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Florida Senate - 2017                                Committee       Amendment
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The Committee on Appropriations (Brandes) recommended the following 
amendment:

Section: 06              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 385             This amendment reduces Library Technology Grants by 
                         $500,000 and adds Education and Access to Performing 
Spec App: 3127           Arts Programs to Cultural and Museum Grants for 
                         $500,000.

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

        STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
        Program: Library And Information Services
        Library, Archives And Information 
        Services  45400100

        In Section 06  On Page 385
3127    Aid To Local Governments  050792
        Grants And Aids - Library Grants  IOEB

   1000   General Revenue Fund                    30,251,785     29,751,785
       CA -500,000  FSI1NR -500,000  

DELETE:

From   the   funds   in   Specific  Appropriation  3127,  $7,952,951  in
nonrecurring  general  revenue  is  provided  to  the department for the
Library Technology Grant Program. The Department of State shall create a
matching  grant  program for public libraries to apply for funding based
on a 1:1 matching ratio. Eligible uses of grant funds include: expanding
services   for  learning  and  access  to  information  and  educational
resources  for individuals of all ages; developing library services that
provide  all users access to information through local, state, regional,
national,  and  international  electronic networks; creating centers for
simulations   and   audio/video   recording;   providing   centers   for
homeschooling,   small  business  conference  and  training  rooms,  and
creating  partnerships  with  CareerSource  Florida,  Inc., the Regional

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Workforce  Boards,  the  Small  Business  Development  Center, and other
entities  to provide small business guidance and assistance with new and
emerging  business  issues.  The  department may grant funds to entities
meeting  these  eligibility requirements in an amount up to $500,000 per
entity annually.

From   the   funds   in   Specific   Appropriation   3127,  $100,000  of
nonrecurring  funds  is  provided  for  the Parkland Library Master Plan
Expansion in Broward County.

AND INSERT:

From   the   funds   in   Specific  Appropriation  3127,  $7,452,951  in
nonrecurring  general  revenue  is  provided  to  the department for the
Library Technology Grant Program. The Department of State shall create a
matching  grant  program for public libraries to apply for funding based
on a 1:1 matching ratio. Eligible uses of grant funds include: expanding
services   for  learning  and  access  to  information  and  educational
resources  for individuals of all ages; developing library services that
provide  all users access to information through local, state, regional,
national,  and  international  electronic networks; creating centers for
simulations   and   audio/video   recording;   providing   centers   for
homeschooling,   small  business  conference  and  training  rooms,  and
creating  partnerships  with  CareerSource  Florida,  Inc., the Regional
Workforce  Boards,  the  Small  Business  Development  Center, and other
entities  to provide small business guidance and assistance with new and
emerging  business  issues.  The  department may grant funds to entities
meeting  these  eligibility requirements in an amount up to $500,000 per
entity annually.

From   the   funds   in   Specific   Appropriation   3127,  $100,000  of
nonrecurring  funds  is  provided  for  the Parkland Library Master Plan
Expansion in Broward County.

        Program: Cultural Affairs
        Cultural Affairs  45500300

        In Section 06  On Page 387
3139    Special Categories  100123
        Grants And Aids - Cultural And Museum                
        Grants  IOEB

   1000   General Revenue Fund                    20,040,046     20,540,046
       CA 500,000  FSI1NR 500,000  

DELETE:

From  the  funds in Specific Appropriation 3139, $5,000,000 of recurring
general  revenue  funds, and $13,190,046 of nonrecurring general revenue
funds  are  provided  for  the  2017-2018 General Program Support ranked

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list, as provided on the Department of State website.

The   remaining   nonrecurring   general   revenue   funds  in  Specific
Appropriation 3139 shall be allocated as follows

St. Petersburg Warehouse Arts District Project..............     500,000
Great Explorations Children's Museum........................     500,000
African Museum of Arts and Culture Center...................     500,000
African American History Museum at Historic Roosevelt High
School, Palm Beach County...................................     350,000

For  the  next  Cultural  and  Museum  Grant List application submission
period,  the list will be separated into two lists.  The first list will
include  all  projects that are in a Rural Area of Opportunity (RAO), as
defined  in  section  288.0656,  Florida  Statutes. The second list will
include  all  projects in non-RAOs. The ranking process will continue to
be the same for both lists.

AND INSERT:

From  the  funds in Specific Appropriation 3139, $5,000,000 of recurring
general  revenue  funds, and $13,190,046 of nonrecurring general revenue
funds  are  provided  for  the  2017-2018 General Program Support ranked
list, as provided on the Department of State website.

The   remaining   nonrecurring   general   revenue   funds  in  Specific
Appropriation 3139 shall be allocated as follows

St. Petersburg Warehouse Arts District Project..............     500,000
Great Explorations Children's Museum........................     500,000
African Museum of Arts and Culture Center...................     500,000
African American History Museum at Historic Roosevelt High
School, Palm Beach County...................................     350,000
Education and Access to Performing Arts Program.............     500,000

For  the  next  Cultural  and  Museum  Grant List application submission
period,  the list will be separated into two lists.  The first list will
include  all  projects that are in a Rural Area of Opportunity (RAO), as
defined  in  section  288.0656,  Florida  Statutes. The second list will
include  all  projects in non-RAOs. The ranking process will continue to
be the same for both lists.










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