EDU 424
MASSACHUSETTS ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE

Mr. Antonioni moved that the bill be amended by adding the following new Section: -
“SECTION.  Chapter 110 of the acts of 1993 is hereby amended by striking out section 317 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 317.  Notwithstanding the definition of “Teacher” in section 1 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, any person who is employed as a teacher at the Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science on a basis of not less than half-time service shall either select the Worcester Polytechnic Institute retirement plan as defined by the institute or be a member of the teachers’ retirement system and shall be subject to said chapter 32.”

EDU  425
REDRAFT

JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS SCHOLARSHIP

Mr. Antonioni moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-9400, by adding at the end thereof the following:-  “and provided further, that the department of education shall issue a report, not later than January 15, 2008, on the feasibility and costs associated with non-public school students in grade 10 voluntarily taking the MCAS exam at a non-public school site to solely qualify for the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship program administered by the Board of Higher Education;  and provider further, that said report shall be provided to the secretary of administration and finance, the chairs of the house and senate ways and means committees, the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee of higher education.”

EDU  426
REDRAFT

FRAMINGHAM RESILIENCY FOR LIFE

Ms. Spilka moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-9404, by adding at the end thereof the following:  “provided that not less than $30,000 be expended for the Resiliency for Life Program in the Framingham Public Schools”; and in said item, by striking out the figure “$11,604,139” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$11,634,139”

EDU  427

DUAL IMMERSION

Ms. Spilka moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-9404, by adding at the end thereof the following words:- “provided further, that not less than $370,000 shall be allocated to the Framingham public schools to evaluate existing dual-immersion programs in the town of Framingham and elsewhere in the commonwealth including an evaluation of best practices and all professional development related to these programs; provided further, that any evaluation will examine the likelihood and efficiency of replication of these programs and practices in school districts with large percentage of English language learners; provided further that these funds may be expended for professional development related to these programs”; and in said item, by striking out the figure “11,604,139” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “11,974,139”.

EDU  428

JFY NETWORKS

Mr. Havern moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7030-1003, by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided further that $435,000 shall be expended for JFY.net, a Jobs for Youth Initiative for high technology, literacy and job skill instruction to youth and adults through advanced software and existing infrastructure capacity in schools and community agencies”, and in said item by striking out the figure “3,003,976” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$3,453,976”.

EDU  429

UPK ACCREDITATION

Mr. Antonioni moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 3000-5075, by inserting after the words "service delivery;" the following:- "provided further, that programs designated as Massachusetts Universal Pre-Kindergarten program participants must have been accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the National Association of Family Child Care or a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential;".

EDU  430

FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE WIRELESS INITIATIVE

Mr. Antonioni moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7110-0100, by striking the word “funds” and inserting in place thereof the following:- “not less than $500,000” and in said item by striking out the figure “$26,997,992” and inserting in place thereof the following:- “$27,497,992”.

EDU  431

WHIZKIDS FOUNDATION, INC.

Mr. Barrios moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-9404, by adding at the end thereof the following:- “; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended for WhizKids Foundation, Inc.”; and in said item, by striking the figure “$11,604,139” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$11,679,139”

EDU  432
CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Messrs. Jehlen, Moore and Chandler moved that the bill be amended by adding the following section:-

“SECTION __:  Chapter 71, Section.89 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out subsection (o) and adding the following subsection:
Each charter school shall annually, no later than April 1, notify each public school district in writing of the number of students who will be attending the charter school from the district the following September as well as the number of new students who will be transferring from that district to the charter school in the following September.  Enrollment figures should be based on the previous year’s enrollment in a manner identical to the calculation of a district’s chapter 70 aid. Except in the case of charter schools that have been open less than five years or charter schools that have received approval from the Department of Education in the past year to increase enrollment, first quarter tuition payments would be based on their previous year's enrollment figure, with payments in subsequent quarters based on actual enrollment figures as of October 1. For charter schools that have been open less than five years or schools that have received approval from the Department of Education in the past year to increase enrollment, first quarter payments will be based on projected enrollment figures.”

EDU  433

CHARTER SCHOOL STUDY

Ms. Jehlen, Mr. Moore and Ms. Chandler moved that the bill be amended adding the following section:-

“SECTION __:  The Department of Education shall procure a full and independent review of the effectiveness of charter schools in Massachusetts, to be conducted by a reputable entity not affiliated with charter schools or regular public schools in the Commonwealth. Said study shall examine existing policies governing charter schools as well as all charter schools presently operating in Massachusetts; provided further, that said study shall provide insight into how well charter schools are advancing reforms in Massachusetts, how well they are serving Massachusetts children, and how well they are meeting the mission of replicable innovation defined for them in the Education Reform Act of 1993. Said shall analyze: 1. The pattern of student, teacher and administrative attrition in comparison with sending school districts to assess the stability of the instructional program and leadership provided by the charter school and to assess the ability of charter schools to retain students and highly qualified personnel; 2. Student recruitment and enrollment patterns, particularly for subgroups identified under the No Child Left Behind Act, in order to ascertain the degree to which charter schools reflect the student distribution of sending school districts, and further the study shall assess the attrition rate for various subgroups in order to identify the type of students who leave the charter school and the reasons for leaving; 3. The qualifications and certifications of teachers and administrators staffing the charter schools to assess the degree to which children are taught by highly qualified personnel; 4. The accuracy of the waiting lists currently reported for enrollment in charter schools; 5. Due process compliance for special education and English language learners and the degree to which charter schools make appropriate accommodations for these students; 6. Compliance with statutes governing the operations of public institutions such as the open meeting law, public bidding laws, and the public records law; 7. The degree to which the charter schools’ programs are consistent with and sustain the original intent outlined in the approved application of said charter school; 8. The degree to which charter schools have created innovative teaching and learning models applicable to the sending public schools and have shared this information with the sending public schools; 9. The pattern of spending for various categories identified in the End-of-the-Year report such as administration, financial management, instruction, special education, maintenance, etc. in comparison with the sending public schools; 10. The general management of charter school student discipline through expulsions, suspensions and other disciplinary actions; 11. Improvement in charter school student performance as compared to that of the sending school districts; 12. Identification of particularly successful and unsuccessful educational practices among charter schools with a delineation of those successful practices that may be replicable within public schools. This study shall be completed by no later than March 15th, 2008, a copy of which shall be filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Clerk of the Senate, the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means, and the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Education by no later than March 19th, 2008.”

