Bill > S2514

This bill appropriates funds for various education and transportation initiatives for fiscal year 2025, with some funds available through fiscal year 2028, and is funded from the Education and Transportation Innovation and Capital Fund. * **Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT):** * MBTA Low-Income Fare Relief: $20,000,000 * MBTA Workforce/Safety Reserve: $100,000,000 * Operating transfer to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) deficiency fund: $200,000,000 * Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund for culvert and small bridge modernization: $25,000,000 * Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund for workforce and training initiatives at regional transit authorities and transit improvements: $25,000,000 * Local one-time transportation projects: $12,817,000 * Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund for capital infrastructure improvements and equipment/facilities upgrades at regional transit authorities: $50,000,000 * Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund for water transportation infrastructure, including ferry services and port infrastructure: $20,000,000 * Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund for construction and reconstruction of municipal ways: $165,000,000 * Improvements to MBTA commuter rail system infrastructure: $50,000,000 * Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund for microtransit initiatives and last mile transportation solutions: $10,000,000 * Reserve for publicly incurred transportation costs associated with the 2026 World Cup: $5,000,000 * **Executive Office of Education:** * Grant program for career technical education school opportunities: $100,000,000 (available through fiscal year 2028) * Local one-time education projects: $21,093,000 * Educational grants to reduce waitlist for English for speakers of other language services: $10,000,000 (funds may be transferred to fiscal year 2026 item) * Early literacy high dosage tutoring initiative program: $25,000,000 * Reserve for special education instructional and transportation costs: $190,000,000 (reimbursements in fiscal year 2026 for fiscal year 2025 costs) * Supplemental grants for school construction projects experiencing cost increases: $50,000,000 * **Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:** * Special Education Circuit Breaker: $58,000,000 * Study to assess current and future capital needs at Massachusetts educational collaboratives and special education schools: $500,000 (report due June 30, 2025) * **Department of Higher Education:** * Capital program at public institutions of higher education: $190,000,000 * **Holocaust Legacy Foundation, Inc.:** * Establishment of the Boston Holocaust Museum: $5,000,000

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2514