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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1973 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 345
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sal N. DiDomenico
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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 eliminating education funding inflation cap.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and SuffolkColleen M. Garry36th Middlesex3/3/2025 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1973 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 345
By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 345) of Sal N. DiDomenico
and Colleen M. Garry for legislation to eliminate the education funding inflation cap. 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 eliminating education funding inflation cap.
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 2 of Chapter 70 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is
2hereby amended by striking out, in lines 93 to 96, the words "the lesser of: (i) the ratio of the
3value of the implicit price deflator for state and local government purchases in the third quarter
4of the prior fiscal year to its value in the third quarter of the fiscal year 2 years prior; and (ii)
51.045" and inserting in place thereof the following words: "the ratio of the value of the implicit
6price deflator for state and local government purchases in the third quarter of the prior fiscal year
7to its value in the third quarter of the fiscal year 2 years prior."