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Mr. Brewer and Mr. Nuciforo move to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-9010 by striking out the figure “$48,401,013” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$37,532,985”; and Mr. Nuciforo and Mr. Brewer move that the bill be further amended in section 2, by inserting after item 6000-0010, the following item:-
“6005-0017 For certain payments to cities and towns as authorized by clause c of section 13 of chapter 64A, section 13 of chapter 64E, and section 14 of chapter 64F of the general laws; provided, that the amounts appropriated herein are in full satisfaction of the amounts payable pursuant to said clauses for fiscal year 2003; provided further, that funds herein may be used for the lease, purchase and maintenance of vehicles for use in road maintenance, and for costs incurred for the removal of snow and ice; and provided further that notwithstanding the provisions of section 31 of chapter 81 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the portion of the highway fund allocated for reimbursements to cities and towns for costs actually incurred in constructing, maintaining and policing city or town streets or roads, shall be distributed in fiscal year 2003 in the same proportion as the fiscal year 2002 distribution of said highway fund reimbursements…………$10,868,028”.
Floor Number: 302
Ms. Creem , Ms. Resor & Ms. Fargo move to amend the bill in section 2, by striking out item 7061-9400 and inserting in place thereof the following item:-
“7061-9400 To develop authentic student and school assessments in order to replace the current Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System. As required by Section 1I of Chapter 69 of the General Laws, the assessment system to be developed shall employ a variety of assessment instruments on either a comprehensive or statistically valid sampling basis. As much as is practicable, especially in the case of student whose performance is difficult to assess using conventional methods, such instruments shall include consideration of work samples, projects and portfolios, and shall facilitate authentic and direct gauges of student performance………………………$1,659,043
and, to further amend the bill in said section 2, by striking out item 7061-0012 and inserting in place thereof the following item:-
“7061-0012 For the reimbursement of extraordinary special education costs pursuant to section 5A of chapter 71B of the General Laws as amended by this act; provided,
that notwithstanding said section 5A or any other general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the reimbursement rate for students who have no parent, or guardian living
in the commonwealth, shall be 100 per cent of all said approved instructional costs that exceed 4 times the state average per pupil foundation budget; provided further, that not more
than $8,750,000 shall be used to continue and expand voluntary residential placement prevention programs between the department of education and other departments within the
executive office of health and human services that develop community-based support services for children and their families; provided further, that of this $8,750,000 not less than
$7,500,000 shall be made available to the department of mental retardation for the voluntary residential placement prevention program administered by that department; provided
further, that the amount expended for a particular student shall not exceed the amount of tuition funds allocated for the student at the time of transition into such community-based
support services; provided further, that funding provided herein may reimburse private schools for prior fiscal year’s tuition; and provided further that not more than $500,000 shall
be expended by the department of education to administer this account…………………………………….$127,000,000
and, to further amend the bill by striking section 50.Floor Number: 303
Mr. Antonioni moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7061-9404, by striking the wording:- “provided, that preference shall be given to those districts with a high percentage of such students;” and inserting in place thereof the following wording:-
“provided, that preference shall be given to those districts with a high percentage of high school students scoring in level 1;”
Floor Number: 304
Mr. Antonioni moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7061-9404, by striking out the wording:- “provided further, that none of the funds appropriated in this item shall be spent for services provided by institutions of higher education through interagency agreements between the department of education and these institutions;” and inserting in place thereof the following wording:-
“provided further, funds shall be expended for a competitive grant program to fund developmental programs to be implemented in the summer of 2003 operated by public institutions of higher education for students who have completed high school but not yet met the MCAS graduation standard and are working to pass MCAS, earn a high school diploma, and prepare for college-level studies.”
Floor Number: 305
Mr. Baddour , Mr. Travaglini, Ms. Resor and Mr. Magnani move to amend the bill, in section 2, in line item 7061-9404 by inserting after the words “weekend and school vacation programs,” the following: “comprehensive after school programs,”
Floor Number: 306Mr. Shannon moves to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-9404, by inserting the following wording:-
“provided further, that $750,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs’ after-school tutorial program known as Project Learn”.
