| 1 | The Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations |
| 2 | Committee recommends the following: |
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| 4 | Council/Committee Substitute |
| 5 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
| 6 | A bill to be entitled |
| 7 | An act relating to a special election; requiring a special |
| 8 | election to be held on February 7, 2006, pursuant to |
| 9 | Section 5 of Article XI of the State Constitution, for the |
| 10 | approval or rejection by the electors of this state of a |
| 11 | joint resolution amending Section 1 of Article IX of the |
| 12 | State Constitution, relating to provisions that mandate |
| 13 | maximum class sizes for students in prekindergarten |
| 14 | through grade 12; providing an appropriation; providing a |
| 15 | contingent effective date. |
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| 17 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 19 | Section 1. Pursuant to Section 5 of Article XI of the |
| 20 | State Constitution, there shall be a special election on |
| 21 | February 7, 2006, at which there shall be submitted to the |
| 22 | electors of this state for approval or rejection House Joint |
| 23 | Resolution No. 1843 proposing an amendment to Section 1 of |
| 24 | Article IX of the State Constitution, relating to provisions |
| 25 | that prescribe the maximum class sizes allowed for students in |
| 26 | prekindergarten through grade 12. |
| 27 | Section 2. Publication of notice shall be in accordance |
| 28 | with Section 5 of Article XI of the State Constitution. The |
| 29 | special election shall be held in the same manner as other |
| 30 | special elections are held. |
| 31 | Section 3. There is hereby appropriated for fiscal year |
| 32 | 2005-2006 the sum $19,450,000 from the General Revenue Fund to |
| 33 | the Department of State to implement the requirements of this |
| 34 | act. |
| 35 | Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law |
| 36 | if enacted by the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of |
| 37 | the membership of each house of the Legislature. |