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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, To Direct the State Board of Education To Extend the Length of the School Day’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1 State Board of Education rulemaking. Resolved: That the State Board of Education shall amend its rules in Chapter 125, Section 6, subsection 6.02, paragraph B to increase the length of the average instructional day to 5 hours and 45 minutes by January 1, 2012; and be it further
Sec. 2 Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the State's share of the total cost of increasing the number of hours in a school day to 5 hours and 45 minutes.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$168,543,708	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$168,543,708	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs and directs the State Board of Education to amend its rules in Chapter 125, Section 6, subsection 6.02, paragraph B to increase the length of the average instructional day from 5 hours to 5 hours and 45 minutes by January 1, 2012. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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