Consolidated Amendment "A" to H4100
Education & Local Aid
Fiscal Note: $14,087,879
Amendment 837 has been re-categorized to Business and Economic Development.
Amendment 388 has been re-categorized to Education and Local Aid.
Amendments from Education and Local Aid: 10, 27, 71, 83, 84, 85, 86, 97, 100, 151, 156, 183, 196, 198, 200, 201, 207, 208, 216, 218, 220, 234, 235, 239, 257, 274, 295, 296, 309, 317, 342, 344, 346, 347, 348, 350, 351, 356, 360, 361, 363, 366, 367, 370, 375, 385, 413, 424, 430,433, 439, 440, 447, 455, 459, 462, 471, 473, 481, 483, 486, 488, 491, 495, 498, 499, 506, 513, 541, 544, 565, 580, 585, 586, 599, 600, 601, 605, 606, 607, 610, 613, 621, 630, 639, 662, 663, 674, 682, 703, 710, 716, 731, 734, 735, 736, 750, 764, 767, 770, 771, 790, 794, 814, 820, 831, 837, 850, 856, 857, 868
Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill and others move to amend H.4100 in section 2, in line item 0640-0300, by striking out the figures: “$5,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the figures: “$6,500,000”.
And further amend the bill in Section 2, in line item 3000-5000, by striking out the figures "$7,500,000" and inserting in place the figures "$8,000,000".
And further amend the bill in Section 2, by striking item 3000-5075 and inserting in place thereof the following line item:
3000-5075 For the Massachusetts Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program; provided, that funds from this item shall be expended on grants to improve the quality of and expand access to preschool programs and services to children from the age of 2 years and 9 months until they are kindergarten eligible; provided further, that in awarding grant funds under this program, preference shall be given to establishing preschool classrooms in towns and cities with schools and districts at risk of or determined to be under-performing in accordance with sections 1J and 1K of chapter 69 of the General Laws, schools and districts which have been placed in the accountability status of identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring pursuant to departmental regulations or which have been designated commonwealth priority schools or commonwealth pilot schools pursuant to said regulations, schools or districts with a high percentage of students scoring in levels 1 and 2 on the MCAS exams or programs which serve children not less than 50 per cent of whom are from families earning at or below 85 per cent of the state median income; provided further, that funds may also be used to enhance community-wide capacity building efforts within statewide parameters established by the board; provided further, that any newly-funded programs designated as Massachusetts Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program participants shall fall within the quality standards established by the Massachusetts Quality Rating and Improvement System; provided further, that programs receiving grant funds may use the funds to enhance teacher and staff quality and compensation, enhance program quality through participation in the Massachusetts Quality Rating and Improvement System, enhance program ability to interpret and use assessment data effectively, enhance developmentally-appropriate practices, incorporate ancillary services into the program, facilitate or provide access to wrap-around services for working families or to increase capacity to expand access to age-eligible children on the centralized waitlist maintained by the department; provided further, that preference shall be given in awarding grants to those programs which demonstrate affordability for middle class and working class parents according to standards to be developed by the department; and provided further, 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 any general or special law to the contrary ................................ $7,500,000
And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 3000-7000, by striking out the figures “$10,185,557” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$10,463,346”
And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 3000-7050, in line 23, by inserting after "funded through this line item" the following: "the home-based, school readiness and family support program known as the parent-child home program,”.
And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 7000-9101, by adding the following: “; provided, that notwithstanding section 19A of chapter 78 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, for the fiscal year 2013 state aid to public libraries program, the board of library commissioners shall consider that Fitchburg has met the standard of minimum hours of service as provided in section 19B of said chapter 78 and defined in 605 CMR 4.01(3) and further defined in board policies for the state aid program; provided further, that the board shall grant temporary certification to Fitchburg by August 31, 2012, upon receipt of a preliminary report showing compliance with the materials expenditure requirement during fiscal year 2012 and showing that the library has met the municipal appropriation requirement, or is likely to qualify for a waiver of said requirement, in the 2013 state aid to public libraries program; and provided further, that in order for Fitchburg to retain this certification and receive a grant award it shall successfully complete the annual certification process of the board in fiscal year 2013.”
