Department of Education

Department of Education.

Office of the Director of Education.

State Appropriations

7010-0005

For the operation of the department of education; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for staff and support services for the education reform and review commission established pursuant to the provisions of chapter 71 of the acts of 1993; and provided further, that no local education authority shall expend any funds of the commonwealth, distributed, allocated, or obligated by the department, for the compensation of the costs of any consultant services designed to influence, interpret, or otherwise alter the purpose or intent of said chapter 71

......................................................$8,893,049

7010-0012

For grants to cities, towns, or regional school districts for payments of certain costs incurred under the program for the elimination of racial imbalance; provided, that grants to a city, town, or regional school district shall be limited to actual and specifically documented incremental costs including those costs pursuant to chapter 71B of the General Laws incurred as a direct consequence of participation in the program whenever the reimbursements requested by such city, town, or regional school district exceed the level of reimbursement received in fiscal year 1977; and provided further, that the division of elementary, secondary, and occupational education shall, through a competitive procurement process, contract with qualified school transportation business enterprises

......................................................$12,031,328

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7010-0016

For the attracting excellence to teaching program established pursuant to section 19A of chapter 15A of the General Laws; provided, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for grants to new teachers; provided further, that said teachers shall have graduated in the top 15 per cent of their undergraduate class; and provided further, that said grants shall not exceed $1,800 per teacher

......................................................$600,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7010-0017

For grants to charter schools; provided, that the board of education may award grants to charter schools established pursuant to section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws; provided further, that said grants shall be awarded to support costs associated with planning and development of said schools; provided further, that charter schools shall submit requests for said grants to the board of education; and provided further, that grants shall be awarded pursuant to guidelines developed by said board

......................................................$250,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7010-0042

For grants to cities, towns, or regional school districts for the cost of providing magnet educational programs in accordance with the provisions of sections 37I and 37J of chapter 71 of the General Laws; provided, that any payment made under this appropriation shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town, or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town, or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary; provided further, that any portion of this appropriation item may be expended by the state board of education to purchase the services of magnet educational programs; and provided further, that no payments or approvals shall be given or made, on or after the effective date of this act, which would cause the commonwealth's obligation for the purpose of this item to exceed the amount appropriated herein

......................................................$4,800,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7010-0043

For grants for the equal education improvement fund for cities, towns, or regional school districts pursuant to the provisions of section 1I of chapter 15 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of said section 1I or section 37D of chapter 71 of the General Laws, pupils qualifying for funding under the equal education improvement fund shall also include those of Hispanic and southeast Asian origin; provided further, that any payment made under this appropriation shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town, or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special laws to the contrary; and provided further, that no payments or approvals shall be given or made, on or after the effective date of this act, which would cause the commonwealth's obligation for the purpose of this item to exceed the amount appropriation herein

......................................................$8,448,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7027-0016

For matching grants for various school-to-work programs; provided, that the board of education shall establish guidelines for said programs in consultation with the department of labor and workforce development; provided further, that any funds distributed from this item to cities, towns, or regional school districts shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town, or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee without further appropriation, notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special laws to the contrary; provided further, that each grant awarded herein shall be matched by the recipient from local, federal, or private funds; and provided further, that the board of education may determine the per centage match required on an individual grant basis

......................................................$864,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7027-1000

For the state matching requirement of the partnerships advancing learning mathematics and science and the community service projects

......................................................$2,057,621

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7028-0031

For the expenses of school age children in institutional schools pursuant to section 12 of chapter 71B of the General Laws; provided, that the department is authorized to provide special education services to eligible inmates in county houses of correction

......................................................$8,803,098

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7028-0302

For the educational expenses of certain school aged children with special needs attending schools pursuant to the provisions of section 10 of chapter 71B of the General Laws, for the educational expenses of school age children with special needs attending day or residential programs who have no father or mother or guardian living in the commonwealth, and for expenses relating to the provision of special education to certain children transferred by other state agencies to the department of education; provided, that no payments or approvals shall be given or made, on or after the effective date of this act, which would cause the commonwealth's obligation for the purpose of this item to exceed the amount appropriated herein

