995126
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  EDU              55


Senator(s): Cowin
moved the following amendment:





Section: 02EXPLANATION:



On Page: 051             Adds proviso describing how funds for Project Child are



to be spent.












NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
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Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                                  Positions & Amounts   Positions & Amounts
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        EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF, AND 
        COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
        Public Schools, Division Of

        In Section 02  On Page 051
136A    Special Categories
        Grants And Aids - Project Child

        Insert the following new proviso following Specific 
        Appropriation 136A on page 51:

        Funds appropriated in Specific Appropriation 136A
        shall be used by the Institute for School Innovation
        to design and implement a research study to
        determine the effects of class size on academic
        achievement in reading, writing and mathematics.
        This study shall be conducted using an enhanced
        Project Child model in at least four diverse and
        geographically dispersed elementary schools
        throughout the state. This project shall be
        evaluated by an independent organization to
        determine the effectiveness of this model at
        increasing student achievement in a cost effective
        framework when compared to a traditional class
        model. The Department of Education shall release
        these funds no later than August 1, 1999 for
        start-up costs prior to implementation.

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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