995503
Florida Senate - 2007
SB7096
The Committee on Education Pre-K Appropriations (Siplin and Wise)
recommended the following amendment:
Section: 02
On Page: 009
Spec App: 103
| EXPLANATION:
Provides $350,000 for school district matching
grants for the Duval and Nassau school districts to
establish in conjunction with community colleges and
private employers the Ready to Work program and
career academies by reducing Education 21st Century
Pilot Programs.
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NET IMPACT ON: Total Funds General Revenue Trust Funds
Recurring - 0 0 0
Non-Recurring - 0 0 0
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Positions & Amounts Positions & Amounts
DELETE INSERT
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Public Schools, Division Of
Program: State Grants/K-12 Program - Non
FEFP 48250400
In Section 02 On Page 009
103 Special Categories 101447
Grants And Aids - School District
Matching Grants Program IOEB
1000 From General Revenue Fund 4,000,000 4,350,000
CA 350,000 FSI1NR 350,000
DELETE the proviso immediately following Specific Appropriation 103:
Funds in Specific Appropriation 103 are provided as challenge grants
to public school district education foundations for programs that serve
low-performing students, teacher recruitment and retention efforts,
technical career education, and/or literacy initiatives. The amount of
each grant shall be equal to the private contribution made to a
qualifying public school district education foundation. In-kind
contributions shall not be considered for matching purposes. Before any
funds provided in Specific Appropriation 103 may be disbursed to any
public school district education foundation, the public school district
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foundation must certify to the Commissioner of Education that private
cash has actually been received by the public school district education
foundation seeking state matching funds. The Consortium of Florida
Education Foundations shall be the fiscal agent for this program.
Administrative costs for the program shall not exceed five percent.
and insert in lieu thereof:
From the funds in Specific Appropriation 103, $4,000,000 is provided
as challenge grants to public school district education foundations for
programs that serve low-performing students, teacher recruitment and
retention efforts, technical career education, and/or literacy
initiatives. The amount of each grant shall be equal to the
private contribution made to a qualifying public school district
education foundation. In-kind contributions shall not be considered
for matching purposes. Before any funds provided in Specific
Appropriation 103 may be disbursed to any public school district
education foundation, the public school district foundation must
certify to the Commissioner of Education that private cash has
actually been received by the public school district education
foundation seeking state matching funds. The Consortium of Florida
Education Foundations shall be the fiscal agent for this program.
Administrative costs for the program shall not exceed five percent.
From the funds in Specific Appropriation 103, $350,000 is provided as
challenge grants to the Duval and Nassau public school district
education foundation for the purpose of leveraging employer resources to
support Ready to Work and career academies that meet requirements
pursuant to section 1003.493, Florida Statutes, the National Career
Academy Coalition's Career Academy National Standards of Practice and
the following grant eligibility criteria. Matching grants may be
awarded on a one to two basis (one dollar grant match for two dollars of
private match). Three partners are required in order to be eligible for
matching grants. These partners must include the public school
district, the local community college, and the employer donors who are
supporting a specific academy. The employer donors and the local
community college are required to be part of the school district's
curriculum and program advisory board for each specific academy. Ready
to Work assessments and remediation shall be part of the curriculum.
The partnership shall jointly submit a spending plan to the Department
of Education to support the specific career academy. Before any funds
provided in Specific Appropriation 103 may be disbursed to the public
school district education foundation, the public school district
foundation must certify to the Commissioner of Education that the
private cash has actually been received by the public school education
foundation seeking matching funds. The Consortium of Florida Education
Foundations shall be the fiscal agent for this program.
In Section 02 On Page 010
108 Special Categories 104052
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Grants And Aids - School And
Instructional Enhancements IOEB
1000 From General Revenue Fund 32,618,188 32,268,188
CA -350,000 FSI1NR -350,000
In proviso following Specific Appropriation 108, DELETE:
Education 21st Century Pilot Programs....................... 3,107,554
and insert in lieu thereof:
Education 21st Century Pilot Programs....................... 2,757,554
| 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. Items printed in italics are computer codes and are not a part of the official text of this amendment. |
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