Florida Senate - 2018                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 540
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  01/25/2018           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Galvano) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (294156) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Between lines 6044 and 6045
    5  insert:
    6         Section 122. (1) Effective October 1, 2018, the sums of
    7  $2,565,530 in recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund,
    8  $200,159 from the Facility Construction Administrative Trust
    9  Fund, and $56,144 from the Federal Grants Trust Fund, from the
   10  amounts appropriated to the State Board of Education in the
   11  General Appropriations Act for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, are
   12  transferred between the appropriation categories identified in
   13  paragraphs (b)-(i) from the State Board of Education to the
   14  State Board of Colleges, along with the positions identified in
   15  paragraph (a), as follows:
   16         (a) Thirty four full-time equivalent positions with an
   17  associated salary rate of 2,173,369.
   18         (b) The sums of $2,017,597 in recurring funds from the
   19  General Revenue Fund; $168,045 in recurring funds from the
   20  Facility Construction Administrative Trust Fund; and $46,886 in
   21  recurring funds from the Federal Grants Trust Fund in the
   22  Salaries and Benefits appropriation category.
   23         (c) The sum of $21,179 in recurring funds from the General
   24  Revenue Fund in the Other Personal Services appropriation
   25  category.
   26         (d) The sums of $205,109 in recurring funds from the
   27  General Revenue Fund, $16,689 in recurring funds from the
   28  Facility Construction Administrative Trust Fund, and $4,390 in
   29  recurring funds from the Federal Grants Trust Fund in the
   30  Expenses appropriation category.
   31         (e) The sums of $11,414 in recurring funds from the General
   32  Revenue Fund, $2,843 in recurring funds from the Facility
   33  Construction Administrative Trust Fund, and $214 in recurring
   34  funds from the Federal Grants Trust Fund in the Special
   35  Categories - Contracted Services appropriation category.
   36         (f) The sums of $8,256 in recurring funds from the General
   37  Revenue Fund, $515 in recurring funds from the Facility
   38  Construction Administrative Trust Fund, and $191 in recurring
   39  funds from the Federal Grants Trust Fund in the Special
   40  Categories - Risk Management Insurance appropriation category.
   41         (g) The sums of $8,055 in recurring funds from the General
   42  Revenue Fund, $515 in recurring funds from the Facility
   43  Construction Administrative Trust Fund, and $191 in recurring
   44  funds from the Federal Grants Trust Fund for Special Categories
   45  - Transfer to the Department of Management Services - Human
   46  Resources Services Purchased per Statewide Contract
   47  appropriation category.
   48         (h) The sums of $182,286 in recurring funds from the
   49  General Revenue Fund, $11,550 in recurring funds from the
   50  Facility Construction Administrative Trust Fund, and $4,274 in
   51  recurring funds from the Federal Grants Trust Fund in the
   52  Special Categories - Data Processing Services, Education
   53  Technology and Information Services appropriation category.
   54         (i) The sum of $111,635 in recurring funds from the General
   55  Revenue Fund for Data Processing Services - Northwest Regional
   56  Data Center appropriation category.
   57  
   58  The amounts transferred pursuant to this subsection represent
   59  the funding for only the final three quarters of the fiscal
   60  year.
   61         (2) Effective October 1, 2018, $1,379,227 in recurring
   62  funds from the General Revenue Fund and $91,153 in recurring
   63  funds from the Federal Grants Trust Fund are appropriated to the
   64  State Board of Colleges as follows:
   65         (a) An additional 17 full-time equivalent positions and an
   66  additional associated salary rate of 1,068,460 are authorized
   67  for the State Board of Colleges.
   68         (b) The sums of $1,014,534 in recurring funds from the
   69  General Revenue Fund and $75,857 in recurring funds from the
   70  Federal Grants Trust Fund in the Salaries and Benefits
   71  appropriation category.
   72         (c) The sums of $229,758 in recurring funds from the
   73  General Revenue Fund and $8,688 in recurring funds from the
   74  Federal Grants Trust Fund in the Expenses appropriation
   75  category.
   76         (d) The sums of $29,396 in recurring funds from the General
   77  Revenue Fund and $317 in recurring funds from the Federal Grants
   78  Trust Fund in the Special Categories - Contracted Services
   79  appropriation category.
   80         (e) The sums of $4,131 in recurring funds from the General
   81  Revenue Fund and $258 in recurring funds from the Federal Grants
   82  Trust Fund in the Special Categories - Risk Management Insurance
   83  appropriation category.
   84         (f) The sums of $4,123 in recurring funds from the General
   85  Revenue Fund and $258 in recurring funds from the Federal Grants
   86  Trust Fund for the Special Categories - Transfer to the
   87  Department of Management Services - Human Resources Services
   88  Purchased per Statewide Contract appropriation category.
   89         (g) The sums of $92,402 in recurring funds from the General
   90  Revenue Fund and $5,775 in recurring funds from the Federal
   91  Grants Trust Fund in the Special Categories - Data Processing
   92  Services, Education Technology and Information Services
   93  appropriation category.
