(1) ALLOCATION.—The department shall allocate funds appropriated for the Classrooms for Kids Program. It is the intent of the Legislature that this program be administered as nearly as practicable in the same manner as the capital outlay program authorized under s. 9(a), Art. XII of the State Constitution. Each district school board’s share of the annual appropriation for the Classrooms for Kids Program must be calculated according to the following formula:
(a) Twenty-five percent of the appropriation shall be prorated to the districts based on each district’s percentage of K-12 base capital outlay full-time equivalent membership, and 65 percent shall be based on each district’s percentage of K-12 growth capital outlay full-time equivalent membership as specified for the allocation of funds from the Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund by s. 1013.64(3).
(b) Ten percent of the appropriation must be allocated among district school boards according to the allocation formula in s. 1013.64(1)(a), excluding adult and career education facilities.
(2) DISTRICT PARTICIPATION.—In order to participate in the Classrooms for Kids Program, a district school board shall:
(a) Enter into an interlocal agreement pursuant to s. 1013.33.
(b) Certify that the district’s inventory of facilities listed in the Florida Inventory of School Houses is accurate and up-to-date pursuant to s. 1013.31.
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—In order to increase capacity to reduce class size, a district school board shall expend the funds received pursuant to this section only to:
(a) Construct, renovate, remodel, or repair educational facilities that are in excess of projects identified in the district’s 5-year work program adopted prior to March 15, 2003; or
(b) Purchase or lease-purchase relocatable facilities that are in excess of relocatables identified in the district’s 5-year work program adopted prior to March 15, 2003.
History.—s. 4, ch. 2003-391; s. 4, ch. 2004-42; s. 186, ch. 2020-2.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code
Chapter 1013 - Educational Facilities
Part IV - Funding for Educational Facilities (Ss. 1013.60-1013.841)
1013.60 - Legislative capital outlay budget request.
1013.61 - Annual capital outlay budget.
1013.62 - Charter schools capital outlay funding.
1013.66 - Financing of approved capital projects.
1013.67 - Commissioner to provide for encumbrances of funds.
1013.68 - Classrooms First Program; uses.
1013.69 - Full bonding required to participate in programs.
1013.70 - The 1997 School Capital Outlay Bond Program.
1013.71 - Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund.
1013.735 - Classrooms for Kids Program.
1013.736 - District Effort Recognition Program.
1013.737 - The Class Size Reduction and Educational Facilities Lottery Revenue Bond Program.
1013.738 - High Growth District Capital Outlay Assistance Grant Program.
1013.74 - University authorization for fixed capital outlay projects.
1013.75 - Cooperative funding of career center facilities.
1013.76 - Multiyear capital improvement contracts.
1013.78 - Approval required for certain university-related facility acquisitions.
1013.79 - University Facility Enhancement Challenge Grant Program.
1013.841 - End of year balance of Florida College System institution funds.