An Act relative to educational collaboratives

This bill amends Massachusetts state law to allow employees of educational collaboratives and their member school districts to hold financial interests in contracts for educational services, provided specific disclosure and approval steps are followed. Under the new rules, employees must submit written disclosures of these contracts to the relevant agencies and obtain approval from their appointing authorities before providing any services. The legislation also requires that contracts be publicly noticed or created through an open competitive process to ensure transparency, while defining educational services to include student support, professional development, and related community-based work.