......................................................$3,829,424

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7030-1000

For grants to cities, towns, regional school districts, educational collaboratives, head start programs, and licensed day care providers for early care and education programs, pursuant to the provisions of section 54 of chapter 15 of the General Laws; provided, that any payment made under any such grant with a school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town, or regional school district and held as a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town, or regional school district without municipal appropriation, notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of said section 54, school districts and head start agencies that served as lead agencies in fiscal year 1997 shall receive the same amounts, subject to the same conditions as in said fiscal year, and in any city or town in which there was only one lead agency in fiscal year 1995 such lead agency shall serve as lead agency to submit proposals pursuant to said section 54; provided further, that in addition to services provided by Head Start pursuant to this item in fiscal year 1997, not less than an additional $2,000,000 shall be made available for services provided by Head Start agencies pursuant to the provisions of said section 54, in fiscal year 1998; provided further, that the department shall not enter into any grants that would cause annualized costs for this item to exceed the amount appropriated herein; provided further, that the amount by which the funds appropriated in this item exceed the amount appropriated in item 7030-1000 of chapter 60 of the acts of 1994 shall be used to provide services to the children of working parents; provided further, that in allocating said funds, the board of education shall give priority consideration to three and four year old children in cities and towns where high concentrations of low income working families reside; provided further, that not less than one-third of the total slots funded by said amount by which the funds appropriated in this item exceed the amounts appropriated in item 7030-1000 of said chapter 60 shall be for full-day, full-year care that meets the needs of working parents; provided further, that $250,000 shall be made available from this item for a pilot program that involves students from the university of Massachusetts at Lowell and community teamwork, inc. in the provision of child care services; provided further, that in addition to funds provided to family networks, so called, pursuant to this item in fiscal year 1997, not more than an additional $1,000,000 shall be made available for family networks; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for early intervention individual tutorial literacy programs designed as a pre-special education referral and short term intervention for children who are at risk of failing to read in the first grade; and provided further, that said programs shall be research based with proven long term results, including identifying students in need of additional help no later than mid-first grade, providing ongoing training and support to program teachers, and including ongoing documentation and evaluation of results

......................................................$65,000,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7030-1001

For the expansion of the Hilldale Avenue Head Start Site in the city of Haverhill

......................................................$50,000

7030-1500

For grants to head start programs

......................................................$6,829,151

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7030-2000

For training and for drop-out prevention grants and basic skills remediation programs to cities, towns, regional school districts, and educational collaboratives programs; provided, that 25 per cent of the funds available for drop out prevention programs shall be awarded to school districts that demonstrate a marked increase in the per centage of students who are graduating from a public high school program; provided further, that any funds distributed from this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town, regional school district, or educational collaborative and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town, regional school district, or educational collaborative without further appropriation, notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary; provided further, that school councils receiving said grants shall be responsible for spending them in accordance with their school improvement plans as defined by section 59C of chapter 71 of the General Laws; provided further, that $1,475,988 shall be allocated to basic skills remediation programs for students in grades one through nine; and provided further, that$89,248 be earmarked for the expansion of the Boston-based comprehensive school age parenting program, inc. to accommodate an increased caseload pursuant to chapter 5 of the acts of 1995

......................................................$3,735,968

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7032-0500

For grants to cities and towns and regional school districts for school-based comprehensive health education and human services in schools; provided, that any funds distributed from this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of said city, town, or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended without further appropriation by the school committee; provided further, that not more than one per cent of the amount appropriated herein shall be expended for administrative costs; provided further, that $1,400,000 shall be expended on the school linked services program; provided further, that the commissioner of education shall file a report on the distribution of all funds appropriated herein with the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than October 15, 1997; provided further, that no more than $500,000 shall be expended for teen dating violence prevention; and provided further, that not less than $37,500 shall be expended for the North Quabbin Domestic Violence Prevention Program

......................................................$11,139,503

Health Protection Fund .................. 100.0%

7035-0002

For adult learning centers to strengthen basic educational attainment in reading, writing, and mathematics; provided, that not less than $100,000 be expended for programs including, but not limited to, adult basic education and English as a second language provided by the NDEC educational program, so-called; provided further, that $30,000 shall be expended for the Attleboro Literacy Center; provided further, that $30,000 shall be expended for the Valley Opportunity Council in the Pioneer Valley; and provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended for the Methuen Adult Learning Center

......................................................$19,545,465

Local Aid Fund .................. 96.64%

Commonwealth Economic Development Fund .................. 3.36%

7035-0003

For allocation to Skill Training Innovations, Inc. to develop a Skill Training Center in the City of Cambridge to work directly with undertrained workers and interested businesses