Floor Number: 307
GARDNER EXTENDED SERVICES SCHOOL
Mr. Tolman moves to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-9404 by inserting after the words “at the school or district;” the following language:-
“provided further that not less than $225,000 shall be expended to extend the model of the Gardner Extended Services School to all schools in Cluster 5, so called, of the Boston public school system;”
Floor Number: 308Mr. Antonioni moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7061-9404, by striking out the wording:-
“provided further, that $2,500,000 shall be expended for a competitive grant program, guidelines for which shall be developed by the department, for intensive literacy and math instruction for the graduating class of 2003; provided further that such programs shall be in place by January 15, 2003; provided further, that eligible applicants shall include individual high schools, and those institutions of higher education, providers of adult basic education services, and other public and private educational services organizations that shall have partnered with a high school or group of high schools; and provided further, that preference shall be given to applicants targeting their services to high schools with at least 30 per cent of their students scoring in level 1 on math or English” and inserting in place thereof the following wording:-
“provided further, that up to $5,000,000 shall be expended for a competitive grant program, guidelines for which shall be developed by the department, for intensive remediation programs in communities with students in the graduating class of 2003 who have not achieved a score of 216 or higher on either the 10th grade English Language Arts or math MCAS exams, such programs to be in place by October 1, 2002; provided further, that eligible applicants shall include individual high schools, and those institutions of higher education, providers of adult basic education services, and other public and private educational services organizations that shall have partnered with a high school or group of high schools”
Floor Number: 309AN AMENDMENT RELATIVE TO MCAS REMEDIATION
Mr. Tarr, Mr. Lees, Mr. Knapik, Mr. Tisei, Ms. Sprague and Mr. Hedlund move to amend the bill (Senate Bill 2300) in item 7061-9404 by striking the language in its entirety and
replacing it with the following: -
“For disbursements to assist cities, towns and regional school districts for remediation programs for the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System examination, so-called;
provided, that said disbursements shall be calculated according to a formula based upon the number of students scoring in level 1 on said examination in each city, town, regional
school district, and charter school; and provided further, that funds appropriated herein may be expended through August 31,
2002……………………………………………………$50,000,000”
Floor Number: 310
RELATIVE TO THE RUSSIAN TEENS AT RISK PROGRAM
Ms Creem & Mr. McGee move to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7061-9611, by inserting after the words “Massachusetts Service Alliance” the following words: “; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for the Russian Teens-at-Risk program operated by the Jewish Family and Children’s Service in the cities of Boston and Lynn and the town of Brookline” and by striking the figure “$3,107,445” and inserting in place thereof the following figure “$3,197,445
Floor Number: 311GROVER CLEVELAND
Mr. Hart moves to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-9611 by inserting the following: “provided further that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the Grover Cleveland Middle School in Dorchester to establish a comprehensive violence prevention and academic support program with a particular focus on at risk middle school female students,"
Floor Number: 312
ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION
Mr. Tolman moves to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-9614, by striking out the figure “$489,483” and inserting in place thereof the following figure: - “$558,360.”
Floor Number: 313YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM
Mr. Morrissey moves to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-9626, in line 5, after the words New Bedford, by adding the following word:- “Quincy.”
Floor Number: 314
MASSACHUSETTS SERVICE ALLIANCE
Mr. Lees moves to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-9634, by deleting the following words:-
“provided further, that said matching amount shall be from a source other than state funds;”
Floor Number: 315BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Mr. Moore moves to amend the bill, in section 2, in line item 7066-0000, by adding the following:-
Provided, however, that $50,000.00 shall be made available for a study from performance improvement grant funds appropriated to the Board of Higher Education; to assess the feasibility of establishing a Vanguard College demonstration project at an independent, licensed and accredited Massachusetts institution of higher education; and provided further, that said demonstration project shall serve as a model for future collaboration between public and private higher education institutions; and further that the goals of said project shall be to effectuate non-duplication of program effort, economies of scale and efficiencies in campus operations and to leverage excess capacity in order to contain costs and increase access to higher learning opportunities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Floor Number: 316
BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Mr. Rosenberg moves to amend the bill, in Section 2, in item 7066-0000, by striking out the words
" provided further, that the board shall establish a policy directing such institutions of higher education to spend not less than 5 per cent of the combined amount of the total state appropriation and student retained revenues by each such institution for ongoing capital adaptation and renewal; provided further, that expenditures for operational expenses such as utility payments shall not be considered capital adaptation and renewal for the purposes of the spending requirements contained in this item; provided further, that not later than November 15, 2002, the board shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a plan that includes: (1) the projected operating budget spending at each institution within the commonwealth's system of public higher education; (2) the planned spending on capital adaptation and renewal projects at each such institution; and (3) the funding sources used to fund such projects; provided further, that upon request of any such institution, the board may grant a waiver from the maintenance spending requirement upon determining that compliance with the policy poses a threat to academic quality;"
Floor Number: 317Mr. O’Leary moves to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 7066-0000, the following new item:
“7066-0001 For additional funding for state colleges and community colleges………………………………………………………………..…$11,000,000”
Floor Number: 318
COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE TRAINING INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM
Mr. Knapik moves to amend the bill in section 2 in item 7066-0015 after the words “General Laws” the following language:- provided that $600,000 shall be transferred from the Workforce Training Trust Fund.”
