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GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  AED              31


Senator(s) Legg moved the following LATE FILED amendment:

Section: 02              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 020             Makes the Digital Classrooms allocation of the FEFP 
                         contingent on Senate   Bill 790 or similar 
Spec App:   96           legislation becoming law.

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
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        EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
        Public Schools, Division Of
        Program: State Grants/K-12 Program - FEFP  48250300

        In Section 02  On Page 020
96      Aid To Local Governments  050560
        Grants And Aids - Florida Educational                
        Finance Program  IOEB

Following Specific Appropriation 96, DELETE:

From  the  funds  in  Specific  Appropriations  9 and 96, $40,000,000 is
provided  to school districts to support digital classrooms. Funds shall
be  calculated  as  follows:  $250,000  shall  be  the  minimum for each
district,  and  the  remaining  balance shall be allocated based on each
district's  share  of  the  state's total unweighted student enrollment.
Each  district  must  submit  a  digital classrooms plan approved by the
school  board,  by  October  1,  2014  to  the  State Board of Education
specifying  how  the  funds  will  be  used  to implement the plan. Each
submitted  plan  must  include,  but  is  not  limited to, the following
components:   infrastructure   needs   including  network  and  wireless
components;  delivery  of digital instruction; professional development;
accommodations  for  students  with  disabilities;  assessments; digital
tools;  load  testing; devices; and security. The plan must identify the
district's  anticipated  return  on investment for each component with a
fiscal   impact   and   include  goals  relating  to  increased  student
achievement  and  measurable  outcomes based on the plan components. The
plan must be submitted with superintendent certification and approved by

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the State Board of Education prior to disbursement of funds. Each school
district  shall  certify to the Department of Education, by September 1,
2015  for  the  2014-2015 fiscal year, its use of funds from the Florida
Digital  Classrooms  allocation  and  corresponding  student performance
outcomes.  The  commissioner  shall  submit  a  summary  of the district
reports  to  the  Governor,  President of the Senate, and Speaker of the
House of Representatives.

AND INSERT:

From  the  funds  in  Specific  Appropriations  9 and 96, $40,000,000 is
provided  to school districts to support digital classrooms. Funds shall
be  calculated  as  follows:  $250,000  shall  be  the  minimum for each
district,  and  the  remaining  balance shall be allocated based on each
district's  share  of  the  state's total unweighted student enrollment.
Funds for this Digital Classrooms allocation shall be contingent on 
Senate Bill 790 or similar legislation becoming law. 


































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