Appropriations 1999

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by  Florida Legislature

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CHAPTER 99-226
Senate Bill No. 2500
An act making appropriations; providing moneys for
the annual period beginning July 1, 1999, and ending
June 30, 2000, 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 1999-2000 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
OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR PLANNING,
BUDGETING AND MANAGEMENT
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
2 SPECIAL CATEGORIES
GRANTS AND AIDS - FLORIDA’S BRIGHT FUTURES
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . 130,000,000
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DIVISION OF
2A 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
Funds provided in Specific Appropriation 2A, are
contingent upon CS/CS/SB 366 or similar legislation
becoming law. In the event CS/CS/SB 366 or similar
legislation fails to become law, funds in Specific
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Ch. 99-226 LAWS OF FLORIDA Ch. 99-226
SECTION 1 - EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT “LOTTERY” TRUST FUND
SPECIFIC
APPROPRIATION
Appropriation 2A shall be transferred to Specific
Appropriation 5.
3 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
GRANTS AND AIDS - DISTRICT DISCRETIONARY
LOTTERY FUNDS
FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . 151,535,000
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 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, 1999, 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.
From the funds provided in Specific Appropriation
3, that are allocated to Palm Beach County, $159,000
shall be used for the We Change Foundation Reading
Program.
From the funds provided in Specific Appropriation
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Ch. 99-226 LAWS OF FLORIDA Ch. 99-226
SECTION 1 - EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT “LOTTERY” TRUST FUND
SPECIFIC
APPROPRIATION
3, that are allocated to Broward county, $ 200,000
shall be used for swimming instruction for children
with economic need as determined by the free lunch
eligibility criteria.
4 SPECIAL CATEGORIES
SCHOOL RECOGNITION/MERIT SCHOOLS
FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . 15,000,000
From the funds provided in Specific Appropriation
4, up to $100 per student in each qualifying school
shall be awarded by the Commissioner as provided in
section 231.2905, Florida Statutes.
5 SPECIAL CATEGORIES
GRANTS AND AIDS - PRE-SCHOOL PROJECTS
FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . 103,765,000
The Commissioner of Education is authorized to
allocate funds in Specific Appropriation 5 among
the following programs: Pre-kindergarten Early
Intervention, Early Childhood Services, Migrant 3
and 4 Year Old Program and the Florida First Start
program.
6 SPECIAL CATEGORIES
GRANTS AND AIDS - COALITION INCENTIVE
FUNDS
FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . 2,085,000
Funds in Specific Appropriation 6 are contingent
upon CS/CS/SB 366 or similar legislation becoming
law. In the event CS/CS/SB 366 or similar
legislation fails to become law, funds in Specific
Appropriation 6 shall be transferred to Specific
Appropriation 5.
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, DIVISION OF
7 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
GRANTS AND AIDS - COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LOTTERY FUNDS
FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . 95,170,000
Funds provided in Specific Appropriation 7 shall
be allocated as follows:
Brevard................................. 3,708,232
Broward................................. 6,124,527
Central Florida......................... 1,904,780
Chipola................................. 656,542
Daytona Beach........................... 5,741,135
Edison.................................. 2,259,916
Florida CC at Jacksonville.............. 9,292,991
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Ch. 99-226 LAWS OF FLORIDA Ch. 99-226
SECTION 1 - EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT “LOTTERY” TRUST FUND
SPECIFIC
APPROPRIATION
Florida Keys............................ 428,234
Gulf Coast.............................. 1,626,126
Hillsborough............................ 4,790,206
Indian River............................ 4,193,439
Lake City............................... 1,012,919
Lake-Sumter............................. 591,895
Manatee................................. 1,939,839
Miami-Dade.............................. 15,431,644
North Florida........................... 446,235
Okaloosa-Walton......................... 1,764,910
Palm Beach.............................. 4,142,973
Pasco-Hernando.......................... 1,419,434
Pensacola............................... 3,567,255
Polk.................................... 1,469,263
St. Johns............................... 1,023,027
St. Petersburg.......................... 4,901,152
Santa Fe................................ 3,739,897
Seminole................................ 3,300,483
South Florida........................... 1,247,120
Tallahassee............................. 2,434,320
Valencia................................ 6,011,506
The State Board of Community Colleges shall submit a
report to the Executive Office of the Governor, the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
President of the Senate and the minority leaders of
the House of Representatives and Senate reflecting
how these funds were expended.
7A SPECIAL CATEGORIES
PERFORMANCE BASED INCENTIVE PROGRAM
FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . 2,000,000
Funds appropriated in Specific Appropriation 7A
shall not be used to fund any student outcomes that
occur after June 30, 1999 and any funds not required
to fund student outcomes that occurred before June
30, 1999 shall revert on July 1, 2000.
