SENATE DOCKET, NO. 350        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 180

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Stephen M. Brewer

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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 out of state price authorization for chapter 766 students.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Stephen M. Brewer

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

Bruce E. Tarr

 

Garrett J. Bradley

3rd Plymouth

Patricia D. Jehlen

 

Barry R. Finegold

 

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

David M. Torrisi

14th Essex

Benjamin B. Downing

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

William Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

Michael R. Knapik

 


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 350        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 180

By Mr. Brewer, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 180) of Stephen M. Brewer, Bruce E. Tarr, Garrett J. Bradley, Patricia D. Jehlen and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to out of state price authorization for chapter 766 students.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to out of state price authorization for chapter 766 students.

 

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. Nothwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the division of purchase services of the operational services division which, under Section 22N of Chapter 7 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by Chapter 257 of the Acts of 2008, is responsible for determining prices for programs under chapter 71B of the General Laws, shall authorize the annual price for out-of-state purchasers requested by a program, not to exceed a maximum price determined by the division by identifying the most recent price calculated for the program and applying the estimated rate of inflation for each year, as determined by the division pursuant to said section 22N of said chapter 7, in which the rate of inflation is frozen beginning with fiscal year 2004, in a compounded manner for each fiscal year.