SENATE DOCKET, NO. 929 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 287
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Anne M. Gobi
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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 school funding.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 929 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 287
By Ms. Gobi, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 287) of Anne M. Gobi relative to school funding. Education. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 408 OF 2013-2014.]
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 school funding.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
The secretary of administration and finance in cooperation with the commissioner of revenue and the commissioner of education as appearing in Section 3A of Chapter 70 of the General Laws shall include in said criteria, components, equations, and underlying data necessary to generate the required minimum local contribution, a new component.
Such new component shall, for municipalities with a population of 6,000 or less, exclude data regarding the highest five percent and lowest five percent of property values and resident annual income of said municipalities, from calculations regarding local contribution.