Amendments to House Bill No. 2

3rd Reading Copy

Requested by Senator Jon Sesso

For the Senate Finance and Claims Committee

Prepared by Alice Hecht

March 28, 2019 (9:17am)

1. Page E-1, line 4: Office of Public Instruction.

Strike: "8,207,321 8,213,618"[General Fund FY20 FY21 ]

Insert: "8,357,321 8,363,618"[General Fund FY20 FY21 ]

2. Page E-1, line 22: .

Strike: "747,495,579 768,804,316"[General Fund FY20 FY21 ]

Insert: "755,983,775 780,185,140"[General Fund FY20 FY21 ]

3. Page E-2: .

Following: line 5

Insert: "q. Preschool Start-Up Costs (Restricted/OTO)"

Insert: "800,000 1,000,000"[General Fund FY20 FY21 ]

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Explanation - Implement a voluntary preschool program funded through the K-12 quality education funding formula. This includes $8.5 million in FY20 and $11.4 million in FY21. $1.8 million is requested as one-time-only for start-up funding.

Explanation - Additionally this amendment appropriates $150,000 per year of general fund to cover OPI's operating expense for administration of the preschool program.