Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Education

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Monday, September 18, 2023

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-2 and Virtual

Event Description

The Joint Committee on Education will be holding a hearing on School Buildings and School Finance.

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be live-streamed on the Massachusetts Legislature website. To register to testify in-person or virtually, please provide contact information on the form linked here. The deadline to sign up for virtual testimony is 1:00PM on Friday, September 15th. Those wishing to testify in person may register in person at the time of the hearing but are encouraged to register ahead of time using this form. The Chair will limit testimony to three minutes per individual and reserves the right to call public officials out of turn.

Please email written testimony to House Chair Denise Garlick at Denise.Garlick@mahouse.gov and Senate Chair Jason Lewis at Jason.Lewis@masenate.gov. The Chairs request that those submitting written testimony include “EDUCATION COMMITTEE TESTIMONY” and the bill number IN THE SUBJECT LINE, and provide the committee with your name, organization, and phone number. Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chair. As always, do not hesitate to contact our staff at (617) 722-2070 (or Collin.Fedor@mahouse.gov and Zachary.Crowley@masenate.gov) if you have any questions.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Education - 9-18-2023	9/18/2023 1:00 PM	02:36:02

School Buildings and School Finance 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.469	An Act establishing a green and healthy schools working group and implementation plan	Mindy Domb
S.242	An Act establishing a Green and Healthy Schools working group and implementation plan	Joanne M. Comerford
S.309	An Act establishing a special commission to review the adequacy and equity of the Massachusetts school building program	Jason M. Lewis
H.568	An Act establishing a special commission to study the effectiveness of the Massachusetts School Building Authority	Adam J. Scanlon
S.278	An Act establishing a special commission to study the effectiveness of the Massachusetts School Building Authority	Barry R. Finegold
H.606	An Act relative to MSBA school funding	Marcus S. Vaughn
H.441	An Act modernizing school construction	Daniel Cahill
S.251	An Act modernizing school construction	Brendan P. Crighton
H.569	An Act providing school building assistance for special education collaboratives	Adam J. Scanlon
S.331	An Act providing school building assistance for Special Education Collaboratives	Jacob R. Oliveira
H.3881	An Act relative to alert systems in public schools	Marcus S. Vaughn
H.554	An Act relative to equipping public elementary and secondary schools with panic alarms or emergency mechanisms	Edward R. Philips
H.427	An Act relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies	Brian M. Ashe
S.271	An Act relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools	Ryan C. Fattman
S.2440	An Act to improve student and staff attendance and performance by ensuring CO2 monitoring in schools throughout the Commonwealth	Cindy F. Friedman
H.574	An Act relative to facilities grants for approved projects under the school building assistance program	Adam J. Scanlon
S.359	An Act relative to school districts in receivership and the Massachusetts School Building Authority	John C. Velis
H.3569	An Act relative to funding of school construction projects	Rodney M. Elliott
S.298	An Act relative to increased material costs in school construction projects	Edward J. Kennedy
H.559	An Act relative to increased access to safe swimming	Orlando Ramos
S.281	An Act relative to school improvements in the town of Wilmington	Barry R. Finegold
H.553	An Act relative to the consideration of ergonomically designed school buildings	Edward R. Philips
H.567	An Act relative to the Massachusetts School Building Authority	Aaron L. Saunders
S.295	An Act to create a facilities loan program for private special education schools	John F. Keenan
H.431	An Act to expand the Massachusetts School Building Authority and create a new program to assist public school districts with 21st century technology upgrades	Bruce J. Ayers
H.505	An Act to improve and enhance the Advisory Board to the Massachusetts School Building Authority	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
S.303	An Act increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget	Jason M. Lewis
H.448	An Act insuring adequate minimum school aid	Josh S. Cutler
H.481	An Act relative to educational freedom	William C. Galvin
H.510	An Act relative to foundation budget review commission permanence	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.562	An Act relative to inflation adjustments for education aid	John H. Rogers
H.3894	An Act relative to state aid for public schools	Manny Cruz

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