7030-1002 - Quality Kindergarten Grants

Account Description FY 2016
Spending
FY 2017
House 2
7030-1002 Quality Kindergarten Grants
For kindergarten quality enhancement grants to school districts; provided that grant awards shall be made on a per enrollee basis, as reported under the chapter 70 school aid program, so called, for each full-day kindergarten student not paying fees; provided further, that the commissioners of elementary and secondary education and early education and care shall jointly develop grant requirements for this item to ensure that funds are used to promote improvement of early literacy outcomes; provided further, that any grant funds distributed from this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held in a separate account and, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without further appropriation; and provided further, that such program shall supplement and shall not supplant currently funded local, state and federal programs at the school or in the school district
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