Amendment #585 to H4600

Massachusetts School Building Authority Special Commission

Representatives Scanlon of North Attleborough, Vargas of Haverhill and Vaughn of Wrentham move to amend the bill by adding the following section:

"SECTION XXXX. (a) For the purposes of this section, the word “authority” shall mean the Massachusetts School Building Authority established in section 1A of chapter 70B of the General Laws.

(b) There shall be a special commission to study and make recommendations regarding the methods utilized to generate revenue to provide funding to the Massachusetts School Building Authority to meet the needs of current and future school facility projects.

(c) The commission shall consist of: 2 members appointed by the senate president, 1 of whom shall be the senate chair of the joint committee on education and 1 of whom shall serve as co-chair; 2 members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be the house chair of the joint committee on education, and 1 of whom shall serve as co-chair; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; the secretary of education or a designee; the commissioner of elementary and secondary education or a designee; the executive director of the authority or a designee; 2 members appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a representative of a gateway city with knowledge of municipal finance and 1 of whom shall be an individual with demonstrated expertise in the design and construction of cost-effective school buildings; 2 members appointed by the state treasurer, 1 of whom shall be an individual with demonstrated expertise in the design and construction of green buildings and 1 of whom shall be an individual with demonstrated expertise in public health and indoor environmental quality in school buildings; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Inc.; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, Inc.; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators, Inc.; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Institute for Architects; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Facilities Administrators Association, Inc.; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Teachers Association; 1 member appointed by the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, Inc.; and 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Building Trades Council.

(d) The commission shall investigate and make recommendations on: (i) the long-term fiscal and educational impacts of current methods utilized to fund the Massachusetts School Building Authority (ii) alternatives for generating additional revenue to be delegated to the Massachusetts School Building Authority to expand the capacity of the authority to meet the needs of current and future school facility projects

(e) The authority and any other state agency shall make available to the commission in a timely manner any documents, data or other materials that are reasonably requested by the commission.

(f) The commission shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 1, 2025.”

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #585 to H4600

Massachusetts School Building Authority Special Commission