Florida Senate - 2023                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 202
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  02/21/2023           .                                
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       The Committee on Education Pre-K -12 (Jones) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
    2  
    3         Between lines 1255 and 1256
    4  insert:
    5         (k) Impose a fine, as determined pursuant to subsection
    6  (12), for any eligible private school that accepted scholarship
    7  funds and closed or otherwise ceased operations before the end
    8  of the school year.
    9         1. The fine must be equivalent to 25 percent of the total
   10  scholarship funds accepted by the school.
   11         2. The department shall impose the fine on the school, and
   12  the owner or operator shall remain liable.
   13         3. The fine may not be imposed if the school gives notice,
   14  at least 90 days in advance, of closure or operations ceasing.
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   16  ====== D I R E C T O R Y  C L A U S E  A M E N D M E N T ======
   17  And the directory clause is amended as follows:
   18         Delete line 753
   19  and insert:
   20  to subsection (6), paragraph (k) is added to subsection (9),
   21  paragraphs (e) through (h) are added to
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   23  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   24  And the title is amended as follows:
   25         Between lines 41 and 42
   26  insert:
   27         imposing a fine on eligible private schools that
   28         accept scholarship funds under certain conditions;