SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1772, 1st Eng.
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 901530
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Senator Argenziano moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 45. Paragraphs (h) and (i) of subsection (1)
19 of section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
20 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.--If the annual
21 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
22 district for operation of schools is not determined in the
23 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
24 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
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26 (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
27 OPERATION.--The following procedure shall be followed in
28 determining the annual allocation to each district for
29 operation:
30 (h) Small, isolated high schools.--Districts that
31 which levy the maximum nonvoted discretionary millage,
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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1772, 1st Eng.
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 901530
1 exclusive of millage for capital outlay purposes levied
2 pursuant to s. 1011.71(2), may calculate full-time equivalent
3 students for small, isolated high schools by multiplying the
4 number of unweighted full-time equivalent students times 2.75,
5 if the school has attained a state accountability grade of C
6 or better for the previous year; provided the percentage of
7 students at such school passing both parts of the high school
8 competency test, as defined by law and rule, has been equal to
9 or higher than such percentage for the state or district,
10 whichever is greater. For the purpose of this section, the
11 term "small, isolated high school" means any high school which
12 is located no less than 28 miles by the shortest route from
13 another high school; which has been serving students primarily
14 in basic studies provided by sub-subparagraphs (c)1.b. and c.
15 and may include subparagraph (c)4.; and which has a membership
16 of no more than 100 students, but no fewer than 28 students,
17 in grades 9 through 12.
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21 And the title is amended as follows:
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25 providing that small, isolated high schools may
26 multiply the number of full-time equivalent
27 students if the school has attained a state
28 accountability grade of C or better;
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