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Account	Description	FY07 GAA	FY08 GAA
7027-0019	Connecting Activities For school-to-career connecting activities; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the board of education, in cooperation with the department of workforce development and the state workforce investment board, may establish and support a public-private partnership to link high school students with economic and learning opportunities on the job as part of the school-to-work transition program; provided further, that such program may include the award of matching grants to workforce investment boards or other local public-private partnerships involving local community job commitments and work site learning opportunities for students; provided further, that the grants shall require at least a 200 per cent match in wages for the students from private sector participants; provided further, that the program shall include, but not be limited to, a provision that business leaders commit resources to pay salaries, to provide mentoring and instruction on the job and to work closely with teachers; and provided further, that public funds shall assume the costs of connecting schools and businesses to ensure that students serve productively on the job	4,129,687	4,129,687

 
 

HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)

SPENDING CATEGORY	FY04 Spending	FY05 Spending	FY06 Spending	FY07 Spending	FY08 GAA
Wages & Salaries	25	25	20	83	0
Operating Expenses	38	25	24	62	62
Public Assistance	4,066	4,071	4,071	6,984	4,067
TOTAL	4,129	4,122	4,115	7,130	4,130

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