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Senator Gaetz moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 1189 and 1190,

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insert:

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     Section 20.  Subsection (2) of section 1008.36, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     1008.36  Florida School Recognition Program.--

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     (2)  The Florida School Recognition Program is created to

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provide financial awards to public schools that:

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     (a)  Sustain high performance by receiving a school grade of

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"A," making excellent progress; or

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     (b)  Demonstrate exemplary improvement due to innovation and

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effort by improving at least one a letter grade or by improving

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more than one letter grade and sustaining the improvement the

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following school year.

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Notwithstanding statutory provisions to the contrary, incentive

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awards are not subject to collective bargaining.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 101, after the first semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 1008.36, F.S.; revising provisions relating to

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the Florida School Recognition Program;

4/28/2008  9:55:00 PM     4-08932A-08