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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, June 15, 2026.

 The committee on Education, to whom was referred the joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4867) of John Barrett, III and Senator Mark relative to school choice, reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. 5502) ought to pass.

For the committee,

KENNETH I. GORDON.

        FILED ON: 6/11/2026

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5502

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act relative to school choice.

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

 Section 12B of chapter 76 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 216, after the word “sections” the following words:- ; provided, however, that any municipal school district operating pursuant to a tuition agreement, and not a regional school district agreement, for the provision of middle and high school education, may exempt incoming school choice students at the elementary level from participation in such tuition agreement.