HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1945

    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Greenstein, Henriquez, Wiles, Joyner, Romeo,

12  Bucher, Gannon, Ryan, Fields, Wishner, Cusack, Peterman,

13  Seilor, Richardson, Ausley, Harper, Weissman, Siplin and

14  Frankel offered the following:

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16         Amendment (with title amendment) 

17         On page 25, line 25 of the bill

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20         Section 30.  In order to implement the 2002-2003

21  General Appropriations Act and Specific Appropriations 105,

22  166B and 161 thereof, subsection (13) is added to section

23  216.292, F.S., to read:

24         216.292  Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions--

25         (13)  For the 2002-2003 fiscal year only and

26  notwithstanding the other provisions of this section; s.

27  215.32(2)(d), establishing the working capital fund; s.

28  216.179, relating to reinstatement of vetoed appropriations;

29  and s. 216.181, relating to limitations on budget amendments;

30  education spending for public schools, universities and

31  community colleges for the 2002-2003 fiscal year may be

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1945

    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)





  1  increased in an amount up to the total of the Governor's

  2  vetoes of 2002-2003 appropriations from the General Revenue

  3  Fund.  Such increase may be approved only by the Legislative

  4  Budget Commission pursuant to the request of the Department of

  5  Education filed with the Executive Office of the Governor.

  6  The provisions of this subsection are subject to the notice,

  7  review, and objection procedures set forth in s. 216.177.

  8  Further, the Legislative Budget Commission pursuant to the

  9  request of the Department of Education filed with the

10  Executive Office of the Governor may approve an increase in

11  education spending for the 2002-2003 fiscal year in an amount

12  up to the total of the total of the Governor's vetoes os

13  2002-2003 appropriations from lottery funds.  This subsection

14  shall not limit any increases to education spending authorized

15  by law.  This subsection expires July 1, 2003.

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19  And the title is amended as follows:

20         On page 4, line 4, after the semicolon

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23         amending s. 216.292, F.S.; allowing increases

24         in education spending in the amount of

25         gubernatorial vetoes of general revenue for the

26         2002-2003 fiscal year;

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