995084                                                     
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  AED              28


Senator(s) Bullard moved the following LATE FILED amendment:

Section: 02              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 020             Redistributes funds within the Supplemental Academic 
                         Instruction Allocation of the FEFP for the 300 
Spec App:   96           lowest performing elementary schools.

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
        Public Schools, Division Of
        Program: State Grants/K-12 Program - FEFP  48250300

        In Section 02  On Page 020
96      Aid To Local Governments  050560
        Grants And Aids - Florida Educational                
        Finance Program  IOEB

DELETE the proviso following Specific Appropriation 96:

From  the  funds  in  Specific  Appropriations 9 and 96, $644,680,873 is
for  Supplemental  Academic  Instruction  to  be provided throughout the
school  year  pursuant to section 1011.62 (1)(f), Florida Statutes. From
these  funds,  at least $75,000,000, together with funds provided in the
district's  research-based  reading  instruction  allocation  and  other
available  funds, shall be used by districts with one or more of the 300
lowest   performing   elementary   schools   based   on  the  statewide,
standardized  English  Language Arts assessment to provide an additional
hour  of  instruction  beyond  the normal school day for each day of the
entire school year for intensive reading instruction for the students in
each  of  these  schools.  This  additional  hour of instruction must be
provided  by  teachers  or  reading  specialists  who  are  effective in
teaching  reading.  Students  enrolled in these schools who have level 5
reading  assessment  scores  may choose to participate in the additional
hour  of  instruction  on  an  optional  basis. ESE centers shall not be
included in the 300 schools.


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AND INSERT:

From  the  funds  in  Specific  Appropriations 9 and 96, $644,680,873 is
for  Supplemental  Academic  Instruction  to  be provided throughout the
school  year  pursuant to section 1011.62 (1)(f), Florida Statutes. From
these  funds,  at least $75,000,000, together with funds provided in the
district's  research-based  reading  instruction  allocation  and  other
available  funds, shall be used by districts with one or more of the 300
lowest   performing   elementary   schools   based   on  the  statewide,
standardized  English  Language Arts assessment to provide an additional
hour  of  instruction  beyond  the normal school day for each day of the
entire school year for intensive reading instruction for the students in
each  of  these  schools.  These funds shall be distributed based on the 
percentage of schools each district has of the 300 lowest performing 
elementary schools. This  additional  hour of instruction must be 
provided  by  teachers  or  reading  specialists  who  are  effective in
teaching  reading.  Students  enrolled in these schools who have level 5
reading  assessment  scores  may choose to participate in the additional
hour  of  instruction  on  an  optional  basis. ESE centers shall not be
included in the 300 schools.































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