HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2112 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 496
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 establishing a private school tuition deduction task force.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/16/2019 |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex | 1/24/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 1/17/2019 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 1/17/2019 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 1/31/2019 |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable | 1/28/2019 |
David F. DeCoste | 5th Plymouth | 1/28/2019 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 1/30/2019 |
Michael J. Soter | 8th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2112 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 496
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 496) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for an investigation by a task force (including members of the General Court) relative to the fiscal viability of establishing private school tuition deductions. 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 relative to establishing a private school tuition deduction task force.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
There shall be a special task force to review and report on the fiscal viability of establishing a private school tuition deduction program in the commonwealth. The task force shall consist of 9 members: the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education or their designees, who shall serve as the co-chairs of the task force; a member of the general court appointed by the senate minority leader; a member of the general court appointed by the house minority leader; the executive director of the Association of Independent Schools in New England, or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association, or a designee; and 3 persons to be appointed by the secretary of education , 1 of whom shall be an employee of the commonwealth in the office of the secretary of education, 2 of whom shall be selected from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
The task force shall: (i) identify and review the state laws, regulations, and administrative directives that relate to private school tuitions; (ii) identify the citizens that would best benefit from tuition deduction within the commonwealth; (iii) require the department of education to submit reports to the legislature based on demographic, fiscal, and educational impact; and (iv) develop recommendations to establish legislative procedures to provide funding, regulate, and grant private school tuition deduction programs in Massachusetts.
The task force shall submit a report, including any draft legislation and regulations, to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate within 12 months of the passage of this act.