995115                                                     
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  EDU              2


Senator(s): Sullivan
moved the following amendment:

Section: 02              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 020             Proviso that makes $200 million of the FEFP
                         appropriation contingent on either (1) legislation
Spec App:  105           becoming law which offsets estimated losses in income
                         tax imposed by Chapter 220, F.S., resulting from
                         changes to the Internal Revenue Code contained in the
                         Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 or
                         (2)the absence of legislation becoming law that would
                         have adopted by reference the Internal Revenue Code
                         changes contained in the Job Creation and Worker
                         Assistance Act of 2002.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                                  Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                      DELETE         INSERT

        EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF, AND 
        COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
        Public Schools, Division Of
        Program: State Grants/K-12 Programs - 
        FEFP  48250300

        In Section 02  On Page 020
105     Aid To Local Governments  050560
        Grants And Aids - Florida Educational                
        Finance Program  IOEB

Insert the following new paragraph of proviso as the first paragraph of 
proviso following Specific Appropriation 105 on age 20:

From the funds appropriated in Specific Appropriation 105, $200,000,000
is provided contingent on either: legislation becoming law, which
offsets the estimated losses in income tax imposed by Chapter 220, F.S.,
resulting from the adoption by reference the changes to the Internal
Revenue Code contained in the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of
2002; or the absence of legislation becoming law, which would have, for

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purposes of Chapter 220, F.S., adopted by reference the changes to the
Internal Revenue Code contained in the Job Creation and Worker
Assistance Act of 2002. If, pursuant to these conditions, the
appropriation for Specific Appropriation 105 is reduced by $200,000,000,
the reduction for each district shall be calculated by prorating
$200,000,000 based on each district's share of the state total of all
funds included in the calculation of FEFP total potential funds.

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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