MA S295

Bill

Establishing a Special Education Funding Reform Commission

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a Special Education Funding Reform Commission. Education.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a Special Education Funding Reform Commission to review the Commonwealth's system for financing special education and make recommendations for a more equitable system that provides adequate funding to local school districts. The commission will evaluate the current special education financing structure and make recommendations to achieve various goals, such as ensuring that special education funds are sufficient to provide high-quality education, recognizing the variation in resources required for different disabilities, and promoting the efficient use of funds without incentivizing the under or misdiagnosis of students with disabilities. The commission will include representatives from various state agencies and organizations, and it will conduct public hearings before issuing its recommendations by June 30, 2022.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (4)

Jo Comerford (D)*, Sal DiDomenico (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Mike Moore (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2756 (on 03/14/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S295

(26 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S295
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S295.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1271	Relative to Health Policy Commission reviews of scope of practice proposals	Accompanied a study order, see H5201	Similar To
H2583	Relative to public hearings of the Group Insurance Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2584	Providing that decisions of the Labor Relations Commission in representation cases shall be subject to judicial review	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2587	Relative to Group Health Insurance Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2588	Relative to the Labor Relations Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2638	Relative to the size of the Group Insurance Commission board	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2727	To study the modernization of retirement systems for future state employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3725	Authorizing alternates on the Tyngsborough conservation commission	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4016	Establishing a special legislative commission to study poverty in the Commonwealth	Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4017	Establishing a special commission to examine the Department of Public Health’s nursing home licensure process and requirements	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 34 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H558	Establishing a special education funding reform commission	Accompanied a study order, see H5099	Similar To
H609	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to child suicide	No further action taken	Similar To
S1289	Establishing a commission to examine methamphetamine use in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5225	Similar To
S16	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution establishing an independent redistricting commission	Placed on file, in concurrence	Similar To
S1612	Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1736	Relative to surplus in retirement systems	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2076	Establishing a special commission to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of state agencies, programs, and services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2113	Establishing a commission on government accountability, economy, and efficiency	Accompanied a study order, see S2620	Similar To
S2497	To amend the town charter of the town of North Andover	New Draft substituted, see S2561	Similar To
S2756	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to education issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S3095	Establishing a Greylock Glen commission	No further action taken	Similar To
S428	Resolve relative to a special community care retirement communities commission	Accompanied a study order, see S2650	Similar To
S573	Resolve to protect pollinator habitat	Accompanied a new draft, see H4603	Similar To
S60	Establishing a commission on automated decision-making by government in the commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see S2688	Similar To
S82	Establishing a special commission to study women and homelessness	Recommitted to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently	Similar To
S994	Prohibiting discrimination based on natural hairstyles	Accompanied H1907	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1271

Relative to Health Policy Commission reviews of scope of practice proposals

Accompanied a study order, see H5201

Similar To

H2583

Relative to public hearings of the Group Insurance Commission