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995147                                                     
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
PCB                                                     EDU              11


Senator(s): Miller
Tuition / Corporate Income Credits

Section: 02              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 034             Deletes the budgeted tuition increase of 7.5% for
                         universities and 5.0% for community colleges and
Spec App:  156A          replaces the revenue for the systems with General
                         Revenue contingent upon the repeal of the corporate
                         income tax credit for nonprofit scholarship-funding
                         organizations.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -           40,990,317            40,990,317                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                                  Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                      DELETE         INSERT

        EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
        Universities, Division Of
        Program: Educational And General 
        Activities  48900100

        In Section 02  On Page 034
156A    Aid To Local Governments  05xxxx
        State University System Administered                
        Funds  IOEB

   1000   From General Revenue Fund                              20,250,000
       CA 20,250,000  FSI1 20,250,000  

Following Specific Appropriation 156A, INSERT:

Funds provided in Specific Appropriation 156A shall be allocated to
state universities in proportion to each university's share of the total
resident undergraduate tuition projected to be collected during Fiscal
Year 2004-05.  These funds are contingent upon legislation
becoming law which repeals section 220.187, Florida Statutes, relating
to corporate income tax credits for contributions to nonprofit
scholarship funding organizations.  Contingent on the repeal of section
220.187, Florida Statutes, the 2004-2005 resident undergraduate tuition
rates for the Fall and Spring Terms published in proviso language

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following Specific Appropriation 156 shall be reduced by 7.5%.   

        Community Colleges, Division Of
        Program: Community College Programs  48400600

        In Section 02  On Page 028
128A    Aid To Local Governments  05XXXX
        Community College Administered Funds  IOEB

   1000   From General Revenue Fund                              20,740,317
       CA 20,740,317  FSI1 20,740,317  

Immediately following Specific Appropriation 128A, INSERT:

Funds provided in Specific Appropriation 128A shall be allocated to
community colleges in proportion to each college's share of the total
resident tuition projected to be collected during Fiscal Year 2004-05. 
These funds are contingent upon legislation becoming law which repeals
section 220.187, Florida Statutes, relating to corporate income tax
credits for contributions to nonprofit scholarship funding
organizations.  Contingent on the repeal of section 220.187, Florida
Statutes, the 2004-2005 resident tuition rates for the Fall and Spring
Terms published in proviso language following Specific Appropriation 128
shall be reduced by 5%.   

Line item amendments are accepted as part of the amendatory process. However, due to the necessity of using computerized systems this may entail a different placement within a budget entity or the renumbering of the specific appropriation items.
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