1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4030 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 586 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Priscila S. Sousa _________________ 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 public preschool facilities. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Priscila S. Sousa6th Middlesex1/20/2023 1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4030 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 586 By Representative Sousa of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 586) of Priscila S. Sousa relative to public preschool facility construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation. Education. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court (2023-2024) _______________ An Act relative to public preschool facilities. 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 2 Section 2 of Chapter 70B is hereby amended by changing the definition of “Capital 3construction project” to the following:- 4 “any capital project, other than a major reconstruction project, for the construction, the 5enlargement or original equipping of any public schoolhouse, including any facility used as a 6public preschool program as defined by Section 1A of Chapter 15D, in any city or town, or a 7project for the renovation or partial renovation of an existing structure for use as a schoolhouse; 8or the renovation or partial renovation of an existing schoolhouse.”