   94         (h) The sum of $4,883 in recurring funds from the General
   95  Revenue Fund in the Data Processing Services - Northwest
   96  Regional Data Center appropriation category.
   97  
   98  The amounts appropriated under this subsection represent funding
   99  for only the final three quarters of the fiscal year.
  100         (3) Effective October 1, 2018, the sum of $10 million in
  101  recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund is appropriated to
  102  the State Board of Colleges for distribution to colleges for
  103  students who earn industry certifications during the 2018-2019
  104  academic year. Funding for each college must be calculated based
  105  on the percentage of students who earn industry certifications
  106  in the following occupations or occupational areas: public
  107  safety; health sciences; automotive service technology; auto
  108  collision repair and refinishing; cyber security; cloud
  109  virtualization; network support services; computer programming;
  110  advanced manufacturing; electrician; welding; Federal Aviation
  111  Administration airframe mechanics; powerplant mechanics;
  112  pharmacy technician; and heating, ventilation, and air
  113  conditioning technician. By June 1, 2019, the State Board of
  114  Colleges shall distribute the funds and establish procedures and
  115  timelines for colleges to report the percentage of students who
  116  earned certifications for funding. The State Board of Colleges
  117  may allocate any funds not obligated by June 1, 2019, to schools
  118  that have earned awards based on the percentage of earned
  119  certifications. By October 31, 2018, the Chancellor of the
  120  Florida College System shall identify the associated industry
  121  certifications and shall prepare a report for each
  122  certification, including costs for the certification, the
  123  percentage of students who earned such certifications and who
  124  are employed, and the average salary of students who earned such
  125  certifications. Performance funds may not be awarded for
  126  certifications earned through continuing workforce education
  127  programs. Industry certifications that are earned by students
  128  who were enrolled in the 2017-2018 academic year which were
  129  eligible to be included in the funding allocation for the 2017
  130  2018 fiscal year but who were not included in the final
  131  disbursement due to the early data reporting deadline may be
  132  reported by colleges and included in the allocation of funds for
  133  the 2018-2019 fiscal year. Colleges shall maintain documentation
  134  for student attainment of industry certifications that are
  135  eligible for performance funding. The Auditor General shall
  136  verify compliance with this requirement during scheduled
  137  operational audits of the colleges. If a college does not
  138  comply, it must refund the performance funding to the state.
  139         (4) Effective July 1, 2018, and notwithstanding s.
  140  1001.66(2), Florida Statutes, which requires funding for the
  141  Florida College Performance-Based Incentive to be determined in
  142  the General Appropriations Act, $60 million in recurring funds
  143  from the General Revenue Fund is appropriated to the State Board
  144  of Education for the Florida College Performance-Based Incentive
  145  awarded pursuant to s. 1001.66, Florida Statutes, for the 2018
  146  2019 fiscal year. From these funds, $30 million is included as
  147  the state investment in performance funding and $30 million is
  148  redistributed from the base budget of Florida College System
  149  institutions as the institutional investment in performance
  150  funding.
  151         (5) Effective July 1, 2018, and notwithstanding the
  152  provisions of s. 1008.30(7)(b), Florida Statutes, which limit
  153  funding for the Supporting Students for Academic Success Program
  154  to amounts provided in the General Appropriations Act, $30
  155  million in recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund is
  156  appropriated to the State Board of Education for the Supporting
  157  Students for Academic Success Program established in that
  158  section for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. The State Board of
  159  Education shall allocate the funds to each Florida College
  160  System institution through the Florida College System Program
  161  Fund funding model developed pursuant to s. 1011.84, Florida
  162  Statutes.
  163         (6) Effective October 1, 2018, all rules, records,
  164  property, and unexpended balances of appropriations,
  165  allocations, or other funds relating to the Florida College
  166  System which are currently assigned to and administered by the
  167  State Board of Education are transferred by a type two transfer,
  168  as defined in s. 20.06(2), Florida Statutes, to the State Board
  169  of Colleges. Such rules shall remain effective until modified by
  170  the State Board of Colleges.
  171         (7) This section shall take effect July 1, 2018.
  172  
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  174  And the title is amended as follows:
  175         Delete line 6369
  176  and insert:
  177         Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund; providing
  178         appropriations effective on specified dates; requiring
  179         the State Board of Colleges to distribute certain
  180         funds and establish certain procedures and timelines
  181         for colleges by a specified date; requiring the
  182         Chancellor of the Florida College System to prepare
  183         certain reports by a specified date; specifying that
  184         certain industry certifications may be reported and
  185         included in the allocation of funds for the 2018-2019
  186         fiscal year; requiring colleges to maintain certain
  187         documentation for industry certifications; requiring
  188         the Auditor General to verify compliance with
  189         specified requirements; transferring certain funds
  190         relating to the Florida College System currently
  191         assigned to and administered by the State Board of
  192         Education to the State Board of Colleges; providing