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11  Senator Kirkpatrick moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 13, between lines 13 and 14,

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17         Section 6.  Subsection (4) of section 235.187, Florida

18  Statutes, as created by section 6 of chapter 97-384, Laws of

19  Florida, is amended to read:

20         235.187  Classrooms First Program; uses.--

21         (4)  Bonds issued under this section must be validated

22  as prescribed by chapter 75. The complaint for the validation

23  must be filed in the circuit court of the county where the

24  seat of state government is situated; the notice required to

25  be published by s. 75.06 must be published only in the county

26  where the complaint is filed; and the complaint and order of

27  the circuit court must be served only on the state attorney of

28  the circuit in which the action is pending. The state

29  covenants with holders of bonds issued under this section that

30  it will not take any action that will materially and adversely

31  affect the rights of such holders so long as such bonds are

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 1  outstanding. In addition, the state may establish a covenant

 2  in connection with the bonds which provides that any

 3  additional funds received by the state from new or enhanced

 4  lottery games, video gaming, or other similar activities will

 5  first be available for payments relating to bonds pledging

 6  revenues available pursuant to s. 24.121(2) prior to use for

 7  any other purpose.

 8         Section 7.  Subsection (1) of section 235.2195, Florida

 9  Statutes, as created by section 13 of chapter 97-384, Laws of

10  Florida, is amended to read:

11         235.2195  The 1997 School Capital Outlay Bond

12  Program.--There is hereby established the 1997 School Capital

13  Outlay Bond program.

14         (1)  The issuance of revenue bonds payable from the

15  first lottery revenues transferred to the Educational

16  Enhancement Trust Fund each fiscal year, as provided by s.

17  24.121(2), is authorized to finance or refinance the

18  construction, acquisition, reconstruction, or renovation of

19  educational facilities. Such bonds shall be issued pursuant to

20  and in compliance with the provisions of s. 11(d), Art. VII of

21  the State Constitution, the provisions of the State Bond Act,

22  ss. 215.57-215.83, as amended, and the provisions of this

23  section. The state does hereby covenant with the holders of

24  such revenue bonds that it will not take any action which will

25  materially and adversely affect the rights of such holders so

26  long as bonds authorized by this section are outstanding. In

27  addition, the state may establish a covenant in connection

28  with the bonds which provides that any additional funds

29  received by the state from new or enhanced lottery games,

30  video gaming, or other similar activities will first be

31  available for payments relating to bonds pledging revenues

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 1  available pursuant to s. 24.121(2) prior to use for any other

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 8  And the title is amended as follows:

 9         On page 1, line 17, after the semicolon,

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12         amending ss. 235.187, 235.2195, F.S.;

13         authorizing the establishment of covenants in

14         connection with certain bonds to require that

15         additional revenues be available for payment of

16         bonds pledging revenues from the Educational

17         Enhancement Trust Fund;

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