Amendment #398 to H3400

Literacy Line Items

Representatives Story of Amherst, Coppinger of Boston, Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, Holmes of Boston, Turner of Dennis, Peake of Provincetown, Cariddi of North Adams, Decker of Cambridge, Fox of Boston, Hecht of Watertown and McMurtry of Dedham move to amend the bill in section 2 by striking line item 7010-0033 in its entirety and inserting the following items:

7010-0020 For the Bay State Reading Institute; provided, that the program shall be administered under contract with Middlesex Community College in programmatic collaboration with Framingham State University and Fitchburg State University; provided further, that the institute shall provide literacy-based intervention in schools and districts including those at risk of or determined to be underperforming under section 1J and 1K of chapter 69 of the General Laws......$400,000

7010-0033 For literacy and early literacy programs; provided, that these programs shall provide ongoing evaluation of outcomes; provided further, that programs receiving funding through this item shall document the outcomes thereof; provided further, that evaluations shall be compared to measurable goals and benchmarks that shall be developed by the department; provided further, that programs receiving funds from this item shall provide to the department, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education a report, not later than February 15, 2014, detailing program success in meeting measurable goals and benchmarks; and provided further, that funds may be expended through August 31, 2014 to allow for summer programming......$3,147,940;

and in item 7030-1005 by striking out the figures "100,000" and inserting in place thereof the figures "400,000".