Florida Senate - 2009                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for HB 453
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                Floor: 4/F/2R          .                                
             04/27/2009 06:15 PM       .                                
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       Senators Deutch, Wilson, and Rich moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
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    3         Between lines 369 and 370
    4  insert:
    5         (2) A private school participating in a scholarship program
    6  must be a Florida private school as defined in s. 1002.01(2),
    7  must be registered in accordance with s. 1002.42, and must:
    8         (h) Employ or contract with teachers who hold baccalaureate
    9  or higher degrees, have at least 3 years of teaching experience
   10  in public or private schools, or have special skills, knowledge,
   11  or expertise that qualifies them to provide instruction in
   12  subjects taught. However, a private school participating in the
   13  Corporate Income Tax Credit Scholarship Program pursuant to s.
   14  220.187 must employ or contract with a teacher who holds a
   15  baccalaureate or higher degree and has 3 years of teaching
   16  experience or a teacher who is certified under s. 1012.56.
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   18  ====== D I R E C T O R Y  C L A U S E  A M E N D M E N T ======
   19         And the directory clause is amended as follows:
   20         Delete lines 358 - 359
   21  and insert:
   22         Section 7. Subsection (1) and paragraph (h) of subsection
   23  (2) of section 1002.421, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   24  
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   26         And the title is amended as follows:
   27         Delete line 23
   28  and insert:
   29         revisions; requiring that a private school
   30         participating in the Corporate Income Tax Credit
   31         Scholarship Program employ or contract with teachers
   32         having certain credentials; authorizing certain
   33         insurers that made past