Amendment #342 to H4100

METCO Study language change

Mr. Holmes of Boston moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7010-0012, by striking out the following: “For grants to cities, towns and regional school districts for payments of certain costs and related expenses for the program to eliminate racial imbalance established under section 12A of chapter 76 of the General Laws; provided, that funds shall be made available for payment for services rendered by METCO, Inc. and Springfield public schools; provided further, that the secretary of education shall report, no later than July 1, 2013 to the house and senate committees on ways and means on student achievement growth by METCO students relative to their peers in both sending and receiving districts and on the academic success of former METCO students who attended two and four year public colleges and universities in the commonwealth relative to their peers from both sending and receiving districts at said public institutions of higher education, including enrollment in remedial coursework, grade point averages, and college graduation rates; and provided further, that METCO, Inc., shall make available to the secretary of education information necessary to complete said report” and inserting in place thereof the following: “For grants to cities, towns and regional school districts for payments of certain costs and related expenses for the program to eliminate racial imbalance established under section 12A of chapter 76 of the General Laws; provided, that funds shall be made available for payment for services rendered by METCO, Inc. and Springfield public schools; provided further, that the secretary of education shall report, no later than July 1, 2013 to the house and senate committees on ways and means on student achievement growth by graduating high school seniors who are METCO students relative to their peers in both sending and receiving districts and on the academic success of former METCO students in the Class of 2012 who attended two and four year public colleges and universities in the commonwealth relative to their peers from both sending and receiving districts at said public institutions of higher education, including, where data are available, high school grade point averages and graduation rates, enrollment in 2- and 4-year institutions of higher education, enrollment in developmental education courses, and graduation rates from institutions of higher education; and provided further, that METCO, Inc., shall make available to the secretary of education information necessary to complete said report”.