Senate Bill sb1424

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    Florida Senate - 2004                                  SB 1424

    By Senator Wilson





    33-34-04

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to requiring the Department of

  3         Education to award grants to public school

  4         districts to implement school-based AIDS

  5         educational activities; providing for the grant

  6         awards to be made from funds appropriated by

  7         the Legislature; specifying requirements for

  8         grant proposals by school districts; requiring

  9         that the department consider specified factors

10         in awarding grants; requiring school districts

11         that receive a grant to file an annual report

12         with the department; providing an effective

13         date.

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15  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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17         Section 1.  School-based AIDS education incentive

18  grants.--

19         (1)  Beginning with the 2004-2005 school year, from

20  funds appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose, the

21  Department of Education shall award grants on a competitive

22  basis to public school districts wishing to implement AIDS

23  education activities pursuant to this section. The grants

24  shall be awarded annually by October 1 of each year.

25         (2)  A school district may apply for a school-based

26  AIDS education incentive grant by submitting a grant proposal

27  to the department by August 1 of each year on forms prescribed

28  by the department. In order to be considered for funding, the

29  grant proposal must include at least the following information

30  and assurances:

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 1         (a)  A detailed description of the program to be

 2  implemented, including a statement of program objectives,

 3  activities, target population, number of students to be

 4  served, and identification of all education, community agency,

 5  private sector, or other personnel and resources involved in

 6  program development and implementation.

 7         (b)  Assurance that parent and guardians will be

 8  involved in the development and implementation of the program.

 9         (c)  A detailed program budget.

10         (d)  Measures for evaluating the effectiveness of the

11  program, including outcomes.

12         (3)  The department shall consider the following

13  factors in awarding grants under this section:

14         (a)  The HIV/AIDS, STD, and teenage pregnancy rates

15  within the geographic area to be served by the program. Those

16  geographic areas with high HIV/AIDS, STD, or teenage pregnancy

17  rates shall have priority for selection.

18         (b)  The qualifications and training of personnel who

19  will be responsible for program administration and classroom

20  implementation.

21         (c)  The extent to which the program will be

22  coordinated with the existing school comprehensive health

23  education program.

24         (d)  The potential outcome effectiveness of the

25  program.

26         (e)  The degree to which the program's objectives and

27  activities are consistent with the goals of this section.

28         (4)  The department shall make available to each school

29  district applying for a school-based AIDS education incentive

30  grant information on all of the criteria used by the

31  department in selecting the proposals for funding.

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 1         (5)  Each school district that is awarded a grant

 2  pursuant to this section must submit an annual report to the

 3  department documenting the extent to which the program

 4  objectives are being met.

 5         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.

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 9    Provides for the Department of Education to award AIDS
      education incentive grants to school districts. Provides
10    requirements for grant proposals by school districts and
      factors to be considered in awarding grants. Requires
11    school districts receiving a grant to submit an annual
      report to the department.
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