HOUSE AMENDMENT

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11  Representative(s) Culp, Reddick, Roberts-Burke, and Sanderson

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 63, line 31,

16         Section 39.  Subsection (9) of section 288.8175,

17  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

18         288.8175  Linkage institutes between postsecondary

19  institutions in this state and foreign countries.--

20         (9)  The Department of Education shall review and make

21  linkage-institute budget requests to the Governor and the

22  Legislature. State appropriations for institutes created under

23  this section must be made by a single lump-sum line item to

24  the department, which must apportion the funds among the

25  various institutes in accordance with criteria established by

26  the department. The linkage institutes shall be eligible to

27  apply on a competitive basis to the Office of Tourism, Trade,

28  and Economic Development for the Targeted Market Pilot Project

29  Grants Program as defined in s. 14.2015, designed to improve

30  short and long term international business opportunities for

31  Florida businesses.

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

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 5  And the title is amended as follows:

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 9         amending s. 288.8175, F.S.; authorizing linkage

10         institutes to competitively apply for Targeted

11         Market Pilot Projects Grants;

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