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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3836 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 540
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael S. Day
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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 charter school caps.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michael S. Day31st Middlesex1/17/2025Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire2/11/2025James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/11/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3836 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 540
By Representative Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 540) of
Michael S. Day, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and James B. Eldridge relative to charter school caps.
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 charter school caps.
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. Section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 186, the figure “9” and inserting in
3place thereof the following figure:- 5.
4 SECTION 2. Said section 89 of said chapter 71 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
5hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 187 to 191, inclusive, the words “provided,
6however, that a public school district's total charter tuition payment to commonwealth charter
7schools shall not exceed 18 per cent of the district's net school spending if the school district
8qualifies under paragraph (3)”.
9 SECTION 3. Said section 89 of said chapter 71 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
10hereby further amended by striking out, in line 194, the figure “9” and inserting in place thereof
11the following figure:- 5. 2 of 2
12 SECTION 4. Said section 89 of said chapter 71 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
13hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 195 to 196, inclusive, the words “or 18 per cent
14for those districts that qualify under said paragraph (3)”
15 SECTION 5. Said section 89 of said chapter 71 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
16hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 218 to 223, inclusive, the words “the school
17district's total charter school tuition payment to commonwealth charter schools may exceed 9 per
18cent of the district's net school spending but shall not exceed 18 per cent. For a district qualifying
19under this paragraph whose charter school tuition payments exceed 9 per cent of the school
20district's net school spending,”
21 SECTION 6. Said section 89 of said chapter 71 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
22hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 275 to 281, inclusive, the words “If a district is
23no longer in the lowest 10 per cent, the net school spending cap shall be 9 per cent, unless the
24district net school spending was above 9 per cent in the year prior to moving out of the lowest 10
25per cent in which case the net school spending cap shall remain at the higher level plus
26enrollment previous approved by the board.”
27 SECTION 7. Said section 89 of said chapter 71 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
28hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 282 to 290, subsection (i)(4) in its entirety.