EDU  434
REDRAFT

RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Mr. Joyce moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-9404, by adding the following: “; provided that notwithstanding any eligibility requirements herein, $150,000 shall be expended for a pilot program operated by the Randolph Public Schools to provide educational services to students that require additional assistance to become academically proficient; provided further that said pilot program may use a multi-cultural approach and provide opportunities for community service and relationship building” and in said item, by striking out the figure “$11,604,139” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$11,754,139”.

EDU  435

GLOBAL EDUCATION

Messrs. Antonioni, Augustus and Creem moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7010-0005, by inserting after the phrase “prevention efforts;” the following:- “provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the international education and foreign language grant program fund established pursuant to section 2VVV of chapter 29 of the General Laws, as inserted by chapter 168 of the acts of 2006”, and that said item be further amended by striking the figures “$13,747,893” and inserting in place thereof the following figures:- “$14,747,893”.

EDU  436

GLOBAL EDUCATION

Mr. Antonioni moved that the bill be amended by adding after Section 85 the following new section:-
“SECTION .  Section 2VVV of chapter 29 of the General Laws, as inserted by chapter 168 of the acts of 2006, is hereby amended in the third sentence of subsection (a) by inserting, after the words “shall be used,” the following words: “, without further appropriation,”.

EDU  437

BASE PER PUPIL INCREASE

Ms. Jehlen moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-9010 by inserting after “$849; “the following:-“and provided further, that if the amount received by any operating city, town or regional school district for the direct support of local public schools from item 7061-0008, after deductions for tuition payments and partial reimbursement of deductions under section 89 of Chapter 71, would result in an increase in the net amount available for appropriation locally for schools of less than $50 per student, the reimbursement made under this item shall be increased to provide each operating school district an actual net school aid increase, after any deductions and reimbursements under section 89, of not less than $50 per student in fiscal 2008”; and in said item by striking out the figures “73,790,525” and inserting in place thereof the figures “79,125,009”. 

EDU  438

READING RECOVERY

Messrs. Antonioni and Knapik moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7030-1005, by striking the figure “$2,900,000” at the end thereof and inserting in place thereof the figure:- “$3,400,000”.

EDU  439
ADOPTED

CAMP COCA COLA

Ms. Menard moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-9634, by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided further, that not more than $225,000 shall be expended for Camp Coca Cola New England to provide under-served youth development services with an emphasis on leadership training and community service”.

EDU  440

COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Ms. Menard moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7066-0015, by striking out the figure “$2,000,000” and in place thereof the following figure:- “$2,300,000”.

EDU  441
REDRAFT

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTER MASSACHUSETTS

Ms. Jehlen moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7027-0016 at the end by adding the following:- “provided further that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Junior Achievement of Eastern Massachusetts”

EDU  442
GIRLS INC IMPROVEMENTS
Mr. McGee moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-9611 by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Girls, Inc. in the city of Lynn for improvements to their program as approved by the Board of Directors of said organization” and in said item, by striking out the figures “$1,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following “$1,250,000”.

EDU  443
LYNN AT-RISK YOUTH
Mr. McGee moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-9404 by adding at the at the end thereof the following: “provided further that $15,000 shall be expended for the Lynn At-Risk Youth” and in said item, by striking out the figures “$11,604,139” and inserting in place thereof the figures “11,619,139”.

EDU  444
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN INSTITUTE
Messrs. Hart, Wilkerson moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-9619, by striking out the figure “$1” and inserting in place thereof the following figure “$300,001”.

EDU  445
EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY
Mr. Hart moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, by inserting after item 7061-0012 the following item: “7061-0029 For the office of educational quality and accountability established under section 55A of chapter 15 of the General Laws........................... $2,974,554”

EDU  446
GATEWAY
Mr. Hart moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section ____the following new Section:-
“SECTION X. Section 7027-0016 of Chapter 149 of the Acts of 2006 shall be amended be inserting after the words “Medical Academic Scientific Community Organization” the words “provided further, said funds for the John D. O’Bryant School shall be available for expenditure until June 30, 2008.”

EHS 447
WITHDRAWN

EDU 448
AFTER SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME COMMISSION DEADLINE
Mr. McGee moved that the bill be amended by adding the following new sections:-
Section XX.  Item 9700-0100 of Section 2 of Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2005, as amended by Section 5 of Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2007, is hereby further amended by striking out the words, “September 1, 2007” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- October 15, 2007
Section XX.  Said item 9700-0100 of Section 2 of Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2005, as amended by Section 6 of Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2007, is hereby further amended by striking out the words, “October 15, 2007” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- December 1, 2007
Said item 9700-0100 of said section 2 of said Chapter 45, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “and provided further, that for the purpose of the programs appropriated funds may be expended through October 15, 2007” inserted by section 7 of Chapter 16 of the acts of 2007, and inserting in place thereof the following words:-  and provided further, that for the purpose of the programs, appropriated funds may be expended through December 1, 2007.

EDU  449
REDRAFT
After School Academic Pilot Program
Mr. McGee and Ms. Wilkerson moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-9404, by adding the following: “provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a pilot program operated by a non-profit organization, staffed by certified teachers and college aged tutors, to provide after school and summer educational services to students in low-income urban communities that require additional assistance to become academically proficient; provided further that said pilot shall provide student instruction for two and half hours in core curricula such as math and literacy using a multi-cultural approach and shall provide opportunities to work with tutors on homework, community service, team self-esteem and relationship building”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$11,604,139” and inserting in place therof the figures “$11,704,139”

EDU  450
AFTER SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME GRANTS
Mr. McGee moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-9661, by striking out the figures “$1,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the figures “2,000,000.”

EDU  451
CITI
Mr. Hart, Ms. Resor, Ms Spilka and Mr.Tarr moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section 85 the following new section:
“SECTION __. Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, 10 days after the effective date of this act, the comptroller shall transfer $1,000,000 from the General Fund to the CITI Fund established pursuant to section 2TTT of chapter 29 of the General Laws, a portion of which is to be spent on specific activities with the Boston Advanced Technological Education Connections (BATEC) as approved by the CITI Advisory Board.”

