House Bill 2057

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HB 2057

        By Representatives Alexander, Posey, Greenstein and Lacasa






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to school-level funding;

  3         creating s. 236.08103, F.S., the "Equity in

  4         School-Level Funding Act"; requiring school

  5         districts to allocate to each school within the

  6         district a specified minimum percentage of the

  7         funds generated by the school based on the

  8         Florida Education Finance Program; providing

  9         for graduated increases in such percentage;

10         providing for carryforward of unused funds

11         allocated to the schools; providing for review

12         of certain task force recommendations for

13         potential inclusion of certain funds in the

14         allocation methodology; providing an effective

15         date.

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

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19         Section 1.  Section 236.08103, Florida Statutes, is

20  created to read:

21         236.08103  Equity in School-Level Funding Act.--

22         (1)  This section may be cited as the "Equity in

23  School-Level Funding Act."

24         (2)(a)  Beginning in the 2000-2001 fiscal year,

25  district school boards shall allocate to each school within

26  the district at least 50 percent of the funds generated by

27  that school based upon the Florida Education Finance Program

28  as provided in s. 236.081 and the General Appropriations Act,

29  including gross state and local funds, discretionary lottery

30  funds, and funds from the school district's current operating

31  discretionary millage levy.

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  1         (b)  Beginning in the 2001-2002 fiscal year, district

  2  school boards shall allocate to each school within the

  3  district at least 65 percent of the funds generated by that

  4  school based upon the Florida Education Finance Program as

  5  provided in s. 236.081 and the General Appropriations Act,

  6  including gross state and local funds, discretionary lottery

  7  funds, and funds from the school district's current operating

  8  discretionary millage levy.

  9         (c)  Beginning in the 2002-2003 fiscal year, district

10  school boards shall allocate to each school within the

11  district at least 80 percent of the funds generated by that

12  school based upon the Florida Education Finance Program as

13  provided in s. 236.081 and the General Appropriations Act,

14  including gross state and local funds, discretionary lottery

15  funds, and funds from the school district's current operating

16  discretionary millage levy.

17         (d)  Beginning in the 2003-2004 fiscal year, district

18  school boards shall allocate to each school within the

19  district at least 95 percent of the funds generated by that

20  school based upon the Florida Education Finance Program as

21  provided in s. 236.081 and the General Appropriations Act,

22  including gross state and local funds, discretionary lottery

23  funds, and funds from the school district's current operating

24  discretionary millage levy.

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26  Total funding for each school shall be recalculated during the

27  year to reflect the revised calculations under the Florida

28  Education Finance Program by the state and the actual weighted

29  full-time equivalent students reported by the school during

30  the full-time equivalent student survey periods designated by

31  the Commissioner of Education. If the district school board is

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  1  providing programs or services to students funded by federal

  2  funds, any eligible students enrolled in the schools in the

  3  district shall be provided federal funds.

  4         (3)  Funds allocated to a school pursuant to this

  5  section that are unused at the end of the fiscal year shall

  6  not revert to the district, but shall remain with the school.

  7  These carryforward funds may be used for any purpose provided

  8  by law at the discretion of the principal of the school.

  9         (4)  Recommendations made by the Governor's Equity in

10  Educational Opportunity Task Force shall be reviewed to

11  identify potential categorical funds to be included in the

12  district allocation methodology required in subsection (2).

13         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

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16                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Creates the "Equity in School-Level Funding Act."
18    Requires school districts to allocate to each school
      within the district a specified minimum percentage of the
19    funds generated by the school based on the Florida
      Education Finance Program. Provides for graduated
20    increases in such percentage. Provides for carryforward
      of unused funds allocated to the schools. Provides for
21    review of recommendations of the Governor's Equity in
      Educational Opportunity Task Force to identify potential
22    categorical funds to be included in the district
      allocation methodology. See bill for details.
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