......................................................$150,000

7035-0004

For reimbursements to cities, towns, regional school districts, and independent vocational schools for certain expenditures for transportation of pupils pursuant to the provisions of section 1I of chapter 15 of the General Laws, sections 7A, 7B, and 37D of chapter 71 of the General Laws, section 8 of chapter 71A of the General Laws, section 14 of chapter 71B of the General Laws, and section 8A of chapter 74 of the General Laws; provided, that of the amount appropriated herein, not less than $1,500,000 shall be obligated for the implementation of chapter 663 of the acts of 1983; provided further, that any city, town or regional school district, or independent vocational school which has not accepted the provisions of chapter 663 of the acts of 1993 shall be ineligible for any reimbursement of costs incurred during fiscal year 1997 under this item or for reimbursement of such costs under any of the provisions of general law referred to herein; and provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the commonwealth's obligation shall not exceed the amount appropriated herein

......................................................$57,600,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7035-0006

For reimbursements to regional school districts for the transportation of pupils; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the commonwealth's obligation shall not exceed the amount appropriated herein

......................................................$28,639,604

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7051-0015

For the administration of the emergency food assistance program

......................................................$488,372

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7052-0003

For school building assistance grants and reimbursements for projects to eliminate racial imbalance under the provisions of chapter 645 of the acts of 1948, as amended, for first annual payments on school projects; provided, that the aggregate amount of first annual estimated payments for school projects approved by the board of education under the provisions of said chapter 645 shall not exceed $10,912,208; provided further, that projects on the fiscal year 1997 priority lists ranked through number ten, inclusive, shall be given priority before any other projects; and provided further, that a report shall be filed semi-annually by the board of education with the house and senate committees on ways and means regarding funding commitments pursuant to the provisions of this item

......................................................$18,419,128

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7052-0004

For school building assistance grants and reimbursements for cities and towns not subject to court-ordered or board of education racial imbalance plans under the provisions of chapter 645 of the acts 1948, as amended, for first annual payments on school projects; provided, that the aggregate amount of first annual estimated payments for school projects approved by the board of education under the provisions of said chapter 645 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998 shall not exceed $23,160,145; provided further, that projects on the fiscal year 1997 priority lists ranked through number 122, inclusive, shall be given priority before any other projects; and provided further, that a report shall be filed semiannually by the board of education with the house and senate committees on ways and means regarding funding commitments pursuant to the provisions of this item

......................................................$14,463,471

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7052-0005

For grants and reimbursements to cities, towns, regional school districts, and counties under the provisions of chapter 645 of the acts of 1948, as amended, for annual payments on the accounts of school projects for which first annual payments have been made

......................................................$177,920,847

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7052-0006

For grants and reimbursements to cities, towns, regional school districts, and counties under the provisions of chapter 645 of the acts of 1948, as amended, for (a) educational, engineering, and architectural services for school districts, (b) surveys made of school building needs and conditions, (c) matching stabilization fund payments, (d) costs of leasing buildings for vocational programs and originally equipping and furnishing said buildings for vocational programs, and (e) payments associated with admission to a regional school district

......................................................$333,903

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7052-0007

For grants and reimbursements to cities, towns, regional school districts, and counties for the purposes of the school building assistance program under the provisions of chapter 645 of the acts of 1948, as amended; provided, that of the amount appropriated herein, the board of education may authorize one-time payments of the total reimbursement due to cities and towns for school buildings that are structurally unsound or otherwise in a condition jeopardizing the safety of school children

......................................................$2,000,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7053-1909

For reimbursements to cities and towns for partial assistance in the furnishing of lunches to school children, including partial assistance in the furnishing of lunches to school children as authorized by chapter 538 of the acts of 1951, and for supplementing funds allocated for the special milk program; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, payments so authorized in the aggregate for partial assistance in the furnishing of lunches to school children shall not exceed the required state revenue match contained in Public Law 79-396, as amended, cited as the national school lunch act, and in the regulations implementing said act

......................................................$5,426,986

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7053-1925

For the school breakfast program; provided, that of the sum appropriated herein, not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the summer food service outreach program and not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the school breakfast outreach program, including reimbursement of municipal expenses, prior appropriation continued; provided, that a grant supplement of 15 cents per lunch served and five cents per snack and breakfast served be paid to local summer food service providers

