995128                                                     
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  EDU              19


Senator(s): Sullivan
moved the following amendment:

Section: 02              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 028             Proviso authorizing use of funds provided for
                         Assistance to Low Performing Schools. Allows funds to
Spec App:  117           be used to prepare students in low performing middle
                         and high schools to take the PSAT or ACT test.

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 Program - Non 
        FEFP  48250400

        In Section 02  On Page 028
117     Special Categories  100291
        Grants And Aids - Assistance To Low                
        Performing Schools  IOEB

Insert the following new paragraph of proviso following Specific 
Appropriation 117 on page 28:

Funds appropriated in Specific Appropriation 117 are provided to fund
activities designed to improve student achievement and readiness for
college especially in low performing middle and high schools. The
Commissioner of Education shall solicit contract proposals from at least
three qualified vendors which provide PSAT or ACT test preparation who
have documented success, have expertise and experience in preparing
students and training teachers for increasing academic achievement and
movement into college preparatory courses. The entities selected for
this program must provide teacher training and college entrance test
preparation. Service providers shall conduct a rigorous evaluation of
the effectiveness of such activities with greatest emphasis on student
achievement. School districts may select from among the vendors

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qualified by the Department of Education to work with students in low
performing middle and high schools in their districts.

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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