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2019 Session

Budget Amendments - HB1700 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Helsel
New Academies of Hampton

Item 135 #8h

Item 135 #8h

First Year - FY2019 Second Year - FY2020
Education
Direct Aid to Public Education FY2019 $500,763 FY2020 $0 GF

Language
Page 134, line 4, strike "$33,621,945" and insert "$34,122,708".

Page 134, after line 13, insert:

"Academies of Hampton     $500,763     $0".

Page 135, line 21, strike "$33,621,945", and insert "$34,122,708".

Page 142, after line 53, insert:

"MM. Out of this appropriation, $500,763 the first year from the general fund is provided to Hampton City school division for its Academies of Hampton which focuses on preparing students to be career ready or better equipped to entry into post-secondary education."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $500,763 the first year from the general fund to Hampton City school division for its Academics of Hampton. The one-time funding would pay for development of course curriculum that is focused on the workforce needs of employers within the Hampton Roads region, materials and equipment needed to implement an academy in each of the high schools.)