......................................................$1,077,791

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7053-1940

For a one-time payment to the city of Northampton; provided, that said city is hereby authorized and directed to file with the house and senate committees on ways and means a report, together with recommendations for legislation, concerning its negotiations with the Clarke School, so-called, for a program of payments in lieu of taxes or other compensation to be paid by said school to said city for education costs incurred by said city on behalf of said school; and provided further, that upon submission of said report, an amount not to exceed the appropriation provided herein shall be obligated by the comptroller to said city

......................................................$535,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-0008

For school aid to cities, towns, regional school districts, counties maintaining agricultural schools and independent vocational schools to be distributed pursuant to the provisions of chapters 70 and 76 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 of this act, each school district which receives aid from this item in fiscal year 1998, shall expend from this aid not less than $75 per student on professional development expenditures as defined in regulations of the department of education; provided further, that said $75 per student shall include $50 in such aid previously made available in chapter 151 of the acts of 1996; provided further, that $150,000 of the funds allocated from this item to the city of Lawrence by section 3 shall be transferred to the University of Massachusetts at Lowell for its college preparation program; provided further, that $26,400,000 shall be transferred from item 7061-9100 and credited to this item; provided further, that said $26,400,000 shall not be subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of section 12 of chapter 70 of the General Laws; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, no school district shall receive less than $75 per student in chapter 70 aid, so-called, in fiscal year 1998; provided further, that said aid shall be in addition to the $75 per student aid authorized and made available in this item of section 2 of chapter 151 of the acts of 1996; and provided further, that each such district shall report to said department the professional development activities funded by said expenditures and said department shall make a determination as to whether said amounts were expended for professional development activities

......................................................$2,262,342,702

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-0009

For reimbursement to cities, towns, and regional school districts of public school tuition of any school age child placed in a school district other than a home town by, or under the auspices of, the department of transitional assistance or the department of social services pursuant to section 96 of chapter 71 of the acts of 1993; provided, that said reimbursement shall constitute complete satisfaction of the commonwealth's obligation for tuition payments to cities, towns, or regional school districts for school aged children placed by, or under the control of, the department of transitional assistance or the department of social services under the provisions of sections 7 and 9 of chapter 76 of the General Laws, other than in a home town

......................................................$16,585,420

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-0011

For a reserve to (1) meet unanticipated or extraordinary increases in the minimum required local contribution of a municipality as calculated pursuant to the requirements of this act and chapter 70 of the General Laws, in conjunction with unanticipated or extraordinary decreases in cherry sheet aid, so-called, for such municipalities; provided, that a municipality seeking funds hereunder shall apply for a waiver from the department of revenue pursuant to section 318; provided further, that the commissioner of the department of revenue shall issue a finding concerning such waiver applications within 30 days of the receipt thereof, after consulting with the commissioner of education regarding the merits of said application; (2) meet expenses associated with extraordinary increases in enrollment calculated on a per centage basis for such municipalities; and (3) to assist regional school districts in offsetting unanticipated funding losses resulting from a member municipality's extraordinary increase or decrease in its minimum required local contribution; provided, however, that priority shall be granted to member municipalities of regional, and vocational regional school districts; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, assistance funded by this item shall only be available on a one-time non-recurring basis; and provided further, that no funds distributed from this item to a municipality shall be considered base aid nor used in the calculation of the minimum required local contribution for fiscal year 1999

......................................................$15,000,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-0012

For non-educational costs of residential school programs for students placed by a local school district or ordered by the bureau of special education on appeals, as provided under chapter 71B of the General Laws; provided, that subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner of education, each city and town shall verify to the commonwealth the cost thereof and upon approval of the commissioner the treasurer shall be authorized to make such payments directly to the service provider for services provided on or after July 1,1997; provided further, that not more than $5,000,000 may 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 the amount spent 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 the commonwealth shall not pay more than 50 per cent of the cost of any such residential placement; and provided further, that not less than $162,500 be expended for the costs of borrowing audiotaped textbooks by Massachusetts special needs students whose disabilities include, but are not limited to: blindness, visual impairments, learning disabilities such as dyslexia, or physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy; that limit the use of standard print; and an outreach program geared toward special education teachers, students and parents regarding the services of this program

......................................................$47,681,804

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-0015

For the purpose of a loan program for unanticipated special education expenses of local education authorities; provided, that said program shall provide temporary relief in the form of three year loans to any such authority obligated to pay the cost of unbudgeted services for children determined eligible for services pursuant to chapter 71B of the General Laws; provided further, that no such loan shall be approved unless the cost of said unbudgeted services exceed four times the average per pupil education costs of any such authority or when the total unanticipated special education costs for such an authority are determined to be excessive by the department; provided further, that said department shall establish the repayment terms for any loan funded pursuant to this item; and provided further, that an authority shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that said authority was unable to anticipate the cost of said services

