995008 Florida Senate - 2016 Committee Amendment SPB2500 AED 3 The Committee on Appropriations(Hays) recommended the following amendment:Section: 02 EXPLANATION: On Page: 036 Adds proviso to require that funds appropriated for Assessment and Evaluation be held in reserve until Spec App: 132 the Commissioner of Education provides a detailed explanation to the Appropriations Committee for the purpose of all negotiated student assessment contracts. NET IMPACT ON: Total Funds General Revenue Trust Funds Recurring - 0 0 0 Non-Recurring - 0 0 0 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Positions & Amount Positions & Amount DELETE INSERT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF State Board Of Education 48800000 In Section 02 On Page 036 132 Special Categories 100147 Assessment And Evaluation IOEA At the end of existing proviso language, following Specific Appropriation 132, INSERT: All funds provided in Specific Appropriation 132 shall be held in reserve until released by vote of the Appropriations Committee after the Commissioner of Education has appeared before such committee and explained why such contracts were negotiated and all questions regarding the purpose and reason for such contracts have been explained in detail. Further, the Department of Education is prohibited from expending any available funds from anywhere else in the department to fulfill any portion of these contracts until such meeting and vote occurs.995008 Log:0011 JMA/JMA 02/01/16 08:04:06 PM Senate Page: 1