MA H1082

Bill

Establishing a community safe school fund

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/25/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

By Mr. Calter of Kingston, a petition of Thomas J. Calter and others that cities and towns be authorized to establish community safe school funds. Municipalities and Regional Government.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes cities and towns in Massachusetts to establish a "Community Safe School Fund" to fund in-school resource officers, salaries and benefits, training, and equipment for substance abuse awareness, counseling, and emergency preparedness and response. The fund can be established by a majority vote of the municipal legislative body and financed through a surcharge of up to 3% on real estate taxes. The state treasurer will also provide 50 cents for every dollar of surcharge collected to supplement the fund. Expenditures from the fund must be approved by the municipal legislative body and can only be used for the stated purposes.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

Sponsors (8)

Thomas Calter (D), Josh Cutler (D), Angelo D'Emilia (R), James Dwyer (D), Colleen Garry (D), Mike Moore (D), Matt Muratore (R), Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/01/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1082

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1082
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1082.pdf

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