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2006 Session

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Purkey
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST)

Item 481 #50h

Item 481 #50h

First Year - FY2007 Second Year - FY2008
Nonstate Agencies
State Grants to Nonstate Entities-Nonstate Agencies FY2007 $250,000 FY2008 $250,000 GF

Language
Page 418, line 4, strike "$19,210,000" and insert "$19,460,000".
Page 418, line 4, strike "$600,000" and insert "$850,000".
Page 419, line 41, strike first "75,000" and insert "325,000".
Page 419, line 41, strike second "75,000 and insert "325,000".


Explanation
(This amendment provides an additional grant of $250,000 each year from the general fund to establish a second annual FIRST Robotics competition for high school students in Virginia. The current competition is full, and there are many more teams in Virginia that would like to participate. The Commonwealth would be a partner with FIRST, VCU, NASA-Langley, Infineon and other corporate sponsors.)