Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (688260) for CS for SB 1076
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: RS            .                                
                  03/28/2013           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Montford) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 1311 - 1326
    4  and insert:
    5         (s) Florida Cyber Security Recognition, Florida Digital
    6  Arts Recognition, and Florida Digital Tools Certificate
    7  established pursuant to s. 1003.4203.—
    8         1. Each school district shall certify by June 30 of each
    9  year to the Department of Education each elementary school that
   10  achieves 75 percent of student attainment of the Florida Cyber
   11  Security Recognition or the Florida Digital Arts Recognition
   12  established pursuant to s. 1003.4203. Upon verification by the
   13  department, each school that has achieved the designated student
   14  recognitions shall be awarded a Florida Cyber Security
   15  designation by the Commissioner of Education.
   16         2. Contingent upon appropriations, each middle school shall
   17  receive $50 for each student who earns the Florida Digital Tools
   18  Certificate established pursuant to s. 1003.4203 with a minimum
   19  award per school of $1,000 annually and a maximum award per
   20  school of $15,000 annually. This performance payment shall be
   21  calculated in the FEFP as a full-time equivalent student.
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   23  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   24         And the title is amended as follows:
   25         Delete lines 158 - 160
   26  and insert:
   27         requiring each school district to certify to the
   28         department each elementary school that achieves a
   29         certain percentage of student attainment of certain
   30         recognitions; authorizing bonus funding for middle
   31         schools where students earn the Florida Digital Tools
   32         Certificate; amending s. 1011.80,