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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 444 FILED ON: 1/9/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3942
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Joshua Tarsky
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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 increasing the safety and security in schools.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Joshua Tarsky13th Norfolk1/9/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 444 FILED ON: 1/9/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3942
By Representative Tarsky of Needham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3942) of
Joshua Tarsky relative to safety and security in schools. Education.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to increasing the safety and security in schools.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 2JJJJJJ the
2following section:-
3 Section 2KKKKKK. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the
4commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the School Resource Officer Fund, to be
5administered by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education. There shall be
6credited to the fund: (i) any appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and
7specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (ii) funds from public and private sources,
8including gifts, grants and donations; and (iii) interest earned on any money in the fund. The
9commissioner may make expenditures from the fund without further appropriation for the
10purposes of providing funding to cities, towns, regional school districts and the department of
11state police for the assignment of school resource officers in schools, pursuant to section 37P of
12chapter 71; provided, that the commissioner determines that the city, town or school district does
13not have sufficient resources to otherwise assign a school resource officer. 2 of 2
14 (b) Annually, not later than July 1, the commissioner shall submit to the clerks of the
15house of representatives and the senate, the house and senate committees on ways and means, the
16joint committee on education and the joint committee on public safety and homeland security a
17report on the activities of the fund.