Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-589

EDU 589

$80 per pupil

Messrs. Tarr, Fattman and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7061-0008, by striking out the figure "$6,592,177,868" and inserting in place thereof the following:-"$8,789,570,491".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-590

EDU 590

$100 per pupil

Messrs. Tarr, Finegold, Fattman and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7061-0008, by striking out the figure "$6,592,177,868" and inserting in place thereof the following:-"$10,986,963,113".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-591

EDU 591

95 percent regional school transportation reimbursement

Mr. Tarr, Ms. Gobi and Messrs. Finegold, Fattman and Brady moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7035-0006, by striking the figure, "$97,077,605" and inserting in place thereof the following:- "$102,470,805".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-592

EDU 592

Reach Out and Read

Messrs. Cronin, Eldridge, Rush, Moore, Velis, Brady, Mark, Barrett, Feeney, Keenan, O'Connor, Collins, Timilty, Cyr, Fattman and Montigny, Ms. Rausch, Ms. Lovely and Ms. Miranda moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 3000-7070, by striking out the figure “$1,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,750,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-593

EDU 593

Hate Crimes Grant Program Funding

Messrs. Moore, Tarr, Montigny and O'Connor, Ms. Rausch and Ms. Creem moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7061-9815, by striking out the figure “$400,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$800,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-594

EDU 594

Mass Academy School of Excellence

Messrs. Moore, Eldridge, Lewis and Fattman, Ms. Gobi, Mr. Cronin, Ms. Kennedy and Messrs. O'Connor and Feeney moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7061-9624, by striking out the figure “$1,500,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$2,000,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-595

EDU 595

State University Hunger Free College Pilot Program

Messrs. Moore, Eldridge, Oliveira and Tarr, Ms. Gobi, Mr. Brady, Ms. Kennedy, Messrs. O'Connor and Feeney and Ms. Rausch moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7066-0000, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended to establish a Massachusetts state university campus hunger pilot program to address student hunger and food insecurity as an obstacle to degree attainment; provided further, that the department of higher education shall distribute the funds by issuing a request for proposals through which state universities may apply; provided further, that the department shall grant funds based on the demonstrated need and proposed implementation plan of each application; provided further, that funds received by a state university shall be used to address food insecurity among students via means including, but not limited to, meal cards, meal plans, meal vouchers and other campus-designed projects to address state universities student food insecurity”; and by striking out the figure “$5,172,123” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$7,172,123”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-597

EDU 597

EcoTarium Early Childhood Science Learning Center

Mr. Moore 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 $2,000,000 shall be expended for the construction and operation of an early childhood science learning center by the Worcester Natural History Society d/b/a EcoTarium”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$3,250,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-598

EDU 598

Boston Green Academy Environmental Career Pathway Program

Mr. Brownsberger 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 $25,000 be expended to the Boston Green Academy for the implementation of an Environmental Science & Technology Career Pathway Program”; and further by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,275,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-599

EDU 599

Youth Violence Prevention

Mr. Brownsberger 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 to provide youth services for residents of the Commonwealth Development and Faneuil Gardens apartments in the Brighton section of the city of Boston, to be administered by the Allston-Brighton Community Development Corporation in said Brighton section of the city”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,450,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-599-R1

Redraft EDU 599

Youth Violence Prevention

Mr. Brownsberger 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 to provide youth services for residents of the Commonwealth Development and Faneuil Gardens apartments in the Brighton section of the city of Boston to be administered by the Allston-Brighton Community Development Corporation located in the Brighton section of the city of Boston”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,450,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-600-R1

Redraft EDU 600

Additional Funds for Excessive Special Education Expenses

Messrs. Brownsberger and Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7061-0012, by striking out the figure "$250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$500,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-600

EDU 600

Additional Funds for Excessive Special Education Expenses

Messrs. Brownsberger and Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7061-0012, by striking out the figure "$250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$500,000"; and by striking out the figure "$503,823,601" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$504,073,601". 

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-601

EDU 601

Accelerated Repair Program Cap Exemption

Mr. Moore, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. Tarr and Finegold, Ms. Moran, Ms. Kennedy and Messrs. Keenan, O'Connor, Collins and Pacheco moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 18, by inserting after the figure “$1,200,000,000”, in line 4, the following words:- “; grant amounts relating to the Authority’s Accelerated Repair Program shall not count against the limit set forth in this section.” 

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-602

EDU 602

Accelerated Repair Program Supplemental Funding

Mr. Moore, Ms. Gobi, Ms. Kennedy and Mr. O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section __ the following section:-

“SECTION __. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not later than July 1, 2023 and without further appropriation, the comptroller shall transfer $75,000,000.00 to the Massachusetts School Building Authority for the purpose of providing supplemental funding for the Authority’s Accelerated Repair Program for calendar year 2024, provided that such funds transferred under this section shall be in addition to funds allocated by the Authority for the Accelerated Repair Program for calendar year 2024.”

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-603

EDU 603

Bottom Line

Mr. Moore moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7027-0019, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Bottom Line to provide college transition and college retention services for low-income or aspiring first-generation college students”; and by striking out the figure “$7,507,715” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$7,757,715”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-603-R1

Redraft EDU 603

Bottom Line

Mr. Moore moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7027-0019, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Bottom Line, Inc. to provide college transition and college retention services for low-income or aspiring first-generation college students”; and by striking out the figure “$7,507,715” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$7,607,715”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-604

EDU 604

Worcester State University Campus Security and IT Improvements

Mr. Moore and Ms. Gobi moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7066-1400, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, not less than $1,185,000 shall be expended to Worcester State University for campus security and information technology improvements”; and by striking out the figure “$9,820,456” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$11,005,456”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-605

EDU 605

Advanced Placement STEM and English Program

Messrs. Gomez, Moore and Velis, Ms. Gobi, Mr. Brady, Ms. Miranda, Ms. Kennedy, Messrs. O'Connor, Payano, Oliveira, Fattman and Timilty, Ms. Rausch and Ms. Lovely moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7035-0035, by striking out the figure “$3,292,809” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$3,392,809”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-607-R1

Redraft EDU 607

Millbury Carpentry Program

Mr. Moore 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 $5,000 shall be expended to the Millbury Public Schools for the operation of the carpentry partnership program; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Millbury Public Schools for the Computer Science Pathway and the Advanced Manufacturing Pathway programs”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,285,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-607-R2

2nd Redraft EDU 607

Millbury Carpentry Program

Mr. Moore 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 $5,000 shall be expended to the Millbury public school district for the operation of the carpentry partnership program; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Millbury public school district for the operation of the computer science pathway and the advanced manufacturing pathway programs”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,285,000”. 

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-607

EDU 607

Millbury Carpentry Program

Mr. Moore 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 $5,000 shall be expended to the Millbury Public Schools for the operation of the carpentry partnership program”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,255,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-608

EDU 608

Augmentative and alternative communication opportunities

Messrs. O'Connor, Eldridge, Brady and Collins and Ms. Lovely moved that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following section:-

"SECTION XXXX. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the board of elementary and secondary education shall repromulgate 603 CMR 7.03(3) as necessary to establish the requirement that all approved programs for teachers include instruction on the appropriate use of augmentative and alternative communication and other assistive technologies; provided further the board may require that individual professional development plans required by section 38G of chapter 71 address the learning needs of students who are nonverbal or have limited speech and who require augmentative and alternative communication."

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-609

EDU 609

Additional Per Pupil Funding

Messrs. O'Connor and Fattman moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7061-0008, by striking out the figure “$6,592,177,868” and inserting in place thereof the following figure: - “$10,986,963,114”; and

In section 3 by striking the following “minimum aid per pupil dollar amount shall be $60” and inserting in place thereof the following:-“ minimum aid per pupil dollar amount shall be $100”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-610

EDU 610

Triangle, Inc.'s School-to-Career Program

Messrs. DiDomenico, Collins, Timilty, Lewis, Rush and Crighton and Ms. Lovely moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7027-0019, by adding the following words:- "; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Triangle, Inc.’s School to Career Program that connects special education students with disabilities in Greater Boston to careers and their local communities"; and by striking out the figure "$7,507,715" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$7,707,715".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-611

EDU 611

Foundation Reserve One Time Assistance

Messrs. Tarr, Montigny and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by inserting after item 7061-0008 the following item:-

"xxxx-xxxx. For a reserve to provide extraordinary relief to districts in the commonwealth whose municipalities have been disproportionately impacted by increases in target local contribution in recent years that negatively affect their chapter 70 aid; provided, that no funds distributed from this item to a municipality or regional school district shall be considered base aid in fiscal year 2025; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any funds distributed from this item to a city, town or regional school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without further appropriation...…$10,000,000"

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-613

EDU 613

SUCCESS Fund

Ms. Gobi, Messrs. Mark, Tarr, Finegold and Gomez, Ms. Kennedy and Messrs. Payano, Velis, Feeney and Pacheco moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7100-4002, by inserting after the words “summer months;” the following:- “provided further, that all funds distributed may be spent solely on personnel costs at the discretion of the college;”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-614

EDU 614

Regional School Transportation

Ms. Gobi, Ms. Rausch and Messrs. Oliveira, Tarr, Cyr and Fattman moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7035-0006, by striking out the figure "$97,077,605" and inserting in place thereof the figure:- "$107,864,005".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-615

EDU 615

Best Buddies

Messrs. Montigny, Eldridge, Gomez, Cronin and Velis, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. Brady, Moore, Keenan, O'Connor, Feeney, Timilty and Fattman, Ms. Jehlen and Ms. Lovely moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7061-0012, by adding the following words:- "; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for peer-to-peer inclusion programs for students with intellectual disabilities through the Massachusetts chapter of Best Buddies International, Inc."; and by striking out the figure "$503,823,601" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$504,823,601".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-616-R1

Redraft EDU 616

Easton Public Schools Security Upgrades

Mr. Timilty 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 $50,000 shall be expended for security upgrades at Richardson Olmsted Elementary School, Easton Middle School and Oliver Ames High School in the town of Easton”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,300,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-616

EDU 616

Easton Public Schools Security Upgrades

Mr. Timilty moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by inserting the following words:- "; provided further that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for the purpose of security upgrades at three school buildings: the Richardson Olmsted Elementary, Easton Middle School, and Oliver Ames High School in the Town of Easton.”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$2,000,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-617

EDU 617

Labouré College of Health Care

Mr. Timilty moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7066-0000, by adding the following:- “provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for Labouré College of Health Care to build a Comprehensive Language Support Center that will allow for the development of an innovative English Support for Registered Nurses curriculum specifically tailored for non-English speaking students in two-year nursing programs"; and by striking out the figure “$5,172,123” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$5,522,123”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-618

EDU 618

Africana Studies Civic Engagement Program

Mr. Brownsberger moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7100-0200, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Africana Studies department at the University of Massachusetts at Boston for a program of community organizing, outreach and civic engagement related to public safety and public health in the Dorchester, Roxbury, and Mattapan sections of the city of Boston”; and by striking out the figure "$683,436,930" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$683,586,930".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-619

EDU 619

Milton Public School Universal Summer School

Mr. Timilty moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by inserting the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for a Universal Summer School program to provide academic support for all students of the Milton Public School District”; and  by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,340,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-619-R1

