Florida Senate - 2007                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 2070
                        Barcode 661810
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11  The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 (Wise) recommended the
12  following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         Delete everything after the enacting clause
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17  and insert:  
18         Section 1.  Subsection (8) is added to section 1013.64,
19  Florida Statutes, to read:
20         1013.64  Funds for comprehensive educational plant
21  needs; construction cost maximums for school district capital
22  projects.--Allocations from the Public Education Capital
23  Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund to the various boards for
24  capital outlay projects shall be determined as follows:
25         (8)(a)  Beginning with the 2007-2008 fiscal year, there
26  is established the Increased Utilization Program which shall
27  be funded as a part of the Public Education Capital Outlay and
28  Debt Service Trust Fund in an amount each year not to exceed
29  15 percent of the total funds appropriated under paragraph
30  (3)(a). These funds shall be allocated by the commissioner to
31  any school district according to the following formula: Any
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Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 2070 Barcode 661810 1 eligible school that increases its FTE facility capacity by at 2 least 20 percent as a result of using an alternative, 3 nontraditional calendar shall receive up to a maximum of $250 4 per each FTE generated within the school. 5 (b) To be eligible, a district school board must 6 submit a resolution to the commissioner by August 1 of each 7 fiscal year, beginning August 1, 2007, of its intent to 8 participate in the Increased Utilization Program, listing each 9 of the schools eligible during the prior fiscal year. The 10 information listed for each school must include the maximum 11 FTE capacity for the year as contained in the Florida 12 Inventory of School Houses in the Office of Educational 13 Facilities and the increase attributable to the alternative, 14 nontraditional calendar. To be eligible, each individual 15 school's FTE must exceed the maximum facility capacity during 16 the fiscal year by at least 20 percent. 17 (c) Each school district qualifying for funding under 18 this subsection may be paid up to $250 per each FTE generated 19 per eligible school for a maximum of 5 years if funds are 20 available. If funds are insufficient during any fiscal year, 21 the commissioner shall determine the pro rata amount. 22 (d) Funds received by a school district through the 23 Increased Utilization Program shall be exempt from repayment 24 of any project outstanding pursuant to subsection (2). 25 (e) All funds accruing to a school district under this 26 subsection shall be allocated to the schools generating the 27 increased capacity and shall be expended on needed projects as 28 recommended in a survey under the rules of the state board. 29 (f) Overcrowding of a school or double session does 30 not apply. In addition, students may not be assigned to 31 instructional spaces contrary to the State Requirements for 2 5:16 PM 03/26/07 s2070d-ed05-j02
Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 2070 Barcode 661810 1 Educational Facilities. 2 Section 2. Paragraph (j) of subsection (3) of section 3 1003.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 4 1003.03 Maximum class size.-- 5 (3) IMPLEMENTATION OPTIONS.--District school boards 6 must consider, but are not limited to, implementing the 7 following items in order to meet the constitutional class size 8 maximums described in subsection (1) and the 9 two-student-per-year reduction required in subsection (2): 10 (j) Use alternative or year-round schools and other 11 nontraditional calendars that do not adversely impact annual 12 assessment of student achievement. 13 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. 14 15 16 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 17 And the title is amended as follows: 18 Delete everything before the enacting clause 19 20 and insert: 21 A bill to be entitled 22 An act relating to public school utilization; 23 amending s. 1013.64, F.S.; establishing the 24 Increased Utilization Program as a part of the 25 Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt 26 Service Trust Fund; providing a formula for 27 allocation of funds to a school district that 28 increases its FTE facility capacity; providing 29 eligibility requirements and restrictions; 30 amending s. 1003.03, F.S.; authorizing use of 31 alternative, nontraditional school calendars 3 5:16 PM 03/26/07 s2070d-ed05-j02
Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 2070 Barcode 661810 1 for purposes of meeting constitutional class 2 size maximums; providing an effective date. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 4 5:16 PM 03/26/07 s2070d-ed05-j02