Amendment #565 to H4200

Quality Enhancements in Afterschool and Out-of-School Time (ASOST-Q) Grant

Representatives Benson of Lunenburg, Smizik of Brookline, Hecht of Watertown, Dwyer of Woburn, Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, Keefe of Worcester, Khan of Newton, Cantwell of Marshfield, Koczera of New Bedford, Ashe of Longmeadow, Garlick of Needham and Gonzalez of Springfield move to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-9611, in line 42, by inserting after “school-community partnerships” the following: “provided further, that not less than $2,250,000 shall be used for a new grant to increase access to quality after-school or summer learning programs for school age children and youth; provided further that no less than $300,000 shall be expended for the operation of a  pilot sharing program  designed to provide school districts with funds to partner with local community based organizations and to share identifiable student data; provided further the pilot program will last no longer than three years; provided further the afterschool and out-of-school time coordinating council will recommend funds to two school districts in the commonwealth; provided the afterschool and out-of-school time coordinating council will conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis on the pilot; provided further the afterschool and out-of-school time coordinating council will provide a report on the effects of the data sharing pilot on students participating in programs partnered with the school districts”;

and in said item by striking out the figures “$1,500,000”and inserting in place thereof the figures “$5,800,000”.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #565 to H4200

Quality Enhancements in Afterschool and Out-of-School Time (ASOST-Q) Grant