An Act relative to state reimbursement for non-district vocational school transportation costs
This bill amends Massachusetts state law to remove language that limits funding based on available appropriations. It directly affects vocational schools that are not part of a local school district by allowing them to receive reimbursement for student transportation costs without the previous restriction. The key mechanism involves deleting specific phrases from existing statutes to ensure these transportation expenses are covered as a standard part of the reimbursement process. This change aims to provide a clearer financial pathway for non-district vocational programs to cover the cost of moving students to and from their training sites.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Feb 20, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Josh Cutler
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Murray
DDemocratic
Co
Lindsay Sabadosa
DDemocratic
Co
Vanna Howard
DDemocratic
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