HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2593        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 348

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

_________________

PRESENTED BY:

Peter J. Durant

_________________

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 establishing a limit for the municipal revenue growth factor.

_______________

PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Peter J. Durant

6th Worcester

1/16/2015

John Marsi

22 Camelot Dr. Dudley, MA. 01571

1/16/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2593        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 348

By Mr. Durant of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 348) of Peter J. Durant and John Marsi relative to municipal revenue growth factors for support of local schools and school districts.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

_______________

In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

_______________

 

An Act relative to establishing a limit for the municipal revenue growth factor.

 

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

Chapter 70 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 6 the following section:-

Section 6A.  Preliminary local contribution shall be the municipality's minimum required local contribution, increased or decreased by the municipal revenue growth factor; provided however, that any contribution over 2.5 per cent shall require an override vote by the town at a ballot election.

If regional school district requests an additional contribution over the permitted 2.5 per cent, all of the municipalities affected by said increase shall be required to vote on the override at a ballot election.  A majority of the municipalities must vote yes for the override to carry.  In the event of a tie, the override shall fail.