990027                                                            No.   7
                    HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL AMENDMENT
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Representative(s): Justice and Littlefield
offered the following amendment:

In Section: 02 On Page: 012 Specific Appropriation:   62A
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Explanation:
Eliminates funding for Educator Professional Liability Insurance and
restores funding for Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resource Centers, the
Autism Program, Exceptional Student Education Grants, and the Florida School
for the Deaf and the Blind.
                                                     DELETE         INSERT

        EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF, AND 
        COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
        Public Schools, Division Of
        Program: State Grants K/12 Program - Non 
        FEFP

        In Section 02  On Page 012
62A     Special Categories
        Educator Professional Liability Insurance

          From General Revenue Fund                              -1,200,000


58      Special Categories
        Grants And Aids - Florida Diagnostic And 
        Learning Resources Centers

          From General Revenue Fund                 -260,427              0


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DELETE the proviso immediately following Specific Appropriation 58:

The  reduced  appropriation  in  Specific  Appropriation  58 for Florida
Diagnostic   and   Learning  Resource  Centers  includes  the  following
reductions:  -$54,266  for  the  University of Florida, -$51,099 for the
University of Miami, -$50,942 for Florida State University, -$53,262 for
the  University  of  South  Florida,  and -$50,858 for the University of
Florida Health Science Center at Jacksonville.


62      Special Categories
        Grants And Aids - Autism Program

          From General Revenue Fund                 -426,263              0

DELETE the proviso immediately following Specific Appropriation 62:

The   reduced   appropriation  in  Specific  Appropriation  62  for  the
Autism  Program  includes  the  following  reductions:  -$82,825 for the
University  of  South  Florida/Florida Mental Health Institute, -$63,118
for  the  University  of Florida (College of Medicine), -$62,262 for the
University  of  Central  Florida,  -$84,967  for the University of Miami
(Department  of  Pediatrics)  including  -$13,452 for activities in Palm
Beach  County  through FAU and -$15,594 for activities in Broward County
through  Nova  Southeastern  University,  -$63,118 for the University of
Florida  (Jacksonville),  and  -$69,973 for the Florida State University
(College of Communications).



        In Section 02  On Page 013
68      Special Categories
        Grants And Aids - Exceptional Education

          From General Revenue Fund                 -247,732              0


69      Special Categories
        Florida School For The Deaf And The Blind

          From General Revenue Fund                 -934,106       -668,528

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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