MA H541

Bill

To expand the Massachusetts School Building Authority and create a new program to assist public school districts with 21st century technology upgrades

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to technology upgrade programs for public schools. Education.

AI Summary

This bill expands the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) to create a new program that provides partial funding to public school districts for 21st-century technology upgrades. The technology upgrade program will be a competitive grant program, with grants distributed by the MSBA based on need and urgency. The bill also requires the MSBA to maintain funding for all existing capital programs at or above the fiscal year 2021 levels.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Bruce Ayers (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2727 (on 03/03/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H541

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H541
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H541.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H548	Relative to the Massachusetts School Building Authority	Accompanied a new draft, see S2727	Similar To
H599	To promote fairness between traditional public schools and regional vocational schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5136	Similar To
S2727	Establishing a special commission to study the effectiveness of the Massachusetts School Building Authority	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S2748	Relative to educator diversity	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S306	Modernizing school construction	Accompanied a new draft, see S2727	Similar To
S340	Providing for increased reimbursements for special education costs	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S348	To expand the capacity of career technical schools	Accompanied a new draft, see S2749	Similar To
S354	To improve and enhance the Advisory Board to the Massachusetts School Building Authority	Accompanied a new draft, see S2727	Similar To
S366	Relative to educator diversity	Accompanied a new draft, see S2748	Similar To

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