Department of Education

Department of Education.

7010-0005

For the operation of the department of education; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for staff and support services for the education reform and review commission established pursuant to the acts of 1993

...............................................................$9,452,029

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

...............................................................$12,371,328

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 teachers who have previously received funds from this item shall not be disqualified by the amendment to said program contained in said section 58; and provided further, that the department of education shall aggressively advertise the availability of said program to prospective applicants, prior appropriation continued

...............................................................$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 such grants shall be awarded to support costs associated with planning and development of such schools and for the leasing or construction of school facilities; provided further, that charter schools shall submit requests for such grants to the board of education; and provided further, that grants shall be awarded pursuant to guidelines developed by said board

...............................................................$2,847,290

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 may be expended by the 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 purposes 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 law 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 purposes of this item to exceed the amount appropriated 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 such 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 law to the contrary; provided further, that each grant awarded herein shall be matched by the recipient from local, federal or private funds; provided further, that the board of education may determine the percentage match required on an individual grant basis; provided further, that not more than $450,000 shall be made available for the state's matching grant for the CS-squared program, so-called, at the Corporation for Business, Work and Learning; and provided further, that not less than $1,124,950 shall be made available to Jobs for Bay State Graduates, Inc. for the purpose of school-to-work activities

...............................................................$1,749,000

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

...............................................................$9,339,171

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, 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 purposes 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, of said chapter 15 school districts and head start agencies that served as lead agencies in fiscal year 1998 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 of said chapter 15; provided further, that in addition to services provided by head start pursuant to this item in fiscal year 1998, 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 of said chapter 15 in fiscal year 1999; 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 not more than $250,000 shall be made available for costs associated with the consolidation of the Quincy Community Action Program, Inc. head start program; provided further, that in addition to funds provided to family networks, so-called pursuant to this item in fiscal year 1998, not more than an additional $1,000,000 shall be made available for family networks; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 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; provided further, that such programs shall be research based with proven long term results, including identifying students in need of additional help not later than mid-first grade, providing ongoing training and support to program teachers and including ongoing documentation and evaluation of results; and provided further, that $568,768 of the amount appropriated herein may be expended for the administration of community partnerships for children and for the administration of family networks

...............................................................$85,500,000

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

7030-1500

For grants to head start programs

...............................................................$6,829,048

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

7030-2000

For the training and for dropout 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 dropout prevention programs shall be awarded to school districts that demonstrate a marked increase in the percentage of students who are graduating from public high school programs; 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 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 provided in 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; provided further, that not less than $930,000 shall be allocated to education reform restructuring network grants, so-called; and provided further, that $89,248 shall be earmarked for the expansion of the Boston-based Comprehensive School Aged 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 such 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 1 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 not later than October 15, 1998; provided further, that not more than $500,000 shall be expended for teen dating violence prevention; provided further, that not less than $37,500 shall be expended for the North Quabbin Domestic Violence Prevention Program; and provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for statewide programs that provide suicide prevention outreach to gay and lesbian youths

...............................................................$11,132,258

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

7035-0002

N.B. - The Acting Governor has struck the italicized language and reduced the appropriation for this item by $7,000,000 to $26,626,751

For grants to provide and strengthen adult basic education services, including reading, writing and mathematics, to a diverse network of organizations which have demonstrated commitment and effectiveness in the provision of such services, that are selected competitively by the department of education; provided, that said department shall expend a portion of the fiscal year 1999 increase to this item to establish adult basic education programs in those community colleges that currently do not receive appropriate levels of funding from said department and that demonstrate strong institutional commitment to sponsoring an effective program of adult basic education; provided further, that said department shall provide additional funding to expand adult basic education programs presently funded in community colleges that have demonstrated effective performance and strong institutional commitment to such programs and the students served by such programs; provided further, that such grants shall also support the successful transition of students from other adult basic education programs to community college certificate and degree granting programs; provided further, that adult basic education grants made by said department shall be contingent upon satisfactory levels of performance as defined and determined by said department; provided further, that in no case shall grants be considered an entitlement to a grant recipient; provided further, that said department shall consult with the community colleges and other service providers in establishing and implementing content, performance and professional standards for adult basic education programs and services; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall 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; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the purpose of developing adult blind literacy training; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be made available to Massasoit Community College to create a pre-employment skills training program; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for the Methuen Adult Learning Center; and provided further, that not more than 10 per cent of the funds appropriated herein may be expended for nongrant purposes

