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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                               Bill No. CS/HB 3661

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11  The Committee on General Government Appropriations offered the

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 19, line 24, of the bill

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18         Section 10.  Subsection (4) of section 235.187, Florida

19  Statutes, 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.  The state does hereby additionally authorize the

 2  establishment of a covenant in connection with the bonds which

 3  provides that any additional funds received by the state from

 4  new or enhanced lottery programs, video gaming, or other

 5  similar activities will first be available for payments

 6  relating to bonds pledging revenues available pursuant to s.

 7  24.121(2), prior to use for any other purpose.

 8         Section 11.  Subsection (1) of section 235.2195,

 9  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

10         235.2195  The 1997 School Capital Outlay Bond

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

12  Outlay Bond program.

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

14  first lottery revenues transferred to the Educational

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

16  24.121(2), is authorized to finance or refinance the

17  construction, acquisition, reconstruction, or renovation of

18  educational facilities.  Such bonds shall be issued pursuant

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

20  of the State Constitution, the provisions of the State Bond

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

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

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

24  materially and adversely affect the rights of such holders so

25  long as bonds authorized by this section are outstanding.  The

26  state does hereby additionally authorize the establishment of

27  a covenant in connection with the bonds which provides that

28  any additional funds received by the state from new or

29  enhanced lottery programs, video gaming, or other similar

30  activities will first be available for payments relating to

31  bonds pledging revenues available pursuant to s. 24.121(2),

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 1  prior to use for any other purpose.

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 5  And the title is amended as follows:

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 9         amending s. 235.187, F.S.; authorizing

10         covenants that additional funds from lottery

11         and certain similar sources will be available

12         for payments for Classrooms First Program bonds

13         before any other purpose; amending s. 235.2195,

14         F.S.; authorizing covenants that additional

15         funds from lottery and certain similar sources

16         will be available for payments for the 1997

17         School Capital Outlay Bond Program bonds before

18         any other purpose;

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