Bill Amendment: FL S2500 | 2021 | Regular Session

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: Appropriations

Status: 2021-06-03 - Chapter No. 2021-36, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5011 (Ch. 2021-43), HB 5101 (Ch. 2021-44), HB 5301 (Ch. 2021-45), HB 5601 (Ch. 2021-46), CS/CS/SB 1954 (Ch. 2021-28), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37), SB 2504 (Ch. 2021-38), SB 2512 (Ch. 2021-39), SB 2514 (Ch. 2021-29), SB 2516 (Ch. 2021-40), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41), SB 7018 (Ch. 2021-42) [S2500 Detail]

Download: Florida-2021-S2500-Senate_Committee_Amendment_995039.html

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995039                                                     
Florida Senate - 2021                                Committee       Amendment
SPB2500                                                 AED              40


The Committee on Appropriations (Broxson) recommended the following LATE 
FILED amendment:

Section: 02              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 028             Provides $250,000 in nonrecurring general revenue 
                         funds for After-School All-Stars (Senate Form 1077). 
Spec App:  110           Reduces funding by the same amount from the School 
                         District Intensive Reading Initiative Pilot.

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 - Non 
        FEFP  48250400

        In Section 02  On Page 028
110     Special Categories  104052
        Grants And Aids - School And                
        Instructional Enhancements  IOEB

   1000   General Revenue Fund                    22,940,951     23,190,951
       CA 250,000  FSI1NR 250,000  

Following Specific Appropriation 110, INSERT:

From   the   funds   in   Specific   Appropriation  110,  nonrecurring 
funds are provided for the following:

  After-School All-Stars(Senate Form 1077)................     250,000
  

        In Section 02  On Page 027
106     Special Categories  104026
        Grants And Aids - Strategic Statewide                
        Initiatives  IOEB


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   1000   General Revenue Fund                    18,931,860     18,681,860
       CA -250,000  FSI1NR -250,000  

Immediately following Specific Appropriation 106, DELETE:

From  the  funds  in Specific Appropriation 106, $4,882,658 in recurring
funds  and  $9,609,202  in nonrecurring funds is provided for the School
District Intensive Reading Initiative Pilot. These funds are provided to
Collier,  Escambia, Gulf, Highlands, Lafayette, Indian River, Pasco, St.
Johns,  Santa  Rosa, and Sarasota school districts to provide additional
reading  intervention  opportunities to students in kindergarten through
grade 5 enrolled in a public school who either scored below a Level 3 on
the  English Language Arts (ELA) assessment in the prior year or who the
district  has  determined  through progress monitoring to be below grade
level  and  in  need  of  additional  reading  intervention. Each school
district  shall receive $300,000 plus a pro rata share of the balance of
the  appropriation  based  on  the district's 2020-2021 K-5 student FTE.
School  districts  may  use the funds for: (a) salaries and stipends for
reading  coaches, specialists, interventionists, and other instructional
staff  qualified  to  provide reading intervention as defined in section
1011.62  (9)(d)1.,Florida  Statutes,  during the school year or a summer
program;  (b)  salaries  or  stipends  for local reading coordinators to
facilitate  a  district-managed reading intervention response to improve
student  reading  outcomes;  or (c) curriculum, resources, and materials
necessary to implement explicit and systematic instructional strategies.

Following Specific Appropriation 106, INSERT:

From  the  funds  in Specific Appropriation 106, $4,882,658 in recurring
funds  and  $9,359,202 in nonrecurring funds is provided for the School
District Intensive Reading Initiative Pilot. These funds are provided to
Collier,  Escambia, Gulf, Highlands, Lafayette, Indian River, Pasco, St.
Johns,  Santa  Rosa, and Sarasota school districts to provide additional
reading  intervention  opportunities to students in kindergarten through
grade 5 enrolled in a public school who either scored below a Level 3 on
the  English Language Arts (ELA) assessment in the prior year or who the
district  has  determined  through progress monitoring to be below grade
level  and  in  need  of  additional  reading  intervention. Each school
district  shall receive $300,000 plus a pro rata share of the balance of
the  appropriation  based  on  the district's 2020-2021 K-5 student FTE.
School  districts  may  use the funds for: (a) salaries and stipends for
reading  coaches, specialists, interventionists, and other instructional
staff  qualified  to  provide reading intervention as defined in section
1011.62  (9)(d)1.,Florida  Statutes,  during the school year or a summer
program;  (b)  salaries  or  stipends  for local reading coordinators to
facilitate  a  district-managed reading intervention response to improve
student  reading  outcomes;  or (c) curriculum, resources, and materials
necessary to implement explicit and systematic instructional strategies.



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