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Introduced
01/23/2017
01/23/2017
In Committee
01/25/2018
01/25/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
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
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1082 |
Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1082.pdf |
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