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A bill to be entitled |
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An act relating to instructional materials for K-12 public |
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education; authorizing a pilot program to enable selected |
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school districts to realize cost savings in the purchase |
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of instructional materials; requiring a report to the |
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Legislature; providing an effective date. |
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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Section 1.The Department of Education is authorized to |
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conduct a pilot program to enable selected school districts to |
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realize cost savings in the purchase of instructional materials. |
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The school districts of Hernando County, Pasco County, and |
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Hillsborough County shall participate in the pilot program. |
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Charter schools in each such school district shall be eligible |
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to participate in the pilot program. For purposes of the pilot |
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program, the Department of Education may waive the requirements |
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of s. 1006.37, Florida Statutes, relating to the requisition of |
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instructional materials from publisher depositories. The |
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Department of Education shall submit to the President of the |
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Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives for |
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consideration during the 2004 Regular Session a report of the |
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cost savings per school district and recommendations for |
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potential cost savings to school districts based on results of |
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the pilot program. |
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003. |
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