UNIVERSITIES, DIVISION OF
EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES
From the funds in Specific Appropriations 8A through
8D for university enhancements, the Board of Regents
shall allocate to each university its proportional
share to be used for enhanced programs to be
determined by each respective university. The Board
of Regents may allocate up to $500,000 of these
funds (off-the-top) for implementing systemwide or
statewide priorities. Funds appropriated herein may
be transferred to one or more appropriation
categories for expenditure; however, the Board of
Regents shall establish a mechanism for tracking
such transferred funds back to the original
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Ch. 99-226 LAWS OF FLORIDA Ch. 99-226
SECTION 1 - EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT “LOTTERY” TRUST FUND
SPECIFIC
APPROPRIATION
appropriation. The Board of Regents shall submit an
annual report reflecting how these funds were
expended.
From the funds in Specific Appropriation 8A through
8D, no funds may be used for the creation or
expansion of Programs in Medical Sciences.
8A LUMP SUM
EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES
FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . 75,809,222
8B LUMP SUM
INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL
SCIENCES OPERATIONS
FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . 9,047,048
From the funds in Specific Appropriation 8B,
$100,000 may be used for research at the IFAS
Manatee County Caladium Research Facility.
8C LUMP SUM
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTER
OPERATIONS
FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . 4,224,159
8D LUMP SUM
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH CENTER
OPERATIONS
FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . 8,089,571
BOARD OF REGENTS GENERAL OFFICE
8E LUMP SUM
CHALLENGE GRANTS/CRITICAL DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE
FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . 6,897,504
TOTAL OF SECTION 1
FROM TRUST FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784,697,504
TOTAL ALL FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784,697,504
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Ch. 99-226 LAWS OF FLORIDA Ch. 99-226
SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS)
SPECIFIC
APPROPRIATION
The moneys contained herein are appropriated from the named funds to the
Department of Education as the amounts to be used to pay the salaries,
other operational expenditures and fixed capital outlay.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF, AND COMMISSIONER OF
EDUCATION
The moneys contained herein are appropriated from
the named funds to the Department of Education as
the amounts to be used to pay the salaries, other
operational expenditures and fixed capital outlay.
The Commissioner of Education is authorized to
establish and implement accountability measures of
student achievement for grants approved by the
Commissioner from the funds provided in Specific
Appropriations 9 through 149.
Funds in Specific Appropriations 13 through 207 as
Grants and Aids-Special Categories or as Grants and
Aids-Aid to Local Governments may be advanced
quarterly throughout the fiscal year based on
projects, grants, contracts and allocation
conference documents.
When a public educational institution has been fully
funded by an external agency for direct
instructional costs of any course or program, the
FTE generated shall not be reported for state
funding.
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER
9 SALARIES AND BENEFITS POSITIONS 40
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 2,410,930
FROM EDUCATIONAL AIDS TRUST FUND . . . . . 86,127
10 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 27,665
11 EXPENSES
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 525,487
FROM EDUCATIONAL AIDS TRUST FUND . . . . . 3,165
12 OPERATING CAPITAL OUTLAY
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 28,301
13 SPECIAL CATEGORIES
GRANTS AND AIDS - EDUCATION/BUSINESS
COOPERATION
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 1,914,244
14 SPECIAL CATEGORIES
LITIGATION EXPENSES
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 28,897
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Ch. 99-226 LAWS OF FLORIDA Ch. 99-226
SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS)
SPECIFIC
APPROPRIATION
15 SPECIAL CATEGORIES
RISK MANAGEMENT INSURANCE
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 63,772
16 SPECIAL CATEGORIES
GRANTS AND AIDS - TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 2,800,000
Funds in Specific Appropriation 16 shall be
provided to the Take Stock in Children Foundation on
a one to one matching basis.
OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR PLANNING,
BUDGETING AND MANAGEMENT
17 SALARIES AND BENEFITS POSITIONS 121
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 3,407,128
FROM EDUCATIONAL AIDS TRUST FUND . . . . . 214,929
FROM FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION
ADMINISTRATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . 1,697,293
FROM FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES TRUST
FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680,171
18 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 80,521
FROM EDUCATIONAL AIDS TRUST FUND . . . . . 32,514
FROM FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION
ADMINISTRATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . 23,425
FROM FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES TRUST
FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104,555
19 EXPENSES
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 1,112,019
FROM EDUCATIONAL AIDS TRUST FUND . . . . . 151,290
FROM FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION
ADMINISTRATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . 515,801
FROM FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES TRUST
FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519,957
From the funds provided in Specific Appropriation
19, the Department of Education shall conduct a
study of the extent that each district has property
of various categories off of the local ad valorem
tax roll. The study shall look at the compensation
or partial compensation currently funded in each
district for property off the local ad valorem tax
roll. The study shall also develop one or more
procedures that the Legislature could use to
equitably and controllably compensate or partially
compensate districts for this loss in local
taxation.