EDU  452
CONNECTING ACTIVITIES
Messrs. Hart, Augustus, Chandler, Havern, Fargo, McGee, Antonioni, Barrios, Moore, Resor, Brown, Tsei, Knapik, Wilkerson, Joyce moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7027-0019, by striking the figure $4,129,687 and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $7,129,687

EDU  453
REDRAFT
NATIONAL GUARD TUITION AMENDMENT

Mr. Moore and Mr. Brown moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, by inserting after item 8700-1140 the following item, 8700-1150 hereof the following item:-
“8700-1150 For reimbursement of the cost of the Massachusetts national guard tuition and fee waivers under section 19 of chapter 15A of the General Laws; provided, that no funds shall be distributed from this account prior to certification by the state and community colleges and the University of Massachusetts of the actual amount of tuition and fees waived for national guard members attending public higher institutions under said section 19 of said chapter 15A that would otherwise have been retained by the campuses, according to procedures and regulations promulgated by the military division of the national guard; provided further, that funds from this item may be expended through August 31, 2008 for the reimbursement of the tuition and fees waived for classes taken during the summer months; provided further, that the military division of the national guard and board of higher education shall issue a joint report not later than February 15, 2008 on the implementation of this waiver; and provider further, that said report shall be provided to the secretary of administration and finance, the chairs of the house and senate ways and means committees, the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on veterans and federal affairs and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee of higher education; provided that the Military Division may expend funds appropriated in this item for administrative services. ...................................................... $4,424,492”; and further move to amend the bill by striking the item 7066-0100.”

EDU  454
CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT
Messrs. Antonioni, Augustus, Moore, Creem, Spilka, and Jehlen moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-9600, by adding at the end thereof the following: "provided further that not more than $50,000 shall be distributed to the Board of Higher Education in order to increase the capacity of public institutions of higher education to include students with severe disabilities in the concurrent enrollment pilot program; provided further, that not more than $25,000 shall be allocated to the Department of Education to provide training and technical assistance to school districts for program implementation; and provided further, that for the purpose of this item, appropriated funds may be expended through August 31, 2008"; and in said item, by striking out the figure "$1,500,000" and inserting in place thereof the figure "$1,575,000".

EDU  455
SCHOOL REIMBURSEMENT
Messrs. Joyce, Moore, and Tarr moved that the bill be amended by inserting after SECTION ___, the following new Section:-
“SECTION ___.  Notwithstanding section 72 of chapter 44 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, any funds received by a city, town or regional school district pursuant to said section 72 shall be considered unrestricted revenue of the city, town or regional school district.  Commencing in fiscal year 2006, and every year thereafter, a city or town shall deposit in a separate account for expenditures by the school committee not less than 50 percent of any such funds received.  A school committee may receive a percentage of such amount that is larger than said 50 percent if the committee negotiates an agreement with the executive body of the city or town to receive such a larger percentage.  A school committee may make expenditures from the separate account for any lawful educational purpose without further appropriation.  Any expenditure from said account on items qualifying as net school spending shall supplement the net school spending requirement of the district.  The receipt of such funds shall not affect the calculation of the minimum required local contribution and state school aid as defined in section 2 of chapter 70 of the General Laws.”

EDU  456
WITHDRAWN

EDU  457
EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE FOR CHILDREN RECEIVING ASSISTANCE
Ms. Spilka moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 3000-4050, by striking out the words “parents receiving supplemental security income and whose dependent children receive the aid” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “parents or other relatives receiving supplemental security income or otherwise not receiving the aid but whose dependent children receive the aid”.

EDU  458
CLEMENT COURSE
Messrs. Montigny and Moore moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7035-0002, by adding at the end the following: “; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended by the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities in the city of Northampton for an adult education program”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$28,101,348” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$28,301,348”

EDU  459
EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE QUALITY EXPENDITURES
Ms. Menard moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 3000-6000, by striking out the following phrase: “provided further, that the department may only expend funds appropriated in this item under the CC, MM, PP, or RR object classes;”.

EDU  460
SUPPORTIVE EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE
Ms. Menard moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 3000-3050, by striking out the phrase: “provided further, that active cases shall not include foster care vouchers or contracts;”.

EDU  461
REDRAFT
JOBS FOR BAY STATE GRADUATES
Messrs. Antonioni, Brewer, Moore, Spilka and Tarr moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7027-0016, by adding at the end thereof the following:- “and provided further that not more than $942,191 shall be allocated to Jobs for Bay State Graduates”.

EDU  462
WITHDRAWN

EDU  463
BAY STATE READING INSTITUTE
Messrs. Antonioni, Brewer, Moore and Tarr moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, by inserting after item 7077-0023 the following item:-
“7080-0200         For the Bay State Reading Institute, Inc.; provided, that the program shall be administered under contract to Middlesex Community College in programmatic collaboration with Fitchburg State College; provided further, that the Institute shall provide literacy based intervention in schools and districts at risk of or determined to be underperforming in accordance with sections 1J and 1K of chapter 69 of the General Laws; provided further, that schools not meeting the above criteria may be selected for assistance if they contribute not less than half of the cost of the services they receive; provided further, that preference in the awarding of said funds shall be given to schools and districts with a high percentage of minority or low-income students; provided further, that such school-wide literacy-based intervention programs shall be based on effective, research-based instruction in reading, as called for in Reading First; provided further, that in its evaluation of applications for said initiative, the executive director of said initiative may take into consideration schools’ cumulative grade 3 MCAS scores; provided further, that such school-wide literacy-based intervention programs shall provide for the evaluation and tracking of all students’ reading and writing skills at least annually, shall include measurable goals and benchmarks, shall be led by a school-based planning team which includes teaching faculty and the school principal, shall provide for the training of teachers in effective, research-based strategies for reading instruction and shall include a school-wide literacy coordinator who shall be responsible for the coordination and training of other school staff; provided further, that said initiative shall require that participating schools engage in frequent assessment of the progress of individual students, including diagnostics to pin-point the source of difficulty for struggling students, use small-group, student-centered instruction for a substantial part of the school day in order to allow teachers to meet the needs of individual students and differentiate instruction to help every student reach his or her potential, use research-based interventions that address the particular needs of struggling students, focus on literacy instruction, including writing across the curriculum, monitor progress frequently to make sure that the strategies used with these students are working, and seek out additional funding for after-school time and for substitutes to give teachers an opportunity to plan together, to take a leadership role in implementing change, and to meet with and observe their peers in partner schools; provided further, that funds may be used for a program to train new reading coaches and reading coach trainers; and provided further, that funds appropriated in this item for said initiative may be expended through June 30, 2009………………………………………………………… $1,500,000”

