Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Education

Event Details

Status:: Completed
Event Date:: Monday, May 12, 2025
Start Time:: 1:00 PM
Location:: A-2 and Virtual
Event Description: School Buildings, School Finance, and Technology and Data

The Joint Committee on Education will hold a hybrid public hearing to solicit written and oral testimony in-person and remotely on the following bills that pertain to School Buildings, School Finance, and Technology and Data.   

To register to testify virtually, you must provide contact information on the form linked here. Individuals who wish to testify virtually at the Joint Committee on Education upcoming hearing must register by completing this form before 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 9th, 2025. Registration will CLOSE at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 9th. 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 two minutes per individual and reserves the right to call public officials out of turn.   

Please submit written testimony to Fiona Bruce-Baiden at fiona.brucebaiden@mahouse.gov and Emily Reynolds at emily.reynolds@masenate.gov or to the Committee on Education at 24 Beacon Street, Room 473G, Boston, MA 02133. 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 agreement of the Chairs.  

All matters filed in the House that are listed above are required to be reported on July 12, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.  

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be livestreamed on the General Court website, https://malegislature.gov/. Hearings will be recorded and posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Education page https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J14/ Hearings  

At the discretion of the Chairs, written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. The committee may limit availability or redact testimony that includes sensitive personal information, information about minors, or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others.  

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chair per committee rules.  

You may contact committee staff with any questions at (617) 722-2070 or (617) 722-1206 or email fiona.brucebaiden@mahouse.gov and emily.reynolds@masenate.gov if you have any questions.
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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Education - 5-12-2025	5/12/2025 1:00 PM	03:49:35

Agenda

School Buildings, School Finance, and Technology and Data 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.741	An Act relative to alert systems in public schools	Marcus S. Vaughn
H.739	An Act relative to MSBA school funding	Marcus S. Vaughn
S.352	An Act relative to MSBA school funding	Ryan C. Fattman
H.690	An Act relative to the Massachusetts School Building Authority	Aaron L. Saunders
H.609	An Act to improve and enhance the Advisory Board to the Massachusetts School Building Authority	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.512	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
S.403	An Act establishing a special commission to review the adequacy and equity of the Massachusetts school building program	Jason M. Lewis
S.390	An Act to establishing a commission to study the Massachusetts School Building Authority	Robyn K. Kennedy
H.526	An Act modernizing school construction	Daniel Cahill
S.318	An Act modernizing school construction	Brendan P. Crighton
H.677	An Act relative to increased access to safe swimming	Orlando Ramos
H.674	An Act relative to the consideration of ergonomically designed school buildings	Edward R. Philips
H.623	An Act relative to equipping public elementary and secondary schools with panic alarms or emergency mechanisms	Michael P. Kushmerek
H.509	An Act relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies	Brian M. Ashe
H.566	An Act relative to airway clearance devices	Rodney M. Elliott
H.529	An Act to reduce waste in school cafeterias	Michelle L. Ciccolo
H.555	An Act establishing a legislative commission to study and make recommendations regarding the chapter 70 funding formula	Carol A. Doherty
H.714	An Act to study raising the Chapter 70 inflation cap	Kenneth P. Sweezey
H.610	An Act relative to foundation budget review commission permanence	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
S.385	Resolve to examine Chapter 70 funding	Edward J. Kennedy
S.345	An Act eliminating education funding inflation cap	Sal N. DiDomenico
H.678	An Act to fix the chapter 70 inflation adjustment	Orlando Ramos
H.683	An Act relative to inflation adjustments for education aid	John H. Rogers
S.388	An Act to fix the chapter 70 inflation adjustment	Robyn K. Kennedy
S.440	An Act relative to Chapter 70 inflation relief	Pavel M. Payano
H.704	An Act increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget	Danillo A. Sena
S.394	An Act increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget	Jason M. Lewis
S.400	An Act to ensure adequate and equitable funding for public education	Jason M. Lewis
S.337	An Act relative to school district funding	Julian Cyr
H.701	An Act establishing a language education grant program	Danillo A. Sena
H.653	An Act to support community-based schools	Frank A. Moran
H.536	An Act relative to state aid for public schools	Manny Cruz
H.648	An Act relative to school operational efficiency	Paul McMurtry
H.581	An Act relative to educational freedom	William C. Galvin
H.3942	An Act relative to increasing the safety and security in schools	Joshua Tarsky
S.366	An Act studying the financing of chapter 74 vocational-technical and agricultural school capital improvements	Barry R. Finegold
H.747	An Act to expand virtual school eligibility for school choice students	Thomas P. Walsh
H.745	An Act establishing a grant program for school connectivity	Marcus S. Vaughn
H.633	An Act relative to student and educator data privacy	Kate Lipper-Garabedian
S.364	An Act establishing privacy standards for student and educator data	Barry R. Finegold
H.630	An Act establishing an education-to-career data center	Kate Lipper-Garabedian
S.408	An Act relative to best management practices for wireless in schools and public institutions of higher education	Paul W. Mark

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