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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2775 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 690
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Aaron L. Saunders
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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 the Massachusetts School Building Authority.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Aaron L. Saunders7th Hampden1/16/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2775 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 690
By Representative Saunders of Belchertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 690) of
Aaron L. Saunders for legislation to increase the dedicated sales tax revenue for the school
building assistance authority and to further regulate applications for said program. 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 the Massachusetts School Building Authority.
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 35BB of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 7 and 8, the figure “1” and inserting
3in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- 2.
4 SECTION 2. Section 2 of chapter 70B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
5amended by striking out, in lines 29 and 30, the figure “1” and inserting in place thereof, in each
6instance, the following figure:- 2.
7 SECTION 3. Said chapter 70B is hereby amended by inserting after section 5 the
8following section:-
9 Section 5A. No eligible applicant that submits a statement of interest to the authority
10pursuant to section 5 shall be denied an invite to apply for a school facilities grant solely because
11of the age of the system in need of repair. The authority may consider the age of the system in
12need of repair as a factor when reviewing applications for the purpose of designating approved 2 of 2
13school projects pursuant to section 6, and for the purpose of prioritizing the approval of school
14projects and reimbursements pursuant to section 8; provided, however, that no application shall
15be rejected based solely on the age of the system in need of repair; and provided, further, that the
16authority may prioritize the repair of older systems.