1 of 1 SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1867 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 235 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Michael O. Moore _________________ 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 early education funding. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Michael O. MooreSecond Worcester 1 of 1 SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1867 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 235 By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 235) of Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to early education funding. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION SEE SENATE, NO. 275 OF 2021-2022.] The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court (2023-2024) _______________ An Act relative to early education funding. 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 64 of chapter 23K of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, 2is hereby amended in line 9, by adding after the word “year” the following words:- ; and 3provided further, that 32.5 percent of the funds shall be appropriated for the purposes of early 4education to supplement, not offset, any reduction in the general appropriation act from the 5previous fiscal year.