FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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    STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
    F. PHILIP HANDY,
    Chairman
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    T. WILLARD FAIR,
    Vice Chairman
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    Members
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    SALLY BRADSHAW
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    LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
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    CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
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    JULIA L. JOHNSON
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    WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.
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    July
    1,
    2003
    M E M O R A N D U M
    JIM HORNE
    Commissioner of Education
    CONTACT PERSON
    NAME:
    Janet Burns
    PHONE:
    (850) 245-9239
    SUNCOM:
    205-9239
    CFO NO.:
    03-65
    TO:
    District Superintendents, Finance Officers, and Charter School Contacts
    FROM: Raymond
    Monteleone
    SUBJECT:
    Distribution of Capital Outlay Funds for Charter Schools
    The 2003 Legislature established eligibility criteria for new charter schools which impact the
    regular distribution procedures for charter school
    capital outlay funds. Essentially, new schools
    must meet requirements relating to prior long-term financial commitments or be part of an
    expanded feeder pattern of schools that received funding in 2002-03. These new requirements
    can be found in Section 4 of HB0055A, which can be downloaded from http://www.flsenate.gov.
    Application of these new requirements results in limiting the first distribution (for July 2003) to
    charter schools that received funding in 2002-03. Verification of eligibility is required before any
    distribution can be made to the new schools. To accomplish the required verification of
    eligibility, we have revised the required Charter School Capital Outlay Plan to include
    certifications attesting to the district’s determination of eligibility. The revised form and
    department procedures are attached and can also be located on our web site at
    http://www.firn.edu/doe/oef/.To be included in the August 2003 distribution, a charter school
    must meet the following requirements:
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    Submit a completed Charter School Capital Outlay Plan that is received by the Office of
    Educational Facilities on or before July 31, 2003, and
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    Meet the eligibility requirements as attested to within the Plan.
    RAYMOND MONTELEONE
    325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 201-7400 • www.fldoe.org
    July 1, 2003
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    Attached is a table showing individual schools and district totals.
    Based on your
    district's input, the table represents our best determination of existing charter schools in
    your district eligible to receive capital outlay funds pursuant to Section 1013.62, Florida
    Statutes, for the 2003-2004 school year. Distributions are to be made monthly. Your
    district’s charter school allocation will be sent via electronic funds transfer on July 24.
    Recalculations of entitlements will be done five times during the year, and distribution
    amounts may be less based on revised data; therefore, your future distributions may be
    less. Distributions will be made on the fourth Thursday of each month thereafter, except
    for November, which will be the fourth Wednesday.
    Additional information may be
    found on our website at http://www.firn.edu/doe/oef/ as the entitlements are
    recalculated.
    The 2003 Legislature also revised the authorized uses of Charter School Capital Outlay
    funds and include ONLY the following purposes:
    (a) purchase of real property;
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    (b) construction of school facilities;
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    (c) purchase, lease purchase, or lease of permanent or relocatable school facilities;
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    (d) purchase of vehicles to transport students to and from the charter school and
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    (e) renovation, repair, and/or maintenance of school facilities that the charter school
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    owns or is purchasing through a lease-purchase or long-term lease of 5 years or
    longer.
    When a charter school is non-renewed or terminated, any unencumbered funds and all
    equipment and property purchased with public funds shall revert to the ownership of the
    district school board, as provided in Paragraphs 1002.33(8)(e) and (f), Florida Statutes.
    The reversion of such equipment, property, and furnishings shall focus on recoverable
    assets, but not on intangible or irrecoverable costs such as rental or leasing fees,
    normal maintenance, and limited renovations. If there are additional local issues such
    as the shared use of facilities or partial ownership of facilities or property, these issues
    shall be agreed to in the charter contract prior to the expenditure of funds.
    If you need additional assistance, please contact Janet Burns at (850) 245-9239 or
    SUNCOM 205-9239.
    RM/jb
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