995072                                                     
Florida Senate - 2023                                Committee       Amendment
SPB2500                                                 AED              5


The Committee on Appropriations (Perry) recommended the following 
amendment:

Section: 02              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 036             Inserts proviso langauge to provide $500,000 in 
                         nonrecurring general revenue funds for Nursing 
Spec App:  118           Education Grants for Private Postsecondary 
                         Institutions and reduces the same amount from the 
                         Adult Education Performance Incentives.

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: Workforce Education  48250800

        In Section 02  On Page 036
118     Special Categories  104026
        Grants And Aids - Strategic Statewide                
        Initiatives  IOEB

   1000   General Revenue Fund                    24,088,475     23,588,475
       CA -500,000  FSI1NR -500,000  

Following Specific Appropriation 118, DELETE:

From  the  funds  in Specific Appropriation 118, $2,547,500 in recurring
funds  and  $12,540,975  in  nonrecurring funds from the General Revenue
Fund  are provided for the new Adult General Education Performance-Based
Incentive  Funds. The awards to school districts and the Florida College
System  shall be based upon most recently available performance in adult
basic education, high school equivalency, adult high school, and English
language  acquisition.  These  funds  may only be spent on adult general
education   programs  including  the  following:  continued  support  or
expansion  of  integrated  education  and  training  programs,  industry
credential  attainment for students, instructional and student supports,
and other expenses related to adult education program improvement.

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AND INSERT:

From  the  funds  in Specific Appropriation 118, $2,547,500 in recurring
funds  and  $12,040,975  in  nonrecurring funds from the General Revenue
Fund  are provided for the new Adult General Education Performance-Based
Incentive  Funds. The awards to school districts and the Florida College
System  shall be based upon most recently available performance in adult
basic education, high school equivalency, adult high school, and English
language  acquisition.  These  funds  may only be spent on adult general
education   programs  including  the  following:  continued  support  or
expansion  of  integrated  education  and  training  programs,  industry
credential  attainment for students, instructional and student supports,
and other expenses related to adult education program improvement.

        Program: Private Colleges And 
        Universities  48190000

        In Section 02  On Page 014
58      Special Categories  102130
        Grants And Aids - Private Colleges And                
        Universities  IOEB

   1000   General Revenue Fund                     9,200,000      9,700,000
       CA 500,000  FSI1NR 500,000  

At the end of existing proviso language, following Specific 
Appropriation 58, INSERT:

From the funds provided in Specific Appropriation 58, $500,000 in 
nonrecurring funds from the General Revenue Fund is provided for 
accredited private educational institutions that offer licensed 
practical nurse, associate of science in nursing, or bachelor of science 
in nursing programs, and possess a first-time passage rate on the 
National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensing Examination of at 
least 70 percent for the prior year. The funds are provided to 
incentivize collaboration between nursing education programs and health 
care partners. Funds are provided for student scholarships, recruitment 
of additional faculty, equipment, and simulation centers to advance 
high-quality nursing education programs throughout the state. Funds may 
not be used for the construction of new buildings.

An institution must submit a timely and completed proposal to Department 
of Education, in a format prescribed by the department.  The proposal 
must identify a health care partner located and licensed to operate in 
the state whose monetary contributions will be matched by the fund on a 
dollar-to-dollar basis, subject to available funds.

Annually, by February 1, each institution awarded grant funds in the 
previous fiscal year shall submit a report to the Board of Governors or 

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Department of Education, as applicable, that demonstrates the expansion 
as outlined in the proposal and the use of funds. At a minimum, the 
report must include, by program level, the number of additional nursing 
education students enrolled; and  if scholarships were awarded using 
grant funds, the number of students who received scholarships and the 
average award amount.













































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