H 4198
An Act to promote fairness between traditional public schools and regional vocational schools
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Bill overview
This bill aims to create more equitable funding between traditional public schools and regional vocational schools in Massachusetts. Currently, there’s a disparity in how these types of schools are funded, and this legislation seeks to address that imbalance. The goal is to ensure both public and vocational schools receive comparable resources to support their students and programs. It’s intended to promote fairness and equal opportunity for students attending either type of school.
Key provisions
- Establishes parity in funding for regional vocational school districts.
- Establishes parity in funding for traditional public school districts.
- Aims to reduce funding disparities between the two school types.
- The legislation is based on a petition to ensure fairness.
- The bill was referred to the Joint Committee on Education.
- A hearing was scheduled to gather feedback on the proposed changes.
Who is affected
- Students attending traditional public schools
- Students attending regional vocational schools
- School districts in Massachusetts
- Local government officials responsible for education funding
Notable changes
- Addresses existing funding inequities between public and vocational schools.
- Potentially shifts state funding priorities to better support vocational schools.
- No specific changes to current law are detailed in the provided text.
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Primary sponsor
Colleen M. Garry
Cosponsor
Colleen M. Garry
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Bill H.4198 194th (Current)
An Act to promote fairness between traditional public schools and regional vocational schools
By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Colleen M. Garry for legislation to establish parity in funding for regional vocational school districts and traditional public school districts. Education.
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Bill Information
Bill Information
Presenter: Colleen M. Garry Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education
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Displaying 5 actions for Bill H.4198
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 3/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on House Rules |
| 6/4/2025 | House | Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Education |
| 6/5/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 9/23/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 09/30/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium |
| 9/30/2025 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 09/30/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:20 PM in Gardner Auditorium Hearing updated to New End Time |
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