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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1721 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 389
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 honoring the commonwealth’s commitment to public school districts.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Robyn K. KennedyFirst WorcesterVanna Howard17th Middlesex1/29/2025Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk1/30/2025Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/7/2025James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol2/11/2025Mike Connolly26th Middlesex2/13/2025Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester2/19/2025John F. KeenanNorfolk and Plymouth2/20/2025James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester3/3/2025 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1721 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 389
By Ms. Kennedy, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 389) of Robyn K. Kennedy,
Vanna Howard, Michael D. Brady, Jacob R. Oliveira and other members of the General Court
for legislation relative to charter school reimbursed by the commonwealth. 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 honoring the commonwealth’s commitment to public school districts.
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 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by striking out subsection (gg) and inserting in place thereof the following
3subsection:-
4 (gg) Any district whose total charter school tuition amount is greater than its total charter
5school tuition amount for the previous year shall be reimbursed by the commonwealth in
6accordance with this paragraph and subject to appropriation; provided, however, that no funds
7for said reimbursements shall be deducted from funds distributed pursuant to chapter 70. The
8district's reimbursement shall be 100 per cent of the increase in the year in which the increase
9occurs, 80 per cent of the increase in the year following the increase, 60 per cent of the increase
10in the second year following the increase and 40 per cent of the increase in the third year
11following the increase.