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MA H3942

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/31/2025

Primary Sponsor

Joshua Tarsky

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Establishes the School Resource Officer Fund as a new state fund administered by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
  • Fund may receive legislative appropriations, public and private gifts/grants/donations, and earned interest
  • Provides funding to cities, towns, regional school districts, and state police for assigning school resource officers in schools
  • Eligibility for funding requires the commissioner to determine that a municipality or school district lacks sufficient resources to otherwise assign a school resource officer
  • Commissioner must submit an annual report on fund activities by July 1 to legislative committees including Ways and Means, Education, and Public Safety and Homeland Security

Legislative Description

Relative to increasing the safety and security in schools

Last Action

Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

5/2/2025

Committee Referrals

Education3/31/2025

Full Bill Text

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