HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 23A
   
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12          Representative Kendrick offered the following:
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14          Amendment (with title amendment)
15          Between line(s) 1121 and 1122, insert:
16          Section 50. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
17    59 of the 2003-2004 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (h) of
18    subsection (1) of section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended
19    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
25    follows:
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 which levy
31    the maximum nonvoted discretionary millage, exclusive of millage
32    for capital outlay purposes levied pursuant to s. 1011.71(2),
33    may calculate full-time equivalent students for small, isolated
34    high schools by multiplying the number of unweighted full-time
35    equivalent students times 2.75 if the school has attained a
36    performance grade category of "C" or better for the previous
37    year; provided the percentage of students at such school passing
38    both parts of the high school competency test, as defined by law
39    and rule, has been equal to or higher than such percentage for
40    the state or district, whichever is greater. For the purpose of
41    this section, the term "small, isolated high school" means any
42    high school which is located no less than 28 miles by the
43    shortest route from another high school; which has been serving
44    students primarily in basic studies provided by sub-
45    subparagraphs (c)1.b. and c. and may include subparagraph (c)4.;
46    and which has a membership of no more than 100 students, but no
47    fewer than 28 students, in grades 9 through 12.
48          Section 51. The amendment of paragraph (h) of subsection
49    (1) of s. 1011.62, Florida Statutes, by this act shall expire on
50    July 1, 2004, and the text of that paragraph shall revert to
51    that in existence on June 30, 2003, except that any amendments
52    to such text enacted other than by this act shall be preserved
53    and continue to operate to the extent that such amendments are
54    not dependent upon the portions of such text which expire
55    pursuant to the provisions of this act.
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58          Between line(s) 120 and 121, insert:
59          amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; substituting for the 2003-2004 fiscal
60    year a school's performance grade category in lieu of the high
61    school competency test for computing operations funds for small,
62    isolated high schools;