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Dear Commissioner Diaz: Florida Maintenance of Equity Requirements

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Florida Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. is thanked in a letter from James F. Lane, Ed. D., Senior Advisor in the Office of the Secretary, dated January 11, 2023, for his early work on the maintenance of equity requirements under section 2004(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act. The letter credits cooperation among Governor DeSantis, the State Legislature's appropriators and agency staff, and anticipates the second year of the requirements in fiscal year 2023. Governor Ron DeSantis is copied.

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“Dear Commissioner Diaz: Florida Maintenance of Equity Requirements.” Original at www.ed.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/department-of-education-1-11-2023-used-www-ed-gov-020fcabeb6-e9367241b6/, SHA-256 ee21334ddfa9e6ee5d204682229273272dbf5ffe811d0f24ac69fe3133589e1f.

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                       UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION



                                         January 11, 2023

The Honorable Manny Diaz, Jr.
Commissioner of Education
Florida Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400

Dear Commissioner Diaz:

I am writing to recognize Florida’s ongoing commitment to the maintenance of equity
requirements under section 2004(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP). Knowing
the numerous, competing priorities facing States, State educational agencies, and local
educational agencies, your early work to implement these new, critically important resource
equity requirements is appreciated. We note that Florida’s action is a result of cooperative efforts
involving Governor DeSantis, appropriators in your State Legislature, and State educational
agency leadership and staff.

ARP maintenance of equity requirements help ensure that State and local education funding
supports students who experienced longstanding opportunity gaps before, and were
disproportionately impacted by, the COVID-19 pandemic. In implementing these provisions
through a mix of data quality efforts, engagement with Department-provided technical
assistance, and maintenance of State education funding for the communities and students who
need it most, Florida is taking critical steps to accelerate academic recovery and close
opportunity and achievement gaps.

My team looks forward to continuing our work with yours in implementing the second year of
maintenance of equity requirements in fiscal year 2023. Thank you for your collaboration, and
all you do for Florida’s students, educators, and families.

                                              Sincerely,


                                              James F. Lane, Ed. D.
                                              Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary
                                              Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions
                                              and Duties of the Assistant Secretary for
                                              Elementary and Secondary Education

CC:    The Honorable Ron DeSantis
       Governor of Florida
       400 S. Monroe Street
       Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001

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