And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 7000-9401, in line 10 by inserting after “2012 distribution” the following: “; and provided further, that the board shall provide funds for the continued operation of a single regional library system to serve the different geographic regions of the commonwealth and requiring that physical locations be maintained in both eastern and western Massachusetts to serve the residents of those regions; and further moves to amend the bill by striking out the figures “$9,131,475” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$9,231,475”
And further amend the bill in section 2, by striking item 7009-6400 and inserting in place thereof the following:
7009-6400 For grants to establish and operate high-quality, intensive and targeted programs that will rapidly increase English language learning for middle and high school students in school districts serving Gateway Cities; provided, that grant applications must provide at minimum, for after-school enrichment academies to operate during the spring of 2013; provided further, that applications may also provide for acceleration academies to be held during school vacations and/or for Saturday sessions during the spring of 2013; provided further, that funds may be set aside for the administration of these programs ; and provided further, that $850,000 shall be set aside for English language acquisition professional development and the implementation of sheltered English immersion. ................................ $2,600,000
And further amend the bill in Section 2, by inserting after item 7009-6400 the following item:
7009-6402 For grants to support the establishment of career academies in Gateway Cities, and to build stronger relationships and partnerships among high schools, institutions of higher education, local employers, and workforce development entities, in order to create multiple and seamless pathways to employment; provided, that such funds shall be used to establish Education and Industry Coordinating Councils (EICCs); provided further, that the EICCs shall be chaired by the district superintendent and chair of the local workforce investment boards, and shall include representatives from district high schools, institutions of higher education, industry partners, and local/regional employers; provided further, that such funding shall be used to engage in planning to establish career academies or to plan for the establishment of such academies during the following fiscal year………………………………..$500,000
And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 7010-0005, in line 2, by inserting after "education" the following: “; provided, that funds shall be expended for the oversight of education collaboratives"; and in said item by striking out the figures "13,036,906" and inserting in place thereof the figures "13,424,188"
And further amend the bill in Section 2, in item 7010-0012, in line 5, by inserting after "schools" the following: “; provided further, that all grant applications submitted to and approved by the department of elementary and secondary education shall include a detailed line item budget specifying how such funds shall be allocated and expended;”; and in said item by striking out the figures “16,642,582” and inserting in place thereof the figures “18,142,582”.
And further amend the bill in section 2, by striking out item 7027-0019 and inserting in place thereof the following item:
7027-0019 For school-to-career connecting activities; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the board of elementary and secondary education, in cooperation with the executive office of labor and workforce development and the state workforce investment board, may establish and support a public-private partnership to link high school students with economic and learning opportunities on the job as part of the school-to-career transition program; provided further, that this program may include the award of matching grants to workforce investment boards or other local public-private partnerships involving local community job commitments and work site learning opportunities for students provided further, that the grants shall require at least a 200 per cent match in wages for the students from private sector participants; provided further, that the program shall include, but not be limited to, a provision that business leaders commit resources to pay salaries to provide mentoring and instruction on the job and to work closely with teachers; provided further, that public funds shall assume the costs of connecting schools and businesses to ensure that students serve productively on the job; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended for personnel costs, prior appropriation continued ............................. $2,770,000
And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 7035-0002, by adding the following: “; and provided further, that not less than $150,000 be expended for Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston to provide basic workforce and skills training, employment services and job re-entry support to older workers.”; and in said item by striking out the figure “$29,173,112” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$29,923,112”.
