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FL H0401
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/25/2011
Primary Sponsor
Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed
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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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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
Full Bill Text
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