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AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR ADEQUACY AND EQUITY IN SCHOOL FUNDING

Documents & Status: Text of Senate 346 | Status

The bill provides for a commission to establish and maintain the formula for Chapter 70 educational funding to provide for adequacy and equity, and that the formula take into account a community’s ability to pay, and factors which increase the cost of education such as special needs students, limited English proficiency, and at-risk students. The formula also would address school spending levels and steps taken by school districts to contain costs.


AN ACT RELATIVE TO LOCAL AID ASSESSMENTS FOR POWER PLANTS

Documents & Status: Text of Senate 347 | Status

This bill will require the Department of Education to take into consideration the a municipality’s lost revenue do to a partial closing of a power plant when computing said municipality’s required local contribution under Chapter 70.


AN ACT TO REFORM THE CALCULATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATION AID

Documents & Status: Text of Senate 348 | Status

This bill would reform how the Commonwealth calculates and distributes education aid by making such aid more predictable and fairly distributed among cities and towns. 

   
Fiscal and Supplemental Budgets
   
Fiscal Year 2009 (July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009)

Fiscal Year 2008 (July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008)

Fiscal Year 2007 (July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007)

Fiscal Year 2006 (July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006)

      

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