Mr. Knapik moves to further amend the bill in section 2 in item 7066-0015 by striking the figure “$900,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure “1,500,000.”
Mr. Rosenberg, Mr. Tolman, and Mr. O'Leary move to amend the bill, in Section 2, in item 7077-0010, by striking out the figure "$5,000,000", and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$8,000,000.
Floor Number: 320
TUFTS VETERINARIAN SCHOOL
Mr. Moore moves to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7077-0023, by striking out the figures "4,792,500" and inserting in place thereof the figures "5,325,000".Floor Number: 321
TUFTS UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
Mr. Glodis of Worcester moves to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7077-0023, by striking out the figure “$4,792,500” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$5,325,500”.
Floor Number: 322
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
Mr. Antonioni moves to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7100-0200, by striking out the wording and inserting in the place thereof the following wording:-
“For the commonwealth’s share of the expenses of the University of Massachusetts provided, that the amount herein appropriated shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 29 of the General Laws; and provided further, that the comptroller of the commonwealth shall pay the amount appropriated herein to the trustees of the University of Massachusetts not later than the fifteenth of July of the current fiscal year; and provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the university may establish and organize auxiliary organizations, subject to policies, rules and regulations enacted by the board, to provide essential functions which are integral to the educational mission of the university; and provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the university may enter into leases of real property without prior approval of the division of capital asset management and maintenance”.
Floor Number: 323UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-ELIMINATING EARMARKS
Mr. Tisei moves to amend the bill in section 2 by striking line item 7100-0200 and inserting in the place thereof the following:-
7100-0200 For the operation of the university of Massachusetts and the commonwealth college; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the board of trustees shall develop an allocation plan for the amount appropriated in this item and shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of said plan within 45 days of the effective date of this act; provided further, that the board of trustees in conjunction with the state health education center at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center shall maintain learning contracts for students admitted on or after the fall of 1978 which shall include provisions for payback service or monetary payback to the commonwealth for a period after such students have fulfilled all internship and residency requirements; provided further, that the sum expended for Umass Extension in fiscal year 2003 shall not be reduced except in proportion to adjustments consistent with university budget adjustments and policies affecting comparable academic outreach programs of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst; provided further, that such funds shall be expended in accordance with a plan reviewed and recommended by the Umass Extension Board of Public Overseers;...................... $460,599,228
Floor Number: 324
DRUG ANALYSIS LABORATORY
Mrs. Chandler of Worcester, Mr. Glodis of Worcester and Mr. Moore of Uxbridge move to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7100-0200, by striking out the following wording:-
“provided further, that not more than $431,000 shall be expended for the analysis of narcotic drug synthetic substitutes, poisons, drugs, medicines, and chemicals at the University of Massachusetts medical school in order to support the law enforcement efforts of the district attorneys of the Commonwealth, the state police, and the police departments of the cities and towns of the Commonwealth;”;
in item 7100-0200, by striking out the figure “$460,599,228” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “460,168,228”;
in item 0340-0400, by inserting after “6 person jury sessions;” the following wording:-
“provided further, that not less than $431,000 shall be expended for the analysis of narcotic drug synthetic substitutes, poisons, drugs, medicines, and chemicals at the University of Massachusetts medical school in order to support the law enforcement efforts of the district attorneys of the Commonwealth, the state police, and the police departments of the cities and towns of the Commonwealth;”
and, in item 0340-0400, by striking out the figure “$6,844,763” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “7,275,763”.
