HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1143        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3478

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Solomon Goldstein-Rose

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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 protecting district school funding.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Solomon Goldstein-Rose

3rd Hampshire

1/18/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1143        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3478

By Mr. Goldstein-Rose of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3478) of Solomon Goldstein-Rose and Denise Provost relative to district school funding.  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 protecting district 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:
 

Section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the figure “(3)”, in line 191, the following words:- ; provided, however, that a public school district shall pay its foundation budget rate per-pupil cost as set forth in chapter 70 or the statewide average foundation budget rate per-pupil cost, whichever is lower, for each charter school student in such district. The department shall calculate, for each fiscal year, the rate per-pupil cost for each district and the average rate per-pupil cost statewide, based on the foundation budget, as set forth in said chapter 70.  The department shall make such rates publicly available on its web site.