2002-04-26                     Senate Journal                      Page 2980
Senator Donley moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption                                   
of the following amendment to Amendment No. 1:                                                      
                                                                                                    
Delete all material in Amendment No. 1 and replace with:                                            
                                                                                                    
Page 111, lines 22 - 31 and page 112, lines 1 - 15                                                  
 Delete all material and insert:                                                                    
"* Sec. 25.  LEARNING OPPORTUNITY GRANTS AND                                                      
FOUNDATION PROGRAM.  (a)  Subject to the condition set out in                                       
(c) of this section, the sum of $16,510,000 is appropriated from the                                
general fund to the Department of Education and Early Development                                   
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, for payment as learning                                   
opportunity grants to school districts based on the school district's                               
average daily membership to pay for instructional programs intended                                 
to improve student performance.  Learning opportunity grants will                                   
provide the opportunity to move schools toward standards-based                                      
education, including vocational education programs.  The increased                                  
funding is available to pay for costs associated with improving student                             
performance by developing standards-based programs, including                                       
implementation of standards, aligning student assessment to standards,                              
adopting instructional models based on basic skills, performance tasks,                             
and projects, and adopting a standards-based reporting system.                                      
Accomplishing this goal may include acquisition of text books and                                   
other educational material.                                                                         
          (b)  Subject to the condition set out in (c) of this section, the                         
unexpended and unobligated general fund balance of that portion of                                  
the appropriation made by sec. 1, ch. 60, SLA 2001, page 11, line 30,                               
that is allocated on line 31 (Foundation Program - $665,017,700) is                                 
reappropriated to the Department of Education and Early Development                                 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, for payment as learning                                   
opportunity grants to school districts based on the school district's                               
average daily membership to pay for instructional programs intended                                 
to improve student performance.  Learning opportunity grants will                                   
provide the opportunity to move schools toward standards-based                                      
education, including vocational education programs.  The increased                                  
funding is available to pay for costs associated with improving student                             
performance by developing standards-based programs, including                                       
implementation of standards, aligning student assessment to standards,                              
adopting instructional models based on basic skills, performance tasks,                             
and projects, and adopting a standards-based reporting system.