Budget Amendment ID: FY2022-S3-211

EDU 211

New England Public Media

Messrs. Velis, O'Connor and Gomez moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by adding the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the operation of New England Public Media, Inc. training sessions, workplace readiness workshops and internships for both in-person and remote instruction sessions to engage middle and high school students in media literacy and the role of fact-based journalism in public media and to illuminate the impact of the ongoing pandemic; and

by striking out the figure "$1,000,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,200,000".