Bill > S2516

This bill makes several changes to education funding in Florida: 1. It requires the Auditor General to conduct annual audits of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, in addition to district school boards in counties with populations under 150,000. 2. It extends the date for future legislative review and repeal of provisions governing the Florida Endowment for Vocational Rehabilitation from 2017 to 2018. 3. It requires the 300 lowest-performing elementary schools to provide an additional hour of intensive reading instruction per day during the school year and a 60-hour summer school program. The bill also modifies the funding model for the supplemental academic instruction categorical fund to support these programs. 4. It revises the definition of "small, isolated schools" to include certain elementary schools that meet specific criteria, allowing them to receive additional funding. 5. It makes various other changes to the Florida Education Finance Program, including modifying the research-based reading instruction allocation and the federally connected student supplement. Overall, the bill aims to provide additional funding and resources to support struggling schools and students, particularly in the area of reading instruction.

Budget and Finance

Appropriations (Senate)

http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/2516