995121
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  EDU              53


Senator(s): Laurent
moved the following amendment:





Section: 02EXPLANATION:



On Page: 049             Provides $500,000 for the Heartland Educational



Consortium












NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -              500,000               500,000                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                                  Positions & Amounts   Positions & Amounts
                                                      DELETE         INSERT

        EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF, AND 
        COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
        Public Schools, Division Of

        In Section 02  On Page 049
132     Special Categories
        Grants And Aids - Regional Education 
        Consortium Services

          From General Revenue Fund                1,250,000      1,750,000

        In Section 02  On Page 050

        Insert the following new proviso following Specific 
        Appropriation 132 on page 50:

        From the funds appropriated in Specific
        Appropriation 132, $500,000 is provided for the
        Heartland Educational Consortium.


Line item amendments are accepted as part of the amendatory process.  However, due to the necessity of using computerized systems this may entail a different placement
within a budget entity or the renumbering of the specific appropriation items.










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