Amendment ID: S3041-334-R1
Redraft Amendment 334
SWM Amendment
Mr. Rodrigues moves that the proposed new text be amended in section 2 by striking out item 1108-5200 in its entirety; and
in section 2A, in item 1596-0111, by adding the following words: “; and provided further, that the department shall prioritize funding for schools that do not have existing equipment or training programs for teachers and staff to enforce cell phone-free public schools”; and
in said section 2A, in item 1596-2517, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to Joseph Case high school in the town of Swansea for costs associated with upgrading auditorium seating; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the Freetown Lakeville regional school district for renovations and improvements to the swimming pool at the George R. Austin intermediate school; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to Somerset public schools for boiler equipment replacement at the South elementary school in the town of Somerset; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to Rochester public schools to offset special education costs at the Rochester Memorial school in the town of Rochester; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the Old Colony Regional Regional Vocational Technical School for communications and security systems upgrades in the town of Rochester; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Agawam public schools for student behavioral health services; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the Agawam public schools for professional development training; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Easthampton public schools for special education services; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Marcella R. Kelly elementary school in the city of Holyoke for playground ADA-compliant accessibility improvements; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Westfield high school for auditorium upgrades and improvements; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended to West Springfield public schools for behavioral health resources and clinician support; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the town of Southampton for operations and programming costs at the William E. Norris elementary school; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Russell for student transportation; provided further that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of Montgomery for costs associated with student transportation and programming; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for special education services in public schools in the city of Northampton; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the public schools in the city of Greenfield; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the Amherst-Pelham regional school district; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the public schools in the town of Hadley; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the public schools in the town of Hatfield; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Sunderland elementary school; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to Canton high school for the purchase of Italian language and cultural education curriculum materials in partnership with CIAO, the Cultural Italian American Organization; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended to Attleboro public schools for the purchase of math curriculum; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to Attleboro public schools for the purchase of a new academic and career planning platform; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Canton public schools for the purchase of a vehicle to be used for special education transportation; provided further, that not less than $83,000 shall be expended to Sharon public schools for the purchase of tablets to be used by students; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to Mansfield public schools for mental health support services for students; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to bring the National Speech and Debate Association programming to public schools; provided further, that not less than $102,000 shall be expended for the National History Day in Massachusetts program, operated by the Massachusetts Historical Society, for providing access to National History Day curriculum and services to public school students and educators; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Ashland public schools for capital expenses; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Holliston public schools for mental health programs; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Medway public schools for mental health programs; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Framingham public schools for the Metrowest ESL Fund for expenses including, but not limited to, educational materials and supplies; and provided further, that any entity receiving funds from this item that is not an instrumentality of the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof shall enter into an agreement with a public school district, a municipality or a department, agency or instrumentality of the commonwealth that ensures funds are expended in compliance with the Article CXXI of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth and
in said section 2A, in said item 1596-2617, by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:-“$26,868,327”; and
in said section 2A, in item 1596-2622, by inserting after the word “years”, in line 200, the following words:- “in the state of Massachusetts”; and
in said section 2A, in said item 1596-2622, by inserting after the word “analysis”, in line 204, the following words:- “based on the acute care hospitals in each system”; and
in said section 2A, in said item 1596-2622, by inserting after the word “repaid”, in line 214, the following words:- “, with interest, at a rate to be determined by the medical school,”; and
in said section 2A, in item 1596-2624, by striking out the wording and inserting in place thereof the following wording:-
