Florida Senate - 2018 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 540
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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The Committee on Appropriations (Galvano) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (294156) (with title
2 amendment)
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4 Between lines 6044 and 6045
5 insert:
6 Section 122. (1) Effective October 1, 2018, the sums of
7 $2,565,530 in recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund,
8 $200,159 from the Facility Construction Administrative Trust
9 Fund, and $56,144 from the Federal Grants Trust Fund, from the
10 amounts appropriated to the State Board of Education in the
11 General Appropriations Act for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, are
12 transferred between the appropriation categories identified in
13 paragraphs (b)-(i) from the State Board of Education to the
14 State Board of Colleges, along with the positions identified in
15 paragraph (a), as follows:
16 (a) Thirty four full-time equivalent positions with an
17 associated salary rate of 2,173,369.
18 (b) The sums of $2,017,597 in recurring funds from the
19 General Revenue Fund; $168,045 in recurring funds from the
20 Facility Construction Administrative Trust Fund; and $46,886 in
21 recurring funds from the Federal Grants Trust Fund in the
22 Salaries and Benefits appropriation category.
23 (c) The sum of $21,179 in recurring funds from the General
24 Revenue Fund in the Other Personal Services appropriation
25 category.
26 (d) The sums of $205,109 in recurring funds from the
27 General Revenue Fund, $16,689 in recurring funds from the
28 Facility Construction Administrative Trust Fund, and $4,390 in
29 recurring funds from the Federal Grants Trust Fund in the
30 Expenses appropriation category.
31 (e) The sums of $11,414 in recurring funds from the General
32 Revenue Fund, $2,843 in recurring funds from the Facility
33 Construction Administrative Trust Fund, and $214 in recurring
34 funds from the Federal Grants Trust Fund in the Special
35 Categories - Contracted Services appropriation category.
36 (f) The sums of $8,256 in recurring funds from the General
37 Revenue Fund, $515 in recurring funds from the Facility
38 Construction Administrative Trust Fund, and $191 in recurring
39 funds from the Federal Grants Trust Fund in the Special
40 Categories - Risk Management Insurance appropriation category.
41 (g) The sums of $8,055 in recurring funds from the General
42 Revenue Fund, $515 in recurring funds from the Facility
43 Construction Administrative Trust Fund, and $191 in recurring
44 funds from the Federal Grants Trust Fund for Special Categories
45 - Transfer to the Department of Management Services - Human
46 Resources Services Purchased per Statewide Contract
47 appropriation category.
48 (h) The sums of $182,286 in recurring funds from the
49 General Revenue Fund, $11,550 in recurring funds from the
50 Facility Construction Administrative Trust Fund, and $4,274 in
51 recurring funds from the Federal Grants Trust Fund in the
52 Special Categories - Data Processing Services, Education
53 Technology and Information Services appropriation category.
54 (i) The sum of $111,635 in recurring funds from the General
55 Revenue Fund for Data Processing Services - Northwest Regional
56 Data Center appropriation category.
57
58 The amounts transferred pursuant to this subsection represent
59 the funding for only the final three quarters of the fiscal
60 year.
61 (2) Effective October 1, 2018, $1,379,227 in recurring
62 funds from the General Revenue Fund and $91,153 in recurring
63 funds from the Federal Grants Trust Fund are appropriated to the
64 State Board of Colleges as follows:
65 (a) An additional 17 full-time equivalent positions and an
66 additional associated salary rate of 1,068,460 are authorized
67 for the State Board of Colleges.
68 (b) The sums of $1,014,534 in recurring funds from the
69 General Revenue Fund and $75,857 in recurring funds from the
70 Federal Grants Trust Fund in the Salaries and Benefits
71 appropriation category.
72 (c) The sums of $229,758 in recurring funds from the
73 General Revenue Fund and $8,688 in recurring funds from the
74 Federal Grants Trust Fund in the Expenses appropriation
75 category.
76 (d) The sums of $29,396 in recurring funds from the General
77 Revenue Fund and $317 in recurring funds from the Federal Grants
78 Trust Fund in the Special Categories - Contracted Services
79 appropriation category.
80 (e) The sums of $4,131 in recurring funds from the General
81 Revenue Fund and $258 in recurring funds from the Federal Grants
82 Trust Fund in the Special Categories - Risk Management Insurance
83 appropriation category.
84 (f) The sums of $4,123 in recurring funds from the General
85 Revenue Fund and $258 in recurring funds from the Federal Grants
86 Trust Fund for the Special Categories - Transfer to the
87 Department of Management Services - Human Resources Services
88 Purchased per Statewide Contract appropriation category.
89 (g) The sums of $92,402 in recurring funds from the General
90 Revenue Fund and $5,775 in recurring funds from the Federal
91 Grants Trust Fund in the Special Categories - Data Processing
92 Services, Education Technology and Information Services
93 appropriation category.
