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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

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11  Representative(s) Miller, Mackenzie, Brennan, and Horan

12  offered the following:

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 43, line 26,of the bill

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18         Section 27.  From the funds appropriated in section 46

19  of Chapter 97-384, Laws of Florida, the funds appropriated

20  from the General Revenue Fund are hereby reduced by $119.2

21  million of General Revenue.

22         Section 28.  For the 1998-99 fiscal year, there is

23  hereby appropriated from the General Revenue Fund, $75 million

24  to the Department of Education for reduced class size.  Such

25  appropriation shall be allocated to the school districts by

26  prorating this appropriation based on each district's October

27  1996 student membership for kindergarten through grade six.

28         Section 29.  For the 1998-99 fiscal year, there is

29  hereby appropriated from the General Revenue Fund, $23 million

30  to the Department of Education for Safe Schools activities.

31  Such appropriation shall be allocated as follows:  two-thirds

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 1  shall be based on the latest official Florida Crime Index

 2  provided by the Department of Law Enforcement and one-third

 3  shall be based on each district's share of the state's total

 4  weighted school enrollment.  Safe Schools activities include

 5  (1) after school programs for middle school students; (2)

 6  other improvements to enhance the learning, environment,

 7  including implementation of conflict resolution strategies;

 8  and (3) alternative school programs for adjudicated youth.

 9  Each district shall determine, based on a review of its

10  existing programs and priorities, how much of its total

11  allocation to use for each authorized Safe Schools activity.

12         Section 30.  For the 1998-99 fiscal year, there is

13  hereby appropriated from the General Revenue Fund $21.2

14  million to the Department of Education for instructional

15  materials; provided that school districts shall pay for

16  instructional materials used for the instruction of public

17  high school students who are earning credit toward high school

18  graduation under the dual enrollment program as provided in s.

19  236.081(1)(g), Florida Statutes.

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23  And the title is amended as follows:

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27         reducing an appropriation to fund School

28         Infrastructure Thrift (SIT) Program awards made

29         in Chapter 97-384, L.O.F.; appropriating $75

30         million to the Department of Education for

31         reduced class size; appropriating $23 million

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