And further amend the bill in section 2, by striking out item 7035-0035 and inserting in place thereof the following item:
7035-0035 For implementation of a competitively bid, statewide performance-based, integrated program to drive a school culture of high expectations and dramatically increase participation and performance in Advanced Placement courses, particularly among underserved populations, to prepare students for college and career success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics; provided, that these funds shall support all of the following program elements, without exception, for each school: open access to courses, equipment and supplies for new and expanded AP courses, support for the costs of AP exams and support for student study sessions; provided further, that these funds support teacher professional development, including a College Board endorsed AP summer institute for AP teachers; provided further, that such program shall provide a matching amount of at least $1 million in private funding; provided further, that the program be chosen through a single competitive process and the funds dispersed by the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year to cover costs expended between August 1, 2012 and July 31, 2013; provided further, that this program shall work in conjunction with an existing, separately funded statewide pre-AP program; provided further, that all districts that participated in fiscal year 2012 shall benefit from the program with the same proportion of funds available in fiscal year 2013; and provided further, that the department shall deliver to the legislature an independent evaluation of these programs and their impact on student achievement, particularly as it relates to closing achievement gaps by January 11, 2013 ................................. $1,750,000
And further amends the bill in section 2, by inserting after item 7061-0029 the following item:
7061-0033 For a reserve to assist towns negatively impacted by shortfalls in federal impact aid for the education of children in families employed by the federal government on military reservations located within the town's limits; provided, that any grants provided under this item shall be expended by a school committee without further appropriation………………………………………………………………..$1,300,000
And further amend the bill in Section 2, in line item 7061-0928, in line 9, by inserting after the words “General Laws” the following: “; provided further, that the department shall prepare and submit an annual report describing and analyzing the implementation of the pilot program in all participating schools to the joint committee on education, the house and senate committees on ways and means, and the office of the state treasurer on or before September 30 of each pilot year;”
And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 7061-9404, in line 2, by striking out the following: "2016" and inserting in place thereof the following: "2017”; and in line 21, by striking out the following: “2014” and inserting in place thereof the following: “2015”; and in line 35, by striking out the following: “2015” and inserting in place thereof the following; “2016”; and in line 46, by striking out the following: “2016” and inserting in place thereof the following: “2017”; and in line 66, by striking out the following: “2016” and inserting in place thereof the following: “2017”; and further moves to amend the bill by striking out the figures "$9,094,804" and inserting in place thereof the figures "$9,575,175".
And further amends the bill in section 2, in line item 7061-9412, by striking out the figure "$13,918,030" and inserting in place thereof the figure "$14,168,030".
And further amend the bill in section 2, by inserting after item 7061-9611 the following item:
“7061-9614 For the alternative education grant program established in section 1N of chapter 69 of the General Laws; provided, that the commissioner shall allocate funds for both subsections (a) and (b) of said section 1N of said chapter 69; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended for personnel costs…………$146,140”.
And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 7061-9626, by striking out the figures “$1,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure “$2,000,000”.
And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 7061-9634, by striking out the figures “$250,000” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$350,000”.
And further amend the bill in Section 2 by inserting after item 7061-9804 the following item: “7061-9810 For regional bonus aid pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 71 Section 16(D)(g)……….$251,950”.
And further moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7066-0000, by inserting after “available to such institutions;” the following: “provided further, $1,000,000 shall be made available for a State University Internship Incentive Program; provided further, the commonwealth shall contribute funds to each institution in an amount necessary to match private contributions in the current fiscal year to the institutions internship incentive program; provider further, that the commonwealth's contribution shall be equal to $1 for every $1 privately contributed to each university's board of trustees or foundation; provided further, that the maximum total contributions from the commonwealth shall be no greater than $1,000,000; provided further, that funds from this program shall not result in direct or indirect reduction in the commonwealth's appropriations to the institutions for operations, scholarships, financial aid or any state appropriation and the department shall promulgate regulations and criteria for said program”; and in said item by striking out the figures “$1,728,649" and inserting in place thereof the figures "$2,828,649".
