| 1 | Representative Needelman offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment to Amendment (973639) |
| 4 | Remove line 14 and insert: |
| 5 | promising programs. At a minimum, such rigorous research design |
| 6 | methodologies shall include the use of a random assignment study |
| 7 | or match control group study and achieve a high level of |
| 8 | internal validity, with an appropriate sample size, low |
| 9 | attrition, no differential attrition and the use of consistent |
| 10 | measures over time. For a program identified as a model, program |
| 11 | effectiveness must have been demonstrated beyond the treatment |
| 12 | period, sustained over an appropriate period of time, and have |
| 13 | had at least one replication. In addition, for a program to be |
| 14 | identified as a model, program effectiveness should also include |
| 15 | an analysis of mediating factors and cost effectiveness. |