Amendment ID: S2350-46

Amendment 46

Early College and Career Pathways

Ms. Gobi, Messrs. O'Connor, Tarr, Moore, Welch and Timilty move that the proposed new draft be amended in section 5 by striking out, in line 153, the words "vocational school" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- "vocational program; provided that the board may designate early college programs and innovation pathways at high schools in partnership with employers, community colleges, or other higher education institutions as vocational programs; and further provided that enrollment in such programs shall be eligible for a foundation increment amount as established in section 3(a)".

and further in section 5 by inserting after the words "assumed enrollments", line 289, the following words:- “; provided, however, that the foundation increment amount in table 1 for students enrolled in vocational programs shall equal $11,030.05 for those students enrolled in vocational programs that have been designated by the board as an early college or innovation pathway program”.