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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1575 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 270
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Ryan C. Fattman
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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 establishing funds to provide for increases in English language learners in school
districts.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Ryan C. FattmanWorcester and Hampden 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1575 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 270
By Mr. Fattman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 270) of Ryan C. Fattman for
legislation to establish funds to provide for increases in English language learners in school
districts. Education.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 333 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 establishing funds to provide for increases in English language learners in school
districts.
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. Chapter 71A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official
2Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
3 Section 13. (a) Subject to appropriation, for each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal
4year that this section is enacted, any school district that has experienced at least a 20-student
5increase over the prior fiscal year in the number of students who are classified as English
6learners shall receive an additional cost reimbursement from the Commonwealth for such
7English learners in the current fiscal year. This reimbursement shall be equal to the positive
8difference, if any, between: (i) the number of English learners on October 1 of the prior fiscal
9year and (ii) the number of English learners students for the current fiscal year as measured by 2 of 2
10the census of such students on October 1 of that fiscal year, an shall be in an amount for each
11such student equal to the amount of reimbursement provided for in Chapter 70 for an English
12learner for that school district.
13 (b) A school district eligible for additional cost reimbursement shall receive an advance
14allotment payment from the Commonwealth as calculated by subsection (a), no later than the
15close of the first monthly accounting period in such fiscal year. Said additional cost
16reimbursements shall be kept in a separate fund by the state treasurer and shall be disbursed by
17the state treasurer at the direction of the commissioner of the board of education to the school
18district. Reimbursement to a school district pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any
19other reimbursement or a grant pursuant to Title III of Public Law 107-110.