Redraft EDU 619

Milton Public School Universal Summer School

Mr. Timilty 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 $50,000 shall be expended for a universal summer school program to provide academic support for all students of the Milton public school district”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,300,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-621-R1

Redraft EDU 621

Belmont Kindergarten Assistants

Mr. Brownsberger 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 $400,000 shall be expended for the recruitment, retention, and compensation of kindergarten assistants in public schools in the town of Belmont"; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,650,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-621

EDU 621

Belmont Kindergarten Assistants

Mr. Brownsberger 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 $400,000 shall be expended for the Belmont School District for the kindergarten assistants"; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,650,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-622-R1

Redraft EDU 622

National History Day Program for Students and Educators Across Massachusetts

Messrs. Feeney, O'Connor, Lewis, Collins, Tarr and Keenan, Ms. Rausch, Messrs. Timilty and Fattman and Ms. Lovely 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 $100,000 shall be expended for the National History Day in Massachusetts program operated by the Massachusetts Historical Society to sustain and increase access to the program for students and teachers across the commonwealth”; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,350,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-622

EDU 622

National History Day Program for Students and Educators Across Massachusetts

Messrs. Feeney, O'Connor, Lewis, Collins, Tarr and Keenan, Ms. Rausch and Messrs. Timilty and Fattman 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 $100,000 shall be expended for the National History Day in Massachusetts program, operated by the Massachusetts Historical Society, for the purposes of sustaining and increasing access to the program for students and teachers across the Commonwealth”; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,350,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-624

EDU 624

Delivery of special education services study

Mr. Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section _ the following new section:-

"SECTION_. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of elementary and secondary education, in partnership with at least 1 public institution of higher education, local educational authorities and private educational providers, shall study the delivery of education and services for students with disabilities pursuant to chapter 71B of the General Laws and all applicable federal laws, including the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act of 1990 and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to provide an intersectional understanding of the current delivery of education and services for students with disabilities, best practices and appropriate placement and use for best practices.

The study shall include: (i) a consideration of the social and societal impacts on the diagnosis of students with disabilities including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, gender, immigration status, parents’ education background and socioeconomic status; (ii) a comprehensive evaluation of existing and potential models for providing education and services for students with disabilities, in both inclusive in-district and out-of-district settings and the associated costs and benefits including, but not limited to, the costs of personnel compensation, transportation, housing, specialized services and supports and assistive technologies; and (iii) proposed means by which individualized instruction may be provided in an inclusive manner to all students. The department shall submit its recommendations, together with any proposed legislative necessary to carry those recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the joint committee on education and the clerks of the senate and house of representatives not later than May 1, 2024."

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-625

EDU 625

Financial Literacy Professional Development

Messrs. O'Connor, Eldridge, Tarr, Fattman, Feeney and Keenan moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 0610-0010, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Council for Economic Education to provide stipends to public elementary, middle and high school educators who participate in personal finance focused professional development; provided further, that said stipends shall be administered by the Massachusetts Council for Economic Education in coordination with the office of economic empowerment”; and

by striking out the figure "$1,626,701" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,876,701”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-626

EDU 626

UMass Marine Station

Mr. Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7100-0200, by adding the following words:- "; provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for the operation of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Gloucester Marine Station"; and

in said section 2, in said item 7100-0200, by striking out the figure "$683,436,930" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$683,636,930".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-627

EDU 627

Controlling School Transportation Costs

Messrs. Tarr and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section ____ the following section:-

"Section ___. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education , in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, the Operational Services Division, and the Secretary of Administration and Finance, shall study and evaluate the feasibility of establishing and maintaining a process for the setting of  rates for the transportation of public school students through contracts with private providers for this purpose,  the establishment of a statewide registry of school transportation vendors, and the facilitation and authorization of purchasing collaboratives for school transportation  Said study and evaluation shall include, but not be limited to, the impacts on cost containment of  consolidation and a limited number of providers, the potential benefits and negative aspects of utilizing a rate setting system, a registry, and/or purchasing collaboratives , rate setting mechanisms in use in the Commonwealth in other areas and applicable analogous features , any similar rate setting systems in use in other states or political subdivisions, the necessary infrastructure for the commonwealth to develop, implement, and maintain such a rate setting process, registry,and/or collaboratives, and a cost estimate for these actions. Said study and evaluation, together with any legislative recommendations, shall be filed with the Senate and House Committees on Ways and Means, the Joint Committees on Education and Transportation, and the clerks of the House and Senate, whom shall post them electronically so as to enable public inspection, not later than March 31, 2024."

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-628

EDU 628

Public School Military Mitigation

Mr. Barrett moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7061-0033, by striking out the figure “$1,300,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,450,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-629

EDU 629

Classroom Updates in Milton Public Schools

Mr. Timilty moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by inserting the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $160,000 shall be expended for classroom space conversions in the public schools in the town of Milton”; and in said item by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,410,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-630

EDU 630

Math Program Improvements in Milton Public Schools

Mr. Timilty moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by inserting the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $55,000 shall be expended for improvements to the math program in the public schools in the town of Milton”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,305,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-631

EDU 631

Journey into Education & Teaching

Ms. Jehlen and Messrs. Feeney and Pacheco moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7066-0000, by adding the following words:- "; provided further, that not less than $450,000 shall be expended for the Journey into Education and Teaching program”; and by striking out the figure "$5,172,123" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:-"$5,622,123".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-632

EDU 632

Jumpstart

Ms. Jehlen, Mr. Eldridge, Ms. Edwards, Messrs. Brady and Moore, Ms. Kennedy and Messrs. O'Connor and Lewis moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 3000-1000, by adding the following words:- "; provided further, that not less than $450,000 shall be expended to Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc. to provide support to evidence-based early childhood education programs that promote language, literacy, and social emotional skill development for preschool children from under-served communities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts";  and by striking out the figure "$11,591,537 " and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$12,041,537".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-632-R1

Redraft EDU 632

Jumpstart

Ms. Jehlen, Mr. Eldridge, Ms. Edwards, Messrs. Brady and Moore, Ms. Kennedy, Messrs. O'Connor and Lewis, Ms. Miranda and Mr. Pacheco moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 3000-1000, by adding the following words:- "; provided further, that not less than $450,000 shall be expended to Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc. to support evidence-based early childhood education programs that promote language, literacy and social emotional skill development for preschool children from underserved communities"; and by striking out the figure "$11,591,537 " and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$12,041,537".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-633

EDU 633

Mass Mentoring

Messrs. Crighton, Velis and O'Connor, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. Eldridge and Tarr, Ms. Moran, Messrs. Payano, Lewis, Feeney and Timilty, Ms. Lovely, Ms. Miranda and Mr. Mark moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7061-9634, by striking out the figure “$1,500,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,800,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-634

EDU 634

East Bridgewater Public Library Infrastructure upgrades

Mr. Brady moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 1599-0026, by adding the following words:- ''; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for maintenance and repairs for the East Bridgewater Library in the town of East Bridgewater''; and by striking out the figure ''$16,405,600'' and inserting in place thereof the following figure;- "$16,445,600''.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-635

EDU 635

Racial Equity and Justice Institute

Messrs. Brady and Timilty moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7066-0000, by adding the following words:- ''; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Racial Equity and Justice Institute for the expansion of professional development and consultive support throughout higher education campuses in the commonwealth to aid in the closing of racial educational equity gaps in higher education".

and in said section by striking out the figure $5,172,123 and inserting the figure $5,272,123

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-635-R1

Redraft EDU 635

Racial Equity and Justice Institute

Messrs. Brady and Timilty moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7066-0000, by adding the following words:- ''; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Racial Equity and Justice Institute for the expansion of professional development and consultive support throughout higher education campuses in the commonwealth to aid in the closing of racial educational equity gaps in higher education"; and by striking out the figure “$5,172,123” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$5,272,123”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-636

EDU 636

Regional School Transportation

Messrs. Timilty and Brady moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7035-0006, by striking out the figure “$97,077,605” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$110,000,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-637

EDU 637

Credentialing for foreign-trained nurses

Messrs. Lewis and Payano moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7518-0100, by adding the following words:- “provided further, that not less than $190,000 shall be expended for the Boston Welcome Back Center at Bunker Hill Community College to assist internationally-educated nurses to become licensed to practice in Massachusetts”, and by striking out the figures “$33,010,128” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$33,200,128”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-640

EDU 640

Cashman Elementary School Playground

Mr. Finegold 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 $75,000 shall be expended to the city of Amesbury for improvements to the playground at the Charles C. Cashman Elementary School”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,325,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-642

EDU 642

Merrimac Elementary School Emergency Classroom Communication

Mr. Finegold 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 $30,000 shall be expended for the purchase and implementation of an emergency communications system in elementary schools in the town of Merrimac”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,280,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-643

EDU 643

North Andover Public School Literacy

Messrs. Finegold and Tarr 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 $25,000 shall be expended to the town of North Andover for the purchase of materials for school libraries and additional programming to support literacy in North Andover Public Schools”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,275,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-644

EDU 644

Community College Workforce Development Partnerships

Mr. Moore moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7100-4000, by inserting after the words “workforce training at the colleges”, the following words:- “; provided further, that community college campuses may enter into an agreement with a non-profit organization for the purposes of this item, including STEMatch, Inc.”

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-645

EDU 645

After School and Out of School Programs

Messrs. Crighton, O'Connor and Timilty and Ms. Rausch moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7061-9611, by striking out the figure "10,577,017" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$10,937,018".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-646

EDU 646

Wilmington Public School Athletic Equipment

Mr. Finegold 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 $40,000 shall be expended to the town of Wilmington for upgraded athletic equipment and benches at the athletic fields used by Wilmington Public Schools”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,290,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-647

EDU 647

Debt Limit Exception for School Building Projects

Mr. Finegold moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section 18 the following section:-

“SECTION 18A. Section 10 of chapter 44 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end the following paragraph:-

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, indebtedness authorized by a city or town to pay costs of constructing, reconstructing, equipping and furnishing a school facility for the education of school children, for which grant funds in support of such project from the Massachusetts School Building Authority are not otherwise available, and for which such city or town has voted, in accordance with paragraph (k) of section 21C of chapter 59 of the General Laws, to exclude the repayment of such indebtedness from the tax levy limitations set forth in said section 21C of the General Laws, shall not be reckoned in determining the limit of indebtedness under this section.”

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-648

EDU 648

Modernization of Science Labs

Mr. Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2F, in item 1596-2417, by inserting after the words, "(iv) decarbonization or clean energy projects;" the following:-"(v) rehabilitation, modernization and improvement of science labs"

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-649

EDU 649

Social and Emotional Learning Grant Program

Mr. Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7061-0028, by striking out the figure "$6,000,000" and inserting in place thereof the following:- "$8,000,000"

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-650

EDU 650

Reducing the childcare waitlist

Messrs. Tarr and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2F, in item 1596-2411, by striking the figure "$25,000,000" and inserting in place thereof the following:-"$30,000,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-651

EDU 651

Civics Project Trust Fund

Ms. Rausch, Ms. Kennedy, Messrs. Lewis, Eldridge, Oliveira, Tarr, Barrett, Payano, Keenan, O'Connor, Feeney and Timilty, Ms. Lovely, Mr. Pacheco, Ms. Gobi, Ms. Moran and Ms. Creem moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2E, in item 1595-0115, by striking out the figure “1,500,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- “2,500,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-652

EDU 652

Bridges to College

Ms. Rausch and Messrs. O'Connor and Keenan moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by inserting after item 7066-0025 the following item:-

"7066-0040 For adult college transition services focused on low-income and entry level workers; provided, that funds shall be awarded competitively by the board of higher education to adult basic education providers, including local education agencies, community-based organizations, community colleges and correctional facilities with recognized success in bridging academic gaps of underserved populations and resulting in college entrance, retention and completion; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Jewish Vocational Services, Inc. with a targeted focus on academic and coaching support for immigrants and refugees; provided further, that not later than February 15, 2024, program awardees shall report to the department of higher education on attendees' successful transition to college and that the program shall deliver to the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means an evaluation of the program and its impact on student achievement, particularly as it relates to closing achievement gaps; and provided further, that appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months .....................................$500,000."

