Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1312
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  04/18/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Budget (Siplin) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete line 299
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 9. This section shall take effect upon this act
    6  becoming a law and, within 30 days thereafter, the Department of
    7  Education, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture
    8  and Consumer Services, shall develop and submit to the United
    9  States Department of Agriculture a request for a waiver required
   10  to transfer administration of the school food service and
   11  nutrition programs from the Department of Education to the
   12  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Upon receipt of
   13  the United States Department of Agriculture’s approval or denial
   14  of the request for a waiver, the Department of Education shall
   15  immediately notify in writing the Governor, the President of the
   16  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
   17  regarding the decision of the United States Department of
   18  Agriculture. The notification shall include a copy of the United
   19  States Department of Agriculture’s approval or denial of the
   20  request for a waiver.
   21         Section 10. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
   22  act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon
   23  this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect January 1,
   24  2012, if the United States Department of Agriculture approves
   25  the request for a waiver, pursuant to section 9 of this act, on
   26  or before November 1, 2011.
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   28  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   29         And the title is amended as follows:
   30         Delete line 42
   31  and insert:
   32         requiring the Department of Education, in consultation
   33         with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
   34         Services, to develop and submit a request for a waiver
   35         to the United States Department of Agriculture to
   36         transfer administration of the school food service and
   37         nutrition programs; requiring the Department of
   38         Education to notify the Governor and the Legislature
   39         regarding the decision of the United States Department
   40         of Agriculture; providing for contingent effect based
   41         upon federal approval of a request for a waiver;
   42         providing effective dates.