990020                                                            No.  81
                    HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL AMENDMENT
                                  HB1807

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Representative(s): Gelber, Harper, Lerner, Rich, Romeo, and Bucher
offered the following amendment:

In Section: 01 On Page: 001 Specific Appropriation:    4A
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Explanation:
Eliminates District Lottery and School Recognition Program funding; provides
$100,000,000 for Class Size Reduction, and $180,609,000 for District Lottery
and Excellent Teaching program funding.
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        EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF, AND 
        COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
        Public Schools, Division Of
        Program: State Grants/K-12 Programs - 
        FEFP

        In Section 01  On Page 001
4A      Aid To Local Governments
        Grants And Aids - District Lottery And 
        School Recognition Program

          From Educational Enhancement Trust     280,609,000              0
          Fund

Immediately following Specific Appropriation 4A, DELETE:

Funds in Specific Appropriation 4A are provided as enhancement funds for
school districts and shall be allocated as follows:

a)   One  half  of  the  funds  in  Specific  Appropriation  4A shall be

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allocated  by  prorating  the  amount   of  the  appropriation  on  each
district's  K-12  base funding entitlement.  Prior to the expenditure of
these  funds, each district shall establish policies and procedures that
define enhancement and the types of expenditures that will be consistent
with  that  definition. From the portion of  funds allocated pursuant to
this  paragraph,  school boards must allocate, not later than October 1,
2001,  at  least  $10  per  unweighted  FTE  student  to  be used at the
discretion of the school advisory council or, in the absence of such, at
the  discretion  of  the  staff and parents of the school.  A portion of
these  funds shall be used for implementing the school improvement plan.
The  improvement  plan  shall  include  performance indicators which are
measurable.  Funding  for  use  by the school advisory councils shall be
allocated  directly  to  the  school  advisory  councils  and  shall  be
earmarked  for  the  councils'  use.  Council  funds  are not subject to
override by the principal or interim approvals by school district staff.
Council  funds must be accounted for and are subject to being audited on
a yearly basis.

b)   The   remaining   one  half  of  the  funds  provided  in  Specific
Appropriation  4A  shall  be  used  to fund financial awards pursuant to
provisions  of  s.  231.2905,  F.S.,  relating  to  the  Florida  School
Recognition  Program,  and  to fund the provisions of s. 236.08106, F.S.
relating  to  the  Excellent  Teaching  Program.  Funds  for  the School
Recognition  Program  shall be awarded by the Commissioner in the amount
of   $100  per  student  in  each  qualifying  school.  From  the  funds
appropriated  in  Specific  Appropriations  4A and 127, payment shall be
made to school districts in the amount of the employer's share of Social
Security  and  Medicare taxes (7.65%) for those teachers who qualify for
national  board  certification and receive bonus amounts consistent with
the provisions of s. 236.08106, F.S.

c)  Any funds remaining after the obligations in paragraph (b) have been
fully  met  shall  be  allocated  to all school districts as provided in
paragraph  (a),  and shall be subject to the expenditure requirements of
that paragraph.

The  Commissioner  of  Education  shall  develop  a  process  such  that
estimated  payments  for  the  School  Recognition program and Excellent
Teaching  program  shall be determined by December 31, 2001, so that the
balance of funds shall be allocated for the District Lottery program.



        In Section 01  On Page 002
4B      Aid To Local Governments
        Grants and Aids - District Lottery and 
        Excellent Teaching

          From Educational Enhancement Trust                    180,609,000
          Fund

        In Section 01  On Page 001


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Following Specific Appropriation 4B, INSERT:

Funds in Specific Appropriation 4B are provided as enhancement funds
for school districts and shall be allocated as follows:

a)   $140,304,500 of  the  funds  in  Specific  Appropriation  4B shall
be allocated  by  prorating  the  amount   of  the  appropriation  on 
each district's  K-12  base funding entitlement.  Prior to the
expenditure of these  funds, each district shall establish policies and
procedures that define enhancement and the types of expenditures that
will be consistent with  that  definition. From the portion of  funds
allocated pursuant to this  paragraph,  school boards must allocate, not
later than October 1, 2001,  at  least  $10  per  unweighted  FTE 
student  to  be used at the discretion of the school advisory council
or, in the absence of such, at the  discretion  of  the  staff and
parents of the school.  A portion of these  funds shall be used for
implementing the school improvement plan. The  improvement  plan  shall 
include  performance indicators which are measurable.  Funding  for  use
by the school advisory councils shall be allocated  directly to the 
school  advisory  councils  and  shall  be earmarked  for  the 
councils'  use.  Council  funds  are not subject to override by the
principal or interim approvals by school district staff. Council  funds
must be accounted for and are subject to being audited on a yearly
basis.

b)   $40,304,500 of  the  funds  provided  in  Specific Appropriation 
4B  shall  be  used  to fund the provisions of s. 236.08106, F.S.
relating  to  the  Excellent  Teaching  Program. From  the  funds
appropriated  in  Specific  Appropriations 4B and 127, payment shall be
made to school districts in the amount of the employer's share of Social
Security  and  Medicare taxes (7.65%) for those teachers who qualify for
national  board  certification and receive bonus amounts consistent with
the provisions of s. 236.08106, F.S.

c)  Any funds remaining after the obligations in paragraph (b) have been
fully  met  shall  be  allocated  to all school districts as provided in
paragraph  (a),  and shall be subject to the expenditure requirements of
that paragraph.

The  Commissioner  of  Education  shall  develop  a  process  such  that
estimated  payments  for  the Excellent Teaching  program  shall be
determined by December 31, 2001, so that the balance of funds shall be
allocated for the District Lottery program.



        In Section 01  On Page 002
4C      Aid To Local Governments
        Grants And Aids - Class Size Reduction

          From Educational Enhancement Trust                    100,000,000
          Fund


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Following Specific Appropriation 4C, INSERT:

Funds in Specific Appropriation 4C are provided for hiring teachers to
reduce class size in Kindergarten through Grade 3 as specified in s.
236.687, F.S.

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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