THE BILL ITSELF
CS/SB 824
School District Unimproved Real Property
ENROLLED
2026
Legislature CS for SB 824, 1st Engrossed 2026824er
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An act relating to school district unimproved real
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property; creating s. 1013.041, F.S.; providing
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definitions; requiring school districts to annually
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submit complete inventories of unimproved real
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property owned by the district to the Department of
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Education; providing requirements for such data;
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requiring the department to compile and publish such
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data in a statewide report; providing requirements for
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such report; providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Section 1013.041, Florida Statutes, is created
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to read:
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1013.041 Statewide inventory of unimproved real property
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owned by school districts.—
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(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
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(a) “Department” means the Department of Education.
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(b) “District” means each school district as defined in s.
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1001.30.
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(c) “Unimproved real property” means any parcel of land
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owned in whole or in part by a district that does not contain
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any vertical improvements, including, but not limited to,
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buildings, permanent structures, or constructed facilities.
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(2) DATA COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS.—
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(a) Each district shall annually, by a date established by
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the department, submit to the department a complete inventory of
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all unimproved real property owned by the district as of June 30
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of that year.
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(b) For each parcel of unimproved real property, the
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district must provide all of the following data to the
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department in a format prescribed by the department:
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1. The parcel identification number.
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2. The acreage of the parcel.
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3. The address or descriptive location of the parcel.
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4. The date of acquisition of the parcel by the district.
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5. The current use of the parcel, if any.
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6. The fair market value of the parcel, calculated using:
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a. The most recent market value assessed by the county
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property appraiser; or
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b. A district-commissioned appraisal completed within the
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previous 24 months.
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(3) STATEWIDE REPORT.—The department shall compile the data
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collected pursuant to subsection (2) into a statewide report,
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which must include:
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(a) The total statewide acreage of all unimproved real
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property owned by districts.
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(b) The aggregate statewide fair market value of such
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property.
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(c) A district-by-district breakdown of such unimproved
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real property, including:
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1. The total number of parcels per district.
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2. The total acreage per district.
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3. The total fair market value of such parcels per
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district.
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4. Each parcel’s identification number and acreage.
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(d) Any trends or findings the department determines
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relevant to effective statewide land use or long-range
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facilities planning.
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(4) PUBLICATION.—The department shall publish the statewide
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report on its website by December 1, 2026, and every 3 years
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thereafter.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.