Amendment ID: S2790-21

Amendment 21

Amesbury Technology & Infrastructure Upgrades

Ms. DiZoglio moves that the proposed new text be amended in section 2G, in item 1100-2514, by adding the following words:- “provided further, that not less than $270,000 shall be expended to the city of Amesbury to fund technology and infrastructure upgrades for Amesbury public schools, including, but not limited to, the purchase of Chromebooks and Chromecarts or comparable hardware, instructional software, online tools, books and streaming services, repairs to existing technology facilities, upgrades to communications and security systems and the purchase of other education and classroom supplies and resources in order to expand equitable access to education in light of obstacles exacerbated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic”; and

in said section 2G, in said item 1100-2514, by striking out the figure “$375,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$645,000”.