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A bill to be entitled |
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An act relating to instructional materials for K-12 public |
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education; amending s. 1006.37, F.S.; requiring publishers |
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to provide and price adopted instructional materials on an |
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individual basis for purchase by school districts; |
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amending s. 1006.40, F.S.; revising provisions relating to |
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the issuance of purchase orders; providing an effective |
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date. |
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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Section 1. Subsection (3) is added to section 1006.37, |
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Florida Statutes, to read: |
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1006.37 Requisition of instructional materials from |
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publisher's depository.-- |
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(3) Publishers shall provide and price adopted |
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instructional materials on an individual basis so that school |
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districts may purchase core subject area textbooks or other core |
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subject area materials individually at a reduced price in lieu |
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of purchase as part of an adopted package or bundle.
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Section 2. Subsection (6) of section 1006.40, Florida |
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Statutes, is amended to read: |
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1006.40 Use of instructional materials allocation; |
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instructional materials, library books, and reference books; |
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repair of books.-- |
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(6) District school boards may issue purchase orders |
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subsequent to February 1 in an aggregate amount which does not |
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exceed 9020 percent of the current year's allocation, and |
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subsequent to April 1 in an aggregate amount which does not |
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exceed 90 percent of the current year's allocation,for the |
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purpose of expediting the delivery of instructional materials |
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which are to be paid for from the ensuing year's allocation. |
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Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003. |