Bill H.2531

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2323 FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2531

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to Chapter 70 appropriations.

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PETITION OF:

Name:	District/Address:	Date Added:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	20th Middlesex	1/20/2011
Donald F. Humason, Jr.	4th Hampden	1/27/2011
Angelo L. D'Emilia	8th Plymouth	2/1/2011
Geoff Diehl	7th Plymouth	2/2/2011
F. Jay Barrows	1st Bristol	2/2/2011
George T. Ross	2nd Bristol	2/3/2011
Donald H. Wong	9th Essex	2/3/2011
Kevin J. Kuros	8th Worcester	2/3/2011
Steven S. Howitt	4th Bristol	2/3/2011
Sheila C. Harrington	1st Middlesex	2/3/2011
Kimberly N. Ferguson	1st Worcester	2/4/2011
Matthew A. Beaton	11th Worcester	2/4/2011
Steven L. Levy	4th Middlesex	2/4/2011
Bruce E. Tarr		2/4/2011
Paul K. Frost	7th Worcester	2/4/2011
Paul Adams	17th Essex	2/4/2011
George N. Peterson, Jr.	9th Worcester	1/26/2011
Elizabeth A. Poirier	14th Bristol	1/21/2011
Bradford Hill	4th Essex	2/4/2011
Viriato Manuel deMacedo	1st Plymouth	2/3/2011

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2323 FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2531

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2531) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to Chapter 70 appropriations. Revenue.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to Chapter 70 appropriations.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after section 12B, the following section:-

Section 12C. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, 8% of each fiscal year’s total appropriation shall be reserved for School Funds and State Aid for Public Schools, as described in Chapter 70.