995099                                                     
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  HHS              25


Senator(s): Klein and Wilson
moved the following amendment:

Section: 03              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 101             Provides $39.1 million in recurring general revenue
                         funding for the statewide Tobacco Awareness Program. 
Spec App:  588V          This amendment uses general revenue funds not currently
                         appropriated in the General Appropriations Act which
                         will become available if the 2003 changes to the U.S.
                         Internal Revenue Code related to bonus depreciation are
                         not adopted for purposes of the Florida corporate
                         income tax this session. 
                         

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -           39,100,000            39,100,000                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                                  Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                      DELETE         INSERT

        HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF
        Program: Health Care Practitioner And 
        Access
        Community Health Resources  64400200

        In Section 03  On Page 101
588V    Special Categories  100778
        Grants And Aids - Contracted Services  IOEB

   1000   From General Revenue Fund                  243,623     39,343,623
       CA 39,100,000  FSI1 39,100,000  

Following Specific Appropriation 588V, insert the following proviso:

From the general revenue funds in Specific Appropriation 588V,
$39,100,000 is provided for the purpose of implementing a comprehensive
tobacco prevention program designed to reduce premature mortality,
reduce morbidity, and increase the life expectancy of people in this
state through public health interventions at the state and local levels.
The comprehensive tobacco prevention program shall include the
following components:  1) Program elements based on "Best Practices for

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Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs; identified by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and on the peer-reviewed scientific
literature on tobacco prevention. 2) Advocacy organizations of middle,
high school, and college students. 3) Cessation programs for youth and
adults through schools, county health departments, and local providers,
including a toll-free telephone quit line. 4) Partnerships with local
communities and schools to prevent and reduce tobacco use, including
reducing disparities in tobacco use among different population groups.
5) Local and statewide media campaigns separately directed to youth and
adults. 6) Implementation of the provisions of the Florida Clean Indoor
Air Act under part II of chapter 386 which are applicable to the
Department of Health.

The Department of Health shall conduct surveillance and evaluations to
measure program performance and improve implementation strategies and
may contract for any of the activities specified in this section.

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.

































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