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-653

EDU 653

Pathway to Education Support Professional Living Wages

Ms. Rausch, Messrs. Cronin, Brady, Moore and Mark and Ms. Lovely moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by inserting after item 7061-9815 the following item:

7061-XXXX For a reserve to be administered by the department of elementary and secondary education to fund educational support professional living wage grants pursuant to Section 40A of Chapter 71 of the General Laws; provided, that the funds appropriated in this item shall not revert to the General Fund but shall be made available for this purpose through June 30, 2026; provided further, that if the funds allocated to this reserve are insufficient to fully fund the grant, the department of elementary and secondary education shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a request for an additional appropriation to fully fund the grant. ........$50,000,000; and

By adding the following section:-

"SECTION XX. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after section 40, the following section: -

Section 40A: Compensation for education support professionals

Section 40A. (a) The compensation of each education support professional in a school district, as defined in section 2 of chapter 70, upon a majority vote of the school district’s respective school committee and a majority vote of the municipality’s respective legislative authority or, in the case of a regional school district, upon a majority vote of the respective regional school district committee and a vote of two-thirds of the respective legislative authorities of the member cities and towns, shall be at minimum a living wage, which shall be equal to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Living Wage Calculator’s required annual income before taxes for a single adult with no child in the county or counties in which the school district is located, by the school year commencing after July 1, 2026. The compensation paid to such education support professionals shall be deemed to be fully earned at the end of the school year, and proportionately earned during the school year. Payment of such compensation may be deferred to the extent that equal payments may be established for a 12-month period including amounts payable in July and August subsequent to the end of the school year. Educational collaboratives, formed under the provisions of section 4E of chapter 40, may accept the provisions of this section by a majority vote of the collaborative board and the approval by a majority vote of the legislative authorities of the member cities and towns.

(b) Subject to appropriation, a school district or educational collaborative which currently employs educational support professionals at wages below a living wage, as calculated under this section, and which accepts the provisions of this section, shall receive an educational support professional living wage grant from the commonwealth in fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026 equal to the cost incurred by such school district or educational collaborative during said fiscal years as a result of increasing education support professional wages, as designated by the vote of the school committee and the legislative authority thereof, for each education support professional whose wage was below a living wage prior to July 1, 2023, and for each education support professional hired after June 30, 2023, whose wage was below that level at any time between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2026.

A school district or educational collaborative shall notify the department of elementary and secondary education of its intent to pursue the acceptance of the provisions of this section. Upon receiving such notification and prior to the required votes to accept the provisions of this section, the department shall certify that funds are available to provide the education support professional living wage grant in full for 2024, 2025, and 2026. If the department determines that appropriations are insufficient to fully fund the education support professional living wage grant it shall develop a plan to distribute available funds equitably among school districts and educational collaboratives; provided, however, that the department shall notify districts and educational collaboratives of the distribution plan prior to their votes to accept the provisions of this section.

(c) For the purposes of this section, the term “education support professional” shall include, but not be limited to, a paraeducator, tutor, family liaison, interpreter, translator, qualified practitioner, as defined in the school-based Medicaid reimbursement program, clerical services worker, custodial and maintenance services worker, food services worker, health and student services worker, security services worker, skilled trades worker, technical services worker, and transportation services worker employed by a school district; provided, however, that the term shall not include a teacher, as defined in chapter 32, or any other employee of a school district or educational collaborative whose role requires certification under section 38G of this chapter or chapter 74.

(d) The implementation of this section shall be consistent with the provisions of chapter 150E, including but not limited to the duty to bargain on wages, hours and working conditions, or any agreements entered into in accordance with said chapter 150E. Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting a school district or educational collaborative from providing educational support professionals with wages that are higher than a living wage, as defined herein."

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-654

EDU 654

ABCD

Mr. Collins and Ms. Miranda moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7027-0019, by inserting after the words "productively on the job," the following: "provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for ABCD, Inc. to launch a pilot program that connects at-risk students attending the William J. Ostiguy Recovery High School and University High School to employment services to enhance said students' awareness of career options, employment outcomes, and educational opportunities"; and by striking out the figure “$7,507,715 ” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$7,657,715”

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-655

EDU 655

NECAT

Messrs. Collins and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7002-0010, by inserting at the end thereof the following language: ‘; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the New England Culinary Arts Training program"

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-656

EDU 656

NEMA

Mr. Collins, Ms. Miranda and Messrs. Eldridge, O'Connor and Cyr moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4510-0710, by inserting after the end thereof the following:

"and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a grant to the New England Medical Association to support training, recruiting and retention of physicians of color across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts”;

and in said item by striking out the figures “$14,381,493” and inserting in place thereof the figures "$14,481,493"

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-658

EDU 658

Boston Plan for Excellence

Ms. Miranda and Ms. Edwards 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 $100,000 shall be expended to Boston Plan for Excellence to expand Early College opportunities through its MA STEM Tech Academy model and its STEM Career Pathways program and student support services.”; and by striking out the figure "$100,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$100,350,000"

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-658-R1

Redraft EDU 658

Boston Plan for Excellence

Ms. Miranda and Ms. Edwards 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 $50,000 shall be expended to Boston Plan for Excellence to expand early college program opportunities through its STEM Tech Academy model and its STEM Career Pathways program and student support services”; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,300,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-658-R2

2nd Redraft EDU 658

Boston Plan for Excellence

Ms. Miranda and Ms. Edwards 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 $40,000 shall be expended to Boston Plan for Excellence to expand early college program opportunities through its STEM Tech Academy model and its STEM Career Pathways program and student support services”; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,290,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-659

EDU 659

Public Housing Youth Center

Ms. Miranda moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by inserting the following words: “; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Public Housing Youth Centers, namely Mildred C Hailey Youth Center and South Street Youth Center, for operations, resources, transportation, youth stipends, job opportunities, and events”; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,350,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-659-R1

Redraft EDU 659

Public Housing Youth Center

Ms. Miranda 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 $75,000 shall be expended to Mildred C. Hailey Youth Center and South Street Youth Center in the city of Boston for operations, resources, transportation, youth stipends, job opportunities and public events”; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,325,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-660

EDU 660

Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center

Ms. Miranda and Messrs. Collins, Gomez, Brady and Timilty moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2F, in item 1596-2417, by inserting after the following words: “office of education” the following - “ provided further, that not less than $4,000,000 shall be expended for the Commonwealth’s Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center for the purpose of replacing the HVAC system."

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-661

EDU 661

Words As Worlds

Mr. Collins moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by inserting the following words “; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Words As Worlds for the buildout, establishment and operation of a non-profit literary gathering space and bookstore in the Fields Corner section of Dorchester.” And in said line item striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure “1,350,000.”

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-662

EDU 662

School to Career Connecting Activities

Mr. Collins, Ms. Miranda and Messrs. Brady and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7027-0019, by striking the numbers "$7,507,715" and inserting in place thereof the following number:- "$9,000,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-663-R1

Redraft EDU 663

Hunger Free Campus Initiative

Ms. Lovely, Messrs. Eldridge, Oliveira and Gomez, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. Brady and Mark, Ms. Moran, Ms. Kennedy, Messrs. Timilty, Payano, Montigny, Velis, Keenan, O'Connor and Feeney, Ms. Rausch and Mr. Pacheco moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by inserting after item 7066-9600 the following item:-

“0000-0000 For the department of higher education to support a hunger-free campus initiative in order to address food insecurity at 2 and 4-year public institutions of higher learning and minority-serving institutions as defined by the United States Department of Education; provided further, that the department is authorized to award grants to campuses that maximize student enrollment in federal nutrition benefit programs, promote on-campus grocers that accept nutrition benefit programs, increase access to available meal cards and meal swipe options where feasible, maximize student access to on-campus or area food pantries in collaboration with regional food banks and support other campus-designed projects to address college student food insecurity that are developed through task forces that include students with lived experience in food insecurity; provided further, that the department shall distribute the program’s resources by issuing a request for proposals through which colleges may apply; and provided further, that the department shall award funds based on the demonstrated need and a proposed implementation plan submitted by each applicant.……$1,000,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-663

EDU 663

Hunger Free Campus Initiative

Ms. Lovely, Messrs. Eldridge, Oliveira and Gomez, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. Brady and Mark, Ms. Moran, Ms. Kennedy, Messrs. Timilty, Payano, Montigny, Velis, Keenan, O'Connor and Feeney and Ms. Rausch moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after item 7066-9600 the following item:-

XXXX-XXXX For the department of higher education to support a Hunger-Free Campus Initiative in order to address food insecurity on two- and four-year public institutions of higher learning and minority-serving institutions; provided further, that the department is authorized to award grants to campuses that commit to maximizing student enrollment in federal nutrition program benefits, promote on-campus grocers that accept nutrition program benefits, increase access to available meal cards and meal swipe options where feasible, maximize student access to on-campus or area food pantries in collaboration with regional food banks, and support other campus-designed projects to address college student food insecurity that are developed through task forces that include students with lived experience in food insecurity; provided further, that the department shall distribute the program’s resources by issuing a request for proposal through which colleges may apply; provided further, that the department shall grant the program funds based on the demonstrated need and implementation plan of each application.…………………………………$4,000,000

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-664

EDU 664

LEAP for Education

Ms. Lovely and Mr. O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7061-9611, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for LEAP for Education to provide middle and high school students with academic enrichment and post-secondary and career readiness” and by striking out the figure "$10,577,017" and inserting in place thereof the figure:- “$10,652,017”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-664-R1

Redraft EDU 664

LEAP for Education

Ms. Lovely and Mr. O'Connor 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 $75,000 shall be expended for LEAP for Education, Inc. to provide middle and high school students with academic enrichment opportunities and post-secondary and career readiness”; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,325,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-665

EDU 665

Smart from the Start, Inc.

