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Pembroke Pines presses Broward Schools on ‘student station’ fees as district outlines school closures
Summary
City attorneys and commissioners cited a 2025 state law and an October 2025 Attorney General opinion that limit school district ‘student station’ fees; Broward Schools presented a ‘Redefining Broward Schools’ plan that includes closing Panther Run and Palm Cove elementaries and several boundary adjustments.
Mayor Angelo Castillo and city officials pressed the Broward County School Board on Feb. 4 over “student station” fees the city says may no longer be lawful after changes in state law.
City Attorney Goren told the commission the city’s Dec. 11 resolution asks the school board to release or amend an interlocal agreement that assesses student station fees in addition to impact fees. Goren cited Florida statute Section 163.3180(6)(j), Senate Bill 1080 (2025), and an Attorney General advisory opinion dated Oct. 24, 2025, concluding school districts may be precluded from collecting alternative fees that fail the statutory nexus test. “The Attorney General’s office rendered their opinion,” Goren said on the record, adding that the new statute took effect Oct. 1, 2025.
Broward Schools representatives responded that the district…
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