Bill Text: FL H0565 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Public School Funding

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration [H0565 Detail]

Download: Florida-2011-H0565-Introduced.html

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HB 565

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to public school funding; requiring the
3	Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
4	Accountability to conduct a study to determine minimum
5	per-student funding to meet constitutional requirements;
6	requiring a report to the Legislature; providing an
7	effective date.
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9	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11	Section 1.  (1)  The Office of Program Policy Analysis and
12	Government Accountability (OPPAGA) shall conduct a study to
13	determine the minimum amount of dollars per student needed to
14	meet the requirement in Section 1 of Article IX of the State
15	Constitution which declares: "Adequate provision shall be made
16	by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality
17	system of free public schools that allows students to obtain a
18	high quality education".
19	(2)  The minimum amount of dollars per kindergarten through
20	grade 12 student shall be a statewide average calculated for
21	basic education programs.
22	(3)  OPPAGA shall submit a report of its findings and
23	determination to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of
24	the House of Representatives by December 1, 2011.
25	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.

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