995084
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL Committee Amendment
SB2500 AED 28
Senator(s) Bullard moved the following LATE FILED amendment:
Section: 02 EXPLANATION:
On Page: 020 Redistributes funds within the Supplemental Academic
Instruction Allocation of the FEFP for the 300
Spec App: 96 lowest performing elementary schools.
NET IMPACT ON: Total Funds General Revenue Trust Funds
Recurring - 0 0 0
Non-Recurring - 0 0 0
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EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Public Schools, Division Of
Program: State Grants/K-12 Program - FEFP 48250300
In Section 02 On Page 020
96 Aid To Local Governments 050560
Grants And Aids - Florida Educational
Finance Program IOEB
DELETE the proviso following Specific Appropriation 96:
From the funds in Specific Appropriations 9 and 96, $644,680,873 is
for Supplemental Academic Instruction to be provided throughout the
school year pursuant to section 1011.62 (1)(f), Florida Statutes. From
these funds, at least $75,000,000, together with funds provided in the
district's research-based reading instruction allocation and other
available funds, shall be used by districts with one or more of the 300
lowest performing elementary schools based on the statewide,
standardized English Language Arts assessment to provide an additional
hour of instruction beyond the normal school day for each day of the
entire school year for intensive reading instruction for the students in
each of these schools. This additional hour of instruction must be
provided by teachers or reading specialists who are effective in
teaching reading. Students enrolled in these schools who have level 5
reading assessment scores may choose to participate in the additional
hour of instruction on an optional basis. ESE centers shall not be
included in the 300 schools.
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AND INSERT:
From the funds in Specific Appropriations 9 and 96, $644,680,873 is
for Supplemental Academic Instruction to be provided throughout the
school year pursuant to section 1011.62 (1)(f), Florida Statutes. From
these funds, at least $75,000,000, together with funds provided in the
district's research-based reading instruction allocation and other
available funds, shall be used by districts with one or more of the 300
lowest performing elementary schools based on the statewide,
standardized English Language Arts assessment to provide an additional
hour of instruction beyond the normal school day for each day of the
entire school year for intensive reading instruction for the students in
each of these schools. These funds shall be distributed based on the
percentage of schools each district has of the 300 lowest performing
elementary schools. This additional hour of instruction must be
provided by teachers or reading specialists who are effective in
teaching reading. Students enrolled in these schools who have level 5
reading assessment scores may choose to participate in the additional
hour of instruction on an optional basis. ESE centers shall not be
included in the 300 schools.
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