Bill > H55

This bill is a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations act that allocates funds across several key areas of Massachusetts state government, with a focus on education, transportation, and workforce development. The bill appropriates $1,135,000,000 from the Education and Transportation Fund, with significant investments including $400 million for MBTA workforce and safety reserves, $67 million for low-income MBTA fare relief, $32.5 million for high school experience reimagining, $75 million for career technical education school capacity improvements, $100 million for early education and care workforce support, $50 million for preschool expansion, $30 million for English language learning services, $25 million for early literacy tutoring, $150 million for special education cost reimbursements, and $77.5 million for various transportation initiatives such as municipal winter resilience assistance, transit workforce training, microtransit solutions, and highway infrastructure improvements. The bill also includes a provision to transfer income surtax revenue collected in fiscal year 2024 to the Education and Transportation Innovation and Capital Fund, and it is structured as an emergency measure to enable immediate implementation of these appropriations, with funds available through fiscal year 2028. The bill aims to address educational opportunities, transportation infrastructure, workforce development, and support for various community needs across Massachusetts.

Budget and Finance

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H55