Messrs. DiDomenico, Collins and Lewis and Ms. Miranda moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after item 7010-1192 the following item:

"XXXX-XXXX For programs and services offered by Smart from the Start, Inc. to promote the healthy development of young children and their families living in underserved communities of the city of Boston through trauma-informed, multi-generational family support and community engagement ............ $1,000,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-666

EDU 666

Essex Heritage Teaching Hidden Histories

Ms. Lovely and Mr. Tarr 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 $50,000 shall be expended to the Essex National Heritage Commission, Inc. for the Teaching Hidden Histories program”; and in said item by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$1,300,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-667

EDU 667

Campus-Based Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives

Ms. Lovely and Messrs. Eldridge and Oliveira moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2F, by inserting, after item 1596-2418, the following item:-

XXXX-XXXX For grants to State Universities for innovative programs focused on diversity, equity and inclusion; provided that such grants shall support funding for innovative campus initiatives targeted at improving student, faculty and staff equity…………..$8,000,000

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-668-R1

Redraft EDU 668

Workforce Training for Older Workers

Messrs. DiDomenico, Eldridge, Montigny and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7035-0002, by adding the following words:- "; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to Operation ABLE of Greater Boston, Inc. to provide basic workforce and skills training, employment services and job re-entry support to older workers"; and by striking out the figure “$60,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$60,300,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-668

EDU 668

Workforce Training for Older Workers

Messrs. DiDomenico and Eldridge moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7035-0002, by adding the following words:- "; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended to Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston, Inc., to provide basic workforce and skills training, employment services and job re-entry support to older workers"; and by striking out the figure “$60,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$60,350,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-669

EDU 669

Chapter 70 Extraordinary Relief

Ms. Lovely, Messrs. Lewis and Tarr and Ms. Gobi moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting, after item 7061-0008, the following item:-

xxxx-xxxx For a reserve to provide extraordinary relief to districts in the commonwealth whose municipalities have been disproportionately impacted by increases in target local contribution in recent years that negatively affect their chapter 70 aid; provided, that no funds distributed from this item to a municipality or regional school district shall be considered base aid in the fiscal year 2025; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any funds distributed from this item to a city, town or regional school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without further appropriation…………………..$10,000,000

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-670

EDU 670

Parent-Child+

Ms. Lovely and Messrs. Lewis, Gomez and Payano moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 3000-7052, by striking out the figure "$4,000,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$4,500,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-670-R1

Redraft EDU 670

Parent-Child+

Ms. Lovely and Messrs. Lewis, Gomez, Payano and Feeney moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 3000-7052, by striking out the figure "$4,000,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$4,250,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-671

EDU 671

Blue Economy Education Fund

Ms. Moran and Messrs. Tarr, Keenan and Cyr moved that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following section:-

SECTION X. Chapter 69 of the General Laws, is hereby amended by adding, after section 1T, the following section:-

Section 1U. There shall be within the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education a Blue Economy Education Fund to be used to provide funding to the Commonwealth’s high schools to expand educational development, workforce training, and job placement programs in blue-STEAM industries. Blue-STEAM industries are defined as ocean sector jobs in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics.

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall create an application process for interested high schools to apply to the Blue Economy Education Fund. All funding shall be prioritized to applications by high schools located within an environmental justice community or composed of a substantial number of students from environmental justice communities, as defined in section 62 of chapter 30 as amended by Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2021.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-672

EDU 672

Campus STEM Facility

Ms. Moran moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2F, in item 1596-2417, by adding the following words:- “; provided, however, that not less than $8,000,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy for improvements to its STEM Building”.

And by striking the figure $125,000,000 and inserting the figure $133,000,000.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-677

EDU 677

UMass Labor Institute

Messrs. Collins, Mark, Feeney and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after item 7100-0200 the following item:

"xxxx-xxxx For the purpose of implementing the UMass Labor Institute to be housed at the four Labor Education Centers at Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth and Lowell in order to expand labor education, research, and policy, and to coordinate the creation of a state-wide archive that will house materials documenting the rich history of working people in the Commonwealth; provided that the appropriation to create the UMass Labor Institute will be apportioned between the existing Labor Education Centers at UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth, and UMass Lowell; and provided further that no existing programs or funding shall be reduced as a result of this provision………….$4,000,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-680-R1

Redraft EDU 680

Square One

Messrs. Gomez and Oliveira 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 $50,000 shall be expended to the Springfield Day Nursery Corporation in the city of Springfield to support at-risk children, address learning gaps and prepare students for academic achievement"; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,300,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-680

EDU 680

Square One

Messrs. Gomez and Oliveira 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 $50,000 shall be expended to the Springfield Day Nursery Corporation in the city of Springfield to support at-risk children, address learning gaps and prepare students for school achievement"; and by striking the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,300,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-681

EDU 681

Zeal Youth Empowerment Center

Mr. 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 $50,000 shall be expended to Zeal Youth Empowerment Center to expand its efforts to enhance the social-emotional development and academic achievement of middle and high school students in Springfield";

and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,300,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-681-R1

Redraft EDU 681

Zeal Youth Empowerment Center

Mr. 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 $50,000 shall be expended to Zeal Youth Empowerment Center, Inc. to enhance the social-emotional development and academic achievement of middle and high school students in the city of Springfield"; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,300,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-683-R1

Redraft EDU 683

Cape Verdean Association

Mr. Collins, Ms. Miranda and Mr. O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7008-1116, by adding the following words:- "; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Cape Verdean Association of Boston Inc. for community programming"; and by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$250,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-683

EDU 683

Cape Verdean Association

Mr. Collins, Ms. Miranda and Mr. O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7008-1116, by inserting the following words:- "provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Cape Verdean Association of Boston Inc."; and by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$300,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-684

EDU 684

Expanding Career Technical Institutes

Messrs. Feeney, Timilty and Keenan moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7035-0001, by striking out the figure “$3,500,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$5,000,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-686-R1

Redraft EDU 686

Boys and Girls Club of Ludlow

Mr. Oliveira moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4590-1507, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the Boys & Girls Club of Ludlow to cover costs including, but not limited to, the cost of refinishing the gym bleachers for safety”; and by striking out the figure “$7,200,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$7,235,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-686

EDU 686

Boys and Girls Club of Ludlow

Mr. Oliveira moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 8000-0313, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the Boys and Girls Club of Ludlow, including but not limited to, refinishing the gym bleachers for safety”; and by striking out the figure “$100,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$135,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-688

EDU 688

State Aid to Regional Public Libraries

Mr. Oliveira moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7000-9401, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $1,451,600 shall be expended for state aid to regional public libraries including in Western Massachusetts to support small libraries to recover from the pandemic and offer accessible programming”; and by striking out the figure “$15,967,600" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$17,419,200”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-688-R1

Redraft EDU 688

State Aid to Regional Public Libraries

Messrs. Oliveira, O'Connor, Gomez and Cyr, Ms. Gobi, Ms. Rausch and Mr. Montigny moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7000-9401, by striking out the figure “$15,967,600" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$16,717,600”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-689-R1

Redraft EDU 689

Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts

Messrs. Oliveira 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 $20,000 shall be expended for Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts, Inc. to renovate a career, leadership and innovation center for middle school and high school students”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,270,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-689

EDU 689

Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts

Messrs. Oliveira 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 $20,000 shall be expended for the Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts to renovate a career, leadership, and innovation center for middle school to high school youth”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,270,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-691

EDU 691

More than Words Inc

Mr. Barrett 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 $50,000 shall be expended for More Than Words Inc. in Waltham to support stipends for young people in its vocational program for system-involved youth”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,300,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-691-R1

Redraft EDU 691

More than Words Inc

Mr. Barrett and Ms. Miranda 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 $50,000 shall be expended for More Than Words Inc. in the city of Waltham to support stipends for participants in its vocational program for system-involved youth”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,300,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-692

EDU 692

Chelmsford Public School Electrification Roadmap Study

Mr. Barrett 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 $75,000 shall be expended for the Town of Chelmsford to conduct an electrification roadmap study for the town’s public school buildings”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,325,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-693

EDU 693

Boston Uncornered

Mr. Collins and Ms. Miranda moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7066-0000, by inserting the following words:- "provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a gang to college pilot program to serve gang-involved youth from high-crime areas in the city of Boston enrolled in college pathway programs; provided further, that the funds shall be matched 2 to 1 by private funds"; and by striking the figure "$7,507,715" and inserting in place thereof the figure:- "$7,727,715".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-694

EDU 694

Learning Loss Recovery in Braintree Public Schools

Messrs. Timilty and Keenan moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by inserting the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for remediation support to assist students in recapturing lost academic time and to address the gaps in lost learning in the public schools in the town of Braintree”;  and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,550,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-695

EDU 695

Summer and Vacation Programs for Students in Braintree

Messrs. Timilty and Keenan moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by inserting the following words:-  “; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for summer and vacation programs for at-risk and low-income students in the public schools in the town of Braintree”;  and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,400,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-696

EDU 696

Raising Multicultural Kids

Mr. Timilty moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-0012, by inserting the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Raising Multicultural Kids (RMK) to provide a series of workshops in K-12 classrooms that support student awareness of diversity and inclusion, with the additional purpose of recruiting and training prospective teachers of color”; and by striking out the figure “$28,908,138” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$28,983,138".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-697

EDU 697

Stoughton Public School Interior Door Hardware Upgrades

Mr. Timilty moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by inserting the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the purpose of interior door hardware upgrades at 7 school buildings: O’Donnell Middle School, Dawe Elementary School, Gibbons Elementary School, Hansen Elementary School, South Elementary School, Wilkins Elementary School, and Jones Early Childhood Center in the Town of Stoughton”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “1,500,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-697-R1

Redraft EDU 697

Stoughton Public School Interior Door Hardware Upgrades

Mr. Timilty 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 $50,000 shall be expended for interior door hardware upgrades at O’Donnell Middle School, Dawe Elementary School, Gibbons Elementary School, Hansen Elementary School, South Elementary School, Wilkins Elementary School and the Jones Early Childhood Center in the town of Stoughton”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “1,300,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-699

EDU 699

Stoughton Public School Intrusion Alarm Upgrades

Mr. Timilty moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by inserting the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the purpose of security upgrades at three school buildings: O’Donnell Middle School, Dawe Elementary School, and Gibbons Elementary School in the Town of Stoughton”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,450,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-700

EDU 700

Study Commission on minimum aid school districts

Messrs. Tarr, Finegold and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after SECTION _ the following section:-

"SECTION _.(a) There shall be a special commission to study and make recommendations concerning the long-term fiscal health of non-rural school districts that are facing or may face declining student enrollment and are receiving the minimum chapter 70 per pupil aid.

The commission shall consist of: 1 member who shall be appointed by the president of the senate, who shall serve as co-chair; 1 member who shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, who shall serve as co-chair; 1 member who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 1 member who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; the deputy commissioner of the division of local services within the department of revenue or a designee; the secretary of education or a designee; the commissioner of elementary and secondary education or a designee; and 9 members appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the American Federation of Teachers, Massachusetts; 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Association of School Business Officials, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Inc., 1 of whom shall be representatives of the Massachusetts Municipal Association, 1 of whom shall be a municipal official with responsibility for municipal budgeting, and 1 of whom shall be a researcher from a public institution of higher learning with expertise in demographics and economics. Members shall not receive compensation for their services but may receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out their responsibilities as members of the commission. The commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall furnish reasonable staff and other support for the work of the commission.

(b)  In making its recommendations, the commission shall consider: (i) long-term economic, demographic and student enrollment trends and projections of school districts that are experiencing population decline and have received minimum chapter 70 “per pupil” aid for at least the last 3 years; (ii) long-term fiscal trends in school districts experiencing declining student enrollment; (iii) an analysis of the fiscal health of regional school districts and the impact of regionalization on each contributing municipality, especially in low-income and middle-income areas, including funding impacts on each contributing municipality; (iv) the impact on school districts of meeting increased costs while receiving only minimum chapter 70 “per pupil” aid; (v) the sustainability of providing high quality education in districts receiving minimum “per pupil” aid; (vi) the impact on municipal finances and services on communities receiving minimum per pupil chapter 70 aid; and (vii) best policies and practices in other states.

