Bill > H4010

This bill makes supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2025, totaling over $1.1 billion, to fund various education and transportation initiatives. * **Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MBTA):** * $60,000,000 for MBTA Physical Infrastructure. * $20,000,000 for MBTA Low-Income Fare Relief. * $400,000,000 for MBTA Workforce/Safety Reserve. * $300,000,000 for an operating transfer to replenish the MBTA deficiency fund. * $13,000,000 for the MBTA to mitigate traffic impacts related to the Sumner Tunnel closure. * $25,000,000 for grants for workforce and training initiatives at regional transit authorities and transit improvements. * $10,000,000 for a pilot program to provide grants to municipalities for unpaved road repairs. * $28,930,000 for various local one-time transportation projects, including road repairs, bridge improvements, pedestrian safety, and transit services. * **Executive Office of Education:** * $10,000,000 for Universal School Meals. * $10,000,000 for Green Schoolworks. * $58,000,000 for Special Education Circuit Breaker, funded by the Student Opportunity Act Investment Fund. * $10,000,000 for the Department of Higher Education Endowment Match. * $10,000,000 for the UMass Endowment Match. * $50,000,000 for a grant program for capital improvements and initiatives to increase career technical education slots. * $13,765,000 for various local one-time education projects, including support for specific institutions, programs, and school improvements. * $15,000,000 for a reserve to support regional school transportation costs. * $55,500,000 for initiatives to support workforce, affordability, and quality improvements in the early education and care sector, including reimbursement rate increases and loan forgiveness. * $8,500,000 for educational grants to reduce the waitlist for English for speakers of other languages services. * $25,000,000 for an early literacy high-dosage tutoring initiative program. * $190,000,000 for reimbursements to school districts and direct payments for special education instructional and transportation costs. * $2,475,000 for programs to encourage graduates to work as public school educators, including scholarships and student loan repayment assistance. * $5,000,000 for a capital project to establish the Boston Holocaust Museum. All appropriations are from the Education and Transportation Fund and the Education and Transportation Innovation and Capital Fund, unless otherwise specified, and are for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, with some funds available through fiscal year 2028. The bill also establishes the Imagination Library of Massachusetts program and fund.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4010