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FL H0401

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/25/2011

Primary Sponsor

Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends section 1001.26, Florida Statutes, to expand eligible entities for state public broadcasting program support and funding
  • Adds nondenominational television stations licensed by the Federal Communications Commission as of July 1, 2011, as full-power educational broadcast stations to the list of qualified recipients
  • Removes the word "and" and replaces it with a comma in the eligibility criteria to allow support for both new qualifying stations and nondenominational stations
  • Authorizes the Department of Education to provide equipment, funds, and services to extend and update educational television and radio systems for eligible tax-supported and nonprofit facilities
  • Takes effect July 1, 2011

Legislative Description

Public Broadcasting Program System

Last Action

Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

5/7/2011

Committee Referrals

K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee2/7/2011

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