The commission shall make recommendations for: (i) effectively addressing any adverse impacts identified in subsection (b), including but not limited to measures such as: supplemental state educational aid, modifications to the aid mechanisms contained in chapter 70, including formula adjustments, and other forms of assistance or cost saving measures; (ii) establishing and including a low and declining student enrollment factor within the foundation budget; (iii) expanding the use of technology to deliver instruction; (iv) enabling operating efficiencies; (v) exploring the use of shared services; (vi) optimizing schools and school districts; (vii) encouraging improvement of fiscal health and educational outcomes; and (viii) characterizing the structural conflict in the current chapter 70 funding formula between declining enrollment and increasing costs for school districts, and identifying means to resolve this conflict. The commission shall include with its recommendations any cost estimates and feasibility associated with the commission’s recommendations.

(c)  The commission shall hold not less than 5 public meetings and may hold additional hearings and other forums that it considers necessary. The commission shall file its report and recommendations with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, the chairs of the joint committee on education and the rural policy advisory commission not later than March 1, 2024.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-701

EDU 701

Curriculum Based Service Learning

Messrs. Pacheco and Kennedy moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7066-0000, by adding the following words:- “provided further; the Secretary of Education may establish a Climate Corps, an Education Corps, a Public Health Corps, and a Public Safety Corps as part of a curriculum based service learning program initiative within  K-12 and public higher education institutions in the Commonwealth.”

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-701-R1

Redraft EDU 701

Curriculum Based Service Learning

Messrs. Pacheco and Kennedy, Ms. Jehlen, Messrs. Montigny, Feeney, Eldridge, Barrett and Brady, Ms. Rausch and Mr. Timilty moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7009-6379, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that the secretary of education may establish an education and workforce corps in the areas of climate, education, public health and public safety as part of a curriculum-based service learning program within public elementary, secondary and higher education institutions in the commonwealth”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-702-R1

Redraft EDU 702

Girls on the Run

Mr. Crighton 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 $50,000 shall be expended to Girls on the Run Greater Boston, Inc to provide social-emotional learning and physical activity curriculum to elementary and middle school-aged girls in the city of Lynn"; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,300,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-702

EDU 702

Girls on the Run

Mr. Crighton 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 $50,000 shall be expended to provide girls in grades 3-8 in Lynn with Girls on the Run's social-emotional learning and physical activity curriculum."

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-703

EDU 703

METCO, Inc

Ms. Miranda, Messrs. Eldridge and Collins, Ms. Edwards, Messrs. Lewis, O'Connor and Feeney and Ms. Rausch moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-0012, by striking out the following: “February 1, 2024” and inserting in place thereof the following: “April 1, 2025”;

and further moves to amend said line item, in the final line, by inserting after “grant program” the following: “; provided further, that funds shall be made available to the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO), Inc. for the continued implementation of a pilot program for school districts participating in the METCO program; provided further, that the pilot program may include, but shall not be limited to, the: implementation of racial equity initiatives and programming aligned with the newly created METCO Blueprint and Continuum of Practice, which shall include audits, professional development and restorative justice practices training; and provided further that funds shall also be made available to expand METCO enrollment in current districts that have been approved for expansion; and provided further, that funds appropriated in this item in fiscal year 2024 shall not revert to the General Fund but shall be available until December 31, 2024”;

and further moves to amend said line item by striking out the figures “$28,908,138” and inserting in place thereof the figures: “$32,231,504”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-703-R1

Redraft EDU 703

METCO, Inc

Ms. Miranda, Messrs. Eldridge and Collins, Ms. Edwards, Messrs. Lewis, O'Connor and Feeney, Ms. Rausch and Ms. Creem moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-0012, by striking out the words “February 1, 2024” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “April 1, 2025”; and by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that funds may be expended by the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO), Inc. for the continued implementation of a pilot program for school districts participating in the METCO program; provided further, that the pilot program may include, but shall not be limited to, the implementation of racial equity initiatives and programming aligned with the newly-created METCO Blueprint and Continuum of Practice, which may include audits, professional development and restorative justice practices training; provided further, that funds shall also be made available to expand METCO enrollment in current districts that have been approved for expansion; provided further, that funds appropriated in this item for fiscal year 2024 shall not revert to the General Fund but shall be made available until December 31, 2024”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-704-R1

Redraft EDU 704

La Vida Scholars

Mr. Crighton 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 $50,000 shall be expended for the La Vida, Inc. Scholars program in the city of Lynn”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,300,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-704

EDU 704

La Vida Scholars

Mr. Crighton moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7009-6600, by adding the following:- “; provided further that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the La Vida Scholars program in the city of Lynn”;

and by striking out the figure “15,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- “$15,050,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-705

EDU 705

Supplemental Funding for School Construction

Messrs. Finegold and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by inserting after item 7010-0005 the following item:

“xxxx-xxxx For supplemental grants for school construction projects not previously approved for financing by the Massachusetts School Building Authority; provided, however, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, such grant program shall be made available at the discretion of the commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary education for certain cities, towns and school districts that have previously submitted a statement of interest to the authority pursuant to section 5 of chapter 70B of the General Laws that has not resulted in invitation to the authority’s capital pipeline prior to July 1, 2023; provided further, that any such supplemental grant shall not exceed 10 per cent of the anticipated total budget of the school construction project; and provided further, that debt accrued in the completion of a school construction project receiving a grant under this item shall be incurred outside the debt limit as defined in section 10 of chapter 44 of the General Laws ………………………….$100,000,000”

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-706

EDU 706

Independent Vocational Technical School Financial Assistance

Ms. Miranda moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7070-0065, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for financial assistance to students enrolled in independent, nonprofit vocational-technical institutions of higher education in the commonwealth that are minority-serving institutions as defined by the United States Department of Education and whose majority of students are eligible for federal Pell grants”; and

in said section 2, in said item 7070-0065, by striking out the figure “$175,150,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$175,650,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-707

EDU 707

LEAP for Education

Mr. Crighton 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 $50,000 shall be expended to LEAP for Education, Inc., to provide high school students in Lynn with academic enrichment and post-secondary and career readiness skills”;

and in said item by striking out the figures "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figures:- “$1,300,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-708

EDU 708

Council for Children in Greater Attleboro Area

Mr. Feeney 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 $50,000 shall be expended for the Greater Attleboro Area Council for Children, Incorporated in the city of Attleboro"; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,300,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-709

EDU 709

Norton Safe Routes to School Program

Mr. Feeney 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 $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Norton to be applied toward the engineering design for the installation of sidewalks on Pine and Plain Streets as part of the Town’s Safe Routes to School Program”; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,275,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-710

EDU 710

Together for Kids & Worcester Literacy Partnership

Ms. Kennedy and Mr. Moore 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 $50,000 shall be provided for the Together for Kids Coalition in the City of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be provided to the Worcester Education Collaborative and the United Way of Central Massachusetts for the Worcester Literacy Partnership"; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,375,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-710-R1

Redraft EDU 710

Together for Kids & Worcester Literacy Partnership

Ms. Kennedy and Mr. Moore 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 $65,000 shall be provided for the Together for Kids Coalition in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be provided to the Worcester Education Collaborative and the United Way of Central Massachusetts, Inc. for the Worcester Literacy Partnership"; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,390,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-711

EDU 711

Italian Language Education Curriculum

Mr. Feeney and Ms. Kennedy moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by adding the following words:- “; and provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to Canton High School for the purposes of implementing an Italian language education curriculum with CIAO, the Cultural Italian American Organization"; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the figure "$1,260,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-711-R1

Redraft EDU 711

Italian Language Education Curriculum

Mr. Feeney and Ms. Kennedy 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 $10,000 shall be expended to the town of Canton to implement an Italian language education curriculum at Canton high school"; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,260,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-712-R1

Redraft EDU 712

Catie's Closet

Mr. Kennedy and Ms. Miranda 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 $375,000 shall be expended for Catie’s Closet, Inc. to provide students in kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, in schools located in the Merrimack valley region with a high percentage of low-income and homeless students with: (i) in-school access to clothing, toiletries and basic necessities; and (ii) community-based resources including, but not limited to, social services, mental health services and behavioral health services"; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,625,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-712

EDU 712

Catie's Closet

Mr. Kennedy moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, "provided further, that no less than $750,000 shall be expended for Catie’s Closet to provide K-12 students in Merrimack Valley schools with high percentages of low-income and homeless students in-school access to clothing, toiletries, and basic necessities, and to connect low-income and homeless students with community-based resources, including but not limited to, social services, mental health, and behavioral health resources" and moves to further amend in said item by striking the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the figure "$2,000,000.

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2395

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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by inserting after section ___ the following sections:-

"SECTION ___. To create a new capital infrastructure and investment tool within the Massachusetts School Building Authority, established under section 1A of Chapter 70, to provide for a program of capital investments for vocational-technical education programs and regional vocational-technical schools, as defined in Chapter 74 of the General Laws, for investment in equitable access to public education and industry-relevant workforce and economic development infrastructure; to support greater access to vocational-technical education programs and regional vocational-technical schools as defined in Chapter 74; to fund replacement and renovation of school infrastructure to meet workforce demands of regional employers and increase equitable access for all students applying to Chapter 74 programs and schools; and to support the purchase of critical training equipment for the purposes of teaching and learning, the sums set forth in this section, for the purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this act, are hereby made available, subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds, which sums shall be in addition to any other amounts previously appropriated for these purposes; provided, that the amounts specified for a particular project may be adjusted in order to facilitate projects authorized in this act. For costs associated with initiatives, projects and expenditures to replace or make improvements to the quality, consistency, efficiency and delivery of any Chapter 74 program or regional school for the benefit of the public high school students in Chapter 74 programs and regional school districts and their preparation for post-secondary and career opportunities.……….………………$3,000,000,000

SECTION ___. Section 10 of Chapter 70B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new subsection:

(d) Notwithstanding any state law, state regulation or agency policy to the contrary, the authority shall be authorized and directed to add twenty (20) percentage points to the project reimbursement rates for regional vocational-technical high school and county, regional and independent agricultural high school construction so that reimbursement rates for such projects are not less than 75% nor more than 90% of the eligible costs. Further, the authority shall add five (5) percentage points to the reimbursement rate for any project that includes state-approved vocational-technical education programs as defined in Chapter 74 of the General Laws aligned with priorities specifically identified in the Regional Labor Market Blueprint for the region in which the school is located. However, additional percentage points shall not be awarded unless the school currently offers five (5) or more Chapter 74 programs. In no case shall the total reimbursement for a project exceed 90% of eligible costs.

Funds for this Section shall come from revenue generated by the Fair Share Amendment passed by voters in November of 2022 and which amended Article XLIV of the Massachusetts Constitution.

SECTION ___. Section 21C of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after subsection (n) the following new subsection:- (o) The local appropriating authority may, by accepting this paragraph, provide that taxes may thereafter be assessed in excess of the amount otherwise allowed by this section, solely for payment, in whole or in part, of debt service charges incurred for the construction of a regional-vocational technical high school that the school board responsible for determining the debt service charges certifies were not in fiscal year two thousand and twenty-one paid by local taxes.

SECTION ___. Chapter 69 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 37. For the purposes of sections 38 through 42, inclusive, the following terms

shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:-

“Office”, shall mean the office of vocational-technical education.

