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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to school-based AIDS education; requiring

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the Department of Education to award grants to public

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school districts to implement school-based AIDS

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educational activities; providing for the grant awards to

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be made from funds appropriated by the Legislature;

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specifying requirements for grant proposals by school

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districts; requiring that the department consider

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specified factors in awarding grants; requiring each

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school district that receives a grant to file an annual

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report with the department; providing an effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1. School-based AIDS education incentive grants.--

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     (1) Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, from funds

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appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose, the Department

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of Education shall award grants on a competitive basis to public

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school districts wishing to implement AIDS education activities

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pursuant to this section. The grants shall be awarded annually by

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October 1 of each year.

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     (2) A school district may apply for a school-based AIDS

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education incentive grant by submitting a grant proposal to the

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department by August 1 of each year on forms prescribed by the

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department. In order to be considered for funding, the grant

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proposal must include at least the following information and

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assurances:

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     (a) A detailed description of the program to be

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implemented, including a statement of program objectives,

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activities, target population, number of students to be served,

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and identification of all education programs, community agencies,

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private-sector entities, or other personnel and resources

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involved in program development and implementation.

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     (b) Assurance that parents and guardians will be involved

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in the development and implementation of the program.

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     (c) A detailed program budget.

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     (d) Measures for evaluating the effectiveness of the

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program, including outcomes.

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     (3) The department shall consider the following factors in

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awarding grants under this section:

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     (a) The HIV/AIDS, STD, and teenage pregnancy rates within

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the geographic area to be served by the program. Those geographic

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areas that have high HIV/AIDS, STD, or teenage pregnancy rates

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shall have priority for selection.

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     (b) The qualifications and training of personnel who will

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be responsible for program administration and classroom

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implementation.

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     (c) The extent to which the program will be coordinated

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with the existing school comprehensive health education program.

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     (d) The potential outcome effectiveness of the program.

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     (e) The degree to which the program's objectives and

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activities are consistent with the goals of this section.

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     (4) The department shall make available to each school

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district applying for a school-based AIDS education incentive

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grant information concerning all of the criteria used by the

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department in selecting the proposals for funding.

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     (5) Each school district that is awarded a grant under this

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section must submit an annual report to the department

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documenting the extent to which the program objectives are being

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met.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.