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Department of Education

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Account	Description	FY07 GAA	FY08 House 1
7027-0019	Connecting Activities For school-to-career connecting activities; provided, that the board of education, in cooperation with the department of workforce development and the state workforce investment board, may establish and support a public-private partnership to link high school students with economic and learning opportunities on the job as part of the school-to-work transition program; provided further, that such program may include the award of matching grants to workforce investment boards or other local public-private partnerships involving local community job commitments and work site learning opportunities for students; provided further, that the grants shall require at least a 200 per cent match in wages for the students from private sector participants; provided further, that the program shall include, but not be limited to, a provision that business leaders commit resources to pay salaries, to provide mentoring and instruction on the job, and to work closely with teachers; and provided further, that public funds shall assume the costs of connecting schools and businesses to ensure that students serve productively on the job	4,129,687	4,129,687

 
 

HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)

SPENDING CATEGORY	FY04 Expended	FY05 Expended	FY06 Expended	FY07 Projected Spending	FY08 House 1
Wages & Salaries	25	25	20	83	0
Operating Expenses	38	25	24	62	16
Public Assistance	4,066	4,071	4,071	6,984	4,114
TOTAL	4,129	4,122	4,115	7,130	4,130

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.