EDU  464
EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE
Messrs. Antonioni, Moore, Chandler, Spilka, Knapik, O'Leary, Downing, Augustus and Timilty moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, by inserting after 7010-1022, the following item:-
“7010-1023 For the purpose of providing planning grants to no more than 15 school districts, that represent a range of demographic and economic differences, to upgrade their  systemic approach to improving educator quality; provided that plans submitted by districts shall be three-year plans and shall include 7 processes for improving educator quality, including, teacher hiring and recruitment, teacher induction, teacher supervision and evaluation, professional development, career advancement and teacher leadership, school structure including schedules and groupings, and school and district culture; provided further, that said plans shall show how the common core of professional knowledge about teacher learning and effective leadership is embedded in and interrelated with said processes for both teachers and administrators; provided further, that said common core for teachers shall include but not be limited to: a) applying knowledge of students and their diverse learning needs, b) applying knowledge of cognitive science, c) applying knowledge of motivation, d) applying knowledge of content, content specific pedagogy, and state curriculum frameworks, e) applying knowledge of planning, instructional design, and assessment, f) applying knowledge of data analysis of student results and classroom practices, g) applying knowledge of managing the learning environment, h) applying knowledge of ongoing professional growth, i) applying knowledge of collaborating with colleagues, families, and the community; provided further, that the common core for administrators shall include but not be limited to: a) instructional leadership, including state curriculum frameworks, student performance standards, and strategies for effective inclusive schooling for children with disabilities, b) strategic leadership, including student performance data analysis and long and short term planning, c) teacher evaluation skills and methods, including observation, performance analysis and documentation, d) professional community building, including implementation of teacher instructional leadership, e) communication skills, f) promotion of equity and diversity, and g) parent and community relationships;  provided further, that not more than 15 said plans shall be approved by a statewide panel on educator quality; provided further, that said panel shall create criteria and guidelines to support the development and implementation of plans for districts and approve and disapprove grant applications; provided further, that not more than $2,450,000 shall be made available to said pilot districts to support the development of said plans; provided further, that not more than $1,050,000 shall be made available to the department to provide staff for establishing, training, and supporting the panel and providing technical assistance to the districts submitting plans; provided further, that said sums shall be in addition to any amounts previously appropriated and made available; and provided further, the department shall submit a quarterly report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education detailing expenditures relative to said planning process…….…..$3,500,000”

EDU  465
TRAUMA SENSITIVE SCHOOLS
Mr. Antonioni moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-9614, by inserting at the end thereof the following:- “; provided further, that up to $250,000 shall be allocated for evaluation and replication of programs funded under subsection (b) of said section 1N of said chapter 69”; and in said item by striking out the figures “$1,195,114” and inserting in place thereof the figures:- “$1,500,000”.

EDU  466
BARNSTABLE HIGH SCHOOL ASTRO PARK

Mr. O'Leary moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-9404, by inserting at the end thereof the following:- “provided further that $50,000.00 shall be expended for the Astro Park at Barnstable High School”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$11,604,139” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$11,654,139”.

EDU  467
REDRAFT
COMMISSION ON GAY AND LESBIAN YOUTH
Mr. Barrios, Ms. Chandler, Ms. Augustus, Ms. Spilka, Ms. Resor, Mr. Antonioni and Ms. Creem  moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7010-0005, by striking out the figure “$150,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure: - “$200,000” for programming to ensure public schools’ compliance with the board of education’s recommendations for the support and safety of gay and lesbian students and the implementation of related suicide-prevention and violence-prevention efforts and further move to amend the item by striking “$13,747,895” and insert in place thereof the following figure:- $13,797,895

EDU  468
WITHDRAWN

EDU  469
RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT PREVENTION PART I
Messrs. Antonioni, Spilka, and Tucker moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-0012, by striking out the figure "$9,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$11,250,000"; and in said item, by striking out the figure "$8,000,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$10,000,000"; and in said item by striking out the figure "$220,000,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$222,000,000".

EDU  470
WITHDRAWN

EDU  471
REDRAFT
VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION

Mr. Berry moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4800-0038, by inserting after the words "Massachusetts Families for Kids;" the following:- "provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for a statewide contract with Northeastern University for violence prevention and conflict resolution program;" and in said item, by striking out the figures "$51,554,725" and inserting in place thereof the figures "$51,854,725"

EDU  472
AFTER-SCHOOL AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAMS
Ms. Spilka moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-9611, by striking out the following figure “$1,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$2,000,000”.

EDU  473
REDRAFT
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH
Ms. Resor, Ms. Fargo, Ms. Spilka, Ms. Creem, Ms. Walsh, Messrs. Moore, Augustus, Havern, Knapik, and Timilty , Hedlund, Tarr and Ms. Tucker moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, by inserting after item 7100-0300 the following line item:- “7100-0340: For research on breast cancer prevention administered by the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, in collaboration with the Silent Spring Institute and the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition….$250,000.”

EDU  474
DEAF STUDIES/AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE WORKFORCE DEVELOPEMNT
Ms. Spilka, Ms. Jehlen and Mr. Timilty moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7066-0000, by adding at the end thereof the following:- “; and provided further that not less than $50,000 shall be expended on a plan to introduce a deaf studies/American sign language curriculum in community and state colleges with a report to the house and senate ways and means committees no later than January 30, 2008”; and in said item by striking out the figure "$2,875,766" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$2,925,766".  

EDU 475
PARENT-CHILD HOME PROGRAM
Ms. Creem, Ms. Tucker, Mr. Timilty and Mr. Brewer moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 3000-7050, in line 4 by striking the figure, “3,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure, “3,650,000”; and further amended by adding after the words, “Parent-Child Home Program” the following:- “provided further, that, of said $3,650,000, the department shall distribute not less than $3,000,000 to expand capacity at existing Parent-Child Home Program sites not later than August 15, 2007, in order to allow a full year of service for parents involved in said programs; provided further, that of said $3,650,000, the department shall distribute not less than $150,000 to fund an evaluation of The Parent-Child Home Program on school performance of Program graduates once they enter elementary school in order to effectively document the impact of the Program; provided further, that for grants to Parent-Child Home Program sites that have previously been funded in large part by Title I grants, the department shall distribute not less than $500,000 to those Parent-Child Home Program sites that have had their Title I funds reduced due to reductions in the use of Title I funding in Massachusetts for early education programming”; and is further amended at the end by striking out the figure “$8,395,694” and inserting in place thereof the figure “9,045,694”.

