Amendment #1035 to H4200

Out of District Vocational Pupil Transportation

Representatives Kane of Shrewsbury, Berthiaume of Spencer, Sannicandro of Ashland, Straus of Mattapoisett, Jones of North Reading, Barrows of Mansfield, Ferguson of Holden, Boldyga of Southwick, Cutler of Duxbury, Gifford of Wareham, Muradian of Grafton, Orrall of Lakeville, Whelan of Brewster, Day of Stoneham, Dykema of Holliston, Hunt of Sandwich, Muratore of Plymouth, Garballey of Arlington, Velis of Westfield, Whipps Lee of Athol, DeCoste of Norwell, D'Emilia of Bridgewater, Diehl of Whitman, Durant of Spencer, Lombardo of Billerica, Kuros of Uxbridge, Campanale of Leicester, Frost of Auburn, McKenna of Webster, Walsh of Framingham, Dwyer of Woburn, Fernandes of Milford and Stanley of Waltham move to amend the bill in section 2 by inserting after line item 7035-0006 the following item:

“7035-0007  For reimbursements to cities, towns, regional vocational or county agricultural school districts, independent vocational schools or collaboratives for certain expenditures for transportation of nonresident pupils to approved vocational-technical programs of any regional or county agricultural school district, city, town, independent school or collaborative under section 8A of chapter 74 of the General Laws; provided, that if the amount appropriated is insufficient to fully fund said section 8A of said chapter 74, initial reimbursements made by the department of elementary and secondary education may be prorated by the department to all eligible cities, towns, regional vocational or county agricultural school districts, independent vocational schools or collaboratives; and provided further, that upon a determination by the department that the funds appropriated in this item are insufficient to meet the commonwealth's full obligation under said section 8A of said chapter 74, the department shall within 10 days notify the secretary of administration and finance, the joint committee on education, and the house and senate committees on ways and means of the amount needed to fully fund the obligation….$1,750,000”.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1035 to H4200

Out of District Vocational Pupil Transportation