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                    HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL AMENDMENT
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Representative(s): Lacasa
offered the following amendment:

In Section: 02 On Page: 016 Specific Appropriation:   78
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Explanation:
Establishes the Jose Marti Scholarship Endowment from the State Financial
Assistance Trust Fund
                                                     DELETE         INSERT

        EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF, AND 
        COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
        Office Of Student Financial Assistance
        Program: Student Financial Aid Program - 
        State

        In Section 02  On Page 016
78      Financial Assistance Payments
        Student Financial Aid

          From State Student Financial            74,941,179     74,441,179
          Assistance Trust Fund

DELETE the following proviso following Specific Appropriation 78:

State Student Financial Assistance Trust Fund:
Florida Student Assistance Grant - Public - Full-Time.......  53,592,595
Florida Student Assistance Grant - Private..................  10,737,529
Florida Student Assistance Grant - Postsecondary............   7,368,317
Children of Deceased/Disabled/Veterans......................     333,250
Florida Work Experience.....................................   1,069,922

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Critical Teacher Shortage Program...........................   1,739,566
Rosewood Family Scholarships................................     100,000

and insert in lieu thereof:

State Student Financial Assistance Trust Fund:
Florida Student Assistance Grant - Public - Full-Time.......  53,092,595
Florida Student Assistance Grant - Private..................  10,737,529
Florida Student Assistance Grant - Postsecondary............   7,368,317
Children of Deceased/Disabled/Veterans......................     333,250
Florida Work Experience.....................................   1,069,922
Critical Teacher Shortage Program...........................   1,739,566
Rosewood Family Scholarships................................     100,000


        In Section 02  On Page 017
79      Financial Assistance Payments
        Jose Marti Scholarship Challenge Grant

          From State Student Financial               196,000        696,000
          Assistance Trust Fund

At the end of existing proviso language, following Specific 
Appropriation 79, INSERT:

Specific Appropriation 79 includes $500,000 from the State Student
Financial Assistance Trust Fund to establish the Jose Marti Scholarship
Endowment to be administered by the Jose Marti Foundation.

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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