Bill > H5103

This bill revises provisions relating to charter school capital outlay funding, school district discretionary millage, and the Public Education Capital Outlay Debt Service Trust Fund. The key provisions include: - Eligibility criteria for charter schools to receive capital outlay funds, such as using certain types of facilities, having been in operation for at least 2 years, and meeting student performance requirements. - A new calculation methodology to allocate state funds appropriated for charter school capital outlay, based on the characteristics of the student population. - Allowing school districts to use a portion of their discretionary millage revenue to provide capital outlay funding for eligible charter schools. - Expanding the allowable uses of charter school capital outlay funds to include computer and device hardware and software, as well as the opening day collection for new school libraries. - Updating the calculation of capital outlay full-time equivalent membership used to determine allocations from the Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund.

Budget and Finance

PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee (House)

http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/5103