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By the Committee on Appropriations; and Senator Meek
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to health education; amending
3 s. 233.0672, F.S.; authorizing school-based
4 acquired immune deficiency syndrome education
5 incentive grants; specifying grant proposal
6 requirements; specifying factors to be
7 considered in awarding grants; requiring annual
8 reports; providing an effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Subsection (3) is added to section
13 233.0672, Florida Statutes, to read:
14 233.0672 Health education; instruction in acquired
15 immune deficiency syndrome; incentive grants.--
16 (3)(a) Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, from
17 funds appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose, the
18 Department of Education is authorized and directed to award
19 grants on a competitive basis to public school districts
20 wishing to implement an acquired immune deficiency syndrome
21 education program pursuant to this subsection. Such grants
22 shall be awarded annually by no later than October 1 of each
23 year.
24 (b) Each school district wishing to apply for a
25 school-based acquired immune deficiency syndrome education
26 incentive grant shall submit a grant proposal to the
27 department by August 1 of each year on forms prescribed by the
28 department. In order to be considered for funding, the grant
29 proposal must include at least the following information and
30 assurances:
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1 1. A detailed description of the program to be
2 implemented, including a statement of program objectives and
3 activities, target population, number of students to be
4 served, and identification of all education, community agency,
5 private sector, or other personnel and resources involved in
6 program development and implementation.
7 2. Assurance that parents and guardians will be
8 involved in the development and implementation of the program.
9 3. A detailed program budget.
10 4. Measures for evaluation of the effectiveness of the
11 program, including outcomes.
12 (c) The department shall consider the following
13 factors in awarding grants as specified in this subsection:
14 1. The human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune
15 deficiency syndrome, sexually transmitted disease, and teenage
16 pregnancy rates within the geographic area to be served by the
17 program. Those geographic areas with high human
18 immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome,
19 sexually transmitted disease, and/or teenage pregnancy rates
20 shall have priority for selection.
21 2. The qualifications and training of personnel who
22 will be responsible for program administration and classroom
23 implementation.
24 3. The extent to which the program will be coordinated
25 with the existing school comprehensive health education
26 program.
27 4. The potential outcome effectiveness of the program.
28 5. The degree to which the program's objectives and
29 activities are consistent with the goals of this subsection.
30 (d) The department shall make available to any school
31 district wishing to apply for a school-based acquired immune
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1 deficiency syndrome education incentive grant information on
2 all of the criteria to be used by the department in the
3 selection of the proposals for funding pursuant to the
4 provisions of this subsection.
5 (e) Each school district that is awarded a grant
6 pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall submit an
7 annual report to the department documenting the extent to
8 which the program objectives are being met.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.
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11 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
12 Senate Bill 1094
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14 The Committee Substitute, while continuing to authorize the
incentive grant program for AIDS education, removes the
15 appropriation of $3.5 million previously contained in the
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