Florida SB 824: Retail Theft

Bill Text

824 
School District Unimproved Real Property 
2026-03-11T14:27:27Z 
Requiring school districts to annually submit complete inventories of unimproved real property owned by the district to the Department of Education; requiring the department to compile and publish such data in a statewide report, etc. 
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 2026 Legislature CS for SB 824, 1st Engrossed 

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 2 An act relating to school district unimproved real 
 3 property; creating s. 1013.041, F.S.; providing 
 4 definitions; requiring school districts to annually 
 5 submit complete inventories of unimproved real 
 6 property owned by the district to the Department of 
 7 Education; providing requirements for such data; 
 8 requiring the department to compile and publish such 
 9 data in a statewide report; providing requirements for 
 10 such report; providing an effective date. 
 11 
 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 13 
 14 Section 1. Section 1013.041, Florida Statutes, is created 
 15 to read: 
 16 1013.041 Statewide inventory of unimproved real property 
 17 owned by school districts.— 
 18 (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 
 19 (a) “Department” means the Department of Education. 
 20 (b) “District” means each school district as defined in s. 
 21 1001.30. 
 22 (c) “Unimproved real property” means any parcel of land 
 23 owned in whole or in part by a district that does not contain 
 24 any vertical improvements, including, but not limited to, 
 25 buildings, permanent structures, or constructed facilities. 
 26 (2) DATA COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS.— 
 27 (a) Each district shall annually, by a date established by 
 28 the department, submit to the department a complete inventory of 
 29 all unimproved real property owned by the district as of June 30 
 30 of that year. 
 31 (b) For each parcel of unimproved real property, the 
 32 district must provide all of the following data to the 
 33 department in a format prescribed by the department: 
 34 1. The parcel identification number. 
 35 2. The acreage of the parcel. 
 36 3. The address or descriptive location of the parcel. 
 37 4. The date of acquisition of the parcel by the district. 
 38 5. The current use of the parcel, if any. 
 39 6. The fair market value of the parcel, calculated using: 
 40 a. The most recent market value assessed by the county 
 41 property appraiser; or 
 42 b. A district-commissioned appraisal completed within the 
 43 previous 24 months. 
 44 (3) STATEWIDE REPORT.—The department shall compile the data 
 45 collected pursuant to subsection (2) into a statewide report, 
 46 which must include: 
 47 (a) The total statewide acreage of all unimproved real 
 48 property owned by districts. 
 49 (b) The aggregate statewide fair market value of such 
 50 property. 
 51 (c) A district-by-district breakdown of such unimproved 
 52 real property, including: 
 53 1. The total number of parcels per district. 
 54 2. The total acreage per district. 
 55 3. The total fair market value of such parcels per 
 56 district. 
 57 4. Each parcel’s identification number and acreage. 
 58 (d) Any trends or findings the department determines 
 59 relevant to effective statewide land use or long-range 
 60 facilities planning. 
 61 (4) PUBLICATION.—The department shall publish the statewide 
 62 report on its website by December 1, 2026, and every 3 years 
 63 thereafter. 
 64 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.