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70100005 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Data Current as of:  12/6/2017





Account Description FY2017
Spending
FY2018
GAA
7010-0005 Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
For the operation of the department of elementary and secondary education; provided, that notwithstanding chapter 66A of the General Laws, the department of elementary and secondary education, the department of early education and care, the department of children and families and the disabled persons protection commission may share with each other personal data regarding students who receive services in special education programs approved, licensed, monitored or regulated by the department of elementary and secondary education and the department of early education and care to carry out their respective responsibilities under state and federal law; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Brockton public school district; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for safety upgrades for Hingham public schools; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for a school resource officer at Cohasset public schools; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for a school resource officer at Hull public schools; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for technology upgrades in the Pembroke Public Schools; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for mitigation costs in the Millis public school district; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended for the costs associated with technology upgrades for the Dracut Public School District; provided further, that not less than $50,000 be expended for the Hispanic American Library Inc. of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Clarksburg Elementary School; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for classroom safety and security upgrades at the Woodland, Powder Mill and High Schools in the Town of Southwick; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for STEM programming at Madison Park High School in Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the purposes of a pilot project to connect organic gardening, outdoor exercise, healthy food, food preparation and elementary school aged children in the greater Northampton area, operated by Grow Food Northampton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the operation of Camp Pohelo in the town of Tewksbury; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for emergency repairs by the school department in the town of Tewksbury to the North Street elementary school; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for grants to the Adams-Cheshire regional school district for the purpose of offsetting increased costs; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for Rockland public school district for teacher training to develop and support an English language learner program; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for Rockland public school district for teacher training to develop and support Special Education programs; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Greater Lawrence Technical School in Andover; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for computer carts at the Amesbury Public Schools in the City of Amesbury; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the implementation of an educational program coordinated by the JFK Library Foundation, that focuses on underserved communities across the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended on Methuen High School for mental health counseling services; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Abington public schools for costs associated with updating curriculum; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to mitigate student overcrowding in Framingham Public Schools; provided further, that not less than the amount appropriated in item 7009-1700 in section 2 of chapter 133 of the acts of 2016 for the town of Ashland shall be expended again in fiscal year 2018; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for repairs and replacement of the roof of the H. Olive Day elementary school in the town of Norfolk; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended in the town of Plainville to update the playground at the Anna Ware Jackson Elementary School; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for North Andover public schools toward sustaining full-day kindergarten; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to establish a school resource officer position for North Attleboro public schools; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Springfield public school district to continue proven, data-supported programming to address the needs of at-risk middle and high school students through mentoring, truancy prevention and other interventions; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for costs associated with technological upgrades for the public school district of the town of Westford; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Wrentham public schools to advance education and awareness of opiate addiction and support in the community

12,380,058 14,103,767

Veto Explanation:   I am striking language which earmarks funding for programs not recommended. The reduction in the item incorporates the amount of the stricken earmarked funds.