Senate Bill 2098

    Florida Senate - 1999                                  SB 2098

    By Senator Jones





    40-1216-99

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to education; creating the

  3         Florida Maximum Class Size Construction

  4         Program; providing for funding to construct

  5         additional student stations in certain

  6         low-achieving schools; providing for the

  7         adoption of rules to administer the act;

  8         providing for the return of funds if certain

  9         conditions are not met; providing an effective

10         date.

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

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14         Section 1.  (1)  This section may be cited as the

15  Florida Maximum Class Size Construction Program.

16         (2)  In addition to any other state funds, funds shall

17  be made available to school districts with the 100

18  lowest-achieving schools for grades K-3, to construct

19  additional student stations to the extent that funds are

20  appropriated for this purpose in the General Appropriations

21  Act to attain a class size of 1 full-time-equivalent teacher

22  to 15 pupils.

23         (3)  The Department of Education shall adopt rules

24  pertaining to this program, including achievement standards to

25  identify such schools, construction specifications and

26  appropriate bidding conditions, amount of award, and district

27  data-reporting requirements regarding class size.

28         (4)  Districts receiving funds under this program shall

29  maintain class size in grades K-3 in eligible schools at a

30  ratio of 1 full-time-equivalent teacher to 15 pupils for at

31  least 3 years after such space is occupied or shall refund any

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    Florida Senate - 1999                                  SB 2098
    40-1216-99




  1  construction funds received under this program to the

  2  Department of Education.

  3         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.

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  6                          SENATE SUMMARY

  7    Creates the Florida Maximum Class Size Construction
      Program. Provides for funding to construct additional
  8    student stations in certain low-achieving schools.
      Provides for the adoption of rules to implement the act.
  9    Provides for the return of funds if certain conditions
      are not met.
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