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Senator Lee moved the following amendment:
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11 Senator Lee moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
18 the Alternative Education Institute is abolished.
19 Section 2. Section 230.23162, Florida Statutes, as
20 renumbered from section 985.402 and amended by chapter 97-382,
21 Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
22 (Substantial rewording of section. See
23 s. 230.23162, F.S., for present text.)
24 230.23162 Residential public education facility.--
25 (1) Ownership of the facility and related assets
26 authorized under former s. 985.402, is transferred to the
27 Department of Management Services. The Department of
28 Management Services shall direct change orders in existing
29 construction contracts necessary to complete construction to
30 the extent necessary to stabilize assets and prepare the
31 facility for future utilization. The Department of Management
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1 Services shall provide administrative, site inspection, and
2 security services as necessary to carry out the provisions of
3 this section. The Department of Management Services shall have
4 access to all state funds previously appropriated to the
5 Alternative Education Institute for this purpose.
6 (2)(a) A working group is formed to develop a plan for
7 the use of the facility and to develop a request for proposals
8 or request for information for operation of the program by a
9 private contractor. The working group shall be composed of
10 eight members: one member each from the Department of
11 Education, Department of Juvenile Justice, and Department of
12 Children and Family Services; one member appointed by the
13 President of the Senate; one member appointed by the Speaker
14 of the House; one representative of the 13th judicial circuit
15 of Hillsborough County, to be appointed by the Chief Circuit
16 Judge; one representative of the Hillsborough School District,
17 and one representative from local law enforcement to be
18 appointed by the Sheriff of Hillsborough County. The
19 Department of Education shall provide administrative support
20 for the working group.
21 (b) The group shall assess needs of categories of
22 clients served by the member agencies in evaluating possible
23 uses for the facility in meeting the needs of the clients. The
24 group shall identify client categories that may be served
25 through the use of the facility, shall outline a program
26 structure, and shall make further recommendations, including a
27 proposed private provider for implementation. The group should
28 consider previous recommendations for use of the facility, and
29 shall specifically consider the viability of prior proposals
30 submitted for use of the facility in the fiscal year
31 1997-1998. The group shall be formed and activated when this
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1 act becomes law. The group shall make a recommendation to the
2 President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
3 Representatives, no later than October 1, 1998, and shall be
4 disbanded upon that date.
5 (3) The Department of Management Services shall survey
6 state agencies, and shall invite bids and proposals from state
7 agencies, local government agencies, federal agencies, and the
8 private sector for use or disposition of the facility and
9 related assets, no later than June 15, 1998. Notwithstanding
10 any law to the contrary, the Department of Management Services
11 shall set a deadline for receipt of bids and proposals of not
12 less than 3 months after the invitation for bids and proposals
13 is advertised. By October 1, 1998, the Department of
14 Management Services shall evaluate all bids and proposals and
15 make a recommendation to the President of the Senate and the
16 Speaker of the House of Representatives regarding proposed
17 uses for the facility, taking into account local and state
18 interests and concerns.
19 (4) Upon receipt and review of the recommendations
20 from the working group and the Department of Management
21 Services, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
22 House of Representatives shall make a final determination
23 regarding use or disposition of the facility and related
24 assets. However, any such determination must take into account
25 local and state concerns and interests. The President of the
26 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
27 notify the Governor of their determination.
28 Section 3. There is appropriated to the Florida
29 Department of Education for fiscal year 1998-1999 from the
30 General Revenue Fund the sum of $50,000 to carry out the
31 provisions of this act.
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1 Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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6 And the title is amended as follows:
7 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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10 A bill to be entitled
11 An act relating to the Alternative Education
12 Institute; amending s. 230.23162, F.S.;
13 abolishing the institute; transferring the
14 institute to the Department of Management
15 Services; providing duties of the Department of
16 Management Services; establishing a working
17 group to develop a plan for use of the
18 facility; requiring a report; requiring the
19 department to provide services and make a
20 recommendation for the disposition of the
21 facility taking account of local and state
22 concerns; providing an appropriation; providing
23 an effective date.
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