EDU  476
UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN
Messrs. Antonioni, Augustus, Moore, Joyce, McGee, Downing, Tucker, Knapik, Candaras, Chandler, Buoniconti, and Timilty moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 3000-5075, by striking out the figure "$7,138,739" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "15,000,000".

EDU  477
REGGIE LEWIS TRACK AND ATHLETIC CENTER AT ROXBURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Ms. Wilkerson moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section 10, the following section:-
“SECTION10A. Chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 22 the following section:-
Section 22A. (a) For purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:-
"Board", the board of trustees of the Roxbury Community College.
"Center", the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center.
"College", the Roxbury Community College.
"Use for nonpublic purposes", shall include, but not be limited to, the leasing or renting of a building for commercial entertainment activity.
"Use for public purposes", shall include, but not be limited to, use by Massachusetts public high school track programs, members of the abutting residential community or by members of the community at large and students, faculty, staff and alumni at Roxbury Community College.
(b) There is hereby established the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College. The center shall be located in a building with a Massachusetts state track facility which shall be maintained at the college for public purposes. In the event the facility is not in use for public purposes, the board may permit use for nonpublic purposes for a rental amount to be determined by the board.
(c) The board shall be responsible for the management and operation of the center including, but not limited to, the following:-
(i) establishing user fees;
(ii) entering into agreements with the Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association, with other public groups and, in accordance with this section, with nonpublic groups interested in leasing or renting the center for commercial entertainment activity;
(iii) establishing rules and regulations for the use of the center by Massachusetts public high school track programs, by members of the abutting residential neighborhoods and members of the community at large, by students, faculty and staff and alumni of Roxbury Community College, and, by nonpublic groups interested in leasing or renting the center for commercial entertainment activity in accordance with this section;
(iv) deciding the priority of uses and schedule for the center, in consultation with an advisory committee; and
(v) entering into agreements with vendors to provide concession stand services and other agreements as deemed necessary by the board for the maintenance and operation of the center.
(d) The center shall be made available without charge for use by Massachusetts public high school track programs and Roxbury Community College. The center shall be made available on a user fee basis for members of the public. The center shall be made available at market rate, as determined by the board, for nonpublic or commercial entertainment purposes while the center is not being used for public purposes.
(e) The annual operating expenses of the center shall be separate and distinct from appropriations within the general appropriations act for the college, shall use a separate item of appropriation and shall be audited biennially by the state auditor.

EDU  478
REDRAFT
MY TURN, INC.
Messrs. Creedon, Morrisy, Montigny, Timilty, and Ms. Menard moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7027-0016, by adding at the end thereof the following:  “provided further, that not less than $50,000 be expended for My Turn, Inc. for the purpose of school to work activities, connecting to college activities and youth workforce development activities”

EDU  479
METCO
Ms. Wilkerson, Messrs. Barrios, Brown, Ms. Fargo, Messrs. Joyce, McGee, Morrissey, Ms. Spilka and Mr. Timilty moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7010-0012,  by striking out the figure “$19,615,313” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$20,615,313“.

EDU  480
OLIVER AMES PLAYING/ATHLETIC FIELD
Mr. Creedon moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item by inserting after item 7061-9804 the following item:
“7061-9805   For a multi-purpose artificial playing/athletic field and running track with handicap access at Oliver Ames High School, Easton, MA………………………………….$50,000”.

EDU  481
MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Mr. Downing moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7113-0100, by striking out the figures “$13,937,728” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$14,217,728”.

EDU  482
AMER-I-CAN PROGRAM FOR BROCKTON
Mr. Creedon moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7027-0016, by adding at the end thereof the following: “; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for funding a life skill management skill program through the Amer-I-Can Program in Brockton”; and in said item by striking out the figures “$2,162,975” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$2,462,975”

EDU  483
MCLA GALLERY 51
Mr. Downing moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, after line item 7113-0100 by inserting new line item 7113-XXXX, and adding the following item: “the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts; provided for MCLA Gallery 51, (or G-51), an extension of the MCLA campus in downtown North Adams…….$75,000”.

EDU  484
REDRAFT
TRANSITION PLANNING FOR YOUNG ADULTS
Mr. Tolman moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section 85, the following new Section:-
“SECTION 86:  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of education shall require that all school districts when completing individualized educational plans for students age 16 or older shall explicitly inform the parents or guardians of any student who will be eligible for an individualized educational plan about plans to transition said student to an individualized service plan at the age of 22 or upon graduation including planning specific goals and measurable objectives regarding transition from educational services to adult services as defined in applicable federal laws. The department of education shall report annually to the joint committee on education, arts, and humanities on the compliance of local school districts in incorporating such federally mandated transition planning.”

EDU  485
KINDERGARTEN EXPANSION GRANTS
Messrs. Antonioni and Augustus moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7030-1002, by striking out the figure “$2,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$6,000,000”.

EDU  486
RECORDING FOR THE BLIND AND DYSLEXIC
Mr. Antonioni moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-0012, by striking out the words:-"provided further, that not less than $800,000 shall be expended for the costs of borrowing audiotaped textbooks by special needs students whose disabilities include, but shall not be limited to, blindness, visual impairments, learning disabilities such as dyslexia, or physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy that limit the use of standard print; provided further, that of this $800,000, $400,000 shall be expended for the purposes of outreach and training for teachers, students and parents, $200,000 of which shall be targeted toward underserved communities in Barnstable, Bristol and Plymouth counties; provided further, that of this $800,000, not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the continuation of a pilot program for Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic to provide the tenth grade math and English learning arts MCAS tests in audio digital format;” and inserting in place thereof the following:- "provided further, that $800,000 shall be expended for Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic to provide books in accessible synthetic audio format made available through the federal NIMAS-NIMAC book repository, to do outreach and training of teachers and students for the use of NIMAS-NIMAC and human speech audio digital textbooks, and for human voice recording of MCAS exams; provided further, that $200,000 of the $800,000 shall be targeted toward underserved communities in Barnstable, Bristol and Plymouth counties;".