......................................................$500,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-9000

For fiscal year 1998 reimbursements to certain cities, towns, and regional school districts for a school choice transportation reimbursement program pursuant to subsection (i) of section 12B of chapter 76 of the General Laws

......................................................$500,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-9010

For fiscal year 1998 reimbursements to certain cities, towns, and regional school districts pursuant to section 19 of chapter 267 of the acts of 1995

......................................................$1,580,198

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-9100

For professional development; provided, that $26,400,000 shall be transferred to item 7061-0008 in section 2 of this act for the purposes of professional development; provided further, that said $26,400,000 shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of section 12 of chapter 70 of the General Laws; provided further, that preference shall be given to public institutions of higher education in the commonwealth in contracts awarded by the department of education for the professional development of teachers; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the writing project at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and at Boston for the professional development of teachers

......................................................$26,600,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-9200

For the education technology program, so-called; provided, that the department of education shall file a spending plan for the amounts appropriated herein with the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means by September 1, 1997; provided further, that $60,000 shall be expended on the Pentucket regional schools for the purpose of creating technology matching partnerships; and provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended for the Hopkinton Technology Project

......................................................$952,686

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-9400

For student and school assessment and for grants to school districts to develop portfolio assessments for use in individual classrooms as an enhancement to student assessment; provided, that as much as is practicable, especially in the case of students whose performance is difficult to assess using conventional methods, such instruments shall include consideration or work samples, projects and shall facilitate authentic and direct gauges of student performance; provided further, that said portfolio assessments, shall not replace the statewide standardized assessment; based on the curriculum frameworks; provided further, that all school assessments shall center on the academic standards embodied in the curriculum frameworks and shall involve gauges which are relevant and meaningful to students, parents, teachers, administrators, and taxpayers pursuant to paragraph 1 of section 1L of chapter 69 of the General Laws; and provided further, however, notwithstanding the provision of any general or special law to the contrary, assessment of proficiency in English shall be administered in English

......................................................$10,700,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-9600

For payments to state public institutions of higher education for the dual enrollment program, so-called

......................................................$1,000,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-9604

For teacher preparation as approved in the board of education's five year master plan

......................................................$1,238,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-9611

For after-school programs as approved in the board of education's five year master plan; provided, that $250,000 shall be expended for a pilot program in the city of Fall River on preventing violence among youths; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a pilot program to create a recreation and education advancement program to be administered by the management team created in chapter 133 of the acts of 1989; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for a pilot program in the city of Lawrence to incorporate violence prevention education skills with reading, language, social studies, science, math, and the arts for kindergarten through grade eight; provided further, that said program shall also provide parent training and education in violence prevention; provided further, that not less than $775,000 may be expended on after school programs; provided further, that no funds from this item may be expended for the educational alternatives for chronically disruptive students program; provided further, that $2,250,000 shall be expended for voluntary in-school and after school service programs administered by the Massachusetts National and Community Service Commission; and provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for a violence prevention task force and for grants for violence prevention initiatives

......................................................$3,775,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-9612

For the school of excellence program at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute; provided, that every effort shall be made to recruit and serve equal numbers of male and female students; provided further, that sending school districts of students attending said academy shall not be required to expend any funds for the cost of said students while in attendance at said academy; provided further, that of the amount appropriated herein, $378,000 shall be obligated for professional development activities at the school of excellence program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, including salary and benefits for master teachers and visiting scholars, so-called; and provided further, that the department of education is hereby authorized and directed to enter into an agreement with Worcester Polytechnic Institute to operate a school of excellence in mathematics and science

......................................................$819,231

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-9615

For the Mass Ed On-Line program, so-called; provided, that the department of education shall file a spending plan for the amounts appropriated herein with the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means by September 1, 1997; and provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be allocated as the commonwealth's share of the Federal Technology Reinvestment Project, NII-based Education Consortium, so-called

......................................................$2,000,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-9617

For the abstinence-based teen pregnancy prevention program, so-called, to prevent teen pregnancy in the cities of Lawrence, North Adams, Pittsfield, and the town of Orange; provided, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for said program in the city of Pittsfield; and provided further, that the funds appropriated herein shall be transferred to the department of public health to administer said program

