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CHAPTER 2000-166 House Bill No. 2145 CHAPTER 2000-166 House Bill No. 2145 An act making appropriations; providing moneys for the annual period beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, to pay salaries, and other expenses, capital outlay - buildings, and other improvements, and for other specified purposes of the various agencies of State government; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: The moneys contained herein are appropriated from the named funds for the 2000-2001 Fiscal Year to the State agency indicated, as the amounts to be used to pay the salaries and other operational expenditures of the named agencies, and are in lieu of all moneys appropriated for these purposes in other sections of the Florida Statutes. SECTION 1 - EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT “LOTTERY” TRUST FUND The moneys contained herein are appropriated from the Education Enhancement “Lottery” Trust Fund to the state agencies indicated. EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF, AND COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION PROGRAM: EDUCATION - FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY 1 FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY CLASSROOMS FIRST AND 1997 SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY BOND PROGRAMS - OPERATING FUNDS AND DEBT SERVICE FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . 180,000,000 The funds in Specific Appropriation 1 are for the cash and debt service requirements of the Classrooms First and 1997 School Capital Outlay Bond Programs established in Chapter 97-384, Laws of Florida. OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM - STATE 2 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - FLORIDA’S BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . 143,100,000 2A SPECIAL CATEGORIES TRANSFER TO STATE STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TRUST FUND FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . 19,400,000 TOTAL: PROGRAM: STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM - STATE FROM TRUST FUNDS . 162,500,000 TOTAL ALL FUNDS . 162,500,000 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DIVISION OF PROGRAM: STATE GRANTS/K-12 PROGRAMS - FEFP 3 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - DISTRICT DISCRETIONARY LOTTERY FUNDS FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . 190,125,000 Funds appropriated in Specific Appropriation 3 are provided as enhancement funds for school districts and shall be allocated by prorating each district’s K-12 base funding entitlement to the amount of the appropriation. Districts shall use a unique fund source code for accounting for the receipt and expenditure of all Educational Enhancement Trust Funds. Prior to the expenditure of funds appropriated in Specific Appropriation 3, each school district shall establish policies and procedures that define enhancement and the types of expenditures that will be 1 CODING: Language stricken has been vetoed by the Governor. Ch. 2000-166 LAWS OF FLORIDA Ch. 2000-166 SECTION 1 - EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT “LOTTERY” TRUST FUND SPECIFIC APPROPRIATION considered consistent with that definition. Districts shall provide to the Department of Education a copy of all policies and procedures that relate to the use of enhancement funds and shall annually, within a sixty day period following the end of each fiscal year, submit a report to the Department of Education showing the actual expenditure of all enhancement funds. From the funds provided in Specific Appropriation 3, school boards must allocate, not later than October 1, 2000, at least $10 per unweighted FTE student to be used at the discretion of the School Advisory Committee or, in the absence of such a committee, at the discretion of the staff and parents of the school. A portion of the money should be used for implementing the school improvement plan. The improvement plan shall include performance indicators which are measurable. Funding for use by the School Advisory Councils should be allocated directly to the School Advisory Councils, should be clearly earmarked for their use and is not subject to override by the Principal or interim approvals by school district staff. The funds must be accounted for and subject to being audited on a yearly basis. PROGRAM: STATE GRANTS K/12 PROGRAM - NON FEFP 4 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - TRANSFER LOTTERY TO EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR/ PARTNERSHIP FOR SCHOOL READINESS FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . 1,075,000 5 SPECIAL CATEGORIES SCHOOL RECOGNITION/MERIT SCHOOLS FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . 60,000,000 From the funds provided in Specific Appropriation 5, up to $100 per student in each qualifying school shall be awarded by the Commissioner as provided in section 231.2905, Florida Statutes. If the funds in Specific Appropriation 5 are insufficient to pay $100 per student these funds shall be prorated among all eligible students. 5A SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - ASSISTANCE TO LOW PERFORMING SCHOOLS FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . 17,250,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 5A shall be used to provide incentives and support for school districts to test and evaluate the use of reading programs and strategies that show promise in improving the reading skills of students who are below minimum standards in reading. Grant awards shall not supplant existing funding efforts in school districts to improve students’ reading proficiency. As a requirement to participate, superintendents shall certify that the programs and strategies supported in these pilot programs shall be formally considered for adoption by the school board if found to be successful and cost effective. The superintendent shall certify that funds requested for eligible programs shall not supplant those used to support the instructional process, or federal and state supplemental funds. The grant funds shall be used for special materials, supplies, assistance, training and other costs necessary to implement the programs. Districts proposing the broadest implementation for their students with the most critical needs for assistance will be given priority for funding. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 5A, $7,250,000 is provided for intensive reading programs targeted at improving the reading proficiency of students in kindergarten through grade three who are enrolled in schools receiving a grade of D or F on the State School Accountability Report. The appropriation shall be distributed through a grant program to school districts. The Commissioner of Education shall establish guidelines and eligibility criteria for awarding these funds. The awards will cover the school district’s expense of curriculum materials, coaches, teacher professional development, and a senior trainer and program administrator and will require the LEA’s to follow developer guidelines for reaching grade level performance standards for all students. The reading programs funded under this appropriation should 2 CODING: Language stricken has been vetoed by the Governor. Ch. 2000-166 LAWS OF FLORIDA Ch. 2000-166 SECTION 1 - EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT “LOTTERY” TRUST FUND SPECIFIC APPROPRIATION be validated by multiple large scale experimental studies with at-risk populations. The programs should include systematic and explicit phonics instruction targeted at language concepts needed for later success in school, and should be congruent with research findings on effective reading, i.e., research of the NICHD on beginning reading. The program will follow the program design of the Direct Instruction Curriculum developed at the University of Oregon or its equivalent. The Commissioner of Education shall establish accountability criteria which shall include pre- and post-student testing and will report the outcomes to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and the Governor. School districts receiving an award may delay implementation of the program until the 2001-2002 school year at the district’s discretion. Grant awards shall be distributed to school districts no later than December 1, 2000. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 5A, $1,500,000 is provided to the Department of Education for a grant to the Institute for School Innovation for the continuation of a research study to determine the effect of class size on academic achievement in reading, writing and mathematics. The Department of Education shall make funds available for this program no later than August 1, 2000. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 5A, $1,000,000 is provided to the Department of Education for a grant to the Institute for School Innovation for contracting with “D” and “F” schools to provide Project CHILD at individual schools. “D” and “F” schools may contract with the Institute for School Innovation at a rate not to exceed $580.00 per student. The institute shall provide the school with the appropriate materials, teacher training, leadership training and other necessary services to fully implement Project CHILD. The Department of Education shall make funds available for this program no later than August 1, 2000. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 5A, $6,500,000 shall be used for competitive grants to school districts to implement a pilot test for a failure free reading program which is an Education Commission of the States promising practice and is proven to improve the reading skills of students who have scored in the lowest quartile in reading as measured by standardized tests. The failure free reading program shall consist of two major study groups: (1) non-reading students in residential commitment programs under the control of the Department of Juvenile Justice and (2) non-reading students in low performing public elementary and middle schools. All approved programs shall include a bridges