HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3677 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2859
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Stephen Kulik
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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 the Mohawk Trail Regional School District and the Hawlemont Regional School District.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Stephen Kulik | 1st Franklin | 1/20/2017 |
Adam G. Hinds | Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden | 2/3/2017 |
Paul W. Mark | 2nd Berkshire | 2/3/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3677 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2859
By Mr. Kulik of Worthington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2859) of Stephen Kulik, Adam G. Hinds and Paul W. Mark for legislation to authorize the Mohawk Trail Regional School District to continue to operate as a pre-kindergarten through grade twelve school district. Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act relative to the Mohawk Trail Regional School District and the Hawlemont Regional School District.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to Whereas, the deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to confirm certain operations of the Mohawk Trail Regional School District and of the Hawlemont Regional School District, therefore it is hereby declared to be a public emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience., therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
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. Chapter 371 of the acts of 1993 is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 5 and 6, the words “the regional school agreement voted upon prior to July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-three by said towns except where this legislation expressly grants exemptions” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- its regional school district agreement.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding chapter 371 of the acts of 1993 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the Mohawk Trail Regional School District shall continue to operate as a pre-kindergarten through grade twelve school district under the regional agreement approved by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education on August 27, 2015 provided that the district may amend its agreement, in the manner set forth therein, consistent with chapter 71 of the General Laws.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding chapter 371 of the acts of 1993 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the Hawlemont Regional School District shall continue to operate as a pre-kindergarten through grade six school district under the latest regional agreement last approved by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education provided that the district may amend its agreement, in the manner set forth therein, consistent with chapter 71 of the General Laws.
SECTION 4. Notwithstanding section 16B of chapter 71 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the Mohawk Trail Regional School District shall continue to vote on and approve its annual budget using the so-called unit method, described as follows: (i) at least 2/3 of the total number of units shall be required to approve the annual budget; and (ii) a vote of the town meeting for each member town where resident students are entitled to attend school administered by the district for grade levels pre-kindergarten through twelfth shall be counted as 2 units, while a vote of the town meeting for each other member town shall be counted as 1 unit.