......................................................$220,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-9618

For the provision of day care vouchers for teen parents in order to allow said parents to attend high school pursuant to the provisions of subsection (i) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995; provided, that $2,000,000 shall be transferred from this item to item 4130-3400

......................................................$2,000,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-9619

For the purpose of funding the Franklin Institute of Boston; provided, that the Franklin Institute of Boston shall be granted access to the Massachusetts education computer system; and provided further, that the Franklin Institute of Boston shall be permitted to join the state buying consortium

......................................................$1

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-9620

For grants to school districts for the costs associated with establishing advanced placement courses; provided, that priority shall be given to those districts not offering advanced placement courses in the 1996 to 1997 school year

......................................................$500,000

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-9621

For the administration of a grant program for gifted and talented school age children; provided, that the funds appropriated in this item shall be in addition to any federal funds available for said program; provided further, that the department of education shall establish criteria for the purpose of identifying children enrolled in a public school in the commonwealth in grades kindergarten through 12 who excel, or have the potential to excel, beyond their age peers to the extent that said students can benefit from said program; and provided further, that said programs may be made available by any city, town, or regional school district

......................................................$437,970

Local Aid Fund .................. 100.0%

7061-9625

For professional standards for teachers, administration preparation and development, including professional development and recertification of administrators, and the development and monitoring of professional development programs for teachers as approved in the board of education's five year master plan

......................................................$1,025,000

7061-9626

For grants and contracts with youthbuild programs for the purposes of providing comprehensive youthbuild services to economically disadvantaged young adults in the cities of Boston, Cambridge, Fitchburg, Lawrence, Lowell, and New Bedford

......................................................$750,000

7061-9628

For the establishment and operation of a school-to-career demonstration program in the New Bedford public school system to further develop a systematic program existing at the elementary level to the junior and senior high school levels, prior appropriation continued.

7061-9632

For the Pioneer Valley Regional Education Business Alliance, so-called; provided, that a spending plan including revenues and expenditures from all funding sources shall be filed with the joint committee on education, arts, and humanities and with the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than September 1, 1997; and provided further, that $5,000 shall be expended for the purchase of materials and for the department to conduct training for teachers and staff to identify and serve students with scotopic sensitivity Irlen syndrome

......................................................$200,000

Federal Appropriations

7010-0013

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Administration-Desegregation Plans for Massachusetts Public Schools

......................................................$115,000

7010-2000

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Goals 2000 - Distribution

......................................................$5,848,200

7010-2001

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Goals 2000 - Administration

......................................................$600,000

7010-6610

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Initial Teacher Professional Development-Administration

......................................................$146,600

7010-6611

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Initial Teacher Professional Development-Distribution

......................................................$190,000

7010-8801

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Technology Literacy - Distribution

......................................................$3,500,000

7010-8802

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Technology Literacy - Administrative

......................................................$200,000

7010-9093

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Partnerships Advancing Learning of Math and Science - Administration

......................................................$325,000

7010-9094

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Partnerships Advancing Learning of Math and Science - Distribution

......................................................$1,240,000

7010-9103

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Math and Science Curriculum Frameworks for Massachusetts

......................................................$471,500

7010-9135

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comprehensive School Health Education School Health Restructuring - Distribution

......................................................$40,000

7010-9706

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Common Core Data Project

......................................................$13,100

7010-9732

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Chapter II Education Consolidation and Improvement Act - Administration

......................................................$142,666

7027-9116

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Occupational Education - Distribution

......................................................$17,000,000

7027-9122

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Consumer and Homemaking

......................................................$40,000

7027-9123

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Technical Preparation

......................................................$2,000,000

7027-9126

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Occupational Education - Administration

......................................................$1,850,000

7028-0601

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education of Handicapped - Administration

......................................................$2,452,831

7028-9125

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Transition Services for Youth with Disabilities - Administration

......................................................$523,133

7028-9500

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Education for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Students

......................................................$188,700

7030-0191

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Coordination of Technical Assistance for Bilingual Education Programs by S.E.A.S.

