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The Committee on General Government Appropriations (Baker)

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recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 210 and 211,

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insert:

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     Section 5.  Subsection (2) of section 195.002, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     195.002  Supervision by Department of Revenue.--

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     (2)  In furtherance of its duty to conduct schools to

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upgrade assessment skills and collection skills, the department

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may establish by rule committees on admissions and certification.

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Additionally, The department may also incur reasonable expenses

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for hiring instructors, travel, office operations, certificates

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of completion, badges or awards, and food service incidental to

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conducting such schools and for administering any certification

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program under s. 145.10, or s. 145.11, or s. 194.035. The

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department may charge a tuition fee and an examination fee to any

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person who attends such a school and may charge a fee to certify

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or recertify any person under such a program. The department

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shall deposit such fees into the Certification Program Trust Fund

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which is created in the State Treasury. There shall be separate

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school accounts and program accounts in the trust fund for

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property appraisers, and for tax collectors, and special

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magistrates. The department shall use money in the fund to pay

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such expenses.

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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) 21, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 195.002, F.S.; conforming provisions to

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changes made by the act;

4/22/2008  7:53:00 AM     601-08158-08