For a grant program to support the long-term fiscal health of school districts through shared services and regionalization; provided, that grants shall be awarded to school districts for: (i) study, planning and implementation of school district regionalization; (ii) study, planning and implementation of shared services among school districts; and (iii) technical assistance relative to the repurposing of existing school facilities that are no longer needed as a result of regionalization; provided further, that such grants shall prioritize school districts: (a) with significant and sustained enrollment decline as defined by the department of elementary and secondary education; (b) where existing school space is underutilized; and (c) where the regionalization or shared services proposal will produce significant expansion of available academic resources and supports as a result of cost savings or economies of scale; provided further, that funds distributed from this item shall not be considered chapter 70 aid for the calculation of the minimum required local contribution for the upcoming fiscal year; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the department of elementary and secondary education to create and maintain a public toolkit on school district regionalization; provided further, that the toolkit shall include, but not be limited to: (1) information on resources available to school districts to study, plan and implement regionalization and shared services; (2) information on how to apply for grants that promote regionalization and shared services, including those funded by this item; (3) best practices for regionalization and shared services implementation among school districts; (4) case studies of successful regionalization and shared services initiatives in the commonwealth, including the resources utilized to complete the initiatives; (5) contact information for staff at the department dedicated to assisting school districts with implementing regionalization and shared services; and (6) a list and contact information for recommended and high-quality entities and resources to assist school districts in implementing regionalization and shared services; provided further, that the toolkit shall be made public not later than 180 days prior to any notice of grant opportunity or similarly named advertisement for grant proposals being issued from funds in this item; provided further, that not later than 120 days prior to any notice of grant opportunity or similarly named advertisement for grant proposals being issued from funds in this item, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on education and the senate and house committees on ways and means detailing a plan for equitably advertising the grant opportunity and provisions made to assist districts in need of technical assistance in order to competitively apply for the grant opportunity; provided further, that annually, not later than November 30, any district receiving funds from this item shall submit a report to the department of elementary and secondary education outlining progress the district has made in studying, planning or implementing regionalization or shared services; and provided further, that annually, not later than December 31, the department shall submit a report to the board of elementary and secondary education, the senate and house committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education detailing the calculation and planned distribution of funds to school districts under this item and the department’s progress with implementing the toolkit and grant outlined in this item and measuring the success of ongoing or completed school district regionalization and shared services efforts”;
in said section 2A, in item 1596-2507, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $225,000 shall be expended to the highway department in the town of Westport for the purchase of a new snow blower attachment; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of North Attleboro for transportation infrastructure improvements and traffic mitigation on Draper avenue; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a comprehensive public safety and congestion mitigation study, redesign, planning and reconstruction support of the state highway route 140 and state highway route 123 intersection in the town of Norton; provided further, that not less than $115,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of North Attleboro for road restoration, road striping and signage on Landry avenue; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to the town of Foxborough to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of all railroad grade crossings related to traffic and pedestrian safety, traffic efficiency and potential noise mitigation and quiet zone implementation; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Framingham for sidewalks, curbing, crossings, ramps, and other pedestrian and ADA accessibility upgrades; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Hopkinton for energy and infrastructure upgrades to the town’s garage on Fruit street; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the West Natick section of the town of Natick for sidewalk design and improvements; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to communities in the Metrowest region, including the city of Framingham and the towns of Ashland, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medway and Natick, to be distributed to those municipalities based on road mileage for transportation and pedestrian mobility or safety improvements; and provided further, that any entity receiving funds from this item that is not an instrumentality of the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof shall enter into an agreement with a public school district, a municipality or a department, agency or instrumentality of the commonwealth that ensures funds are expended in compliance Article CXXI of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth”; and
in said section 2A, in item 1596-2507, by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure “$10,192,773”; and
by inserting after section 9, the following section:-
SECTION 9A. Subsection (b) of section 35XX of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “to”, in line 17, the following word:- “, camping”; and
by inserting after section 24 the following 2 sections:-
“SECTION 24A. Item 8000-0313 of said section 2 of said chapter 9 is hereby amended by striking out the words "for the purchase body-worn cameras for the police department in the town of Freetown" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- for an automated license plate reader system for the police department in the town of Freetown and such funds shall be made available through June 30, 2027.
SECTION 24B. Said item 8000-0313 of said section 2 of said chapter 9 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word "Somerset” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available through June 30, 2027.”.