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passed · Massachusetts · Senate Sep 22, 2025

S 352: An Act relative to MSBA school funding

By Mr. Fattman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 352) of Ryan C. Fattman, Marcus S. Vaughn and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to MSBA school funding increases for technical schools. Education.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill explicitly requests increased state funding for technical school programs, advancing public education budget allocation per Budget & Taxes topic indicators.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill explicitly seeks 'funding increases for technical schools' under MSBA school funding, directly advancing education funding as per indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics School Funding Student Health

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passed · Massachusetts · Senate Sep 22, 2025

S 318: An Act modernizing school construction

By Mr. Crighton, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 318) of Brendan P. Crighton and Michael J. Barrett for legislation to modernize school construction. Education.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill explicitly aims to modernize school construction, directly improving educational infrastructure per support indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Student Health

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passed · Massachusetts · Senate Sep 22, 2025

S 388: An Act to fix the chapter 70 inflation adjustment

By Ms. Kennedy, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 388) of Robyn K. Kennedy, Vanna Howard, Jacob R. Oliveira, Mike Connolly and other members of the General Court for legislation to fix the chapter 70 inflation adjustment. Education.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill adjusts Chapter 70 inflation formula to maintain education funding levels, ensuring sustained state budget allocation for public education.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill addresses Chapter 70 school funding formula inflation adjustment, ensuring funding keeps pace with rising costs to support K-12 education budgets.95% confidence

Sub-Topics School Funding

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passed · Massachusetts · Senate Sep 22, 2025

S 345: An Act eliminating education funding inflation cap

By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 345) of Sal N. DiDomenico and Colleen M. Garry for legislation to eliminate the education funding inflation cap. Education.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesEliminates inflation cap on education funding, increasing state spending to keep pace with inflation, directly supporting public education budget management.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationEliminates funding inflation cap, enabling increased education budget flexibility and potential for higher allocations to schools.95% confidence

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passed · Massachusetts · House Dec 11, 2025

H 685: An Act relative to a green energy track in vocational schools

This bill creates a grant program to establish clean energy workforce training tracks in Massachusetts vocational schools. It directly affects vocational school students (especially low-income individuals, women, minorities, and environmental justice populations), employers in clean energy and climate technology sectors, and educational institutions. Key provisions include funding collaborative partnerships between schools, employers, and workforce organizations to provide job readiness training, employer matchmaking, and support for underrepresented groups in high-demand clean energy jobs. The program requires detailed grant proposals with specific goals, budget plans, and annual reporting on participant outcomes to the state legislature.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill establishes clean energy vocational training program to enhance student workforce readiness and educational access within vocational schools, directly advancing educational opportunities.95% confidence ✓ EnergySupports EnergyBill establishes vocational training for clean energy workforce, directly advancing renewable energy workforce development per summary's focus on 'clean energy workforce' and 'training programs'.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill establishes vocational training for clean energy workforce, directly promoting renewable energy sector growth and job creation in environmental field95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill creates vocational training for clean energy workforce employment, directly advancing workforce development and job readiness per Labor & Employment standards.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Career & Technical Education Renewable Energy

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passed · Massachusetts · House Mar 23, 2026

H 632: An Act furthering enrollment preferences for high need students

This bill allows charter schools in Massachusetts to voluntarily offer enrollment preferences to specific high-need student groups, including students with special needs, English learners, foster youth, and other at-risk students. It permits schools to admit these students at any point during the school year, applying to both lottery admissions and waitlist placements. The state education board must create rules defining eligible student subgroups (explicitly including homeless students and those with Emergency Resettlement Status) and the process for implementing these preferences. The policy change directly affects charter schools' enrollment practices and aims to improve access for vulnerable student populations.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill creates enrollment preferences for high-need students at charter schools, expanding educational access for disadvantaged groups.90% confidence

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passed · Massachusetts · Senate Jun 18, 2026

S 2013: An Act to support educational opportunity for all

By Mr. Gomez, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2013) of Adam Gomez, James B. Eldridge and Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation to support educational opportunity for all. Revenue.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill title explicitly states 'support educational opportunity for all' with revenue focus, indicating funding and access expansion per summary.95% confidence

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passed · Massachusetts · House Apr 2, 2026

H 3122: An Act to support educational opportunity for all

HD 1474 requires private colleges and universities in Massachusetts with endowments exceeding $1 billion to pay an annual 2.5% tax on those endowment funds. The tax revenue will fund the new Educational Opportunity for All Trust Fund, which will subsidize higher education, early education, and child care costs for lower-income and middle-class Massachusetts residents. The fund will be administered by the Executive Office of Education under a Board of Trustees representing higher education, early education, child care, and community college sectors.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesImposes excise tax on private colleges to generate revenue for educational opportunity, directly funding state education budget through new tax revenue.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill imposes tax on private higher ed institutions to generate revenue for educational opportunity, directly funding education through new revenue stream.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Sales Tax

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passed · Massachusetts · House Dec 18, 2025

H 517: An Act to provide a sustainable future for rural schools

By Representative Blais of Deerfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 517) of Natalie M. Blais and others relative to rural schools. Education.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill title 'sustainable future for rural schools' implies funding/support measures for K-12 education access and infrastructure, directly advancing educational stability.85% confidence

Sub-Topics School Funding

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passed · Massachusetts · Senate Oct 20, 2025

S 400: An Act to ensure adequate and equitable funding for public education

By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 400) of Jason M. Lewis, Joanne M. Comerford, Bruce E. Tarr, Rebecca L. Rausch and other members of the General Court that provisions be made for an investigation and study by a special commission (including members of the General Court) to ensure adequate and equitable funding for public education. Education.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill mandates study to ensure adequate public education funding, directly advancing budget allocation for essential services per indicators.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill explicitly aims to ensure adequate and equitable funding for public education via a commission study, directly addressing education funding as a core support measure.90% confidence

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