House Bill 4509

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 4509

        By Representative Alexander






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to a residential public

  3         education facility; amending s. 230.23162,

  4         F.S.; requiring the facility authorized to be

  5         constructed by the Alternative Education

  6         Institute to be operated by the Department of

  7         Juvenile Justice and the Hillsborough County

  8         School Board; providing for transfer of

  9         ownership from the institute to the State of

10         Florida; providing duties of the Department of

11         Management Services; providing student

12         eligibility; providing for funding; providing

13         an effective date.

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15  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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17         Section 1.  Section 230.23162, Florida Statutes, as

18  renumbered from section 985.402 and amended by chapter 97-382,

19  Laws of Florida, is amended to read:

20         (Substantial rewording of section. See

21         s. 230.23162, F.S., for present text.)

22         230.23162  Residential public education facility;

23  operation; students; funding.--

24         (1)  The educational facility authorized to be

25  constructed by the Alternative Education Institute under

26  former s. 39.085, renumbered as s. 985.402, is designated as a

27  residential public education facility to be jointly operated,

28  either directly or by contracting for services, by the

29  Department of Juvenile Justice and the Hillsborough County

30  School Board through a cooperative agreement. Ownership of the

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  1  facility and property shall be transferred from the

  2  Alternative Education Institute to the State of Florida.

  3         (2)  The Department of Management Services is

  4  authorized to direct change orders in any existing

  5  construction contracts, provide site inspection services, and

  6  provide any other administrative services necessary to

  7  complete the construction of the facility. The Department of

  8  Management Services shall have access to all state funds

  9  previously appropriated to the Alternative Education Institute

10  for this purpose.

11         (3)  Students served in the facility must:

12         (a)  Reside in Hillsborough County, Pinellas County,

13  Manatee County, Polk County, or any other county that enters

14  into an agreement with the Department of Juvenile Justice and

15  the Hillsborough County School Board.

16         (b)  Not have been adjudicated.

17         (c)  Be at risk, as defined in the cooperative

18  agreement.

19         (4)  Funding for the residential component of the

20  program offered at the facility must be provided through

21  appropriations to the Department of Juvenile Justice. Funding

22  for the education component of the program offered at the

23  facility must be provided through the Florida Education

24  Finance Program.

25         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

26  law.

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      Provides that the educational facility authorized to be
  4    constructed by the Alternative Education Institute shall
      be designated as a residential public education facility
  5    operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice and the
      Hillsborough County School Board through cooperative
  6    agreement. Provides for transfer of ownership from the
      institute to the State of Florida and provides duties of
  7    the Department of Management Services. Provides student
      eligibility and funding.
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