MA S1997

Establishes a 15-member Moral Budget Commission to evaluate the potential impact on Massachusetts of the federal "People's Budget" (developed by the Poor People's Campaign and Institute for Policy Studies)

Commission membership includes 6 state legislators, 2 gubernatorial appointees, 1 Treasurer appointee, and representatives from Massachusetts Peace Action, Mass Taxpayers Association, Mass Budget and Policy Center, Associated Industries of Massachusetts, SEIU, and Alliance of Business Leadership

Final report evaluating impacts on Massachusetts residents' standard of living due to the Governor and Joint Committee on Revenue within 6 months of enactment

Resolution calls on Massachusetts members of Congress and the President to support the Moral Budget, which proposes federal investments including $24.4 billion/year for K-12 education, $70 billion/year for free public college, $44 billion/year for affordable housing, and $200 billion for clean energy transition

Estimates Massachusetts would receive approximately $480 million for public education, $1.4 billion for higher education, $1.2 billion for transportation, and 18,000 water infrastructure jobs under the proposed federal budget framework