Budget Amendment ID: FY2025-S4-1033

LOC 1033

Relief for school districts below effort

Messrs. Lewis and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after the fifth paragraph of section 3 the following paragraph:-

“Notwithstanding section 2 of chapter 70 of the General Laws or any general or special law to the contrary, the term “required local contribution” shall be defined as a municipality's preliminary local contribution; provided, however, that if the preliminary local contribution is greater than the target local contribution, then the preliminary local contribution shall be reduced by the product of its excess effort and the effort reduction percentage; provided further, that in a municipality with a combined effort yield equal to or greater than 175 per cent of its foundation budget, the required local contribution shall not be less than 82.5 per cent of the municipality's foundation budget; and provided further, that the commissioner shall allocate each municipality's required local contribution among the districts to which the municipality belongs and such allocation shall be in proportion to each district's share of the municipality's foundation budget; provided that this paragraph shall only remain in effect through the fiscal year ending in June 30, 2025.”