| 1 | Representative Attkisson offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with directory and title amendments) |
| 4 | On page 22, between lines 25 and 26, insert: |
| 5 | Section 14. Subsection (5) of section 1009.89, Florida |
| 6 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 1009.89 The William L. Boyd, IV, Florida resident access |
| 8 | grants.-- |
| 9 | (5)(a) Funding for the William L. Boyd, IV, Florida |
| 10 | Resident Access Grant Program shall be based on a formula |
| 11 | composed of planned enrollment and the state cost of funding |
| 12 | undergraduate enrollment at public institutions pursuant to s. |
| 13 | 1011.90. The amount of the William L. Boyd, IV, Florida resident |
| 14 | access grant issued to a full-time student shall be an amount as |
| 15 | specified in the General Appropriations Act. The William L. |
| 16 | Boyd, IV, Florida resident access grant may be paid on a |
| 17 | prorated basis in advance of the registration period. After the |
| 18 | registration period, the second-term payment may be prorated to |
| 19 | allow for a greater award amount in the second term so that the |
| 20 | entire amount as specified in the General Appropriations Act is |
| 21 | expended. The department shall make such payments to the college |
| 22 | or university in which the student is enrolled for credit to the |
| 23 | student's account for payment of tuition and fees. Institutions |
| 24 | shall certify to the department the amount of funds disbursed to |
| 25 | each student and shall remit to the department any undisbursed |
| 26 | advances or refunds within 60 days of the end of regular |
| 27 | registration. Students shall not be eligible to receive the |
| 28 | award for more than 9 semesters or 14 quarters, except as |
| 29 | otherwise provided in s. 1009.40(3). |
| 30 | (b) If the combined amount of the William L. Boyd, IV, |
| 31 | Florida resident access grant issued pursuant to this act and |
| 32 | all other scholarships and grants for tuition or fees exceeds |
| 33 | the amount charged to the student for tuition and fees, the |
| 34 | department shall reduce the William L. Boyd, IV, Florida |
| 35 | resident access grant issued pursuant to this act by an amount |
| 36 | equal to such excess. |
| 37 | Section 15. (1) To meet the critical workforce needs of |
| 38 | Florida and to maximize the number of diplomas, certificates, |
| 39 | and degrees that are awarded to postsecondary education students |
| 40 | in fields vital to the citizens of the state, beginning with the |
| 41 | 2005-2006 fiscal year, all future enrollment growth funds for |
| 42 | state universities, community colleges, and postsecondary |
| 43 | workforce education programs shall be appropriated by the |
| 44 | Legislature to the Department of Education or to an appropriate |
| 45 | trust fund administered by the department to be distributed |
| 46 | according to the provisions of this section. |
| 47 | (2) The department shall develop and issue a request for |
| 48 | proposals. In response to the request for proposals: |
| 49 | (a) A proposal may be made by an accredited public or |
| 50 | nonpublic postsecondary educational institution in the state |
| 51 | that provides postsecondary instruction in a field specified in |
| 52 | the priority list established pursuant to subsection (3). |
| 53 | (b) A proposal must indicate the number of postsecondary |
| 54 | diplomas, certificates, or degrees that the institution will |
| 55 | award using funds received pursuant to this section and the |
| 56 | fields in which the diplomas, certificates, and degrees will be |
| 57 | awarded. |
| 58 | (c) A proposal must indicate how the funds received will |
| 59 | leverage other grants and scholarships and how the funds will be |
| 60 | used to offset student tuition costs. |
| 61 | (3) The chair of Workforce Florida, Inc., shall annually |
| 62 | by March 1 advise the Legislature of the state's most pressing |
| 63 | workforce needs for postsecondary instruction and the geographic |
| 64 | locations of these needs. The Legislature shall annually |
| 65 | establish a priority list for funds provided pursuant to this |
| 66 | section in the General Appropriations Act. |
| 67 | (4) The rankings and decisions of the request for proposal |
| 68 | process shall be made by a committee based on the priority list |
| 69 | established pursuant to subsection (3). The committee shall be |
| 70 | composed of nine members appointed by the Governor subject to |
| 71 | confirmation by the Senate. The members shall serve staggered 4- |
| 72 | year terms. In order to achieve staggered terms, of the initial |
| 73 | appointments, three members shall serve 2-year terms, three |
| 74 | members shall serve 3-year terms, and three members shall serve |
| 75 | 4-year terms. |
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| 79 | On page 2, between line(s) 19 and 20, insert: |
| 80 | amending s. 1009.89, F.S.; authorizing second-term payments of |
| 81 | the William L. Boyd, IV, Florida resident access grant to be |
| 82 | prorated in certain circumstances; requiring future enrollment |
| 83 | growth funds to be appropriated to the Department of Education |
| 84 | or to a trust fund to be distributed to public or nonpublic |
| 85 | postsecondary educational institutions providing instruction at |
| 86 | the postsecondary level in fields vital to the citizens of the |
| 87 | state; providing for a request for proposal and requirements of |
| 88 | such proposal; requiring establishment annually of a priority |
| 89 | list; providing for creation of a committee and specifying terms |
| 90 | and duties thereof; |