For reimbursements to cities, towns, regional vocational or county agricultural school districts, independent vocational schools, or collaboratives for certain expenditures for transportation of non-resident pupils to approved vocational-technical programs of any regional or county agricultural school district, city, town, independent school, or collaborative under
section 8A of chapter 74 of the General Laws; provided, that if the amount appropriated is insufficient to fully fund said
section 8A of said chapter 74, initial reimbursements made by the department of elementary and secondary education may be prorated by the department to all eligible cities, towns, regional vocational or county agricultural school districts, independent vocational schools, or collaboratives; and provided further, that upon a determination by the department that the funds appropriated in this item are insufficient to meet the commonwealth's full obligation under said
section 8A of said chapter 74, the department shall within 10 days notify the secretary of administration and finance, the joint committee on education, and the house and senate committees on ways and means of the amount needed to fully fund the obligation
