Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (688260) for CS for SB 1076
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/28/2013           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Montford) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Substitute for Amendment (907534) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Delete lines 1311 - 1326
    5  and insert:
    6         (s) Florida Cyber Security Recognition, Florida Digital
    7  Arts Recognition, and Florida Digital Tools Certificate
    8  established pursuant to s. 1003.4203.—
    9         1. Each school district shall certify by June 30 of each
   10  year to the Department of Education each elementary school that
   11  achieves 75 percent of student attainment of the Florida Cyber
   12  Security Recognition or the Florida Digital Arts Recognition
   13  established pursuant to s. 1003.4203. Upon verification by the
   14  department, each school that has achieved the designated student
   15  recognitions shall be awarded a Florida Cyber Security
   16  designation by the Commissioner of Education.
   17         2. Each middle school shall receive $50 for each student
   18  who earns the Florida Digital Tools Certificate established
   19  pursuant to s. 1003.4203 with a minimum award per school of
   20  $1,000 annually and a maximum award per school of $15,000
   21  annually. This performance payment shall be calculated in the
   22  FEFP as a full-time equivalent student.
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   25         And the title is amended as follows:
   26         Delete lines 158 - 160
   27  and insert:
   28         requiring each school district to certify to the
   29         department each elementary school that achieves a
   30         certain percentage of student attainment of certain
   31         recognitions; authorizing bonus funding for middle
   32         schools where students earn the Florida Digital Tools
   33         Certificate; amending s. 1011.80,