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11 Senator Meek moved the following amendment:
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17 1003.03 Maximum class size.--
18 (1) The Legislature finds that investments in smaller
19 class sizes lead to high student achievement and higher
20 lifetime income and earning power. Therefore, to assure that
21 children attending public schools obtain a high quality
22 education as prescribed by the Florida Constitution, the
23 Legislature shall make adequate provision so that by 2010, the
24 maximum number of public school students who are assigned to
25 each core curriculum teacher in:
26 (a) Prekindergarten through grade 3 does not exceed 18
27 students;
28 (b) Grades 4 through 8 does not exceed 22 students;
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30 (c) Grades 9 through 12 does not exceed 25 students.
31 (2) Beginning with the 2003-2004 fiscal year, the
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1 State Board of Education shall include within its coordinated
2 budget request to the Legislature the specific amount of funds
3 necessary to reduce each district's class size by two
4 students. The request shall be made and the Legislature shall
5 act thereupon annually until such time as the maximum number
6 of students per core curriculum class does not exceed the
7 requirements of subsection (1).
8 (3) Beginning with the 2003 legislative session, the
9 Legislature shall take into consideration any recommendations
10 from the Maximum Class Size Funding Commission to determine a
11 stable source of state funds to implement the requirements of
12 this section.
13 Section 114. Maximum Class Size Funding Commission.--
14 (1) Effective upon this act becoming a law, there is
15 created the Maximum Class Size Funding Commission. The
16 commission is assigned to the Department of Education for
17 administrative purposes. The commission shall consist of 17
18 members appointed as follows:
19 (a) Five members appointed by the Governor, at least
20 two of whom must be the parent of a child who attends a K
21 through 12 public school;
22 (b) Two members appointed by the President of the
23 Senate and two members appointed by the Speaker of the House
24 of Representatives;
25 (c) Two members appointed by each of the minority
26 leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives;
27 (d) Two members appointed by the Secretary of
28 Education;
29 (e) A representative of the Florida School Boards
30 Association;
31 (f) A representative of the Florida Education
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1 Association;
2 (g) A representative of the Office of Economic and
3 Demographic Research appointed by the director; and
4 (h) A representative of the Department of Bond Finance
5 appointed by the director.
6 (2) The commission shall choose a chairperson from
7 among its members who shall preside over meetings and perform
8 other duties required to administer this section.
9 (3) The commission shall hold its first meeting by
10 September 1, 2002, and shall meet as often as is practicable
11 to complete its task. The commission shall remain in existence
12 until it has completed its assignment as required by this
13 section but not later than June 30, 2004.
14 (4) The commission shall determine a stable source or
15 combination of sources of state funds sufficient to implement
16 section 1003.03, Florida Statutes. The commission may consider
17 all potential revenue-generating options, except that a
18 recommendation may not require a local funding source and may
19 not require any supplantation of funds from existing programs
20 or operations.
21 (5) The commission shall prepare a report detailing
22 its recommendations to the Governor, the President of the
23 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by
24 February 1, 2003. If the Legislature choose to implement any
25 of the recommendations of the commission or any other
26 legislation that provides resources sufficient to meet the
27 requirements of section 1003.03, Florida Statutes, the
28 commission shall be considered abolished upon such legislation
29 becoming a law. However, if upon adjournment of the regularly
30 scheduled session, no law has been enacted which satisfies the
31 requirements of this section, the commission shall continue
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1 its deliberations pursuant to subsection (3).
2 Section 115. The sum of $100,000 is appropriated from
3 the General Revenue Fund to the Maximum Class Size Funding
4 Commission for the 2002-2003 fiscal year. All unused funds
5 shall revert back to the General Appropriations Fund upon
6 abolition of the commission.
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