995043                                                     
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2000                                                  BHI              19


Senator(s) Flores, Oelrich, and Garcia moved the following amendment:

Section: 02              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 011             Provides an additional $1,466,577 for Access to 
                         Better Learning and Education (ABLE) in the 
Spec App:   55           Department of Education by reducing grants for newly 
                         eligible institutions in the Florida Resident Access 
                         Grant (FRAG) program.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                               Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                     DELETE         INSERT

        EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
        Program: Private Colleges And 
        Universities  48190000

        In Section 02  On Page 011
55      Special Categories  100849
        Able Grants (Access To Better Learning                
        And Education)  IOEC

   1000   From General Revenue Fund                1,814,580      3,281,157
       CA 1,466,577  FSI1 1,466,577  

Immediately following Specific Appropriation 55, DELETE:

Funds  in  Specific  Appropriation  55  are  provided  to  support 3,013
students  at  $602  per  student  and  shall be administered pursuant to
section  1009.891,  Florida  Statutes.  The  Office of Student Financial
Assistance  may  prorate  the  award  and provide a lesser amount in the
second term if the funds appropriated are insufficient to provide a full
award  to  all  eligible  students.  The  Office  of  Student  Financial
Assistance may also reallocate funds between institutions if an eligible
institution fails to reach its 2012-13 enrollment.

AND INSERT:

Funds  in  Specific  Appropriation  55  are  provided  to  support 3,013

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students at $1,089  per  student  and  shall be administered pursuant to 
section  1009.891, Florida  Statutes.  The  Office of Student Financial 
Assistance  may  prorate  the  award  and provide a lesser amount in the 
second term if the funds appropriated are insufficient to provide a full 
award  to  all  eligible  students.  The  Office  of  Student  Financial 
Assistance may also reallocate funds between institutions if an eligible 
institution fails to reach its 2012-2013 enrollment.

        In Section 02  On Page 012
56      Special Categories  104125
        Florida Resident Access Grant  IOEC

   1000   From General Revenue Fund               81,960,621     80,494,044
       CA -1,466,577  FSI1 -1,466,577  

Following Specific Appropriation 56, DELETE:

From  the  funds  provided  in  Specific  Appropriation  56,  $5,608,800
shall  be used for tuition assistance for qualified Florida residents at
newly  eligible  institutions. These funds are provided to support 3,800
students at $1,476 per student.

AND INSERT:

From  the  funds  provided  in  Specific  Appropriation  56,  $4,138,200
shall  be used for tuition assistance for qualified Florida residents at
newly  eligible  institutions. These funds are provided to support 3,800
students at $1,089 per student.























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