EDU  487
WITHDRAWN

EDU  488
REDRAFT
4-H PROGRAM
Messrs. Brewer, Moore and Tarr, Ms. Resor, Ms. Spilka and Mr. Brown  moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7100-0200, by inserting at the end the following wording:- “provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the 4-H program”

EDU  489
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP COUNCILS
Messrs. Antonioni, Timilty, and Resor moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 3000-2025, by striking out the figure "$14,174,695" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:-  "$14,674,695".

EDU 490
DIPLOMA PLUS
Messrs. Rosenberg, O'Leary, Creedon, and Augustus, Ms. Tucker, and Ms. Candaras moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7027-0016, by striking out the following:- “not less than $100,000 shall be provided for the Diploma Plus dropout prevention program in partnership with the Commonwealth Corporation and the department of education” and inserting in place thereof the following-: “not less than $200,000 shall be provided for the Diploma Plus dropout prevention program in partnership with the Commonwealth Corporation”

EDU  491
GOVERNOR FOSTER FURCOLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
Mr. Brown moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section____, the following new Section:-

“SECTION         . Chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 5 the following section:-
Section 5A.  For the purposes of this chapter, those community colleges within the system of public institutions of higher education described in section 5 shall collectively be known as the Governor Foster Furcolo Community College System.”

EDU  492
ENDOWMENT INCENTIVE PLAN
Mr. Rosenberg moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, by inserting after item 7066-0100, the following item:-

“7066-0115     For the purposes of implementing section 15E of chapter 15A of the General Laws to encourage private fundraising by the commonwealth’s public institutions of higher education for the endowments and capital outlay programs of those institutions; provided, that funds shall be disbursed on a quarterly basis in proportion to the amount of funds raised by each institution; provided further, that the board of higher education shall implement this program in a manner which ensures that each institution shall have an equal opportunity to secure matching funds from this item; provided further, that $7,000,000 shall be allocated to University of Massachusetts campuses; provided further, that $3,000,000 shall be allocated to state college campuses; and provided further, that $3,000,000 shall be allocated to community college campuses; and provided further, that if any funds allocated herein for disbursement to state and community college campuses shall be unused, the remaining funds shall be made available to University of Massachusetts’ campuses…………$13,000,000”

EDU  493
TEACHER TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM
Messrs. Brewer, Augustus, and Antonioni and Ms. Chandler moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7010-0216, by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided further, that not less than $600,000 shall be expended to the Eagle Hill School Teacher Induction Training Program for the purposes of operating a teacher induction training pilot program for the cities of Boston, Fitchburg, Framingham, Springfield and Worcester, provided that these funds may be expended through August 31, 2008 to allow for teacher training which occurs in the summer months”; in said item by striking out the figures “$595,881” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$1,195,881”

EDU  494
UMASS WILLIAM TROTTER INSTITUTE
Ms. Wilkerson moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7100-0200, in line 5 by inserting after, “Maintenance” the following “provided that not less than 350,000 shall be expended for the William Trotter Institute.”

EDU  495
OPERATION MILITARY KIDS
Mr. Brewer and Ms. Spilka moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7100-0200, by inserting at the end thereof the following: “provided further, that not less than $21,000 shall be expended for Operation Military Kids”; and in said item, by striking out the figure “$469,012,776” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$469,033,776”

EDU  496
EDUCATION FOUNDATION RESERVE
Messrs. Brewer, Augustus, Antonioni, Rosenberg, Moore, Brown, O'Leary, Downing, McGee, Joyce, Knapik, Tarr, and Timilty, Ms. Tucker and Ms. Candaras moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-0011, by striking out the figures “$3,500,000” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$5,500,000”.

EDU  497
CLEAN SLATE PROGRAM
Mr. Buoniconti moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-9404 by inserting the following:- “Provided further that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Clean Slate program in the city of Springfield;” and in said item by striking the figures “$11,604,139” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$11,704,139”

EDU  498
EFFICACY INSTITUTE
Mr. Buoniconti moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-9404, by insterting the following:-
“provided further, that $300,000 shall be transferred to the Efficacy Institute for work in ‘Campaigns for Proficiency’ in Springfield, Boston and Lawrence, to be used for training public school teachers and youth workers in after-school programs in methods for using assessment data to develop effective strategies to improve student performance on the MCAS;” and in said item by striking the figures “$11,604,139” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$11,904,139”

EDU  499

REGIONAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION

Messrs. Brewer, Antonioni, Moore, Rosenberg, O'Leary, Joyce, Downing, Knapik, Tarr, and Timilty, Ms. Chandler, Ms. Resor, and Ms. Spilka moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7035-0006, by striking out the figures “$57,300,000” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$59,300,000”.

EDU  500
REDRAFT

SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Mr. Buoniconti and Ms. Candaras moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7514-0100, by striking the figures “$24,367,621” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$24,592,621”

EDU  501

WINTER MOTH

Mr. Tarr, along with Mr. O’Leary, moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7100-0200, by adding at the end thereof the following: “and provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for an ongoing study by the University of Massachusetts at Amherst’s Agricultural Department, of the winter moth worm and methods to minimize or eliminate its damage”.

EDU 502

DUAL ENROLLMENT

Messrs. O'Leary and Rosenberg moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, by adding, after item 7066-0022 the following new item: -
7066-0023  For payments to state public institutions of higher education for the dual enrollment program, so-called; provided, that the department shall expend not more than $200,000 to support the cost of tuition and materials for alternative education students who meet or exceed eligibility requirements for the dual enrollment program................................................................................................................$2,000,000

EDU  503
MITIGATING SHORTFALLS IN FEDERAL IMPACT AID TO COMMUNITIES
Ms. Fargo moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-0011, by inserting after the words “military reservations located within the town’s limits;” as appearing at the end of clause (5), the following: “Provided, any town so negatively impacted receiving less than such town’s target aid amount under Chapter 70 for this fiscal year, shall receive an award under this item, to total not less than 12% under such town’s target aid amount when combined with such town’s Chapter 70 aid”.

