HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2842        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 451

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

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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 investing in the Commonwealth’s schools.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

5th Essex

1/15/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

1/24/2019

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

2/1/2019

Andres X. Vargas

3rd Essex

2/1/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/25/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/18/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

1/19/2019

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

1/24/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/28/2019

Michael S. Day

31st Middlesex

1/28/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/30/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

1/30/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/31/2019

David Biele

4th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Michelle L. Ciccolo

15th Middlesex

2/1/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/1/2019

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Joan Meschino

3rd Plymouth

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2842        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 451

By Ms. Ferrante of Gloucester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 451) of Ann-Margaret Ferrante and others relative to School Building Authority assistance grants.  Education.

 

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 investing in the Commonwealth’s schools.

 

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

Chapter 70B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out section 7 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 7. There shall be a limit on the estimated amount of grants approved by the authority during a fiscal year. For fiscal year 2008, that limit shall be $500,000,000 and for fiscal year 2019, that limit shall be $750,000,000. For each fiscal year thereafter, the limit shall be the limit for the previous fiscal year plus the lower of the rate of growth in the dedicated sales tax revenue amount, as defined in subsection (a) of section 35BB of chapter 10, or 4.5 per cent.