Budget Amendment ID: FY2017-S4-202-R1

Redraft EDU 202

MCAS Adams Scholarship

Messrs. Rodrigues and Brownsberger, Ms. Flanagan, Messrs. Rush, Humason, Ross, Timilty and Lesser moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting, after section 27, the following section:-

“SECTION 27A. Chapter 69 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 1P the following section:-

“Section 1Q. The department of elementary and secondary education shall permit nonpublic school students who are residents of the commonwealth to voluntarily take the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam,  a successor statewide assessment exam as procured by the department or any other assessment as determined by the department for the purpose of qualifying for a John and Abigail Adams Scholarship.

The department shall seek input from and shall collaborate with organizations that represent parents of nonpublic school students to determine potential schools or other sites for the purpose of administering an assessment exam to nonpublic school students as authorized in this section.”; and

by inserting after section 77 the following section:-

“SECTION 77A.  The department may promulgate regulations to implement section 1Q of chapter 69 of the General Laws .”