Amendment ID: S2350-42

Amendment 42

Recovery high school average cost per pupil study

Ms. Friedman, Messrs. Cyr, Welch, Tarr, Brady, Keenan, Eldridge, Moore and Timilty, Ms. Rausch and Mr. Lesser move that the proposed new draft be amended by adding the following section:-

SECTION XX. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of elementary and secondary education, in consultation with the principals of the 5 recovery high schools in the commonwealth, shall examine the costs associated with sending students to a recovery high school, as defined in subsection (a) of section 91 of chapter 71, and shall determine the average cost per pupil at recovery high schools in the commonwealth. The department shall submit its findings to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on education, and the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery not later than March 1, 2020.