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GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
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Senator(s) Altman moved the following amendment:

Section: 02              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 013             Transfers $50,000 from the FSU-Panama City Campus 
                         Veterans Service Center to the private colleges and 
Spec App:   68           universities for a competitive grant to be awarded 
                         to a Florida-based public or private research 
                         university to establish a laboratory in support of 
                         space exploration.

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

        EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
        Program: Private Colleges And 
        Universities  48190000

        In Section 02  On Page 013
68      Special Categories  102130
        Grants And Aids - Private Colleges And                
        Universities  IOEB

   1000   General Revenue Fund                    10,530,000     10,580,000
       CA 50,000  FSI1NR 50,000  

Immediately following Specific Appropriation 68, DELETE:

Funds in Specific Appropriation 68 shall be allocated as follows:

Embry Riddle - Aerospace Academy............................   3,000,000
Embry Riddle - Technology Park..............................   5,000,000
Embry Riddle - Manufacturing Academy and Apprenticeship/
    Internship Program......................................   2,000,000
Jacksonville University - EPIC..............................     530,000

AND INSERT:

Funds in Specific Appropriation 68 shall be allocated as follows:

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Embry Riddle - Aerospace Academy............................   3,000,000
Embry Riddle - Technology Park..............................   5,000,000
Embry Riddle - Manufacturing Academy and Apprenticeship/
    Internship Program......................................   2,000,000
Jacksonville University - EPIC..............................     530,000
Space Exploration Laboratory................................      50,000

Funds provided in Specific Appropriation 68 for Space Exploration 
Laboratory shall be used to establish a research laboratory in support 
of a space exploration laboratory at a Florida research university.  
These funds shall be used for construction of laboratory space and 
acquisition of research equipment.  These funds shall be awarded on a 
competitive basis to a Florida-based public or private research 
university.  A university applying for these funds shall be required to 
provide a dollar-for-dollar match from private sources, and commit to 
the on-going maintenance and operation of the laboratory using private 
funds.  A task force shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House and 
the President of the Senate for the purpose of soliciting proposals from 
Florida research universities and selecting the proposal which will be 
funded by the Florida Department of Education. The Speaker of the 
Florida House of Representatives shall appoint three members to the task 
force for a one year term. The President of the Florida Senate shall 
appoint three members to the task force for a one year term.  The task 
force shall elect from its membership one member to serve as chair of 
the task force and one member to serve as vice chair.  A majority of the 
members of the task force shall constitute a quorum.  The task force may 
conduct its meetings through teleconferences or other similar means. The 
Florida Department of Education shall provide such staff, information, 
and other assistance as is reasonably necessary to assist the task force 
in carrying out its responsibilities.

        Universities, Division Of
        Program: Educational And General 
        Activities  48900100

        In Section 02  On Page 038
142     Aid To Local Governments  052310
        Grants And Aids - Education And General                
        Activities  IOEB

   1000   General Revenue Fund                 1,947,158,418  1,947,108,418
       CA -50,000  FSI1NR -50,000  

Following Specific Appropriation 142, DELETE:

Funds  in  Specific  Appropriation  142  from  the  General Revenue Fund
shall be allocated as follows:

University of Florida....................................... 257,904,038

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Florida State University.................................... 237,881,519
Florida A&M University......................................  65,128,983
University of South Florida................................. 159,097,663
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg.................  20,230,516
University of South Florida, Sarasota/Manatee...............  11,648,251
Florida Atlantic University................................. 106,121,324
University of West Florida..................................  85,211,673
University of Central Florida............................... 195,714,022
Florida International University............................ 149,646,161
University of North Florida.................................  63,584,980
Florida Gulf Coast University...............................  53,212,152
New College of Florida......................................  15,464,614
Florida Polytechnic University..............................  35,075,021
State University Performance Based Incentives............... 475,000,000
Board of Governors - Johnson Scholarships...................   1,237,500
Preeminent and Emerging Preeminent State Research
   Universities.............................................  15,000,000

AND INSERT:

Funds  in  Specific  Appropriation  142  from  the  General Revenue Fund
shall be allocated as follows:

University of Florida....................................... 257,904,038
Florida State University.................................... 237,831,519
Florida A&M University......................................  65,128,983
University of South Florida................................. 159,097,663
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg.................  20,230,516
University of South Florida, Sarasota/Manatee...............  11,648,251
Florida Atlantic University................................. 106,121,324
University of West Florida..................................  85,211,673
University of Central Florida............................... 195,714,022
Florida International University............................ 149,646,161
University of North Florida.................................  63,584,980
Florida Gulf Coast University...............................  53,212,152
New College of Florida......................................  15,464,614
Florida Polytechnic University..............................  35,075,021
State University Performance Based Incentives............... 475,000,000
Board of Governors - Johnson Scholarships...................   1,237,500
Preeminent and Emerging Preeminent State Research
   Universities.............................................  15,000,000










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