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H4198 • 2025

An Act to promote fairness between traditional public schools and regional vocational schools

An Act to promote fairness between traditional public schools and regional vocational schools

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Sponsor
Colleen M. Garry
Last action
2025-09-30
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Education
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to promote fairness between traditional public schools and regional vocational schools

An Act to promote fairness between traditional public schools and regional vocational schools By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Colleen M.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to promote fairness between traditional public schools and regional vocational schools By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Colleen M.
  • Garry for legislation to establish parity in funding for regional vocational school districts and traditional public school districts.
  • Education.
  • Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-30 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/30/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:20 PM in Gardner Auditorium Hearing updated to New End Time

  2. 2025-09-23 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/30/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  3. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Senate concurred

  4. 2025-06-04 House

    Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Education

  5. 2025-03-27 House

    Referred to the committee on House Rules

Official Summary Text

An Act to promote fairness between traditional public schools and regional vocational schools
By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Colleen M. Garry for legislation to establish parity in funding for regional vocational school districts and traditional public school districts. Education.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Education

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4198

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6 of Chapter 70 of the General laws, no regional vocational school district shall receive an annual contribution from a member municipality greater than the percentage increase appropriated for the member’s traditional public school district’s annual budget percentage increase.

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