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Florida Senate - 2004 SB 292
By Senator Lynn
7-299A-04
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to charter technical career
3 centers; amending s. 1002.34, F.S.; providing
4 guidelines relating to funding for dual
5 enrollment instruction of public school
6 students provided at the Volusia/Flagler
7 Advanced Technology Center; providing an
8 effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Subsection (11) of section 1002.34, Florida
13 Statutes, is amended to read:
14 1002.34 Charter technical career centers.
15 (11) FUNDING.--
16 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
17 for dual enrollment instruction of public school students
18 provided at the Volusia/Flagler Advanced Technology Center
19 must be provided in an amount equal to that which would be
20 provided for the hours of instruction which would be necessary
21 to earn the FTE and the funding for an equivalent course if it
22 were taught in the school district.
23 (b)(a) Each district school board and community
24 college that sponsors a charter technical career center shall
25 pay directly to the center an amount stated in the charter.
26 State funding shall be generated for the center for its
27 student enrollment and program outcomes as provided in law. A
28 center is eligible for funding from the Florida Workforce
29 Development Education Fund, the Florida Education Finance
30 Program, and the Community College Program Fund, depending
31 upon the programs conducted by the center.
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1 (c)(b) A center may receive other state and federal
2 aid, grants, and revenue through the district school board or
3 community college board of trustees.
4 (d)(c) A center may receive gifts and grants from
5 private sources.
6 (e)(d) A center may not levy taxes or issue bonds, but
7 it may charge a student tuition fee consistent with authority
8 granted in its charter and permitted by law.
9 (f)(e) A center shall provide for an annual financial
10 audit in accordance with s. 218.39.
11 (g)(f) A center must provide instruction for at least
12 the number of days required by law for other public schools or
13 community colleges, as appropriate, and may provide
14 instruction for additional days.
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.
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18 SENATE SUMMARY
19 Provides guidelines for funding for dual enrollment
instruction of public school students which is provided
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