Amendment #583 to H4000

Community colleges funding

Representatives Sannicandro of Ashland, Mark of Peru, Calter of Kingston, D'Emilia of Bridgewater, DiNatale of Fitchburg, Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, Garballey of Arlington, Fernandes of Milford, Donahue of Worcester, Kafka of Stoughton, Kaufman of Lexington, Khan of Newton, Kocot of Northampton, Koczera of New Bedford, Linsky of Natick, Madden of Nantucket, Pignatelli of Lenox, Finn of West Springfield, Provost of Somerville, Peisch of Wellesley, Schmid of Westport, Vega of Holyoke, Walsh of Framingham, Decker of Cambridge and Brodeur of Melrose move to amend the bill in section 2 by striking out item 7100-4000 and inserting in place thereof the following item:

"7100-4000 For funding to community college campuses in the Commonwealth; provided, that funds shall be expended for the continued implementation of community college reform, for continued initiatives to strengthen the connections between the colleges, local businesses and regional workforce investment boards, and to improve workforce training at the colleges; provided further, that funding shall be allocated among the campuses using the formula developed by the commissioner of higher education in consultation with the secretaries of education, labor and workforce development, and housing and economic development; provided further, that the allocation of funds shall be approved by the board of higher education; provided further, that in developing the allocation among campuses, the commissioner shall ensure that no campus receives less in fiscal year 2015 than in fiscal year 2014; and provided further, not less than the following amounts shall be made available to the respective institutions named herein: (a) $1,011,044 to Berkshire Community College; (b) $2,076,767 to Bristol Community College; (c) $3,447,675 to Bunker Hill Community College; (d) $742,748 to Cape Cod Community College; (e) $447,823 to Greenfield Community College; (f) $858,067 to Holyoke Community College; (g) $1,128,743 to Massachusetts Bay Community College; (h) $899,216 to Massasoit Community College; (i) $2,218,631 to Middlesex Community College; (j) $1,281,227 to Mount Wachusett Community College; (k) $912,348 to North Shore Community College; (l) $843,817 to Northern Essex Community College; (m) $2,538,046 to Quinsigamond Community College; (n) $503,494 to Roxbury Community College; and (o) $1,090,393 to Springfield Technical Community College .................................................... $20,000,000.”