Bill > H1464

This bill establishes a comprehensive framework for the management and use of the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College. The legislation defines key terms such as "use for public purposes" (which includes access for public high school track programs, local residents, community members, and Roxbury Community College students, faculty, staff, and alumni) and "use for nonpublic purposes" (such as commercial entertainment activities). The bill empowers the college's board of trustees to manage the center, including setting user fees, establishing usage rules, determining priority of use, and entering into agreements with various groups. The center will be provided free of charge to public high school track programs and Roxbury Community College, available on a fee basis to the general public, and rentable at market rates for nonpublic purposes when not in use for public activities. Additionally, the bill stipulates that the center's operating expenses will be tracked separately from the college's general appropriations and will be subject to biennial state audits, ensuring financial transparency and proper management of this multipurpose athletic facility.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1464