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MA H3942
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/31/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joshua Tarsky
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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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