Amendment #442 to H3400

Safe and Supportive Schools

Representatives Balser of Newton, Ashe of Longmeadow, Ayers of Quincy, Benson of Lunenburg, Brady of Brockton, Calter of Kingston, Cantwell of Marshfield, Chan of Quincy, Coppinger of Boston, Cutler of Duxbury, Decker of Cambridge, DiNatale of Fitchburg, DuBois of Brockton, Dwyer of Woburn, Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, Ferguson of Holden, Fiola of Fall River, Fox of Boston, Garballey of Arlington, Garlick of Needham, Gentile of Sudbury, Gordon of Bedford, Hecht of Watertown, Keefe of Worcester, Khan of Newton, Lawn of Watertown, Linsky of Natick, Livingstone of Boston, Madaro of Boston, Madden of Nantucket, Malia of Boston, McMurtry of Dedham, Moran of Lawrence, Murphy of Weymouth, Puppolo of Springfield, Rogers of Cambridge, Ryan of Boston, Sannicandro of Ashland, Smizik of Brookline, Stanley of Waltham, Toomey of Cambridge, Vieira of Falmouth, Cariddi of North Adams and Collins of Boston move to amend the bill in section 2 by striking out item 7061-9612 and inserting in place thereof the following item:

7061-9612 - For the implementation of subsection (f) of section 1P of chapter 69 of the General Laws to create safe and supportive school environments; provided that no less than $500,000 shall be used to fund the safe and supportive schools grant program; provided further that grants shall be awarded to schools and districts that create action plans based on all the elements of the safe and supportive schools framework and self-assessment tool; provided further that districts shall create district plans that support recipient schools; provided further that grantees shall participate in conferences to be held by the department; and provided further that funding shall be allocated to an independent evaluation of this section…………….$750,000

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #442 to H3400

Safe and Supportive Schools