995127
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  EDU              170


Senator(s): Diaz-Balart
moved the following amendment:





Section: 02EXPLANATION:



On Page: 056             Reduces funding for capitalization grants by $250,000



to provide funding for a Center of Excellence located



Spec App:  149           at USF that provides training for marine and



recreational vehicle repair and for heating and air



conditioning repair













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

        EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF, AND 
        COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
        Education Administered Funds

        In Section 02  On Page 056
149     Special Categories
        Grants And Aids - Incentive Grants For 
        Expanding Programs

          From General Revenue Fund               17,400,000     17,150,000

        Workforce Development, Division Of

        In Section 02  On Page 051
140     Aid To Local Governments
        Centers Of Excellence

          From General Revenue Fund                  355,755        605,755

        Insert the following new paragraph of proviso 
        following Specific Appropriation 140 on page 51:

        From the funds appropriated in Specific
        Appropriation 140, $250,000 is provided for the
        Center of Excellence at the University of South
        Florida College of Education for marine and

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        recreational vehicle repair
        and for heating and air conditioning repair
        programs.


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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