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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 4259, 1st Eng.
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11 Senators Grant and Kirkpatrick moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 38. Subsections (3) and (13) of section
18 240.61, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
19 240.61 College reach-out program.--
20 (3) To participate in the college reach-out program, a
21 community college, a public university, or an independent
22 postsecondary institution that is participating in a special
23 program for students from disadvantaged backgrounds pursuant
24 to 20 U.S.C., ss. 1070d et seq. may submit a proposal to the
25 Department of Education. The State Board of Education shall
26 consider the proposals and determine which proposals to
27 implement as programs that will strengthen the educational
28 motivation and preparation of low-income educationally
29 disadvantaged students.
30 (13) By February 15 January 15 of each year, the
31 Postsecondary Education Planning Commission shall submit to
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1 the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
2 Representatives, the Commissioner of Education, and the
3 Governor a report that evaluates the effectiveness of the
4 college reach-out program. The report must be based upon
5 information provided by participating institutions, the
6 Division of Universities, the Division of Community Colleges,
7 and the Division of Workforce Development pursuant to
8 subsections (7) and (12). The evaluation must include
9 longitudinal cohort assessments of college reach-out program
10 participants from their entry into the program to their
11 graduation from postsecondary institutions. To the extent
12 feasible, the performance of college reach-out program
13 participants must be compared to the performance of comparable
14 cohorts of students in public school and postsecondary
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16 Section 39. Sections 240.154, 240.278, 240.521,
17 240.522, 240.523, and 240.525, Florida Statutes, are repealed.
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23 And the title is amended as follows:
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27 amending s. 240.61, F.S.; revising criteria for
28 participating in the college reach-out program;
29 revising the due date for a report on the
30 college reach-out program; removing the
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1 assessment; repealing s. 240.154, F.S., which
2 provides for undergraduate enhancement;
3 repealing s. 240.278, F.S., which provides for
4 the establishment and use of the Quality
5 Assurance Fund; repealing s. 240.521, F.S.,
6 which provides for the establishment of a state
7 university or a branch of an existing state
8 university to be located in East Central
9 Florida; repealing s. 240.522, F.S., which
10 provides for the establishment of a university
11 in Southwest Florida; repealing s. 240.523,
12 F.S., which provides for the establishment of a
13 4-year college in Dade County; repealing s.
14 240.525, F.S., which provides for the
15 establishment of a state university or branch
16 of an existing state university or state
17 college in Duval County;
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