...............................................................$33,626,751

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

7035-0003

N.B. - The Acting Governor has reduced the appropriation for this item by $75,000 to $150,000

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

...............................................................$225,000

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 said chapter 663 shall be ineligible for any reimbursement of costs incurred during fiscal year 1998 under this item or for reimbursement of such costs under any of the provisions of the General Laws 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; and provided further, that the amount appropriated herein shall be used toward the full funding of this item, as determined by the department of education, by fiscal year 2001

...............................................................$33,991,451

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

7051-0015

For the administration of the emergency food assistance program

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

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 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 $10,254,854; provided further, that projects on the fiscal year 1998 priority lists ranked through number seven, 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

...............................................................$10,912,208

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 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, 1999 shall not exceed $33,782,908; provided further, that projects on the fiscal year 1998 priority lists ranked through number 115, 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

...............................................................$23,160,145

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 for annual payments on the accounts of school projects for which first annual payments have been made

...............................................................$200,779,144

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 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 such buildings for vocational programs; and (e) payments associated with admission to a regional school district

...............................................................$276,652

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; 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 shall be paid to local summer food service providers

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

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

7053-1927

For a pilot program to promote a universal feeding approach for school breakfasts whereby all children in schools receiving grants under said program shall be provided nutritious breakfasts without regard to their eligibility to receive free or reduced-price breakfasts as authorized under the federally funded school breakfast program, so-called; provided, that participation shall be limited to those elementary schools mandated to serve breakfast pursuant to section 1C of chapter 69 of the General Laws; provided further, that the department of education shall award grants under said pilot program by soliciting proposals from school districts eligible to participate in said pilot program; provided further, that said department shall make geographical distribution of said pilot grants a factor in its grant decisions; provided further, that said department shall attempt to have different models represented by the selected pilot programs including, but not limited to, making breakfast part of the school day, improved transportation to the breakfast program and eliminating administrative barriers; provided further, that such grants shall only be awarded to school districts which can reasonably demonstrate their intent to increase participation in said program by a minimum of 15 per cent over current levels during a two-year period; provided further, that said department shall require sufficient reporting from each grantee to measure the success of said pilot program; provided further, that said department shall select school sites for pilot programs authorized by this item not later than November 15, 1998 and shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the preliminary results of such grants no later than March 31, 1999; provided further, that nothing herein shall give rise to enforceable legal rights in any party or an enforceable entitlement to services; and provided further, that nothing stated herein shall be construed as giving rise to enforceable legal rights or enforceable entitlement to any services

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

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

7053-1928

For grants which encourage school districts to increase participation in the federally-funded school breakfast program, so-called, by demonstrating innovative and replicable ways to remove barriers to increased participation in said program; provided, that such grants shall be prioritized to districts with high levels of students who are eligible for free or reduced priced meals; provided further, that the department of education shall, in developing criteria for selection of such grants, consider how each proposal attracts students of all income levels, increases awareness of said program, addresses time and schedule conflicts, examines space problems, addresses supervision issues, examines transportation schedules, promotes varied and nutritious menus, promotes the relationship between breakfast, nutrition and serious academic learning and involves all school constituencies; provided further, that such grants shall only be awarded to school districts which can reasonably demonstrate their intent to increase participation in said program by a minimum of 10 per cent over current levels during a two-year period; provided further, that said department shall require sufficient reporting from each grantee to measure the success of such grant program; provided further, that said department shall award grants authorized by this item not later than November 15, 1998 and shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the preliminary results of such grants not later than March 31, 1999; provided further, that nothing herein shall give rise to enforceable legal rights in any party or an enforceable entitlement to services; and provided further, that nothing stated herein shall be construed as giving rise to enforceable legal rights or enforceable entitlement to any services