Floor Number: 325
CRANBERRY EXPERIMENT STATION
Ms. Murray moves to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7100-0200, by striking out the wording “provided further, that not less than $480,200 shall be expended for the cranberry
experiment station” and inserting in place thereof the following: “provided further, that the sum expended for the University of Massachusetts at Amherst Cranberry Experiment Station at
Wareham in FY 03 shall not be reduced from FY 02 levels, except in proportion to adjustments consistent with university budget adjustments, and provided that such funds shall be
expended in accordance with a plan reviewed and recommended by the University of Massachusetts Cranberry Experiment Station Board of Oversight.”
Floor Number: 326
UMASS MEMORIAL SATELLITE MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE
Mrs. Chandler of Worcester and Mr. Moore of Uxbridge move to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7100-0200, by striking out the following wording:-
“provided further, that $350,000 shall be expended for a satellite medical examiners office;”;
in item 7100-0200, by striking out the figure “$460,599,228” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “460,249,228”;
by inserting, in item 8000-0105, at the end, the following wording:-
“; provided, that $350,000 shall be expended for toxicology testing and results”
and, in item 8000-0105, by striking out the figure “3,237,469” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “3,587,469”.
Floor Number: 327
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS ENDOWMENT MATCH PROGRAM
Mr. Antonioni moves to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 7100-0300 the following item:-
7100-0445 For matching funds for the University of Massachusetts for the purpose of providing an endowment program for chairs of the various departments within the university; provided, that private donations contributed for the purposes of this program shall not result in direct or indirect reductions in the commonwealth’s appropriation for the university; and provided further, that the amount appropriated herein may fund matching grants paid to the university in an amount not to exceed one dollar for every two dollars privately contributed or contractually pledged to the university’s board of trustees ……..$2,000,000
Mr. Rosenberg moves to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting, after item 7100-0300, the following line item 7100-0500:-
7100-0500 For the operation of the board of higher education's Commonwealth College honors program, so-called, at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst…$1,715,000
Floor Number: 329
MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME ACADEMY
Ms. Murray moves to amend the bill, in section 2, line item 7118-0100, by striking out the following wording:-
“provided, that not more than $228,000 shall be expended for the aquaculture program”.
Mr. Rosenberg moves to amend the bill, in Section 2, in item 7505-0100, by striking out the words "provided, that not less than $195,000 shall be obligated for the Heritage Bank building acquired by the Greenfield College Foundation."
Floor Number: 331
Messrs. Lees and Knapik move to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7514-0102, by striking out the figure “$535,206” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,070,411”.
Floor Number: 332
Mr. Glodis of Worcester moves that the bill be amended in Section 2 in line item 8000-0000 by striking the figure “$1,460,266” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,523,454”.
Floor Number: 333
COMMUNITY POLICING – CITY OF REVERE EARMARK.
Mr. Travaglini moves to amend the bill, in section 2, in line item 8000-0010 by inserting at the end thereof the following:-
“provided further, that not less than $72,000 shall be provided for community policing in the city of Revere in addition to the amount awarded to the city in fiscal year 2001”
Floor Number: 334
COMMUNITY POLICING – EARMARK.
Mr. Havern, Ms. Fargo and Mr. Travaglini move to amend the bill in section 2, in line item 8000-0010, in line 73, by inserting after the word “Amesbury” the following word:- “Arlington”; and, in line 76, by inserting after the word “Canton” the following word:- “Chelmsford” and with a further amendment, in said line 76, by inserting after the word:- “Chicopee” the following word:- “Concord”.
Mr. Nuciforo moves to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8000-0010, by inserting after the word “Georgetown” the following word:- “Goshen”.
Mr. Nuciforo moves to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8000-0010, by inserting after the word “Amesbury” the following word:- “Ashfield”.
Floor Number: 337
AN AMENDMENT RELATIVE TO COMMUNITY POLICING IN THE COMMONWEALTH
Mr. Tarr moves to amend the bill (Senate Bill 2300) in Section 2, item 8000-0010 in line 75 by adding, after the word “Boston” the following word: - “Boxford”; and further in line 77 by adding, after the word “Longmeadow” the following word: - “Essex”; and further, in line 78, after the word “Georgetown” by adding the following word: - “Gloucester”; and further, in line 78, after the word “Greenfield” by adding the following words: - “Groveland, Hamilton”; and further in line 80, after the word “Lynn” by adding the following words: - “Manchester-by-the-Sea”; and further in line 81, after the word “Methuen” by adding the following word: - “Middleton”; and further, in line 85, after the word “Rockland” by adding the following word: - “Rockport”; and further, in line 86, after the word “Wellfleet” by adding the following word: - “Wenham”; and further in line 87, after the word “Watertown” by adding the following words: - “West Newbury, Wilmington”
Mr. Nuciforo moves to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8000-0010, by inserting after the word “Chicopee” the following word:- “Clarksburg”.
