HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1279        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 446

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kimberly N. Ferguson

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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 powers and duties of a regional school district.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/15/2019

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/22/2019

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/23/2019

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/23/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/23/2019

Dean A. Tran

Worcester and Middlesex

1/24/2019

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

1/25/2019

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

1/29/2019

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

1/30/2019

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/31/2019

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

1/31/2019

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1279        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 446

By Mrs. Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 446) of Kimberly N. Ferguson and others relative to the powers and duties of regional school districts.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 249 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to the powers and duties of a regional school district.

 

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. Section 16 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following subsection:-

(s) A regional school district may serve as the fiscal agent when the regional district and one or more towns or superintendency union have hired the same superintendent and central office staff; provided that the regional district shall enter into a written agreement with the school committee or committees concerning the regional district billing the school committee or committees for services and payment of personnel.