995073                                                     
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB0002A                                                 EDU              10


Senator(s): Miller
moved the following amendment:

Section: 02              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 017             From Supplemental Academic Instruction, provides
                         $300,000 for F schools to implement Mentoring programs
Spec App:   59           for Reading.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                                  Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                      DELETE         INSERT

        EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
        Public Schools, Division Of
        Program: State Grants/K-12 Program - FEFP  48250300

        In Section 02  On Page 017
59      Aid To Local Governments  050560
        Grants And Aids - Florida Educational                
        Finance Program  IOEB

Following Specific Appropriation   59, at the end of the next to last 
complete paragraph of proviso language on page 19, INSERT:

From the funds provided for Supplemental Academic Instruction, $300,000
is provided for grants to schools that received a grade of "F" for
2002-03 or 2001-02 and 2002-03 school years to implement research-based,
structured mentoring programs in reading offered before, during or after
school or on weekends.  Programs must have been reviewed by the Florida
Center for Reading Research and posted on their website.

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.
995073 Log:0017 JMA/JMA 05/15/03 06:16:26 PM Senate Page: 1