SENATE DOCKET, NO. 150 FILED ON: 1/18/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 249
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James E. Timilty
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act to establish a commission on full and fair education funding and administration.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
James E. Timilty |
[District]
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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 150 FILED ON: 1/18/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 249
By Mr. Timilty, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 249) of James E. Timilty for legislation to establish a commission on full and fair education funding and administration. Education. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
SENATE
, NO. 286 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act to establish a commission on full and fair education funding and administration.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. A commission will be created consisting of five members; one appointed by the Governor; one by the Speaker of the House, one by the Minority Leader of the House, one by the President of the Senate and one by the Minority leader of the Senate. It will be the duty of this commission to within a period of one year investigate the current methods and levels of funding and administering public education consisting of; but not limited to; local schools, charter schools, and regional schools. This commission will study and compile a report on alternatives to the current mix of local elected and appointed school committees administering local education; and on alternatives to the current mix of local taxes and state aid for funding the same.
