990249 No. 1S
HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL AMENDMENT
HB5001
CHAMBER ACTION
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Representative(s): Attkisson
offered the following SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT for 1 (990234):
In Section: 05 On Page: 218 Specific Appropriation: 1695
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Explanation:
Deletes proviso requiring $1,000,000 in non-recurring funds for the
Teachers' Down Payment Assistance Pilot Program be contingent upon the
passage of legislation and adds proviso establishing the pilot program.
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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Program: Florida Housing Finance
Corporation
Affordable Housing Financing
In Section 05 On Page 218
1695 Special Categories
Grants And Aids - Housing Finance
Corporation (Hfc) - State Housing
Initiatives Partnership (Ship) Program
DELETE the proviso immediately following Specific Appropriation 1695:
Contingent on passage of HB 259 or similar legislation, from the
non-recurring funds in Specific Appropriation 1695, $1,000,000 shall be
used for the Teachers' Down Payment Assistance Pilot Program.
and insert in lieu thereof:
From the non-recurring funds in Specific Appropriation 1695, $1,000,000
shall be used for the Teachers' Down Payment Assistance Pilot Project.
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In order to assist in the recruitment and retention of teachers, the
following shall be included in the local housing assistance plan: (a)
Down payment assistance shall be provided to eligible personnel who meet
the following criteria, in addition to other requirements of the plan:
1. The person shall be employed full time as a K-12 classroom teacher
in the state; 2. The person shall be state certified in a critical need
area of exceptional student education, mathematics, or science; 3. The
person shall declare his or her homestead and maintain residency at his
or her homestead; 4. The person shall be employed in a full-time,
permanent capacity; 5. The person shall demonstrate a 5-year minimum
commitment to continued employment as a K-12 classroom teacher in a
school within the county of current employment. (b) Compliance with
the employment eligibility criteria shall be verified during the life of
the loan by the school district in which the teacher is employed. (c)
The program shall provide $4,000 as down payment assistance if the city,
county, or appropriate governmental subdivision or agency within which
an eligible recipient is employed and resides waives all impact fees
that occur incidental to the recipient's home purchase. (d) Any lien
on the recipient's property securing the assistance provided under this
program shall be released if the recipient fulfills the 5-year
commitment
Line item amendments are accepted as part of the amendatory process. However, due to the necessity of using computerized systems this may entail a different placement within a budget entity or the renumbering of the specific appropriation items. |
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