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

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

7053-1929

For a grant program to improve summer food programs during the summer school vacation period; provided, that priority shall be given to extending such programs for the full summer vacation period and promoting increased participation in such programs; provided further, that the department of education shall solicit proposals from returning sponsors and school food authorities in time for implementation of such grant program during the summer of 1999; provided further, that such grants shall only be awarded to sponsors who can demonstrate their intent to offer full summer programs or increase participation; provided further, that said department shall require sufficient reporting from each grantee to measure the success of such grant program; provided further, that said department shall select grantees for the program authorized by this item not later than March 30, 1999 and shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the projected impact of these grants not later than April 30, 1999; provided further, that nothing herein shall give rise to enforceable legal rights in any party or an enforceable entitlement to services; and provided further, that nothing stated herein shall be construed as giving rise to enforceable legal rights or enforceable entitlement to any services

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

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

7053-1940

For a payment to the city of Northampton; provided, that said city shall 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 such 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%

7061-0007

For one-time, non-recurring payments to certain cities, towns and regional school districts to supplement current fiscal year chapter 70 distributions affected by labor market area reclassifications, so-called; provided, that no funds distributed from this item shall be considered base aid nor used in the calculation of minimum required local contribution for fiscal year 2000 or any other fiscal year; provided further, that $1,782,919 shall be made available to the city of Boston; provided further, that $575,844 shall be made available to the town of Middleborough; provided further, that $337,331 shall be made available to the city of Lynn; provided further, that $215,256 shall be made available to the town of Lakeville; provided further, that $191,927 shall be made available to the city of Somerville; provided further, that $177,301 shall be made available to the city of Quincy; provided further, that $169,814 shall be made available to the town of Plymouth; provided further, that $145,092 shall be made available to the city of Chelsea; provided further, that $143,514 shall be made available to the city of Revere; provided further, that $138,581 shall be made available to the city of Attleborough; provided further, that $128,928 shall be made available to the city of Malden; provided further, that $120,617 shall be made available to the city of Everett; provided further, that $120,056 shall be made available to town of Weymouth; provided further, that $106,680 shall be made available to the town of Randolph; provided further, that $102,904 shall be made available to the town of Amherst; provided further, that $100,090 shall be made available to the city of Marlborough; provided further, that.$98,059 shall be made available to the town of Franklin; provided further, that $87,335 shall be made available to the town of Marshfield; provided further, that $85,762 shall be made available to the town of Reading; provided further, that $83,644 shall be made available to the town of North Attleborough; provided further, that $82,696 shall be made available to the town of Mansfield; provided further, that $78,661 shall be made available to the town of Plympton; provided further, that $76,568 shall be made available to the town of Stoughton; provided further, that $63,429 shall be made available to the town of Rockland; provided further, that $60,848 shall be made available to the town of Walpole; provided further, that $60,324 shall be made available to the town of Foxborough; provided further, that $55,709 shall be made available to the town of Bellingham; provided further, that $53,903 shall be made available to the town of Norton; provided further, that $50,247 shall be made available to the town of Medway; provided further, that $49,545 shall be made available to the town of Winthrop; provided further, that $42,859 shall be made available to the town of Carver; provided further, that $42,136 shall be made available to the town of Hanover; provided further, that $39,914 shall be made available to the town of Hull; provided further, that $38,403 shall be made available to the town of Pembroke; provided further, that $37,072 shall be made available to the town of Holliston; provided further, that $36,723 shall be made available to the town of Ashland; provided further, that $36,617 shall be made available to the town of Holbrook; provided further, that $34,820 shall be made available to the town of Maynard; provided further, that $34,574 shall be made available to the town of Easton; provided further, that $34,249 shall be made available to the town of Bridgewater; provided further, that $31,978 shall be made available to the town of North Reading; provided further, that $31,733 shall be made available to the town of Shutesbury; provided further, that $28,836 shall be made available to the town of Wrentham; provided