Budget Amendment ID: FY2018-S3-194-R1

Redraft EDU 194

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

Messrs. McGee, Brownsberger and Moore, Ms. Lovely and Mr. O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7061-9611, <w:p><w:r><w:t xml:space="preserve">by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be used for a new grant to increase access to quality afterschool or summer learning programs for school-age children and youth; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the operation of a pilot data-sharing program designed to provide school districts with funds to partner with local community-based organizations and share identifiable student data to the extent allowed by law; provided further, that the pilot program shall be for not more than 3 years; provided further, that the afterschool and out-of-school time coordinating council shall recommend funds to 2 school districts for the pilot program; provided further, that the afterschool and out-of-school time coordinating council shall conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis on the pilot data sharing program; provided further, that the Massachusetts afterschool and out-of-school time coordinating council shall file a report on the effects of the pilot program on students participating in the programs partnered with the school districts with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives and the chairs of the senate and house committees on ways and means not later than December 31, 2018”; and

in said section 2, in said item 7061-9611, by striking out the figure “$2,425,000”and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$3,075,000”.