HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2669 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3228
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas M. Stanley
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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 education funding for gateway communities.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 1/16/2015 |
John J. Lawn, Jr. | 10th Middlesex | 3/17/2015 |
Dennis A. Rosa | 4th Worcester | 3/19/2015 |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex | 3/19/2015 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 3/21/2015 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2669 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3228
By Mr. Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3228) of Thomas M. Stanley and others for legislation to include certain municipalities with increased English language learners as gateway communities for education funding. Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)
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An Act relative to education funding for gateway communities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 71A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 10. Any municipality with an increase over 2 consecutive years of over 25 per cent enrollment of students who are English language learners in its public school system shall be eligible for any education funding that is available to a gateway municipality, as defined in section 3A of chapter 23A, without having to meet the criteria required to be a gateway municipality.