MA H651

Establishes a $300 million competitive grant program funded by Fair Share Amendment revenue, with at least $100 million awarded annually for three years and individual grants capped at $25 million, for capital and equipment investments in Chapter 74 career technical education programs aligned with Regional Labor Market Blueprints

Increases state reimbursement rates for regional vocational-technical and agricultural high school construction projects by 20 percentage points (to 75-90% of eligible costs), with an additional 5 percentage points for programs aligned with regional labor market priorities

Requires middle schools to establish "Chapter 74 Access Policies" ensuring vocational-technical schools can meet with students during school hours, host tours with transportation costs covered, and receive student contact information by October 15 each year

Adds a vocational education expert to the Massachusetts School Building Authority and adds the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators and Alliance for Vocational Technical Education to the advisory board

Allows cities and towns belonging to regional vocational school districts to offer Chapter 74 programs in their municipal high schools when there is demonstrated student and labor market demand that the regional district cannot meet