Bill > S2506

This bill aims to modernize the foundation budget for the 21st century in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: 1. Establishing new components in the foundation budget formula, such as a tuitioned-out special education rate, assumed in-school special education enrollment, low-income increment, low-income enrollment, foundation benefits, employee and retired employee health insurance rates, and an English learner increment. 2. Requiring an annual implementation schedule to be developed by the Secretary of Administration and Finance and the Senate and House Committees on Ways and Means to fulfill the recommendations of the Foundation Budget Review Commission. 3. Creating a Data Advisory Committee to improve the use of school-level data to inform effective resource allocation decisions at the local level, including streamlining financial reporting, strengthening the Department's capacity to analyze and report data, and establishing a data collection and reporting system to track funding for low-income and English learner students. The bill aims to update the foundation budget formula to better reflect the current educational landscape and ensure adequate funding for student populations with additional needs, such as those from low-income backgrounds and English learners.

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2506