990046 No. 59 HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL AMENDMENT HB1807 CHAMBER ACTION SENATE . HOUSE . . . . . ________________________________________________________________________ ORIGINAL STAMP BELOW ________________________________________________________________________ Representative(s):Joyner, Gottlieb, Stansel, Gelber, Heyman, Henriquez, Rich, and Romeo offered the following amendment:In Section: 03 On Page: 046 Specific Appropriation: 237 ________________________________________________________________________Explanation: Transfers $37 million in the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund from the District Lottery and School Recognition Program to the Florida Resident Access Grant to replace $37 million in General Revenue, which is then transfered to the Agency for Health Care Administration to restore Medicaid Adult Dental, Visual and Hearing services. DELETE INSERT AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION Program: Health Care Services Executive Direction And Support Services In Section 03 On Page 046 237 Special Categories Medicaid Fiscal Contract From General Revenue Fund 11,492,667 11,585,538 From Administrative Trust Fund 36,049,942 36,257,137 From Refugee Assistance Trust Fund 100,480 106,666 Medicaid Services To Individuals In Section 03 On Page 047 242 Special Categories Adult Dental, Visual And Hearing Services990046 Log:0041 CPK/CPK 03/29/01 06:58:55 PM House Page: 1 From General Revenue Fund 13,721,034 From Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund 2,000,000 From Medical Care Trust Fund 20,377,783 From Refugee Assistance Trust Fund 584,116 Immediately following Specific Appropriation 242, INSERT: Funds in Specific Appropriation 242 shall provide services to individuals, including individuals over 21 years of age, who qualify to receive adult dental, visual and hearing services under the state Medicaid program. 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 280,609,000 243,609,000 Fund DELETE the proviso immediately following Specific Appropriation 4A: a) One half of the funds in Specific Appropriation 4A 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) 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 School990046 Log:0041 CPK/CPK 03/29/01 06:58:55 PM House Page: 2 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. and insert in lieu thereof: a) $140,304,500 of the funds in Specific Appropriation 4A 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) $103,304,500 of the funds provided in Specific Appropriation 4A 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 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 in990046 Log:0041 CPK/CPK 03/29/01 06:58:55 PM House Page: 3 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. Program: Private Colleges And Universities In Section 02 On Page 014 78 Special Categories Florida Resident Access Grant From General Revenue Fund 70,830,388 33,830,388 From Educational Enhancement Trust 37,000,000 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. 990046 Log:0041 CPK/CPK 03/29/01 06:58:55 PM House Page: 4