HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2947        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 643

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James M. Kelcourse and Meghan Kilcoyne

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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 to create efficiencies in the education system.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

James M. Kelcourse

1st Essex

2/18/2021

Meghan Kilcoyne

12th Worcester

2/18/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2947        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 643

By Representatives Kelcourse of Amesbury and Kilcoyne of Northborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 643) of James M. Kelcourse and Meghan Kilcoyne for legislation to further regulate the administration of public education systems.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act to create efficiencies in the education system.

 

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 64 of Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following four paragraphs added after the last paragraph:

Any existing public school district, regional school district, or Commonwealth Charter School which seeks to consolidate the following positions with other such school districts or schools in the form of a Superintendency Union will be provided a one-time incentive payment of an amount of funds, subject to appropriation from year to year, which may be applied toward the restructuring costs of such consolidation or to other benefit as the local School Committee may decide. Such payments will be provided subject to appropriation by the legislature for the fiscal year.

Such qualifying Superintendency Unions will consolidate, at a minimum, the functions of the positions of Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Business Managers, Curriculum Directors, Special Education Directors, Human Resource Managers, Academic Department Chairs, Guidance Chairs, Athletic Directors, English Language Learning Directors, and Information Technology Directors, along with their associated staff positions.

Upon initial consolidation, and in application for receipt of the incentive payments for the member districts, each Superintendency Union shall submit to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for approval, a consolidation transition plan which will provide for the elimination of all redundant positions before three years shall have elapsed from the time of the formation of the Superintendency Union.

Subject to appropriation for the fiscal year, funds will be provided to both the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Revenue for the purpose of providing technical assistance for the formation of such Superintendency Unions.