“District of residence”, shall mean the school district of the city or town where a student resides.

“School of residence”, shall mean the middle school or junior high school a student attends within their district of residence.

Section 38. (a) There is hereby established within the department of elementary and secondary education an office of vocational-technical education whose purpose is to develop and implement policies and promulgate regulations to promote, enhance, and expand vocational-technical education programs, as defined in Chapter 74 of the General Laws, in the commonwealth.

(b) The office shall:

(i) oversee all Chapter 74 approved programs and ensure compliance with M.G.L. Chapter 74 and related regulations;

(ii) establish a statewide marketing campaign to promote the success of vocational-technical education and careers in Massachusetts and to raise the level of awareness and understanding of such education among parents, students, businesses, labor unions, and the general public;

(iii) work to increase awareness of vocational-technical education and career opportunities among students in elementary schools, junior high schools, and middle schools;

(iv) ensure that schools offering Chapter 74 programs are provided reasonable access during the school day at schools of residence to meet with all students and distribute information about vocational-technical education and careers to said students, including English language learners, students with disabilities, students of color, and other student populations, to ensure that such information is provided equitably to all learners;

(v) ensure that schools offering Chapter 74 programs are given the opportunity during the school day to host middle school tours, with transportation costs paid by the school hosting the tour, for all middle school students in member communities, including English language learners, students with disabilities, students of color, and other student populations to ensure that such opportunities are provided equitably to all learners; and further ensure that the school of residence may not count middle school student tours of vocational schools or programs during the school day as unexcused absences if the vocational school or program confirms the student's participation, and may not unreasonably withhold student access to tours of vocational schools and programs during the school day.

(vi) require that schools offering Chapter 74 programs are given the opportunity to provide middle and junior high school students with information about vocational-technical programs and careers through mail and email.

(vii) require all middle schools and junior high schools in member communities to establish and implement a Chapter 74 Access Policy, in accordance with state requirements promoting equitable access to Chapter 74 programs, outlining specific ways in which the middle schools will collaborate with regional vocational-technical high schools and agricultural high schools to:

(a) provide staff members from Chapter 74 schools with direct school day access to all middle school students, to inform them about opportunities in vocational-technical and agricultural education and to distribute materials about such opportunities to them;

(b) provide all middle school students an opportunity to tour, during regular middle school hours, the regional vocational-technical high school and/or county agricultural school of which the middle school’s city or town is a member, with the transportation costs of all such tours being borne by the school hosting the tours;

(c) provide contact information for all seventh-grade and eighth-grade middle school students, including a student’s name and mailing address, a student’s personal email address, and the parent’s/guardian’s email address by October 15 of each school year;

(viii) establish, in addition to the minimum requirements outlined in the preceding subsections, such additional requirements for Chapter 74 Access Policies as the office deems reasonable and necessary to promote equitable access by all students to information about vocational-technical and agricultural education;

(ix) require all sending school districts which are members of a regional-vocational school district or whose community is located in the county or district of an agricultural high school to:

(a) submit the Chapter 74 Access Policy annually to the office;

(b) annually attest in writing that the Chapter 74 Access Policy is being implemented equitably and that all students are being provided with information, access, and tours in accordance with this section and with federal and state civil rights laws, regulations, and policies;

(c) post the Chapter 74 Access Policy on its district website and provide written copies to students and parents, upon request;

(x) create a mechanism to enforce timely implementation of Chapter 74 Access Policies;

(xi) establish a system to ensure that students who live in communities that are not members of or affiliated with a regional vocational-technical high school district or agricultural high school annually are provided with information about their high school options, including their option to seek an education in a vocational-technical or agricultural high school;

(xii) support the attainment of Industry Recognized Credentials in Chapter 74 programs;

(xiii) support the use of both longitudinal and pre- and post-student assessment as a means of obtaining meaningful data for curricular improvement. Data may be utilized for facilities improvement, equipment investments, mission success, and professional development;

(xiv) encourage and work to increase the use of articulation agreements with community colleges and public universities and other dual credit programs to allow vocational-technical students to earn credit leading to an associate’s or bachelor’s degree;

(xv) provide technical support to schools seeking to offer Chapter 74 programs that meet regional labor market demands and do not duplicate existing programs in the region;

(xvi) support the continuation of state grant programs that provide funding for equipment purchases and facility expansion; and

(xvii) support the continuation of demonstration programs that provide opportunities in vocational-technical education for students unable to secure a seat in an approved Chapter 74 program due to lack of enrollment capacity.

SECTION ___. Section 3A of Chapter 70B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the number “17” and inserting “19” in place thereof, and further by inserting, after “Fire Chiefs' Association of Massachusetts, Inc.” the following:- “, Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators, Inc., Alliance for Vocational Technical Education,”

SECTION ___. Chapter 70 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following new section: --

Section 10A. Expansion Grants for Regional Vocational-Technical Schools

(a) In addition to the funding otherwise provided pursuant to this chapter, any regional or county vocational or agricultural school shall, subject to appropriation, receive a one-year expansion grant in any fiscal year in which its foundation enrollment increases by more than two percent over its foundation enrollment for the previous fiscal year.

(b) The amount of said expansion grant shall be calculated by multiplying the number of additional students in its foundation enrollment, over its foundation enrollment for the previous fiscal year, by its per-student foundation budget amount. The per-student foundation budget amount shall be calculated by dividing the district’s foundation budget amount for the current year by its foundation enrollment for the prior fiscal year.

(c) The department shall annually solicit information from all regional and county vocational and agricultural schools as needed to estimate the amounts required to fund expansion grants in the coming fiscal year for all such schools, and the department shall request appropriation of the amount required to fully fund such expansion grants.

(d) If the amount appropriated for expansion grants in a fiscal year is less than the amount required to fully fund such grants, then each eligible regional or county vocational or agricultural school shall receive a share of the appropriated funds proportional to the share that its expansion grant, calculated pursuant to subsection (b), constitutes of the total amount of expansion grants for all schools, pursuant to said subsection.

SECTION ___. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, to meet the expenditures necessary in carrying out section 1, the state treasurer shall, upon receipt of a request by the governor, issue and sell bonds of the Commonwealth in an amount to be specified by the governor from time to time but not exceeding, in the aggregate, $3,000,000,000. All bonds issued by the commonwealth, as aforesaid, shall be designated on their face Commonwealth Vocational-Technical Education Expansion Act of 2023, and shall be issued for a maximum term of years, not exceeding 30 years, as the governor may recommend to the general court pursuant to section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution; provided, however, that all such bonds shall be payable not later than June 30, 2057. All interest and payments on account of principal on such obligations shall be payable from the General Fund. Bonds and interest thereon issued under the authority of this section shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this act, be general obligations of the Commonwealth."

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-716

EDU 716

Boston Youth Sports

Mr. Rush moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by adding the following:- “; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Boston for the purposes of creating a youth sports fund whose uses include, but are not limited to, financial assistance to Boston youth participating in sports referee trainings, payments for travel expenses related to sports referee trainings, purchases of youth sports equipment for Boston Public School students facing financial barriers, providing financial assistance and/or waivers to applying in youth sports programs, and assisting Boston based non-profits to lower applications fees”; and by striking the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$1,350,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-717

EDU 717

Systems Upgrades and Replacement - Worcester State University

Ms. Gobi moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 8000-0313, by adding at the end thereof the following:- "; provided that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for systems upgrades and replacement at Worcester State University”;

and by striking the figure "$100,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$250,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-718

EDU 718

Girls on the Run

Mr. Kennedy moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by adding the following words:- "provided further, that no less than $50,000 shall be expended for Girls on the Run, Inc." and by striking the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the figure "$1,300,000.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-720-R1

Redraft EDU 720

Girls Inc. Eureka! & SMART Programs

Mr. Kennedy moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7027-0019, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the operation of the SMART and Eureka! programs at Girls Incorporated of Greater Lowell”; and by striking out the figure “$7,507,715” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$7,547,715”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-720

EDU 720

Girls Inc. Eureka! & SMART Programs

Mr. Kennedy moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7027-0019, by adding the following words "provided further, that not less than $240,000 be expended for the operation of the SMART and Eureka programs at the Framingham, Holyoke, Lowell, Lynn, Pittsfield, and Worcester chapters of Girls Inc” and by striking out the figure “$7,507,715” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$7,747,715”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-721

EDU 721

Safe and Supportive Schools

Messrs. DiDomenico, Lewis, Keenan, Eldridge, Brady, Feeney and Timilty, Ms. Lovely, Ms. Rausch and Ms. Jehlen moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by striking out item 7061-9612 and inserting in place thereof the following item:-

"7061-9612 For the implementation of subsection (f) of section 1P of chapter 69 of the General Laws to create safe and supportive school environments; provided, that funds shall be expended for the safe and supportive schools grant program and for a full-time staff member devoted to carrying out the responsibilities under said subsection (f) of said section 1P of said chapter 69; provided further, that funds shall be expended for: (i) an annual statewide safe and supportive schools conference that shall highlight the grant program, include presentations by grantee schools and districts about their work, teach attendees about the safe and supportive schools framework and self-assessment tool, include presentations about the grant application process and emphasize best practices for incorporating developmentally appropriate input from students into safe and supportive schools grant applications and schoolwide action plans; (ii) expert technological assistance in upgrading the usability of the online self-assessment tool; and (iii) an evaluation of the grant program; provided further, that funds shall be expended for a leadership summit, which may be held concurrently with the annual conference, to inform superintendents and principals about the grant program and best practices for leading the work to create safe and supportive school and district cultures; provided further, that grants shall be awarded to schools and school district teams that create schoolwide action plans based on all the elements of the safe and supportive schools framework and self-assessment tool; provided further, that grant awards shall be prioritized for applications that include a process for developmentally appropriate input from students who are reflective of the school population; provided further, that schools receiving continuation grants to implement schoolwide action plans shall incorporate such action plans into their school improvement plans developed under section 1I of said chapter 69; provided further, that schools receiving continuation grants shall, at the end of the grant year, submit a self-reflection report to the department detailing progress made in implementing their school wide action plans; provided further, that the department shall provide such self-reflection reports to the safe and supportive schools commission which shall summarize them in its annual report to the legislature; provided further, that the safe and supportive schools commission shall conduct an analysis of such schoolwide action plans and school improvement plans, which the department shall provide to the commission, and shall include in its annual report the results of such analysis and any recommendations, including any recommendations related to improving the framework or the self-assessment tool; provided further, that not later than November 1, 2023, grant awards shall be allocated by the department of elementary and secondary education to schools and school districts; provided further, that districts shall create district plans that support recipient schools; and provided further, that any unexpended funds in this item shall not revert to the General Fund but shall be made available for this item until June 30, 2025...............$1,100,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-721-R1

Redraft EDU 721

Safe and Supportive Schools

Messrs. DiDomenico, Lewis, Keenan, Eldridge, Brady, Feeney and Timilty, Ms. Lovely, Ms. Rausch and Ms. Jehlen moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by striking out item 7061-9612 and inserting in place thereof the following item:-