Mr. Nuciforo moves to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8000-0010, inserting after the word “Holyoke” the following word:- “Lee”.
Floor Number: 340
Messrs. Hedlund and Morrissey move to amend the bill, in Section 2, in item 8000-0100 by inserting after the word “Northfield,” the word “Norwell,”.
Floor Number: 341
COMMUNITY POLICING GRANTS
Mrs. Sprague moves to amend the bill, in section 2, by striking out item 8000-0010 and inserting in place thereof the following:-
“8000-0010 For community policing grants to be administered by the executive office of public safety; provided, that any community receiving earmarked funds in fiscal year 2002 shall receive 90% of that amount in fiscal year 2003; provided further, that $5,000,000 shall be provided for competitive grants; provided further that any community that was approved for a competitive grant in fiscal year 2002 and did not receive any funding shall take first priority in receiving consideration for competitive grants in fiscal year 2003; provided further, that prior to the awarding of any grants in fiscal year 2004 the Joint Committee on Public Safety and the House Committee on Post Audit and Oversight shall conduct an investigation and study into the distribution process for community policing grants; provided further, that the executive office of public safety, local police chiefs and police commissioners, and representatives from the appropriate police unions and police associations are consulted as part of said investigation and study; provided further, that the Joint Committee on Public Safety and the House Committee on Post Audit and Oversight issue a report with recommendations on an equitable distribution process by January 1, 2003; provided further, that the process for the awarding of community policing grants in fiscal year 2004 shall take into consideration said recommendations; provided further, that grant funds shall only be expended on items that are related to community policing activities, programs, purchases or construction; provided further, that grant funds shall not be expended on food and beverages, recruit training academy tuition, salaries and benefits for non-community policing personnel and payments for non-related overtime; provided further, that no such grants shall be awarded to the state police; and provided further, than not later than February 1, 2003 the executive office of public safety shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the amount of grants awarded to said grant recipients and descriptions of said grants…………20,235,596.”
Floor Number: 342
Littleton Community Policing Grant
Ms. Resor moves to amend the bill (S. 2300) in section 2, in item number 8000-0010, by inserting after the words “the town of Rowley in addition to the amount awarded to said town in fiscal year 2001;”, the following:-
“provided further, that $20,000 shall be awarded to the town of Littleton in addition to the amount awarded to the town in fiscal year 2001”.
Floor Number: 343
Ms. Wilkerson and Mr. Rosenberg move to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8000-0060, by striking out the figure 196,663 and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “1,000,000”.
Floor Number: 344
Ms. Wilkerson and Mr. Rosenberg move to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8000-0060, by striking out the figure 196,663 and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “525,000”.
Floor Number: 345
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER
Ms. Murray moves to amend the bill, in section 2, line item 8000-0105 by striking the figure “3,237,469” and inserting in place thereof the following figure: 3,751,659
Floor Number: 346
CRIMINAL HISTORY SYSTEMS BOARD
Mr. Brewer moves to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8000-0110, by striking the figure “6,322,272” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “6,462,832”
Floor Number: 347
Floor Number: 348
HART - STATE POLICE
Mr. Hart moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 8100-0000, by inserting after the words “said division” the following words:-
“provided further that no less than $125,000 be expended for patrols by the State Police along the Charles Rivers esplanade and the Charlesgate area of the city of Boston.”
And by further inserting:-
“provided further, that no less than $65,000 be expended for patrols of properties of the Metropolitan District Commission patrolled by the State Police along Day Boulevard in South Boston.”
And by further inserting:-
“provided further, that not less than $130,000 be expended for the cost of state police patrols for the Neponset River bicycle path in the town of Milton and the Dorchester section of the city of Boston.”
Floor Number: 349
STATE POLICE
Mr. Lees moves to amend the bill, in Section 2, in item 8100-0007, by striking out the figure “$11,060,782” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$11,700,281”.
Floor Number: 350
STATE POLICE OVERTIME
Mr. Brewer moves to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8100-0007, by striking the figure “11,060,782” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “11,700,281”