“ Sec. 11w. (1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2021-2022 an amount not to exceed $6,000,000.00 for payments to 1 district that was forced to close a building operated by the district for an extended period of time, but not less than 20 consecutive school days, as a result of the district’s response to an act of pupil violence. Funds allocated under this section may be used for personnel and additional student supports, including psychologists, family liaisons, mental health staff, school security, additional learning time, and the physical restoration of a school building.
(2) For 2021-2022 only, for the district described in subsection (1), it is the intent of the legislature that results from summative assessments administered by the district during the 2021-2022 school year are not used for retention decisions, educator evaluations, and other high-stakes decisions. The department is encouraged to work with the district to determine alternative methods to comply with applicable state laws.
(3) The funds allocated under this section for 2021-2022 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2021-2022 are carried forward into 2022-2023. The purpose of the work project is to continue to provide support for the district described in subsection (1). The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2023.
(4) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department. ” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly .
2. Amend page 306, line 9, after “in” by inserting “ this subdivision and ”.
3. Amend page 306, line 13, after “75%.” by inserting “ For 2021-2022, upon request by the district to the superintendent of public instruction, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, this subdivision does not apply to the district described in section 11w(1). ”.
4. Amend page 308, line 23, after “subsection.” by inserting “ For 2021-2022 only, for the district described in section 11w(1), in addition to the other 9 days described in this subsection, if pupil instruction is not provided on 1 or more days during the 2021-2022 school year due to the district’s response to an act of pupil violence, upon request by the district to the superintendent of public instruction, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, that 1 or more of those days and the equivalent number of hours count as hours and days of pupil instruction, the department shall count those requested days and the equivalent number of hours as hours and days of pupil instruction for the purposes of this section. ”.
5. Amend page 356, line 29, after “11,” by inserting “11w,”.
6. Amend page 357, line 2, after “388.1611,” by inserting “388.1611w,”.
Senator Chang requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: