995500                                                     
Florida Senate - 2010
SB7076                                                   
The Committee on Education Pre-K Appropriations (Garcia) recommended the 
following amendment:
Section: 02 On Page: 015             
  Spec App:  120           
 
  |  EXPLANATION: Requires the Department of Education to contract  with Florida based companies for the scanning and  scoring activities associated with the Florida  Comprehensive Assesstment Test (FCAT). 
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NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                               Positions & Amounts    Positions & Amounts
                                                      DELETE               INSERT
        EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
        State Board Of Education  48800000
        In Section 02  On Page 015
120     Special Categories  100147
        Assessment And Evaluation  IOEA
At the end of existing proviso language, following Specific 
Appropriation 120, INSERT:
The Department of Education shall develop and implement appropriate 
processes to ensure that all scanning and/or scoring activities 
sponsored by the department for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment 
Test (FCAT) be performed by Florida based providers unless there is 
evidence that such services can only be performed by a non-Florida based 
provider.
| 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.  Items printed in italics are computer codes and are not a part of the official text of this amendment. | 
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