995136                                                     
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  EDU              23


Senator(s): Silver
moved the following amendment:

Section: 02              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 040             Requires universities to allocate enrollment growth
                         funding to expand undergraduate and graduate nursing
Spec App:  166A          programs.

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
        Universities, Division Of
        Program: Educational And General 
        Activities  48900100

        In Section 02  On Page 040
166A    Aid To Local Governments  052310
        Grants And Aids - Education And General                
        Activities  IOEB

On page 41, after the list ending with "New College" totals, INSERT the 
following paragraph:

From the $56.7M provided in Specific Appropriation 166A for enrollment
growth, each university shall place a priority on expanding access to
undergraduate and graduate nursing degree programs. Each university
shall prepare a report that addresses how it plans to increase the
number of nursing graduates in the state for submission to the Florida
Board of Education. The Florida Board of Education shall submit a
consolidated report and recommendations to the Governor, the President
of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 3,
2003.

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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