Amendment #185 to H3400

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Representatives Jones of North Reading, Hill of Ipswich, Poirier of North Attleborough, Gifford of Wareham, Frost of Auburn and Smola of Warren moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7061-9408, by striking the words “and provided further, the department shall give priority to programs that have the capacity to serve not less than 25 per cent of a district’s middle school population and make available documentation of a minimum of $1 in private sector, local or federal funds for every $1 in state funds”, and inserting in place thereof the words, “provided further, that preference in distributing funds shall be made for innovative and ambitious proposals that coordinate reform efforts across multiple schools, which may include schools that are not underperforming, within or across the jurisdiction of local education agencies, in partnership with other educational and social service agencies, including higher education, early education and care, and charter schools, and for proposals that demonstrate the support of local municipal leadership; provided further that preference shall also be given to proposals that focus on promoting a high-level of student proficiency at fourth or eighth grade or college readiness at the completion of high school, especially with regard to low-income students; provided further, the department may allocate funds from this item for the purposes of establishing a Partnership Schools Network support team, in order to provide participating schools and districts, at their request, with specialized services to design and effectively carry out their reform and improvement plans; and provided further, the department shall give priority to programs that have the capacity to serve not less than 25 per cent of a district’s middle school population and make available documentation of a minimum of $1 in private sector, local or federal funds for every $1 in state funds”, and further, by striking in section 2 in item 7061-9408, the figure “$7,938,413 and inserting in place thereof the following figure: $9,198,413.”.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #185 to H3400

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