Amendment #152 to H4000

Regional School District Planning Committee

Representatives Turner of Dennis, Gobi of Spencer, Andrews of Orange, Benson of Lunenburg, D'Emilia of Bridgewater, Durant of Spencer, Ferguson of Holden, Gregoire of Marlborough, Mannal of Barnstable, Mark of Peru, Orrall of Lakeville, Peake of Provincetown, Pignatelli of Lenox, Puppolo of Springfield, Schmid of Westport, Straus of Mattapoisett, Vieira of Falmouth and Zlotnik of Gardner move to amend the bill by adding the following section:

"Section XXXX. Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out Section 14 and inserting in place thereof the following section:—

Section 14. Any town, by either a majority vote of its selectmen and a majority vote of the school committee or by vote in town meeting duly called therefore, may create a special unpaid committee to be known as a regional school district planning committee, to consist of three members, including one member of the school committee, to be appointed by the moderator; and may at the same meeting or at a subsequent meeting appropriate for the expense of said committee such sum or sums, not exceeding one tenth of one percent of the assessed valuation of such town in the preceding year, as it may deem necessary.  Regional school district planning committee from any two or more towns may join together to form a regional school district planning board or boards.  Such regional school district planning board shall organize forthwith upon its formation by the election of a chairman and secretary-treasurer. ".