HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/CS/SB 1436
1	CHAMBER ACTION
2	Senate House
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12	Representative Kosmas offered the following:
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14	Amendment to Amendment (483919) with title amendment
15	Remove line(s) 3994-4045, and insert:
16	1011.63 Better educated students and teachers (BEST)
17	Florida teaching categorical fund.--
18	(1) The Better Educated Students and Teachers (BEST)
19	Florida teaching categorical fund is created to provide funding
20	for improved salaries for instructional personnel as defined in
21	s. 1012.01(2)(a)-(d), in the K-12 public school system. For
22	purposes of this section, the Florida School for the Deaf and
23	the Blind shall be considered a school district. Each school
24	district shall use these funds to provide salary improvements to
25	instructional personnel who received a satisfactory performance
26	review, pursuant to s. 1012.34, during the previous school year.
27	These funds may be used for salary improvements, including, but
28	not limited to, beginning teacher pay, recruiting critical
29	shortage area teachers, recruiting teachers to low-performing
30	schools, and providing performance pay as required by s.
31	1012.22. In 2004-2005, these funds may also be used for the
32	salary career ladder for classroom teachers as specified in s.
33	1012.231(2).
34	(2) The Department of Education shall distribute to each
35	school district an amount as prescribed annually for the BEST
36	Florida teaching categorical fund, as prescribed in the General
37	Appropriations Act.
38	(3) For the 2003-2004 fiscal year, the sum of $315,000,000
39	is appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions
40	of this section.
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42	TITLE AMENDMENT
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44	Remove line(s) 4975-4977, and insert:
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46	career ladder; providing for allocation to school districts and
47	use of funds; providing an appropriation; amending s. 1012.05,
48	F.S.; requiring the Department