MA H451

Bill

Investing in the Commonwealth’s schools

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to School Building Authority assistance grants. Education.

AI Summary

This bill increases the annual limit on the estimated amount of grants approved by the Massachusetts School Building Authority, which provides assistance to local communities for school construction and renovation projects. The limit is set at $500 million for fiscal year 2008 and $750 million for fiscal year 2019, and for each subsequent fiscal year, the limit is increased by the lower of the growth rate in the dedicated sales tax revenue or 4.5 percent. This is intended to provide more funding for investments in the Commonwealth's school facilities.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (20)

David Biele (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Mike Day (D), Mindy Domb (D), Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D), Carlos González (D), Stephen Hay (D), Mary Keefe (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Joan Meschino (D), Brian Murray (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Alice Peisch (D), Dave Robertson (D), Jeff Roy (D), Jon Santiago (D), José Tosado (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Andy Vargas (D), Tommy Vitolo (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348 (on 09/19/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H451

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H451
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H451.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1311	Relative to community block grants	Accompanied a study order, see H4941	Similar To
H184	Relative to state grants targeting minority communities	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
H2951	Relative to tourism and visitation marketing and promotion grants	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3919	To expand the Massachusetts School Building Authority and create a new program to assist public school districts with 21st century technology upgrades	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H527	Increasing funding for the Massachusetts School Building Authority	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
S2025	Relative to regional tourism councils	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2348	Relative to educational opportunity for students	New draft substituted, see S2350	Replaced by

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