Florida Senate - 2018                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for HB 7055
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Stewart moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Substitute Amendment (692180) (with
    2  title amendment)
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    4         Between lines 2492 and 2493
    5  insert:
    6         Section 22. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
    7  1002.75, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    8         1002.75 Office of Early Learning; powers and duties.—
    9         (3) The Office of Early Learning shall adopt, in
   10  consultation with and subject to approval by the department,
   11  procedures governing the administration of the Voluntary
   12  Prekindergarten Education Program by the early learning
   13  coalitions and school districts for:
   14         (c) Removing a private prekindergarten provider or public
   15  school from eligibility to deliver the program due to the
   16  provider’s or school’s remaining on probation beyond the time
   17  permitted under s. 1002.67. Notwithstanding any other provision
   18  of law, if a private prekindergarten provider has been cited for
   19  a class I violation, as defined by rule, the coalition may
   20  refuse to contract with the provider or revoke the provider’s
   21  eligibility to deliver the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education
   22  Program.
   23         Section 23. Subsection (2) of section 1002.88, Florida
   24  Statutes, is amended to read:
   25         1002.88 School readiness program provider standards;
   26  eligibility to deliver the school readiness program.—
   27         (2)(a) If a school readiness program provider fails or
   28  refuses to comply with this part or any contractual obligation
   29  of the statewide provider contract under s. 1002.82(2)(m), the
   30  coalition may revoke the provider’s eligibility to deliver the
   31  school readiness program or receive state or federal funds under
   32  this chapter for a period of 5 years.
   33         (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a school
   34  readiness program provider has been cited for a class I
   35  violation, as defined by rule, the coalition may refuse to
   36  contract with the provider or revoke the provider’s eligibility
   37  to deliver the school readiness program.
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   40  And the title is amended as follows:
   41         Between lines 4524 and 4525
   42  insert:
   43         1002.75, F.S.; authorizing an early learning coalition
   44         to refuse to contract with or revoke the eligibility
   45         of certain Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program
   46         providers; amending s. 1002.88, F.S.; authorizing an
   47         early learning coalition to refuse to contract with or
   48         revoke the eligibility of certain school readiness
   49         program providers; amending s.