Chief Patron: Kory
Co-Patron(s): Abbott, Brink, Ebbin, Englin, Herring, Hope, McQuinn, Plum, Surovell, Toscano, Tyler
SOL Online Testing - Elementary Schools

Item 126 #1h

Language
Page 100, line 50, strike "$35,601,359" and insert "$85,901,359".
Page 101, after line 12, insert:
"C. Out of this appropriation, $50,300,000 the second year from general fund is provided to support grant allocations for the purposes of supporting the expansion of online SOL testing at the elementary level."

Explanation
(This amendment provides $50.3 million the second year from the general fund to provide grant allocations for the support of SOL online testing. Additional technology support personnel as well as hardware and infrastructure will be required to successfully expand online testing to all elementary schools and to continue successful online testing at the middle and high schools. Estimated statewide costs total $27.5 million for hardware and $22.8 million for staffing.)