......................................................$44,460

7030-9780

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Dwight D. Eisenhower Math and Science Education Program - Administration

......................................................$200,000

7030-9736

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Chapter Eleven Block Grant - Distribution

......................................................$6,000,000

7030-9790

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Dwight D. Eisenhower Math and Science Education Program - Distribution

......................................................$3,500,000

7032-0217

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program - Distribution

......................................................$576,194

7032-0227

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Drug Free Schools - Administration

......................................................$537,419

7032-0228

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts AIDS Education Program

......................................................$650,000

7032-0230

For the purposes of a federal grant entitled, Drug Free Schools - Distribution

......................................................$6,219,000

7032-0402

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Local Education Agencies Education of Children of Low Income Families - Administration

......................................................$980,000

7032-0403

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Chapter I - Administration

......................................................$197,000

7032-9131

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Foreign Language Assistance - Administration

......................................................$28,000

7033-9401

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Christa McCauliffe - Administration

......................................................$400

7033-9402

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Christa McCauliffe - Distribution

......................................................$40,000

7035-0013

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education of the Handicapped - Distribution

......................................................$3,692,129

7035-0116

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Chapter I, Education Consolidation and Improvement Act - Distribution

......................................................$127,240,560

7035-0126

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Neglected and Delinquent Children

......................................................$90,969

7035-0136

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Children in State Adult Correctional Institutions

......................................................$130,000

7035-0146

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Migrant Education

......................................................$3,003,000

7035-0151

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Homeless Children Youth Exemplary Grant

......................................................$408,600

7035-0156

For the purposes of a federal grant entitled, Chapter I Capital Expenses for Private Schools

......................................................$1,454,000

7035-0157

For the purposes of a federal grant entitled, Chapter I Program Improvement

......................................................$188,000

7035-0158

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Educational Program for Homeless Children

......................................................$73,695

7035-0166

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Even Start Family Literacy - Distribution

......................................................$1,450,000

7035-0167

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Even Start Family Literacy - Administration

......................................................$85,859

7035-0316

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education of the Handicapped - Distribution

......................................................$64,405,000

7035-0713

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Early Childhood Incentive - Administration

......................................................$640,000

7035-0716

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preschool Incentive - Distribution

......................................................$7,535,000

7035-0718

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preschool Incentive - Discretionary

......................................................$1,191,406

7038-0002

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Basic Education - Administration

......................................................$774,563

7038-0110

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Education for the Homeless - Administrative Overhead

......................................................$500,000

7038-0106

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Basic Education - Distribution

......................................................$3,500,000

7038-0109

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Education for the Homeless

......................................................$14,400

7038-0150

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Workplace Literacy Program - Administration

......................................................$252,000

7038-0151

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Workplace Literacy Program - Distribution

......................................................$800,000

7038-0160

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Even Start Statewide Family Literacy

......................................................$8,000

7038-9003

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, CNCS School Based - Administration

......................................................$15,000

7038-9004

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Plan for Community Service - Distribution

......................................................$450,000

7038-9005

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Learn and Serve America - School Based Training

......................................................$60,000

7038-9103

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, CNCS Higher Education - Distribution

......................................................$6,000

7038-9203

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, CNCS American Conservation and Youth Service Corps - Administration

......................................................$28,600

7038-9204

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, CNCS American Conservation and Youth Service Corps - Distribution

......................................................$6,050,000

7038-9205

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Americorps-Training

......................................................$216,000

7038-9404

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Learn and Serve America Community Based Training - Administration

......................................................$161,000

7038-9724

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Immigrant Education Assistance - Administration

......................................................$20,000

7038-9746

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Immigrant Education Assistance - Distribution

......................................................$1,000,860

7053-2105

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Food Distribution Cash

......................................................$604,000

7053-2111

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Milk Program

......................................................$586,000

7053-2112

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, School Lunch, Section 11 - Special Assistance

......................................................$56,494,000

7053-2113

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Community School Lunch Program

......................................................$13,860,000

7053-2114

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, School Breakfast Program

......................................................$15,990,000

7053-2117

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Care Food Program

......................................................$37,600,000

7053-2118

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, School Food Service-Management and Related Activities

......................................................$86,100

7053-2126

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Temporary Emergency Food Assistance

......................................................$904,000

7053-2202

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Summer Food Service Program for Children

......................................................$3,505,400

7062-0008

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Nutrition Program - Administration

......................................................$2,348,670

7062-0016

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Charter Schools - Administrative

......................................................$300,000

7062-0017

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Charter Schools - Distribution

......................................................$1,000,000

7062-0018

For the purposes of a federally funded grant, entitled, Cooperative Demonstration (School to Work)

......................................................$4,000,000