995165                                                     
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  HHS              53


Senator(s): Holzendorf
moved the following amendment:

Section: 03              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 094             This amendment provides $250,000 for a statewide vision
                         screening service for pre-school children.
Spec App:  527

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -              250,000               250,000                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                                  Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                      DELETE         INSERT

        HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF
        Program: Community Public Health
        Family Health Services  64200300

        In Section 03  On Page 094
527     Special Categories  100778
        Grants And Aids - Contracted Services  IOEB

   1000   From General Revenue Fund                3,445,640      3,695,640
       CA 250,000  FSI1 250,000  

Add proviso at the end of current proviso following Specific 
Appropriation 527:

From the General Revenue funds in Specific Appropriation 527, $250,000
is provided for a statewide vision screening service for pre-school
children using a system based on color photorefraction.  The selection
of the service provider shall be in accordance with Chapter 287, F.S.
and the service provider must have completed a vision screening program
in a public school setting using the screening method provided in this
paragraph.

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.
995165 Log:0089 PEB/LFB 03/13/02 09:21:39 PM Senate Page: 1