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Account	Description	FY07 GAA	FY08 GAA
7061-9600	Concurrent Enrollment for Disabled Students For a discretionary grant pilot program with the purpose of providing monies to school districts and state public institutions of higher education partnering together to offer inclusive concurrent enrollment programs for students with disabilities as defined in section 1 of chapter 71B of the General Law ages 18-22; provided, that the grant program will be limited to said students that are considered to have severe disabilities and have been unable to achieve the competency determination necessary to pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam; provided further, that said students with disabilities shall be enrolled in credit or noncredit courses that include nondisabled students, including enrollment in noncredit courses or credit bearing courses in audit status for students who may not meet course prerequisites and requirements, and that the partnering school districts will provide supports, services and accommodations necessary to facilitate a student's enrollment; provided further that the department, in consultation with the board of higher education shall develop guidelines to ensure that the grant program promotes civic engagement and mentoring of faculty in state institutions of higher education, and supports college success, work success, participation in student life of the college community, and provision of a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment; provided further that not more than $50,000 shall be distributed to the Board of Higher Education in order to increase the capacity of public institutions of higher education to include students with severe disabilities in the concurrent enrollment pilot program; provided further, that not more than $25,000 shall be allocated to the Department of Education to provide training and technical assistance to school districts for program implementation; and provided further, that for the purpose of this item, appropriated funds may be expended through August 31, 2008	2,000,000	1,575,000

 
 

HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)

SPENDING CATEGORY	FY04 Spending	FY05 Spending	FY06 Spending	FY07 Spending	FY08 GAA
Public Assistance	0	0	0	0	1,575
Aid to Cities & Towns	0	0	0	1,200	0
TOTAL	0	0	0	1,200	1,575

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.

 

 

Earmarks

EARMARK DESCRIPTION	FY08
BHE for concurrent enrollment	50,000
DOE to provide training and tech assistance to school districts	25,000