"7061-9612 For the implementation of subsection (f) of section 1P of chapter 69 of the General Laws to create safe and supportive school environments; provided, that funds shall be expended for the safe and supportive schools grant program and for a full-time staff member devoted to carrying out the responsibilities under said subsection (f) of said section 1P of said chapter 69; provided further, that funds shall be expended for: (i) an annual statewide safe and supportive schools conference that shall highlight the grant program, include presentations by grantee schools and districts about their work, teach attendees about the safe and supportive schools framework and self-assessment tool, include presentations about the grant application process and emphasize best practices for incorporating developmentally appropriate input from students into safe and supportive schools grant applications and schoolwide action plans; (ii) expert technological assistance in upgrading the usability of the online self-assessment tool; (iii) an evaluation of the grant program; and (iv) a leadership summit, which may be held concurrently with the annual conference, to inform superintendents and principals about the grant program and best practices for leading the work to create safe and supportive school and district cultures; provided further, that grants shall be awarded to schools and school district teams that create schoolwide action plans based on all the elements of the safe and supportive schools framework and self-assessment tool; provided further, that grant awards shall be prioritized for applications that include a process for developmentally appropriate input from students who are reflective of the school population; provided further, that schools receiving continuation grants to implement 2 of 2 schoolwide action plans shall incorporate such action plans into their school improvement plans developed under section 1I of said chapter 69; provided further, that schools receiving continuation grants shall, at the end of the grant year, submit a self-reflection report to the department detailing progress made in implementing their school-wide action plans; provided further, that the department shall provide such self-reflection report to the safe and supportive schools commission which shall summarize it in its annual report to the legislature; provided further, that the safe and supportive schools commission shall conduct an analysis of such schoolwide action plans and school improvement plans, which the department shall provide to the commission, and shall include in its annual report the results of such analysis and any recommendations, including any recommendations related to improving the framework or the self-assessment tool; provided further, that not later than November 1, 2023, grant awards under this item shall be allocated by the department of elementary and secondary education to schools and school districts; provided further, that districts shall create district plans that support recipient schools; and provided further, that any unexpended funds in this item shall not revert to the General Fund but shall be made available for this item until June 30, 2025...............$522,154".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-722

EDU 722

One Bead

Mr. Rush 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 $25,000 shall be expended to One Bead Project to fund technology equity and entrepreneurship programming for school-age children in the city of Boston”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,275,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-723

EDU 723

Hands-Only CPR Training in the Commonwealth's Public Schools

Messrs. Rush and Tarr, Ms. Gobi, Ms. Kennedy and Messrs. Feeney, Keenan and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-0005, by adding the following words:- “and provided further, that not less than $375,000 shall be expended for grants to support hands-only CPR training in public schools across the Commonwealth."; and by striking out the figure "$12,495,387" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "12,870,387".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-724

EDU 724

Making Municipally-Owned Colleges Eligible for an Innovation and Incentive Program

Messrs. Keenan and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7066-0025, by inserting after the words "state universities", the following words:- ", municipally-owned colleges".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-725

EDU 725

Making Municipally-Owned Colleges Eligible for Grants

Messrs. Keenan and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2F, in item 1596-2416, by inserting after the words "state universities",  the following words:- ", municipally-owned colleges".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-726

EDU 726

Increasing the Nursing Pipeline

Messrs. Keenan and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2F, in item 1596-2433, by inserting after the words "scholarship program for nursing students in", in line __, the following words:- "municipally-owned colleges and"; by inserting after the words "enrolling in a nursing program of higher education at a", in line __, the following words:- "municipally-owned college or"; by inserting after the words "qualified nursing professionals to teach in nursing programs at", in line __, the following words:- "municipally-owned colleges and"; and by inserting after the words "summary of the programs being offered at each participating", in line __, the following words:- "municipally-owned college and".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-727

EDU 727

Making Municipally-Owned Colleges Eligible for MassReconnect

Messrs. Keenan and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2F, in item 1596-2418, by inserting after the words "public community college"  the following words:- "or a municipally-owned college"; and by inserting after the words "number of public students participating in MassReconnect at each community college" the following words:- "and municipally-owned college".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-728

EDU 728

Leominster Education Foundation, Karen's Closet

Mr. Cronin moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by adding the following words:-

“; provided further that no less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Leominster Education Foundation for Karen’s Closet;" and in said item by striking out the figures "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the figures "$1,260,000”

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-728-R1

Redraft EDU 728

Leominster Education Foundation, Karen's Closet

Mr. Cronin 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 $10,000 shall be expended to the Leominster Education Foundation, Inc. for Karen’s Closet Inc."; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,260,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-729

EDU 729

Braintree Public Schools Mental Health Services

Messrs. Timilty and Keenan moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by inserting the following words:- "; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for mental health services in Braintree Public Schools"; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,550,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-730-R1

Redraft EDU 730

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Mr. Mark moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7113-0100, by striking out the figure “$20,682,265” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$20,943,485”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-730

EDU 730

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Mr. Mark moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7113-0100, by striking out the figure “$20,682,264” and inserting in place thereof the following figure: - “$20,943,484”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-731

EDU 731

Massachusetts Association of Approved Special Education Schools Out of State Language

Mr. Mark and Ms. Kennedy moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting at the end the following section: -

“Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the bureau of purchased services in the operational services division shall determine prices for programs under chapter 71B of the General Laws in fiscal year 2024 by increasing the final fiscal year 2023 price by the rate of inflation as determined by the division. The division shall adjust prices for extraordinary relief pursuant to subsection (4) of 808 CMR 1.06. The division shall accept applications for program reconstruction and special circumstances in fiscal year 2024. The division shall authorize the annual The Massachusetts Association of Approved Special Education Schools price for out-of-state purchasers requested by a program, not to exceed a maximum price determined by the bureau, by identifying the most recent price calculated for the program and applying the estimated rate of inflation for each year, as determined by the bureau under section 22N of chapter 7 of the General Laws, in which the rate of inflation is frozen beginning with fiscal year 2004, in a compounded manner for each fiscal year.”

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-731-R1

Redraft EDU 731

Massachusetts Association of Approved Special Education Schools Out of State Language

Mr. Mark, Ms. Kennedy and Messrs. Feeney and Keenan moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting at the end the following section:-

"SECTION __. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the bureau of purchased services in the operational services division shall determine prices for programs under chapter 71B of the General Laws in fiscal year 2024 by increasing the final fiscal year 2023 price by the rate of inflation as determined by the division. The division shall adjust prices for extraordinary relief pursuant to 808 CMR 1.06(4). The division shall accept applications for program reconstruction and special circumstances in fiscal year 2024. The division shall authorize the fiscal year 2024 price for out-of-state purchasers requested by a program, not to exceed a maximum price determined by the bureau, by identifying the most recent price calculated for the program and applying the estimated rate of inflation for each year, as determined by the bureau under section 22N of chapter 7 of the General Laws, in which the rate of inflation is frozen beginning with fiscal year 2004, in a compounded manner for each fiscal year."

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-732

EDU 732

Adult Basic Education

Messrs. Keenan, Timilty and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7035-0002, by striking out the figure “$60,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$70,000,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-733

EDU 733

ABRHS Welcome Center

Mr. Eldridge moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by adding the following:- "; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District to establish a welcome center"; and

in said section 2, in said item 7010-1192, by striking out the figure "$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,350,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-734

EDU 734

Leominster CTE Grant Writer

Mr. Cronin moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by adding the following words:-

“; provided further that no less than $60,000 shall be expended to Leominster Public Schools for the Leominster Center for Technical Education Innovation to employ a grant writer;" and in said item by striking out the figures "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the figures "$1,310,000”

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-734-R1

Redraft EDU 734

Leominster CTE Grant Writer

Mr. Cronin 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 $50,000 shall be expended to the Leominster public school district for the Center for Technical Education Innovation to employ a grant writer; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation, Inc. to increase career pathways for the life sciences sector"; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,550,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-735

EDU 735

Southern Berkshire School District Merger

Mr. Mark moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by inserting the following:-

“; provided further, that not less than $250,000 be expended to assist the merger of the Berkshire Hills Regional School District and the Southern Berkshire Regional School District according to the procedural requirements established by the Department of Elementary Education and Secondary Education"

and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000 and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,500,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-736

EDU 736

Randolph Public Schools Security Upgrades

Messrs. Timilty and Brady 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 $14,515 shall be expended for the purpose of security upgrades for the Randolph Public Schools.”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,264,515”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-737-R1

Redraft EDU 737

Leominster CTEi Auto Lift

Mr. Cronin 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 $10,000 shall be expended to the Leominster public schools districts for the Center for Technical Education Innovation to procure an auto lift"; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,260,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-737

EDU 737

Leominster CTEi Auto Lift

Mr. Cronin moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by adding the following words:-

“; provided further that no less than $10,000 shall be expended to Leominster Public Schools for the Leominster Center for Technical Education Innovation to procure an auto lift;" and in said item by striking out the figures "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the figures "$1,260,000”

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-738

EDU 738

Randolph Public Schools Infrastructure Upgrades

Messrs. Timilty and Brady 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 $923,937 shall be expended for the purpose of repairs to the roofs and downspouts at five school buildings: Donovan Elementary, Young Elementary, Randolph Community Middle School, Tower Hill Administration Building, and Randolph High School in the Town of Randolph.”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$2,173,937”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-739

EDU 739

J.S. Bryant School

Mr. Mark moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7002-1502, by adding the following words:- "provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for site preparation, septic repairs, construction drawings, and repairs to historical structures at the J.S. Bryant School, located in the town of Cummington."

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-740

EDU 740

Randolph High School Locker Room

Messrs. Timilty and Brady moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by inserting the following words:- "; provided further, that not less than $127,200 shall be expended for wall and flooring repairs, and for the demolition of the current lockers in the men's and women's locker rooms at the high school in the town of Randolph": and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$13,77,200".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-741

EDU 741

Randolph Public Schools Heating System Upgrades

Messrs. Timilty and Brady 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 $130,936 shall be expended for the purpose of repairs to the heating systems at four school buildings: Donovan Elementary, Young Elementary, Randolph Community Middle School, and JF Kennedy Elementary in the Town of Randolph.”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,380,936”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-742-R1

Redraft EDU 742

Berkshire Regional Education Support Services

Messrs. Mark and Velis 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 $25,000 shall be expended for the Mary Lyon Foundation, Inc. for services and supports to students and families in western Franklin county; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Dalton Community Recreation Association in the town of Dalton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for It Takes A Village in the town of Huntington for postpartum and early parenting support for families in the western region of the commonwealth”; and

by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,350,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-742

EDU 742

Berkshire Regional Education Support Services

Mr. Mark 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 $25,000 shall be expended for the Mary Lyon Foundation for services and support to students and families in western Franklin County”;

"; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Dalton Community Recreation Association in the town of Dalton."

