HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 23A
1	CHAMBER ACTION
2	Senate House
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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;