94 (h) The sum of $4,883 in recurring funds from the General
95 Revenue Fund in the Data Processing Services - Northwest
96 Regional Data Center appropriation category.
97
98 The amounts appropriated under this subsection represent funding
99 for only the final three quarters of the fiscal year.
100 (3) Effective October 1, 2018, the sum of $10 million in
101 recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund is appropriated to
102 the State Board of Colleges for distribution to colleges for
103 students who earn industry certifications during the 2018-2019
104 academic year. Funding for each college must be calculated based
105 on the percentage of students who earn industry certifications
106 in the following occupations or occupational areas: public
107 safety; health sciences; automotive service technology; auto
108 collision repair and refinishing; cyber security; cloud
109 virtualization; network support services; computer programming;
110 advanced manufacturing; electrician; welding; Federal Aviation
111 Administration airframe mechanics; powerplant mechanics;
112 pharmacy technician; and heating, ventilation, and air
113 conditioning technician. By June 1, 2019, the State Board of
114 Colleges shall distribute the funds and establish procedures and
115 timelines for colleges to report the percentage of students who
116 earned certifications for funding. The State Board of Colleges
117 may allocate any funds not obligated by June 1, 2019, to schools
118 that have earned awards based on the percentage of earned
119 certifications. By October 31, 2018, the Chancellor of the
120 Florida College System shall identify the associated industry
121 certifications and shall prepare a report for each
122 certification, including costs for the certification, the
123 percentage of students who earned such certifications and who
124 are employed, and the average salary of students who earned such
125 certifications. Performance funds may not be awarded for
126 certifications earned through continuing workforce education
127 programs. Industry certifications that are earned by students
128 who were enrolled in the 2017-2018 academic year which were
129 eligible to be included in the funding allocation for the 2017
130 2018 fiscal year but who were not included in the final
131 disbursement due to the early data reporting deadline may be
132 reported by colleges and included in the allocation of funds for
133 the 2018-2019 fiscal year. Colleges shall maintain documentation
134 for student attainment of industry certifications that are
135 eligible for performance funding. The Auditor General shall
136 verify compliance with this requirement during scheduled
137 operational audits of the colleges. If a college does not
138 comply, it must refund the performance funding to the state.
139 (4) Effective July 1, 2018, and notwithstanding s.
140 1001.66(2), Florida Statutes, which requires funding for the
141 Florida College Performance-Based Incentive to be determined in
142 the General Appropriations Act, $60 million in recurring funds
143 from the General Revenue Fund is appropriated to the State Board
144 of Education for the Florida College Performance-Based Incentive
145 awarded pursuant to s. 1001.66, Florida Statutes, for the 2018
146 2019 fiscal year. From these funds, $30 million is included as
147 the state investment in performance funding and $30 million is
148 redistributed from the base budget of Florida College System
149 institutions as the institutional investment in performance
150 funding.
151 (5) Effective July 1, 2018, and notwithstanding the
152 provisions of s. 1008.30(7)(b), Florida Statutes, which limit
153 funding for the Supporting Students for Academic Success Program
154 to amounts provided in the General Appropriations Act, $30
155 million in recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund is
156 appropriated to the State Board of Education for the Supporting
157 Students for Academic Success Program established in that
158 section for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. The State Board of
159 Education shall allocate the funds to each Florida College
160 System institution through the Florida College System Program
161 Fund funding model developed pursuant to s. 1011.84, Florida
162 Statutes.
163 (6) Effective October 1, 2018, all rules, records,
164 property, and unexpended balances of appropriations,
165 allocations, or other funds relating to the Florida College
166 System which are currently assigned to and administered by the
167 State Board of Education are transferred by a type two transfer,
168 as defined in s. 20.06(2), Florida Statutes, to the State Board
169 of Colleges. Such rules shall remain effective until modified by
170 the State Board of Colleges.
171 (7) This section shall take effect July 1, 2018.
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174 And the title is amended as follows:
175 Delete line 6369
176 and insert:
177 Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund; providing
178 appropriations effective on specified dates; requiring
179 the State Board of Colleges to distribute certain
180 funds and establish certain procedures and timelines
181 for colleges by a specified date; requiring the
182 Chancellor of the Florida College System to prepare
183 certain reports by a specified date; specifying that
184 certain industry certifications may be reported and
185 included in the allocation of funds for the 2018-2019
186 fiscal year; requiring colleges to maintain certain
187 documentation for industry certifications; requiring
188 the Auditor General to verify compliance with
189 specified requirements; transferring certain funds
190 relating to the Florida College System currently
191 assigned to and administered by the State Board of
192 Education to the State Board of Colleges; providing