HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1220        FILED ON: 1/16/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 403

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Anne M. Gobi and Cleon H. Turner

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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 regional bonus aid.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Anne M. Gobi

5th Worcester

1/16/2013

Cleon H. Turner

1st Barnstable

 

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1220        FILED ON: 1/16/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 403

By Representatives Gobi of Spencer and Turner of Dennis, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 403) of Anne M. Gobi, Cleon H. Turner and Kimberly N. Ferguson for legislation to provide bonus aid to newly-formed regional school districts.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to regional bonus aid.

 

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.   Section 16D(g) of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the section in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new section:

(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, regional bonus aid, but no other aid pursuant to this section, shall be paid to any regional school district formed after fiscal year nineteen hundred and ninety-three for the immediate five fiscal years following the establishment of said regional school district. Regional bonus aid shall be payable in an amount equal to one hundred dollars per foundation enrollment, in the first fiscal year following the establishment of said regional school district; eighty dollars per foundation enrollment in the second fiscal year following the establishment of said regional school district; sixty dollars per foundation enrollment in the third fiscal year following the establishment of said regional school district; forty dollars per foundation enrollment in the fourth fiscal year following the establishment of said regional school district; and, twenty dollars per foundation enrollment in the fifth fiscal year following the establishment of said regional school district.