Florida Senate - 2025                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for HB 1255
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Jones moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 1655 and 1656
    4  insert:
    5         Section 32. Subsection (5) of section 1008.36, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         1008.36 Florida School Recognition Program.—
    8         (5) School recognition awards must be used for the
    9  following:
   10         (a) Nonrecurring bonuses to the instructional personnel as
   11  defined in s. 1012.01(2) and educational support employees as
   12  defined in s. 1012.01(6) assigned to the school faculty and
   13  staff;
   14         (b) Nonrecurring expenditures for educational equipment or
   15  materials to assist in maintaining and improving student
   16  performance; or
   17         (c) Temporary personnel for the school to assist in
   18  maintaining and improving student performance.
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   20  Notwithstanding statutory provisions to the contrary, incentive
   21  awards are not subject to collective bargaining.
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   24  And the title is amended as follows:
   25         Delete line 129
   26  and insert:
   27         Program; amending s. 1008.36, F.S.; revising which
   28         employees are eligible for certain nonrecurring
   29         bonuses; amending s. 1008.365, F.S.; expanding the