SENATE DOCKET, NO. 119        FILED ON: 1/18/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 212

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael R. Knapik

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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 concerning funding replacement vocational and technical public high school instructional equipment.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Michael R. Knapik

 

Gale D. Candaras

 

Bruce E. Tarr

 

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

Christopher N. Speranzo

3rd Berkshire

Christine E. Canavan

10th Plymouth

Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera

10th Hampden


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 119        FILED ON: 1/18/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 212

By Mr. Knapik, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 212) of Michael R. Knapik, Gale D. Candaras, Bruce E. Tarr, Peter V. Kocot and other members of the General Court for legislation to fund replacement vocational and technical public high school instructional equipment.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 244 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act concerning funding replacement vocational and technical public high school instructional equipment.

 

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

Section 1F of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- The board shall expend a sum, not exceeding $2,500,000 in any academic year, for the purpose of aiding vocational or technical public high schools in the replacement of instructional equipment.  These funds shall be made available, subject to board approval, as matching grants to public vocational or technical high schools for the purpose of replacing capital instructional equipment.  Each vocational or technical public high school shall be eligible for up to $125,000 of these funds per academic year.