a just 24
valuation of all property for ad valorem taxation, provided: 25

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(a) Agricultural land, land producing high water recharge 26
to Florida's aquifers, or land used exclusively for 27
noncommercial recreational purposes may be classified by general 28
law and assessed solely on the basis of character or use. 29
(b) As provided by general law and subject to conditions, 30
limitations, and reasonable definitions specified therein, land 31
used for conservation purposes shall be classified by general 32
law and assessed solely on the basis of character or use. 33
(c) Pursuant to general law tangible personal property 34
held for sale as stock in trade and livestock may be valued for 35
taxation at a specified percentage of its value, may be 36
classified for tax purposes, or may be exempted from taxation. 37
(d) All persons entitled to a homestead exemption under 38
Section 6 of this Article shall have their homestead assessed at 39
just value as of January 1 of the year following the effective 40
date of this amendment. This assessment shall change only as 41
provided in this subsection. 42
(1) Assessments subject to this subsection shall be 43
changed annually on January 1st of each year; but those changes 44
in assessments shall not exceed the lower of the following: 45
a. Three percent (3%) of the assessment for the prior 46
year. 47
b. The percent change in the Consumer Price Index for all 48
urban consumers, U.S. City Average, all items 1967=100, or 49
successor reports for the preceding calendar year as initially 50

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reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of 51
Labor Statistics. 52
(2) No assessment shall exceed just value. 53
(3) After any change of ownership, as provided by general 54
law, homestead property shall be assessed at just value as of 55
January 1 of the following year, unless the provisions of 56
paragraph (8) apply. Thereafter, the homestead shall be assessed 57
as provided in this subsection. 58
(4) New homestead property shall be assessed at just value 59
as of January 1st of the year following the establishment of the 60
homestead, unless the provisions of paragraph (8) apply. That 61
assessment shall only change as provided in this subsection. 62
(5) Changes, additions, reductions, or improvements to 63
homestead property shall be assessed as provided for by general 64
law; provided, however, after the adjustment for any change, 65
addition, reduction, or improvement, the property shall be 66
assessed as provided in this subsection. 67
(6) In the event of a termination of homestead status, the 68
property shall be assessed as provided by general law. 69
(7) The provisions of this amendment are severable. If any 70
of the provisions of this amendment shall be held 71
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the 72
decision of such court shall not affect or impair any remaining 73
provisions of this amendment. 74
(8)a. A person who establishes a new homestead as of 75

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January 1 and who has received a homestead exemption pursuant to 76
Section 6 of this Article as of January 1 of any of the three 77
years immediately preceding the establishment of the new 78
homestead is entitled to have the