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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1719 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 388
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Robyn K. Kennedy
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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 to fix the chapter 70 inflation adjustment.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Robyn K. KennedyFirst WorcesterVanna Howard17th Middlesex1/29/2025Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/7/2025Mike Connolly26th Middlesex2/7/2025James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol2/11/2025Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk2/19/2025Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester2/19/2025Patricia D. JehlenSecond Middlesex2/19/2025John F. KeenanNorfolk and Plymouth2/20/2025Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex2/26/2025James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester3/3/2025 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1719 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 388
By Ms. Kennedy, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 388) of Robyn K. Kennedy,
Vanna Howard, Jacob R. Oliveira, Mike Connolly and other members of the General Court for
legislation to fix the chapter 70 inflation adjustment. 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 to fix the chapter 70 inflation adjustment.
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 2 of chapter 70 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 46 through 57, the definition of
3“Foundation allotments” and inserting in place thereof the following new definition:-
4 “Foundation allotments”, the sum of the foundation category costs for each district;
5provided, however, that the sum in each foundation category shall be the product of enrollment
6in each foundation enrollment category that is eligible for the respective foundation category and
7the per-pupil rate assigned to each foundation category; provided further, that in each year the
8per-pupil rate for each foundation category, except employee benefits and fixed charges, shall
9not be less than the foundation per-pupil rate in section 3 of this chapter adjusted by the
10foundation inflation index; and provided further, that in each year the rate for employee benefits
11and fixed charges shall not be less than the prior year's rate adjusted by the foundation employee
12benefits inflation rate. 2 of 2
13 SECTION 2. Said section 2 of said chapter 70, as so appearing, is hereby further
14amended by striking out, in lines 93 through 96, the definition of “Foundation inflation index”
15and inserting in place thereof the following new definition:-
16 “Foundation inflation index”, the ratio of the value of the implicit price deflator for state
17and local government consumption expenditures and gross investment in the first quarter of the
18prior fiscal year to the value of that same deflator in the first quarter of fiscal year two thousand
19and nineteen; provided that the increase in the index over the prior fiscal year shall not exceed
20four-and-one-half percent.