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FL H0105

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

5/3/2013

Primary Sponsor

Janet Cruz

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends section 24.121, Florida Statutes to add a new paragraph (f) requiring 50 percent of unencumbered funds remaining from the previous fiscal year to be allocated to the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program
  • Unencumbered funds for pre-K must be distributed equally per enrolled student and used only for direct classroom expenditures, not administrative costs
  • Funds are to be allocated following a final audit of unencumbered balances and distributed to school-year or summer prekindergarten programs
  • Makes minor wording changes to existing provisions regarding school advisory council authority and Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program funding priorities
  • Requires school districts to continue quarterly public reporting of lottery fund expenditures in an easy-to-understand format
  • Takes effect October 1, 2013

Legislative Description

Allocation and Expenditure of State Lottery Revenues

Last Action

Died in Education Appropriations Subcommittee

5/3/2013

Committee Referrals

Education Appropriations Subcommittee1/23/2013

Full Bill Text

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