“; provided further, that not less than  $25,000  shall be expended for It Takes A Village for postpartum and early parenting support for families in Western Massachusetts.”

and in said item by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,350,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-743

EDU 743

Harambee Learning and Cultural Center, Inc

Mr. Brady 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 $2,500 shall be expended for the Harambee Learning and Cultural Center, Inc. for the purpose of providing a community-based Black History program in the city of Brockton"; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,252,500".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-745-R1

Redraft EDU 745

Berkshire Education Resources K-12

Mr. Mark 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 $100,000 be expended for Berkshire Educational Resources K12 to provide research and organizational assistance to individual and collaborating school districts in Berkshire county”; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000 and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,350,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-745

EDU 745

Berkshire Education Resources K-12

Mr. Mark moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by inserting the following:-

“; provided further, that not less than $250,000 be expended for the Berkshire Education Resources K-12 to provide research and organizational assistance to single and collaborating school districts in Berkshire County”;

and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000 and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,500,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-746

EDU 746

Steps to Success

Ms. Creem 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 $20,000 shall be expended to Steps to Success, Inc. in the town of Brookline”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,270,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-748

EDU 748

Assessment Consortium

Ms. Jehlen, Messrs. Cronin, Lewis and Brady, Ms. Rausch and Messrs. O'Connor and Feeney moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7061-9401, by striking the figure “$550,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$750,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-749

EDU 749

Fiscal Health and Sustainability of Special Education in the Commonwealth

Messrs. Oliveira and Tarr, Ms. Rausch and Mr. Montigny moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section____the following section:-

SECTION ____. There shall be a special commission to study Chapter 71B and make recommendations toward the long-term fiscal health and sustainability of Special Education throughout the Commonwealth, and make recommendations to consider all matters pertaining to the improvement of fiscal health and educational outcomes. The commission shall examine the impact and efficacy of special education programs in the Commonwealth.

The special commission shall consist of the house chair of the joint committee on education or designee, the senate chair of the joint committee on education or designee, the commissioner of education or designee, one member of the house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker, one member of the senate to be appointed by the senate president, and six members to be appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts administrators for special education, one of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts association of school committees, one of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts association of school superintendents, one of whom shall be a member of a local parents' advisory council, one of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts school psychologists association, one of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts elementary school principals association.

Said special commission shall:

(i) examine the universe of students eligible for said programs as well as educational programs and finances of school districts and municipalities;

(ii) perform a comparative analysis of the number of children receiving special education and the costs of these services in the Commonwealth;

(iii) examine current transportation services for children receiving special education and alternatives available to reduce costs, increase efficiency and improve the quality of said services;

(iv) examine ways to increase coordination among school districts for the provision of higher quality cost-effective services, including the regionalization of special education programs;

(v) examine the system of evaluating, placing, and monitoring students receiving special education, including out-of-district placements;

(vi) examine the system of appeals and monitoring of school district compliance with state and federal special education laws administered by the department of education;

(vii) examine the cost trends to local and regional school districts of providing special education services, the capacity of said districts to fund such services within the resources required or made available by chapter seventy of the General Laws and the effects of said services on the programmatic and fiscal planning and educational accomplishments of said districts; and

(viii) study issues surrounding the classroom discipline of children with special needs, including the impact, if any, of proposed or enacted federal laws relative to said issues, and identify modifications to laws and regulations of the commonwealth that would be necessary to comply with said proposed or enacted federal law changes.

Said special commission shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means the results of its study, and recommendations for implementing findings, by filing the same with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate and the joint committee on education on or before January 1, 2024.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-750

EDU 750

Children's Trust Fund Operations

Ms. Kennedy moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 3000-2050, by striking out the figure “$1,873,770” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$2,191,283”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-751

EDU 751

Children's Trust Home Visiting

Ms. Kennedy moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 3000-7000, by adding the following words:- "; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be used to operate a home visiting program for parents in recovery in the City of Worcester;"; and by striking out the figure “$17,523,039” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$17,655,526”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-752

EDU 752

Johnson School Security Improvements

Mr. Crighton moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by adding the following:- “; provided further that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Johnson School in the town of Nahant to make improvements towards improving school safety and security”;  and by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- “$300,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-753

EDU 753

Infant Mental Health Endorsement for Child Care Providers

Mr. DiDomenico moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 3000-1045, by adding the following words:- "provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Boston in order to provide infant mental health endorsement training for early education care providers"; and by striking out the figure "$475,000,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$475,100,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-753-R1

Redraft EDU 753

Infant Mental Health Endorsement for Child Care Providers

Mr. DiDomenico moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 3000-1000, by adding the following words:- "; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Boston to provide infant mental health endorsement training for early education and care providers"; and by striking out the figure “$11,591,537” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$11,691,537”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-754

EDU 754

Blue Economy Workforce

Ms. Moran and Messrs. O'Connor and Cyr 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 $55,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy for equipment and technology upgrades to the Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the development and implementation of STEM educational and skills training opportunities for Massachusetts public school students and educators at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole"; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,380,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-756-R1

Redraft EDU 756

Local Education Programming

Mr. DiDomenico 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 $50,000 shall be expended for the music program at Everett high school in the city of Everett; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the music program at Chelsea high school in the city of Chelsea; provided further that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Everett LGBTQ+ Youth Space and Resource Center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Special Townies – Autistic & Exceptional Children Programs, Inc. in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Nurtury, Inc."; and

by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,400,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-756

EDU 756

Local Education Programming

Mr. DiDomenico 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 $50,000 shall be expended for the music program at Everett High School in the city of Everett; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the music program at Chelsea High School in the city of Chelsea; provided further that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Everett LGBTQ+ Youth Space and Resource Center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Special Townies in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Nurtury, Inc."

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-757

EDU 757

Southcoast LGBTQ+ Network

Messrs. Montigny and Cyr 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 $75,000 shall be expended to assist in programming efforts for Southcoast LGBTQ Network, Inc.”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,325,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-758-R1

Redraft EDU 758

Calmer Choice

Mr. Cyr 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 $70,000 shall be expended for Calmer Choice, Inc. for the development and support of anti-addiction and mental health programs in school districts including, but not limited to, the Monomoy regional school district, the Mashpee school district, the Barnstable school district, the Nauset regional school district and the Dennis-Yarmouth regional school district”; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,320,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-758

EDU 758

Calmer Choice

Mr. Cyr 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 $50,000 shall be expended for Calmer Choice, Inc. for the development and support of anti-addiction and mental health programs in school districts including, but not limited to, Monomoy regional school district, Mashpee school district, Barnstable school district, Nauset regional school district and Dennis-Yarmouth regional school district”; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,300,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-760

EDU 760

New Bedford Children's Equality and Empowerment

Mr. Montigny 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 $500,000 shall be expended to the SouthCoast Community Foundation, Inc. to administer a 1-time grant program to provide educational, health, wellness, nutritional, arts, cultural, housing security, safety, and emergency resources to underserved residents in the Greater New Bedford area; provided further, that not more than $500,000 from funds appropriated for the grant program in fiscal year 2023 shall not revert and shall be made available for the purposes of the program for fiscal year 2024”; and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,750,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-761

EDU 761

Old Sturbridge Village Education Program

Mr. Fattman moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by inserting the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to Old Sturbridge Village, Inc. in the town of Sturbridge for an educational program providing experiential learning field trips for students”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,265,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-762

EDU 762

Youth Court

Mr. Montigny 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 $100,000 shall be expended for the New Bedford Youth Court and Fall River Youth Court programs in the cities of New Bedford and Fall River to support juvenile diversion programs based on the principles of peer-lead restorative justice”; and by striking out the figure “$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,350,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-763

EDU 763

MURSD Technical Upgrades

Mr. Fattman moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7010-1192, by inserting the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Mendon-Upton Regional School District in the town of Mendon for technical upgrades”; and

in said section 2, in said item 7010-1192, by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,280,000”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-765

EDU 765

Farm to school grant program

Messrs. Cyr, Eldridge and Tarr, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. Brady, Fattman and O'Connor and Ms. Lovely moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 2511-0107, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the farm-to-school grant program established by section 2A of chapter 102 of the acts of 2021 in item 1599-2050”; and by striking out the figure “$4,566,445” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$5,066,445”.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-766

EDU 766

Project 351

Messrs. Cyr, Eldridge and O'Connor 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 to Massachusetts Project 351, Inc." and by striking out the figure "$1,250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$1,450,000".

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-767

EDU 767

Relative to Fair Educational Practices

Mr. Fattman moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section ___ the following sections:-

"SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 151C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof after clause (e) the following words:- “(f) The term “special medical status” means the condition of an individual due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act or due to the reception or failure to receive any medical treatment whether preventative, curative or palliative.”

SECTION 2. Clause (a) of section 2 of chapter 151C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “admission” in line 4 the following words:- “or continued enrollment”.

SECTION 3. Said clause (a) of said section 2 of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by deleting the words “or national origin” in line 5 and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “, national origin or special medical status”.

SECTION 4. Clause (c) of said section 2 of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by deleting the words “or national origin” in line 11 and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “, national origin or special medical status”.

SECTION 5. Said clause (c) said section 2 of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “admission” in line 11 the following words:- “or continued enrollment”.

SECTION 6. Said clause (c) of said section 2 of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by deleting the words “applicants for admissions” in line 15 and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “such persons”.

SECTION 7. Clause (d) of said section 2 of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “admission to” in line 17 the following words:- “or continued enrollment in”.

SECTION 8. Said clause (d) of said section 2 of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by deleting the words “or national origin” in line 19 and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “, national origin or special medical status”.

SECTION 9. Said clause (d) of said section 2 of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “admitted to” in line 20 the following words:- “or enrolled in”.

SECTION 10. Clause (e) of said section 2 of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “admission” in line 22 the following words:- “or continued enrollment”.

SECTION 11. Clause (g) of said section 2 of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by deleting the words “or national origin” in line 43 and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “, national origin or special medical status”."

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-768

EDU 768

Relative to In-State Tuition

Mr. Fattman moved that the proposed new text be amended by striking out section 8.

Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-769

EDU 769

Electronic Backpack for Foster Children

Messrs. Fattman, Tarr, Montigny and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section ___ the following sections:-

SECTION 1. Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following section:-

Section 98. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the following meanings:-

“Department”, shall mean the department of elementary and secondary education..

“Foster child or youth”, shall mean a child under the care or custody of the department of children and families or a young adult who has signed a voluntary placement agreement with the department of children and families.

“Electronic backpack”, shall mean an electronic repository of a foster child or youth’s educational records.

(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of the department, in consultation with the office of the child advocate and the commissioner of the department of children and families, shall develop and implement an electronic backpack system for the educational stability of foster child or youth.

(c) The department shall create an electronic backpack for each foster child or youth. The department, in conjunction with the department of children and families, shall promulgate regulations on the format and function of the electronic backpack system. Each electronic backpack system shall contain, but is not limited to, the educational records of the foster child or youth, including the names and addresses of educational providers, the name and contact of the child’s DCF case worker if applicable, the foster child or youth’s grade-level performance, transcript, the foster child or youth’s school attendance records, individual education plan if applicable, the name and contact information of the individual or individuals who are designated as the child’s educational decision makers, the name of the legal guardian with signing rights to release the child from school, visit notes from the school nurse, guidance counselor, or other administrators, detailed notes on best interest determination meetings, if applicable, and any other educational information that the department requires. The department shall maintain the electronic backpack as part of the department’s records for the foster child or youth as long as the foster child or youth remains in foster care.

(d) The department shall make the electronic backpack available to:

(i) Any person authorized by law to make educational decisions for the foster child or youth;

(ii) The teacher/teachers, school and school district that the child or youth is enrolled in;

(iii) Any person authorized to consent to medical care for the foster child or youth; and

(iv) Any provider of medical care to the foster child or youth if access to the foster child or youth’s educational information is necessary for the provision of medical care and is not prohibited by law.

(e) The department shall collaborate with the department of children and families to develop policies and procedures to ensure that the needs of foster child or youths are met in every school district.

SECTION 2. The department shall implement the electronic backpack program within one year of the passage of this act.