EDU  504
SCHOOL BUILDING REIMBURSEMENTS
Mr. Brown moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section____, the following new Section:-

            “SECTION _____. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary the School Building Assistance Authority shall submit a list of school projects consisting of: (i) all projects approved in accordance with chapter 645 of the acts of 1948 for which the state has outstanding liability as of January 1, 2005; (ii) all approved school projects that were approved by the board of education in accord with section 6 of chapter 70B of the General Laws on or before December 31, 2004, for which the state has outstanding liability as of January 1, 2005; (iii) all projects on the school building assistance priority list maintained by the department of education as May 1, 2004; (iv) applications submitted to the authority subsequent to July 1, 2007 for major repair projects which were formerly accepted by the board to have been necessary to avoid future and more costly renovations of the same project and if the authority determines that funding of such repair projects does not adversely impact the full funding of bonded liabilities and indebtedness under the school modernization and reconstruction trust; and (v) projects in Quincy and Swampscott which, prior to the effective date of this act, were eligible for funding under section 668 of chapter 26 of the acts of 2003.  The list shall identify for each project: (i) total estimated construction costs; (ii) total estimated short-term and long-term interest costs; (iii) reimbursement rate pursuant to chapter 70B of the General Laws as in effect prior to the effective date of this act, section 329 of chapter 159 of the acts of 2000 as in effect prior to the effective date of this act, and section 668 of chapter 26 of the acts of 2003 as in effect prior to the effective date of this act; (iv) year of application; (v) year of approval, if approved; (vi) rank order on the waiting list; and (vii) other information upon the request of the authority.”

EDU  505
RELATIVE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE
Messrs. Tisei, Tarr, Knapik, Hedlund and Brown moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 3000-1000, by striking out the figure “$11,567,320” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$11,511,717”.

EDU  506
AN ADDITIONAL $25 PER PUPIL
Messrs. Tisei, Tarr, Knapik, Hedlund and Brown moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 0640-0010, by striking the figure “$10,000,000”

And further moved to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7030-1002 by striking the figure “$33,866,884” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- “$31,131,065”

And further moved to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7061-9404 by striking the figure “$11,604,139” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$10,332,793”

And further moved to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7061-9408 by striking the figure “$9,100,434” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “7,100,434”

And further moved to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7061-9412 by striking the figure “$13,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$6,500,000”

And further moved to amend the bill in item 7061-0008 by striking the figure “$3,725,671” and inserting in place thereof the following new figure:- “$3,749,084,852”

And further moved to amend the bill in section 3 by striking following the words “The “minimum aid increment” shall be equal to (a)” the figure “$50” and inserting in place there of the following figure:-  “$75”

And further moved to amend the bill in section 3 by striking the chapter 70 distribution and inserting in place thereof the following new distribution:-

EDU  507
FULL FUNDING OF CHAPTER 70 YEAR TWO PHASE IN

Messrs. Tisei, Tarr, Knapik, Hedlund and Brown moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 0640-0010 by striking the figure “$10,000,000”

And further moved to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7030-1002 by striking the figure “$33,866,884” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- “$31,131,065”

And further moved to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7061-9404 by striking the figure “$11,604,139” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$10,332,793”

And further moved to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7061-9408 by striking the figure “$9,100,434” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “7,100,434”

And further moved to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7061-9412 by striking the figure “$13,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$10,500,000”

And further moved to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7061-0008 by striking the figure “$3,725,671” and inserting in place thereof the following new figure:- “$3,742,274,797”

And further moved to amend the bill in section 3 by striking chapter 70 distribution and inserting in place thereof the following new distribution:

EDU  508
WITHDRAWN

EDU  509
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STUDY FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE PROVIDERS

Ms. Spilka moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section ___, the following new Section:-
“SECTION __.  Provided further that the Department of Early Education and Care will collaborate with a Massachusetts based institution of higher learning to design a workforce development system for training and education of early education and care providers to meet the emerging need for a career ladder in that field.  Said program shall focus on the recruitment into that workforce, those who might not otherwise finish high school, those who are have had some post-secondary education but are not on a career path, those who are recent immigrants, those who have been out of the workforce for some time and are re-entering and those who are endeavoring to be independent from state or federal income assistance.  Said program should be statewide in nature, be available at local sites in at least three urban centers, provide linguistic, academic and counseling support for said students and provide for matriculation and completion of credentials that will allow for increasing professional progression in the field of early education and care. The department will then request funds for a pilot program of the type described herein at a minimum of three sites for at least three years, after which an evaluation shall be conducted by the department which shall report the results of said evaluation to the House and Senate Ways and Means Committees, the House and Senate Committees on Education and House and Senate Committees on Children, Families and  Persons with Disabilities." 

EDU  510
EDUCATION FUNDING

Mr. Tisei moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-0011, by inserting after the words “required local contributions greater than 80 per cent of their foundation budgets” the following:- “(9) to assist towns in which in excess of one-third of the total land mass of the town is owned and controlled by the commonwealth and who receive payment in lieu of taxes on less than 25 per cent of said land.”

EDU  511
SPECIAL EDUCATION CIRCUIT BREAKER
Ms. Spilka, Ms. Tucker, Ms. Jehlen, Ms. Creem, Ms. Candaras, and Messrs. Moore, McGee, Augustus, Timilty, Brown, Hedlund and Tarr moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section ___, the following new section:-
            “SECTION ___.  Section 5A of Chapter 71b, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended in lines 56, 57 and 58 by striking out the following words:- “The costs of programs shall be reimbursed at 75 per cent of all the approved costs that exceed 4 times the state average per pupil foundation budget, as defined in said chapter 70, for the previous fiscal year” and replacing it with the following words: “The costs of programs shall be reimbursed at 75 per cent of all the approved costs that exceed 3 times the state average per pupil foundation budget, as defined in said chapter 70, for the previous fiscal year” ; and to amend at lines 63, 64 and 65 by striking out the following words:- “shall be 100 per cent of all the approved costs that exceed 4 times the state average per pupil foundation budget” and inserting in line 63 after the word “services” the following words:- “shall be 100 per cent of all the approved costs that exceed 3 times the state average per pupil foundation budget”.

EDU  512
THE WORLD IS OUR CLASSROOM

Mr. Knapik moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7004-0099, by inserting after the words “Children and Family Program;” the following:-“provided further, that $150,000 shall be provided to World Is Our Classroom, Inc. serving the towns of Holyoke, Westfield, Chicopee, and Greenfield” and in said item, by striking out the figures “$8,520,831” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$8,670,831.”