further, that $25,431 shall be made available to the town of Northbridge; provided further, that $25,053 shall be made available to the town of Millis; provided further, that $23,223 shall be made available to the town of Kingston; provided further, that $22,693 shall be made available to the town of Billerica; provided further, that $22,690 shall be made available to the town of East Bridgewater; provided further, that $22,115 shall be made available to the town of Hopedale; provided further, that $21,682 shall be made available to the town of Shrewsbury; provided further, that $21,264 shall be made available to the town of Mashpee; provided further, that $19,443 shall be made available to the town of Norfolk; provided further, that $18,778 shall be made available to the town of Shirley; provided further, that $17,959 shall be made available to the town of Leicester; provided further, that $17,672 shall be made available to the town of Leverett; provided further, that $15,426 shall be made available to town of Oxford; provided further, that $14,948 shall be made available to town of Boxford; provided further, that $14,416 shall be made available to the town of Topsfield; provided further, that $13,667 shall be made available to the town of Grafton; provided further, that $13,637 shall be made available to the town of Uxbridge; provided further, that $13,437 shall be made available to the town of Douglas; provided further, that $12,614 shall be made available to the town of Millbury; provided further, that $11,229 shall be made available to the town of Tewksbury; provided further, that $10,888 shall be made available to the town of West Boylston; provided further, that $10,382 shall be made available to the town of Sunderland; provided further, that $9,614 shall be made available to the town of North Brookfield; provided further, that $8,555 shall be made available to the town of Dracut; provided further, that $8,542 shall be made available to the town of Westford; provided further, that $6,658 shall be made available to the town of Sutton; provided further, that $6,533 shall be made available to the town of Middleton; provided further, that $6,496 shall be made available to the town of Halifax; provided further, that $5,731 shall be made available to the town of Lunenburg; provided further, that $4,021 shall be made available to the town of Ashfield; provided further, that $2,215 shall be made available to the town of Hardwick; provided further, that $1,709 shall be made available to the town of Clarksburg; provided further, that $1,362 shall be made available to the town of Spencer; provided further, that $862 shall be made available to the town of Granville; provided further, that $336 shall be made available to the town of New Ashford; provided further, that $193 shall be made available to the town of Millville; provided further, that $173 shall be made available to the town of Becket; provided further, that $48 shall be made available to the town of Cummington; provided further, that $33 shall be made available to the town of Charlemont; provided further, that $21 shall be made available to the town of Windsor; provided further, that $3 shall be made available to the town of Stoneham; provided further, that $921,295 shall be made available to Bridgewater/Raynham Regional School District; provided further, that $135,669 shall be made available to the Groton/Dunstable Regional School District; provided further, that $102,032 shall be made available to North Middlesex Regional School District; provided further, that $84,667 shall be made available to Amherst/Pelham Regional School District; provided further, that $44,433 shall be made available to King Philip Regional School District; provided further, that $43,970 shall be made available to the Silver Lake Regional School District; provided further, that $39,240 shall be made available to Whitman/Hanson Regional School District; provided further, that $34,100 shall be made available to Tri County Regional School District; provided further, that $31,577 shall be made available to Blackstone Valley Regional School District; provided further, that $29,789 shall be made available to Dudley/Charlton Regional School District; provided further, that $29,177 shall be made available to Quabbin Regional School District; provided further, that $27,154 shall be made available to Northeast Metropolitan Regional School District; provided further, that $24,425 shall be made available to Southeastern Regional School District; provided further, that $20,439 shall be made available to Spencer/East Brookfield Regional School District; provided further, that $18,837 shall be made available to Nashoba Regional School District; provided further, that $17,428 shall be made available to Central Berkshire Regional School District; provided further, that $17,359 shall be made available to Mendon/Upton Regional School District; provided further, that $11,482 shall be made available to South Shore Regional School District; provided further, that $7,130 shall be made available to Wachusett Regional School District; provided further, that $6,281 shall be made available to Southern Worcester Regional School District; provided further, that $3,507 shall be made available to Minuteman Regional School District; provided further, that $2,173 shall be made available to Ashburnham/Westminster Regional School District; provided further, that $1,460 shall be made available to Nashoba Valley Regional School District; and provided further, that $592 shall be made available to Cape Cod Regional School District

