995175
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL Committee Amendment
SB2500A AED 2
The Committee on Appropriations (Simmons) recommended the following
amendment:
Section: 02 EXPLANATION:
On Page: 003 Provides $100 million to the FEFP for a Persistently
Low Performing Schools Allocation for Intensive
Spec App: 91 Interventions and Supports and $288.95 million to
the FEFP for an increase in the Base Student
Allocation from $388.95 million appropriated in
CS/HB 7069.
NET IMPACT ON: Total Funds General Revenue Trust Funds
Recurring - 383,950,000 383,950,000 0
Non-Recurring - 5,000,000 5,000,000 0
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Positions & Amount Positions & Amount
DELETE INSERT
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Public Schools, Division Of
Program: State Grants/K-12 Program - FEFP 48250300
In Section 02 On Page 003
91 Aid To Local Governments 050560
Grants And Aids - Florida Educational
Finance Program IOEB
1000 General Revenue Fund 7,822,840,589 8,211,790,589
CA 388,950,000 FSI1 383,950,000 FSI1NR 5,000,000
Following Specific Appropriation 91, DELETE:
Funds provided in Specific Appropriations 7 and 91 shall be
allocated using a base student allocation of $4,204.45 for the FEFP.
Total Required Local Effort for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 shall be
$7,748,478,039. The total amount shall include adjustments made for the
calculation required in section 1011.62(4)(a) through (c), Florida
Statutes.
From the funds provided in Specific Appropriation 7 and 91,
$12,883,871 is provided for a Federally Connected Student Supplement to
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be calculated to support the education of students connected with
federally-owned military installations, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) property, and Indian lands pursuant to section
1011.62(13), Florida Statutes. The supplement shall be the sum of a
student allocation and an exempt property allocation. To participate,
districts must be eligible for federal Impact Aid funding under Section
8003, Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
The amount allocated for each eligible school district shall be
recalculated during the year, using actual student membership, as
amended, from the most recent February survey and the tax-exempt
valuation from the most recent assessment roll. Upon recalculation, if
the total allocation is greater than the amount provided in the General
Appropriations Act, it must be prorated to the level of the
appropriation based on each district's share of the total recalculated
amount.
At the end of existing proviso language, following Specific
Appropriation 91, INSERT:
Funds provided in Specific Appropriations 7 and 91 shall be
allocated using a base student allocation of $4,299.41 for the FEFP.
Total Required Local Effort for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 shall be
$7,748,315,565. The total amount shall include adjustments made for the
calculation required in section 1011.62(4)(a) through (c), Florida
Statutes.
From the funds provided in Specific Appropriation 7 and 91,
$13,000,294 is provided for a Federally Connected Student Supplement to
be calculated to support the education of students connected with
federally-owned military installations, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) property, and Indian lands pursuant to section
1011.62(13), Florida Statutes. The supplement shall be the sum of a
student allocation and an exempt property allocation. To participate,
districts must be eligible for federal Impact Aid funding under Section
8003, Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
The amount allocated for each eligible school district shall be
recalculated during the year, using actual student membership, as
amended, from the most recent February survey and the tax-exempt
valuation from the most recent assessment roll. Upon recalculation, if
the total allocation is greater than the amount provided in the General
Appropriations Act, it must be prorated to the level of the
appropriation based on each district's share of the total recalculated
amount.
From the funds provided in Specific Appropriations 7 and 91,
$100,000,000 is provided for Intensive Interventions and Supports to
schools that have earned three consecutive grades lower than a "C,"
pursuant to section 1008.34, Florida Statutes. These funds shall be
used to (1) implement an extended school day or school year program that
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may consist of any combination of extended regular school day, evening,
weekend, or summer school instruction that provides an additional 240
hours of additional learning time; (2) provide wrap-around services that
include, but are not limited to, tutorial and after-school programs,
student counseling, nutrition education, health services, parental
counseling, drug-prevention programs, college and career readiness, food
and clothing banks, and adult education; or (3) implement other
evidence-based interventions or models that develop a school culture of
attending college, high academic expectations, increased parent
engagement, and character development. In addition, each school district
receiving these funds shall develop and submit to the Department of
Education a school-based implementation plan that specifically
delineates: (a) how the funds will be used to transform the whole school
to improve student success; (b) the current baseline standards of
student academic achievement, the outcomes to be achieved, and the
method of measurement that will be used; (c) activities to increase
parental involvement and engagement in the child's education; (d) how
the school district will identify, recruit, retain, and reward
instructional and school administrative personnel; and (e) the provision
of professional development that focuses on academic rigor, direct
instruction, and creating high academic and character standards. The
funds shall be allocated proportionately based on the FTE for eligible
schools.
In Section 3 On Page 008
On page 8, DELETE the following language:
SECTION 3. Any section of this act, or any appropriation herein
contained, if found to be invalid shall in no way affect other sections
or specific appropriations contained in this act.
SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided herein, this act shall take
effect July 1, 2017, or upon becoming law, whichever occurs later;
however, if this act becomes law after July 1, 2017, then it shall
operate retroactively to July 1, 2017.
AND INSERT:
Section 3. Notwithstanding Section 71 of House Bill 7069, First
Engrossed, enacted in the 2017 regular session, and in lieu of funds
appropriated therein, for the 2017-2018 fiscal year, $30,000,000 in
recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund are appropriated to the
Department of Education to implement the Gardiner Scholarship Program
pursuant to s. 1002.385, Florida Statutes.
SECTION 4. Any section of this act, or any appropriation herein
contained, if found to be invalid shall in no way affect other sections
or specific appropriations contained in this act.
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SECTION 5. Except as otherwise provided herein, this act shall take
effect July 1, 2017, or upon becoming law, whichever occurs later;
however, if this act becomes law after July 1, 2017, then it shall
operate retroactively to July 1, 2017.
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