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 the department of elementary and secondary education may fund direct support to teachers and administrators who are providing services to assist in state education initiatives; provided further, that not less than the amount appropriated in item 7010-0005 in section 2 of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018 for the town of Ashland shall be expended again in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for social and emotional learning programming at the Framingham Public Schools; and provided further, that not less than $130,000 shall be expended for the STEAMMATES program for at-risk students at Hopkinton High School