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GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  EDU              150


Senator(s): Holzendorf
moved the following amendment:





Section: 02EXPLANATION:



On Page: 017             Appropriates $5 million for a cooperative-use facility



for Florida A & M University, Edward Waters College and



Spec App:   41-AA        Bethune Cookman College in Jacksonville.









NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -            5,000,000             5,000,000                    0 
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                                                  Positions & Amounts   Positions & Amounts
                                                      DELETE         INSERT

        EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF, AND 
        COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
        Office Of Deputy Commissioner For 
        Planning, Budgeting And Management

        In Section 02  On Page 017
41-AA   Fixed Capital Outlay
        FCO - FAMU/Edward Waters/Bethune Cookman 
        Cooperative-Use Facility

          From General Revenue Fund                               5,000,000

        After the new Specific Appropriation, insert the 
        following proviso:

        Funds in Specific Appropriation 41-AA shall be used
        for a joint-use classroom facility between Florida
        Agricultural and Mechanical University, Edward
        Waters College and Bethune Cookman College on the
        existing campus of Edward Waters College in Duval
        County.  The joint-use facility shall be available
        to each institution for all educational activities. 
        Title to the facility shall be with the State
        University System.  Edward Waters shall be
        responsible for the operation and maintenance of the
        facility.  Edward Waters shall have the right to
        reimburse the State University System for this
        appropriation.  Should this reimbursement occur, the

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        funds shall be deposited by the State University
        System into the General Revenue Fund.


Line item amendments are accepted as part of the amendatory process.  However, due to the necessity of using computerized systems this may entail a different placement
within a budget entity or the renumbering of the specific appropriation items.


















































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