EDU  513
REDRAFT
KAMP FOR KIDS

Mr. Knapik moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7004-0099 by inserting after the words “Children and Family Program;” the following:-
“provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Kamp for Kids in Westfield” and in said item, by striking out the figures “$8,520,831” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$8,570,831”

EDU  514
MOUNT TOM ACADEMY

Mr. Knapik moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-9614, by adding the following:-
“provided that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Mount Tom Academy” and in said item, by striking out the figures “$1,195,114” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$1,345,114”.

EDU  515
EDUCATION RESERVE ACCOUNT

Ms. Spilka moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7061-0011, by adding after the words “greater than 80 percent of their foundation budgets” the following words:- “(9) to assist towns in suburban areas which received reductions in chapter 70 aid between fiscal year 2003 and fiscal year 2005 of greater than 10% and which meet each of the following criteria: (a) the town’s chapter 70 aid as a percent of actual net school spending remained less in fiscal year 2007 than it was in fiscal year 2002; (b) the town’s required local contribution for fiscal years 2007 and  2008 is greater than 81%; and (c) the town has experienced an increase in the enrollment of English language learners between fiscal year 2004 and fiscal year 2007 of greater than 36%; provided further that preference in awarding of funds pursuant to this proviso shall be given to municipalities that were not awarded funds from this item in fiscal year 2007;”; and in said item, by striking out the figure “$3,500,000” and inserting in place thereof  the figure:- “$5,500,000”.

EDU  516
SPECIAL EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION

Ms. Spilka and Ms. Tucker moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section ___, the following new Section:-
“SECTION ___. Section 3 of Chapter 70, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended in lines 9-17 by striking out the following words:- “The foundation budget shall be calculated using foundation enrollments for the respective fiscal years as estimated by the department according to the procedures outlined in section 2. The monetary factors used in calculating the foundation budget for such years shall be adjusted for inflation by multiplying each such factor by the foundation inflation index. The factors to be inflated shall be the monetary values for the foundation payroll, foundation nonsalary expenses, professional development allotment, expanded program allotment, extraordinary maintenance allotment and book and equipment allotment.” And to amend at lines 7-8 by inserting after the word “effective.” the following words:- “The foundation budget shall be calculated using foundation enrollments for the respective fiscal years as estimated by the department according to the procedures outlined in section 2 and shall be increased annually as required by this paragraph . The monetary factors used in calculating the foundation budget for such years shall be adjusted for inflation by multiplying each such factor by the foundation inflation index. The factors to be inflated shall be the monetary values for the foundation payroll, foundation nonsalary expenses, professional development allotment, expanded program allotment, extraordinary maintenance allotment and book and equipment allotment.  Additionally, cities, towns and districts of the Commonwealth will receive extraordinary special education aid according to the following formula:  In fiscal year 2008 school districts will receive eighty percent of all special education costs, including transportation costs if the city, town, or district utilizes a regional transportation network to reduce transportation costs or other collaborative and demonstrated efforts to reduce such costs, above 3.75 times the per pupil foundation budget; eighty percent of all such costs above 3.5 times the per pupil foundation budget for fiscal year 2009; eighty percent of all such costs above 3.25 per pupil foundation budget for fiscal year 2010 and eighty percent of all such costs above 3.0 times the per pupil foundation budget for fiscal year 2011.  Cities, towns and school districts will be eligible for extraordinary special education funding from the Commonwealth will be distributed to cities, towns and districts in the budget year that the tuition are payable.”

EDU  517
REDRAFT
CHAPTER 70 ADEQUACY STUDY

Messrs. Augustus, Antonioni and Tarr  moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7010-0005, by striking out the following, “provided further, that not more than $150,000 shall be expended by the department to study the adequacy of the foundation budget as defined in section 2 of chapter 70 of the General laws” and inserting in place thereof the following:- “provided further, that a committee shall be established, to be known as the Education Resource Study Committee, made up of the chairs of the Joint Committee on Education, the Secretary of Administration and Finance, or her designee, the Commissioner of the Department of Education, or his designee, and the Governor’s Education Advisor, to conduct a study to determine the resources necessary to achieve the commonwealth’s educational goals; provided further, that the committee shall contract with an objective, independent consultant to conduct a professional assessment to ascertain the resources and the costs of the resources needed to provide all students in Massachusetts with the opportunity for a high quality education to enable them to reach their potential as set forth in the Education Reform Act of 1993;” and in said item by striking out, in line 16, the word “department” and inserting in place thereof the following:- “committee”  and in said item by striking out, in line 25, the word “department” and inserting in place thereof the following:- “committee”.

EDU  518
COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS INITIATIVE

Mr. O'Leary moved that the bill be amended by adding, at the end thereof, the following new section: -
            SECTION____.  There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate trust fund to be known as the College and Career Readiness Initiative, the purpose of which is the development, implementation and on-going operation of a college and career readiness portal.

1. The fund shall be administered by the board of higher education, in consultation with the department of education.  The portal will provide guidance and support around appropriate coursework and testing in the middle and high school, college selection, potential costs to attend college and available sources of financial aid.  Access would be free and available to all Massachusetts students and their families, and would be modeled after a similar site in North Carolina.
2. Said fund may accept private contributions.  All monies deposited into the fund shall be expended by the board of higher education, without further appropriation for the purpose set forth in this section.  Monies deposited in the trust fund that are expended at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund, but shall be available for expenditure by the board of higher education in subsequent years.

; and further, by adding, after item 7066-0000 the following new item: -
7066-0001 For the development and operation of the College and Career Readiness Initiative……………………………………………………………………...…$1,000,000

EDU  519
REDRAFT
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION

Mr. O'Leary moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7066-0000 by striking out the words "and provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the establishment of text-messaging emergency notification systems at all state and community colleges in coordination with the department of public safety" and inserting in place thereof the following words "provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the establishment of text-messaging emergency notification systems at the campuses of the university of Massachusetts and all state and community colleges in coordination with the department of public safety; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be provided for the prevention of campus violence" and in said item by striking out the figure "2,875,766" and inserting in place thereof the figure "$2,975,766"

; and further by striking item 7066-0022.

EDU  708
NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

Messrs. Moore and Ms. moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7066-0000, by striking out the phrase “provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Development Initiative,” and inserting in its place the following:- “and provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Development Initiative,” and in said item, by striking out the figure “$2,875,766” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$3,375,766 ”.