995082                                                     
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  EDU              15


Senator(s): Garcia, Diaz de la Portilla, Villalobos, Wasserman Schultz, 
Klein, Atwater, Campbell, Margolis, Dawson, and Bullard
moved the following amendment:

Section: 02              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 018             Replaces the 2003 amenity adjusted Florida Price Level
                         Index used in the District Cost Differential of the
Spec App:   81           Florida Education Finance Program with the 2003
                         traditional, pecuniary consumption Florida Price Level
                         Index.

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 018
81      Aid To Local Governments  050560
        Grants And Aids - Florida Educational                
        Finance Program  IOEB

        In Section 02  On Page 019

In Section 02, on Page 19, DELETE the following:

The  district  cost  differential  (DCD)  for  each  district  shall  be
calculated   pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  s.  1011.62(2),  Florida
Statutes.

and INSERT:

The  district  cost  differential  (DCD)  for  each  school district 
shall  be calculated   pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  s. 1011.62(2),
Florida Statutes, using the pecuniary consumption Florida Price Level
Index (FPLI_P) based on the market basket of goods.
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.
995082 Log:0035 JMA/JMA 03/31/04 02:16:06 PM Senate Page: 1