995117                                                     
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  EDU              12


Senator(s): Sullivan
moved the following amendment:

Section: 02              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 023             Proviso requirement that districts use at least 25% of
                         their Public School Technology allocation for high
Spec App:  106A          quality professional development.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                                  Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                      DELETE         INSERT

        EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF, AND 
        COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
        Public Schools, Division Of
        Program: State Grants/K-12 Programs - 
        FEFP  48250300

        In Section 02  On Page 023
106A    Aid To Local Governments  051099
        Grants And Aids - Public School                
        Technology  IOEB

Insert the following new paragraph of proviso following Specific 
Appropriation 106A on page 23:

Districts shall use at least twenty-five percent (25%) of their
allocation of funds appropriated in Specific Appropriation 106A to
provide ongoing, sustained, intensive, high-quality professional
development. Districts shall provide professional development in the
integration of advanced technologies, including emerging technologies,
into curricula and instruction and in using those technologies to create
new learning environments. This restriction shall not apply if a
district can satisfactorily demonstrate to the Department of Education
that it already provides such professional development, based on a
review of relevant research, to all teachers in core academic subjects.

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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