By Mr. Barrett, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1640) of Michael J. Barrett for legislation relative to military grade controlled property. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Maddy summaryThis bill (SD 1976) updates how Massachusetts allocates Chapter 90 funds for municipal road and bridge projects. It directs the commissioner to distribute funds based on specific resurfacing percentages: 2% of non-state roads and 3.3% of state-numbered routes in each municipality. The bill also changes how the Municipal Match Program calculates local matching requirements, using equal weight for property values and personal income, with a 12.5% minimum and 200% maximum match limit. These changes directly affect all municipalities receiving Chapter 90 funding for road maintenance and improvements.
By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1900) of Michael F. Rush and John J. Cronin for legislation relative to creditable service for retirement purposes for non-public school service. Public Service.
By Mr. Payano, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1756) of Pavel M. Payano for legislation to repeal pay-to-stay fees for inmates. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 346) of Sal N. DiDomenico that provisions be made for an investigation and study by a special commission (including members of the General Court) to study the funding of high-quality early education. Education.
By Mr. Payano, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2651) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Pavel M. Payano for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Jeffrey Yacinthe, an employee of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Public Service.
By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1651) of Cynthia Stone Creem and Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation relative to rehabilitation, re-entry, and human rights for incarcerated persons. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1653) of Cynthia Stone Creem, Jason M. Lewis, David Paul Linsky, Christopher Richard Flanagan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to firearm industry accountability and gun violence victims’ access to justice. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
By Ms. Kennedy, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 386) of Robyn K. Kennedy for legislation to address racial and cultural bias training in educator professional development. Education.
By Mr. Gomez, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 370) of Adam Gomez, Vanna Howard, Michael D. Brady, James K. Hawkins and others for legislation to require that all public school educators are paid not less than a living wage as defined by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Living Wage Calculator. Education.
