Amendment #34 to H4324

Correction of District Actual Low-Income Enrollment

Mr. Cabral of New Bedford moves to amend the bill in lines 324 and 325 by striking out “and (iv)” and replacing with the following:

“(iv) distribute not more than $2,900,000 to the New Bedford public school district to account for the district’s actual low-income enrollment, as defined by section 2 of chapter 70 of the General Laws, which amount shall be included in the district’s fiscal year 2013 chapter 70 aid and shall be considered base aid for the purpose of calculating fiscal year 2014 chapter 70 aid; provided, that said amount shall be certified by the department of elementary and secondary education prior to final transfer and (v)”