Budget Amendment ID: FY2020-S3-145.1-R1

Redraft Further EDU 145.1

School Hate Crimes Grant Program

Mr. Moore moved that the amendment be amended in section 2, by inserting after item 7061-9814 the following item:-

“XXXX-XXXX For a grant program for the education and prevention of hate crimes and incidences of bias in public schools where a need has been identified by either the school district or law enforcement.  The grants shall be administered by the department of elementary and secondary education, in coordination with the executive office of public safety and security and the Massachusetts governor’s hate crimes task force. The grants shall be used for education and prevention programs in school districts for the purposes of education, prevention, community outreach, or school resource officer training as a civil rights officer; provided further, that the department shall make efforts to notify all public school districts of said program;  provided further, that criteria shall be established to prioritize those schools with an identified need……..$200,000”