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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, July 31, 2026.

 The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Bill relative to school choice (House, No. 5502), reports recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting therefor the accompanying bill (House, No. 5632).

For the committee,

AARON MICHLEWITZ.

        FILED ON: 7/31/2026

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5632

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 amended by section 155 of chapter 102 of the acts of 2026, is hereby further amended by inserting after subsection (k) the following subsection:-

 (k½) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any municipal school district operating pursuant to a tuition agreement, and not a regional school district agreement, for middle and high school education, may exempt incoming school choice students at the elementary level from participation in the tuition agreement.