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995019
General Appropriations Bill                          Committee       Amendment
SB2200                                                  EDU              60


Senator(s): Dyer
moved the following amendment:

Section: 02              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 015             Provides $600,000 from General Revenue funds to pay for
                         instructional aides employed in the public schoool
Spec App:   55           system to pursue a teaching certificate in an area of
                         critical teacher shortage.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -            1,200,000               600,000              600,000 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
_________________________________________________________________________________

                                                  Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                      DELETE         INSERT

        EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF, AND 
        COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
        Office Of Student Financial Assistance
        Student Financial Aid Program - State  48200200

        In Section 02  On Page 015
55      Financial Assistance Payments  110096
        Student Financial Aid  IOEC

   2240   From State Student Financial            75,003,459     75,603,459
          Assistance Trust Fund
       CA 600,000  FSI2 0  FSI3 0  NR 0  FSI2NR 0  FSI3NR 0

        On page 16, after the last line of existing proviso 
        for Specific Appropriation 55, insert:

From the funds appropriated in Specific Appropriation 55, $600,000 is
provided for scholarships to instructional aides who have been employed
by a public school district for at least one year, and who enroll in a
program leading to a teaching certificate in a critical teacher shortage
area.  The following are the areas of critical state concern: foreign
language, science, math, computer science and exceptional student
education. The scholarship program shall provide up to $3,000 as
reimbursement for matriculation and fees per year.

In the existing list of programs on page 16, after Rosewood Family

     995019  Log:0061  EWW/EWW           03/29/00 08:59:46 PM  Senate  Page: 1
Scholarships, insert a new line of proviso:

Instructional Aide/Critical Teacher Shortage Program ......600,000

51      Special Categories  101777
        Transfer To State Student Financial                
        Assistance Trust Fund  IOEH

   1000   From General Revenue Fund               55,003,459     55,603,459
       CA 600,000  FSI2 0  FSI3 0  NR 0  FSI2NR 0  FSI3NR 0

Line item amendments are accepted as part of the amendatory process. However, due to the necessity of using computerized systems this may entail a different placement within a budget entity or the renumbering of the specific appropriation items.
995019 Log:0061 EWW/EWW 03/29/00 08:59:46 PM Senate Page: 2