And further amend the bill in Section 2, in line item 7066-0024, by striking out the figures "$1,300,000" and inserting in place thereof the figures "$1,400,000".
And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 7070-0065, by striking out the figures "$86,507,756" and inserting in place thereof the figures "$87,607,756”.
And further amend the bill in section 2, in line item 7077-0023, by striking out the figures “$2,000,000”, and inserting, in place thereof, the following figures: “$3,250,000”.
And further moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7100-0200, in line 14, by inserting after "Fall River" the following: " ;provided further that no less than $75,000 be allocated for the Clemente Course in the Humanities, administered by the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Boston and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and local social service agencies, which provides college-level humanities instruction and support service free of charge and for college credit to low income adults; provided, that the funds shall be contingent upon a match of not less than $1 in federal contributions or $1 in private or corporate contributions for every $1 in state grant funding; and provided further, that all contributions be invested in a permanent endowment for the benefit of the Clemente Course in the Humanities and other humanities programs designed for low income communities in Massachusetts"; and in said item by striking out the figures "417,982,753" and inserting in place thereof the figures "$418,057,753".
And further amend the bill, by striking out section 87 and inserting in place thereof the following section:
SECTION 87. The commissioner of higher education, in consultation with the presidents of the community colleges and representatives of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, shall develop a funding formula for the community colleges which incorporates the allocation of appropriations to the individual community colleges based, in part, on performance. In developing the system of allocations, the commissioner and community college presidents shall consider: (1) accurate enrollment data for each college and the operational goals and needs for each college; (2) institutional performance with respect to clearly defined goals and metrics; and (3) the relationship of the allocation formula to state initiatives relative to innovation and institutional action in support of workforce development, partnerships with commonwealth businesses and industry, collaboration with state universities and vocational-technical schools, and overall revenue available to each institution.
The commissioner of higher education, in consultation with the presidents of the community colleges, shall establish the goals and metrics for measuring community college performance. The goals and metrics shall include, but not be limited to: the educational goals and metrics included in the Vision Project, including those related to the improvement of graduation and student success rates and the closing of the achievement gaps for low income and moderate income students, adult students, and students requiring remediation upon entry; and alignment of degree and certificate programs with existing and emerging business and industry sectors in the commonwealth. In addition, a portion of performance funding may be utilized by the board of higher education to provide grants to community colleges based on, but not limited to, the following: coordinated procurement of goods and services among the community colleges and other public higher education institutions, including, but not limited to, consolidation of information technology platforms and services; undertaking innovative methods for delivering quality higher education that increase capacity, reduce costs, and promote student completion; engaging in statewide and regional collaborations with other public higher education institutions that reduce costs, increase efficiency, and promote quality, including, but not limited to, in the areas of academic programming and campus management; and improving student learning outcomes assessments set forth by the board of higher education under its Vision Project.
The commissioner of higher education shall submit a report including, but not limited to, the funding formula, clearly defined goals and metrics for the performance-based portion of the formula, and other recommendations relative to the promotion of stable, equitable funding of the institutions including efforts to contain the growth in student costs and borrowing. Said report shall be filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on higher education, and the secretary of administration and finance on or before December 1, 2012.
And further amend the bill by adding the following sections:
SECTION XX. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the division of purchase services of the operational services division which, under Section 22N of Chapter 7 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by Chapter 257 of the Acts of 2008, is responsible for determining prices for programs under chapter 71B of the General Laws, shall authorize the annual price for out-of-state purchasers requested by a program, not to exceed a maximum price determined by the division by identifying the most recent price calculated for the program and applying the estimated rate of inflation for each year, as determined by the division pursuant to said section 22N of said chapter 7, in which the rate of inflation is frozen beginning with fiscal year 2004, in a compounded manner for each fiscal year.
SECTION XX. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of education shall file a report examining the high school dropout rates for students denied entry to vocational schools with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives who shall forward the same to the chairs of the joint committee on education and the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before June 30, 2013.