...............................................................$8,119,466

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 1999 shall expend from such aid not less than $100 per student on professional development expenditures as defined in regulations of the department of education; provided further, that such $100 per student shall include $75 in such aid previously made available in chapter 43 of the acts of 1997; provided further, that $150,000 of the funds allocated from this item to the city of Lawrence by said section 3 shall be transferred to the University of Massachusetts at Lowell for its college preparation program; provided further, that $42,570,481 shall be transferred from item 7061-9100 and credited to this item; provided further, that said $42,570,481 shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (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 $100 per student in chapter 70 aid, so-called, in fiscal year 1999; provided further, that said aid shall be in addition to the $75 per student aid authorized and made available in item 7061-0008 of section 2 of chapter 43 of the acts of 1997; and provided further, that each such district shall report to said department the professional development activities funded by such expenditures and such department shall make a determination as to whether such amounts were expended for professional development activities

...............................................................$2,515,444,069

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 such 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

...............................................................$17,082,983

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 293; provided further, that the commissioner 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 such application; (2) meet expenses associated with extraordinary increases in enrollment calculated on a percentage 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 the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, assistance funded by this item shall only be available on a one-time nonrecurring basis; 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 2000; provided further, that $750,000 shall be made available to the town of Milton; and provided further, that $100,000 shall be made available to the town of Avon

...............................................................$5,000,000

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

7061-0012

For noneducational 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 may make such payments directly to the service provider for services provided on or after July 1, 1998; provided further, that not more than $6,000,000 shall be used to continue and expand voluntary residential placement prevention programs between the department of education and other departments within the executive office of health and human services that develop community-based support services for children and their families; provided further, that 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; 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 $200,000, 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 impairment, 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 such program

...............................................................$51,998,406

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 such unbudgeted services exceeds 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 such authority was unable to anticipate the cost of such services, prior appropriation continued.

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

7061-0019

For school and school district audits, assistance and monitoring to conduct program and financial compliance audits of the expenditure of chapter 70 funds, so-called, and to assist schools and school districts in developing comprehensive plans to improve student performance and to monitor the implementation of improvement efforts; provided, that the department of education shall collaborate with the division of local services of the department of revenue, pursuant to section 368; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be transferred to said division by August 1, 1998 for completion of such audits and for implementation of said section 368; provided further, that said departments shall provide technical assistance to certain cities, towns and regional school districts deemed to be under-performing by said department of education; provided further, that not more than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the monitoring and follow-up activities of said department's complaint management system, review and approval of local educational agency applications and local school district's compliance with the part B requirements of the federal special education law, known as the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, in the provision of special education and related services to children with disabilities; and provided further, that such monitoring activities shall occur in each school district in cycles of not less than three years

...............................................................$3,328,798

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

7061-9000

For fiscal year 1999 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

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

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

7061-9010

For fiscal year 1999 reimbursements to certain cities, towns and regional school districts pursuant to section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws

...............................................................$25,568,134

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

7061-9100

For professional development; provided, that $42,570,481 shall be transferred to item 7061-0008 of section 2 for the purposes of professional development; provided further, that said $42,570,481 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 contracts awarded by the department of education for the professional development of teachers; 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; and provided further, that school districts may use said funds for project-based learning

...............................................................$42,770,481

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, 1998

...............................................................$742,686

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 and projects and shall facilitate authentic and direct gauges of student performance; provided further, that such 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 shall be relevant and meaningful to students, parents, teachers, administrators and taxpayers pursuant the first paragraph of section 1L of chapter 69 of the General Laws; and provided further, that notwithstanding the provision of any general or special law to the contrary, assessment of proficiency in English shall be administered in English