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Ch. 99-226 LAWS OF FLORIDA Ch. 99-226
SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS)
SPECIFIC
APPROPRIATION
19A AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
GRANTS AND AIDS - CLASS SIZE REDUCTION -
FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 100,000,000
Funds in Specific Appropriation 19A are provided
for the construction of classroom facilities to
serve public school students in Kindergarten through
Grade 3. The Commissioner of Education shall submit
a plan to the State Board of Education by October 1,
1999 recommending an equitable allocation of these
funds solely for that purpose. The plan shall
consider student membership in grades Kindergarten
through Grade 3 relative to classroom facilities
classified as satisfactory for the 1998-99 school
year, local effort to address public school
overcrowding, and projected enrollment trends and
facility construction in Kindergarten through Grade
3 in each district through FY 2004-2005. The
Department of Education shall consult with the
Office of Economic and Demographic Research about
the methodology and results of the Office’s 1998-99
study of class size and facilities for K-3 in
Florida prior to developing its plan. Upon approval
of the plan by the State Board of Education, the
Department shall notify the eligible districts of
the availability of these funds. Funds shall be
approved for specific K-3 class-size reduction
projects and shall not be disbursed to the districts
except to meet the cash flow demands of the
construction project.
20 OPERATING CAPITAL OUTLAY
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 64,510
FROM EDUCATIONAL AIDS TRUST FUND . . . . . 283,780
FROM FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION
ADMINISTRATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . 15,000
21 SPECIAL CATEGORIES
TRANSFER TO DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE
HEARINGS
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 125,495
22 SPECIAL CATEGORIES
COST-OF-LIVING PRICE SURVEY
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 319,011
23 SPECIAL CATEGORIES
GRANTS AND AIDS - FLORIDA DIAGNOSTIC AND
LEARNING RESOURCES CENTERS
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 2,889,494
Funds in Specific Appropriation 23 shall be
allocated to the Multidisciplinary Educational
Services Centers as follows:
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Ch. 99-226 LAWS OF FLORIDA Ch. 99-226
SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS)
SPECIFIC
APPROPRIATION
University of Florida................... 613,344
University of Miami..................... 556,381
Florida State University................ 562,558
University of South Florida............. 601,637
University of Florida Health Science
Center at Jacksonville................. 555,574
Each center shall provide a report to the Department
of Education by September 1, 1999 for the 1998-99
year that shall include the following: 1) the
number of children served, 2) the number of parents
served, 3) the number of persons participating in
inservice education activities, 4) the number of
districts served, and 5) specific services provided.
25 SPECIAL CATEGORIES
GRANTS AND AIDS - NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE
ARTS
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 964,618
26 SPECIAL CATEGORIES
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
FROM FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION
ADMINISTRATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . 200,000
29 SPECIAL CATEGORIES
RETIREMENT ESCROW
FROM EDUCATIONAL AIDS TRUST FUND . . . . . 120,000
30 SPECIAL CATEGORIES
RISK MANAGEMENT INSURANCE
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 43,719
FROM FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION
ADMINISTRATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . 6,592
FROM FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES TRUST
FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,778
31 SPECIAL CATEGORIES
GRANTS AND AIDS - AUTISM PROGRAM
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 4,675,000
Funds in Specific Appropriation 31 shall be
distributed to the six autism centers as follows:
University of South Florida (Florida
Mental Health Institute)............... 950,000
University of Florida (College of
Medicine).............................. 650,000
University of Central Florida........... 650,000
University of Miami (Department of
Pediatrics)............................ 975,000
including $150,000 for activities in
Palm Beach County through FAU
University of Florida (Jacksonville).... 650,000
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Ch. 99-226 LAWS OF FLORIDA Ch. 99-226
SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS)
SPECIFIC
APPROPRIATION
Florida State University (College of
Communications)........................ 800,000
Summaries of achievements for the prior fiscal year
shall be submitted to the Department of Education by
September 1, 1999.
31A SPECIAL CATEGORIES
DISTANCE LEARNING LIBRARY INITIATIVE
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 2,300,000
31B SPECIAL CATEGORIES
GRANTS AND AIDS - INCREASED ACCESS TO THE
BACCALAUREATE DEGREE
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 2,000,000
Funds in Specific Appropriation 31B are to be
released by the Commissioner upon certification to
him by the Postsecondary Education Planning
Commission that a community college has successfully
met the requirements for a baccalaureate degree
granting institution to begin offering a new
baccalaureate program at the community college’s
campus or center. Funds provided through this
appropriation may be expended for start-up expenses
related to the new degree program as described in
the college’s proposal reviewed and recommended by
PEPC.
32 SPECIAL CATEGORIES
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEM
FROM FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION
ADMINISTRATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . 1,318,800
33 DATA PROCESSING SERVICES
KNOTT DATA CENTER - DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 2,240,562
FROM EDUCATIONAL AIDS TRUST FUND . . . . . 292,667
34 DATA PROCESSING SERVICES
REGIONAL DATA CENTERS - STATE UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . . . 638,186
FROM EDUCATIONAL AIDS TRUST FUND . . . . . 134,169
The Legislature hereby finds and determines that the
items and sums designated in Specific Appropriations
35 through 43C shall constitute authorized capital
outlay projects within the meaning and as required
by s. 9(a)(2), Article XII of the State
Constitution, as amended, and any other law. In
accordance therewith, the moneys in the following
items are authorized to be expended for the
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