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995021
General Appropriations Bill                          Committee       Amendment
SB2200                                                  EDU              100


Senator(s): Mitchell
moved the following amendment:

Section: 02              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 019             Increases the amount allocated in the FEFP for the
                         sparsity supplement from $30,000,000 to $60,000,000.
Spec App:   78

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, AND 
        COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
        Public Schools, Division Of
        State Grants/K-12 Programs - F.E.F.P.  48250300

        In Section 02  On Page 019
78      Aid To Local Governments  050560
        Grants And Aids - Florida Educational                
        Finance Program  IOEB

        In the first line of the second paragraph of proviso 
        following Specific Appropriation 78 on page 20, 
        strike

$30,000,000

        and insert

$60,000,000


        At the end of the third line of the second paragraph 
        of proviso following Specific Appropriation 78 on 
        page 20, add the following new proviso:

School districts shall use the amount of sparsity funds allocated in
excess of the sparsity funding appropriated in 1999-2000 to provide

     995021  Log:0064  RDH/RDH           03/29/00 08:59:46 PM  Senate  Page: 1
local programming and services designed to address the goals of the A+
Program and/or the One Florida Initiative. Prior to releasing an
increase in sparsity funds to a school district over the amount received
in 1999-2000, the school district shall submit a plan to utilize the
increased sparsity funding to further the goals of the A+ Program and/or
the One Florida Initiative.


        In the second line of the second paragraph of proviso 
        following Specific Appropriation 78 on page 19, 
        adjust the base student allocation as appropriate for 
        the change in sparsity funding.

Line item amendments are accepted as part of the amendatory process. However, due to the necessity of using computerized systems this may entail a different placement within a budget entity or the renumbering of the specific appropriation items.
995021 Log:0064 RDH/RDH 03/29/00 08:59:46 PM Senate Page: 2