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

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

7061-9404

For assistance and grants to cities, towns and regional school districts to develop or enhance academic support services for students scoring in level 1 or 2 on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam, so-called, or, only in fiscal year 1999, for students who have been identified as needing improvement in their academic knowledge and skill based on other state or locally administered standardized assessment measures at any grade level; provided, that preference shall be given to those districts with a high percentage of such students; provided further, that the department of education may give priority for such assistance and grants to 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 the purpose of such program shall be to raise students' academic achievement through services that may include, but shall not be limited to: integrated tutoring and mentoring programs; extended school day and year; weekend and school vacation programs; summer programs; school-to-work connecting activities, so-called, creating worksite learning experiences for students as an extension of the classroom; professional development to improve teacher skills and knowledge and alignment of local curriculum with state standards and assessment data; provided further, that such grants and assistance shall be primarily academic in focus; provided further, that such grants and assistance may incorporate appropriate cultural and recreational activities to encourage student participation and enhance academic performance; provided further, that any grant funds distributed from this item 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 such program shall supplement currently funded local, state and federal programs at the school or district; provided further, that in order to receive such resources, districts shall develop a comprehensive district plan to improve student performance which shall include accountability measures for assessing performance and results, a professional development program, a coordinated budget that demonstrates how all available local, state, federal, private and other funds shall be used to achieve the goals and activities in the plan and any other requirements determined by the department; provided further, that districts shall report on program activities, results and expenditures as required by the department; provided further, that the department may expend up to $250,000 to administer the program; and provided further, that for the purposes of such program, appropriated funds may be expended through August 31, 1999 to allow for summer academic support services and professional development for educators

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

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

7061-9600

N.B. - The Acting Governor has struck the italicized language and reduced the appropriation for this item by $45,600 to $1,579,400

For payments to state public institutions of higher education for the dual enrollment program, so-called; provided further, that not less than $45,600 shall be expended for the technology prep pilot program, so-called, at Massasoit Community College

...............................................................$1,625,000

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

7061-9604

N.B. - The Acting Governor has struck the italicized language in this item

For teacher preparation; provided, that not less than 24.87 FTEs shall be funded from this item

...............................................................$1,984,607

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 established pursuant to 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 such 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 $2,500,000 shall be expended for voluntary in-school and after school service programs administered by the Massachusetts Service Alliance; and provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for a violence prevention task force and for grants for violence prevention initiatives

...............................................................$4,025,000

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 Institute shall not be required to expend any funds for the cost of such students while in attendance at said Institute; provided further, that of the amount appropriated herein, $378,000 shall be obligated for professional development activities at the school of excellence program at said Institute, including salary and benefits for master teachers and visiting scholars, so-called; and provided further, that the department of education shall enter into an agreement with said Institute to operate a school of excellence in mathematics and science

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

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

7061-9615

For the MassEd.Net program to provide on-line service for Massachusetts educators; provided, that the department 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, 1998

...............................................................$1,367,500

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 and Pittsfield and the town of Orange; provided, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for said program in the city of Pittsfield; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for said program in the city of North Adams; and provided further, that the funds appropriated herein shall be transferred to the department of public health to administer said program

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

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

7061-9618

For the provision of day care vouchers for teen parents in order to allow such 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

...............................................................$2

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 1997 to 1998 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 such program; provided further, that priority shall be given to those grant applications that address the needs of students who are identified by any of the following criteria: (1) the result of a standardized aptitude examination which is three or more standard deviations above the mean; (2) an evaluation by the child's teachers that the child does perform, or is capable of performing, satisfactorily at two or more grade levels above the child's chronological age; or (3) a score on the math or verbal Scholastic Aptitude Test by a child of not more than 13 years of age which is equal to or greater than the average on either test obtained by college-bound high school juniors; and provided further, that such programs may be made available by a city, town, or regional school district

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

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

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, Brockton, Cambridge, Fitchburg, Lawrence, Lowell, New Bedford and Springfield

...............................................................$1,250,000

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

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 not later than September 1, 1998; 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 syndrome or Irlen syndrome

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

7061-9634

For matching grants to be administered by the department of education for the Massachusetts Service Alliance for public and private agencies with mentoring programs for the recruitment and training of mentors and for other supporting services including, but not limited to, academic support services; provided, that the disbursement of funds from this item shall be equal to one dollar for every dollar spent above the amount spent in fiscal year 1998 by such agencies for the provision of such services; and provided further, that said Massachusetts Service Alliance shall submit a report detailing the expenditure of such funds and the amount of matching funds raised to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 31, 1998

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

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