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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 304 FILED ON: 1/8/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4038 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | John Barrett, III |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to school transportation reimbursement. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:John Barrett, III1st Berkshire1/8/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 304 FILED ON: 1/8/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4038 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4038) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | John Barrett, III relative to school transportation reimbursement. Education. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 21 | 21 | | _______________ |
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| 22 | 22 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | An Act relative to school transportation reimbursement. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2section 7C the following section:- |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3 Section 7D. (a) To provide for a 100 per cent reimbursement of the cost of transportation |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4not reimbursable under section 7A, the state treasurer shall annually, on or before November 20, |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5pay to a qualifying municipality the sums required for full reimbursement of transportation costs |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6incurred directly from the transportation between school and home of any pupil. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7 (b) A qualifying municipality eligible for funding under this section shall include any |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8municipality that: (i) is not a gateway municipality as defined in section 3A of chapter 23A; (ii) |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9receives no transportation reimbursement from the commonwealth because it is not a member of |
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| 37 | 37 | | 10a regional school district; and (iii) has a population with 10 per cent or more living at or below |
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| 38 | 38 | | 11the federal poverty line, as determined by the most recent United States Census Bureau statistics. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 12 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on July 30, 2025. |
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