S 2727 Massachusetts Senate · 192nd Legislature (2021-2022)

An Act establishing a special commission to study the effectiveness of the Massachusetts School Building Authority

Summary
Senate, March 3, 2022 -- The committee on Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 296) of Joanne M. Comerford, Patricia A. Duffy, Michael O. Moore and Elizabeth A. Malia for legislation to promote equity in school building assistance and ensuring best practice incentives are available for all school building projects; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 306) of Brendan P. Crighton, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Michael J. Barrett for legislation to modernize school construction; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 337) of Barry R. Finegold for legislation to establish a special commission to study the effectiveness of the Massachusetts School Building Authority; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 345) of John F. Keenan and James M. Murphy for legislation to create a facilities loan program for private special education schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 354) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation to improve and enhance the Advisory Board to the Massachusetts School Building Authority; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 395) of John C. Velis and Patricia A. Duffy for legislation relative to school districts in receivership and the Massachusetts School Building Authority; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 541) of Bruce J. Ayers relative to technology upgrade programs for public schools; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 548) of Natalie M. Blais and David Allen Robertson relative to school building assistance; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 557) of Daniel Cahill, Peter Capano and others relative to school construction; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 635) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Mathew J. Muratore and Steven S. Howitt relative to to the advisory board to the Massachusetts School Building Authority; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 654) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian, Jessica Ann Giannino and Richard M. Haggerty for legislation to expand the membership of the Advisory Board to the Massachusetts School Building Authority; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 684) of Edward R. Philips relative to the feasibility of ergonomically designed school buildings and its beneficial impact on students and faculty; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 685) of Edward R. Philips and Adam J. Scanlon relative to equipping public elementary and secondary schools with panic alarms or emergency mechanisms; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 687) of Orlando Ramos, Adam Gomez and others for legislation to increase access to safe swimming, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2727).
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2022 Last action Jul 11, 2022
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Total actions
6
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Committee
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Jul 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
Jun 9, 2022
Committee
Recommitted to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from the committee on Education
upper
0 primary · 10 co-sponsors

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