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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1573 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 559
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Orlando Ramos and Adam Gomez
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to increased access to safe swimming.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Orlando Ramos9th Hampden1/18/2023Adam GomezHampden1/18/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/13/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1573 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 559
By Representative Ramos of Springfield and Senator Gomez, a joint petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 559) of Orlando Ramos, Adam Gomez and Michelle M. DuBois for legislation
to increase access to safe swimming. Education.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 687 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to increased access to safe swimming.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. The Massachusetts School Building Authority, under the authority granted
2in Section 3 of Chapter 70B of the General Laws, shall amend the School Building Grant
3Program Regulations (963 CMR 2.0) to provide for reimbursement for the construction or
4renovation of a swimming pool at a school in a municipality with a population greater than
535,000 and less than 250,000, a median household income below the commonwealth’s average
6and a rate of educational attainment of a bachelor’s degree or above that is below the
7commonwealth’s average.