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Florida State Comprehensive Plan
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The Florida Legislature adopted the State Comprehensive Plan, a policy
plan addressing 26 subjects of statewide significance with 29 goals and
more than 300 supporting policies.
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Florida law requires each state agency to prepare an Agency Plan that is
linked to the State Comprehensive Plan and provides the basis for agency
programs and capital investments.
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The Florida Statutes establish a top-down planning process in which all
Strategic Regional Policy Plans and Local Government Comprehensive Plans
must be consistent with the State's Comprehensive Plan.
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Florida Law requires the Department of Community Affairs to prepare the
State Land Development Plan, which provides a policy framework to guide
state agencies and regional planning councils in matters affecting land
development. Based upon goals and policies of the State Comprehensive Plan,
SLDP sets forth objectives, effectiveness measures, and operating policies.
For a full copy of Florida's Comprehensive Plan
http://www.floridagrowth.org
Current Issues
Recent efforts by Governor Jeb Bush have resulted
in the creation of a Growth Management Study Commission on July 3, 2000.
This commission's purpose is to provide a comprehensive report to the Governor
and the Legislature, containing specific recommendations for addressing
growth management and proposals. By doing so, a more accurate and current
picture of Florida's "state of growth" can be attained. Some important
issues being addressed appear to reflect the fiscal impacts of development
on county services and how to reasonably go about slowing growth without
jeopardizing economic benefits.
However, as of early May 2001, a proposed bill over
school funding went virtually ignored with the end of the legislative session.
The bill, which would have linked the responsibility of classroom space
with any given developer's intention, "fell apart when the House and Senate
could not agree on whether to let school boards increase sales taxes without
voter approval." The Senate wanted to give school boards taxing power as
a means of covering the cost of new schools. The more conservative house
insisted voters approve the increase. The legislation, which was modeled
after Orange County's efforts to slow growth, marked a loss for school
districts around the state.
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