An Act relative to public preschool facilities
This bill amends the definition of "capital construction project" in Massachusetts law to explicitly include public preschool facilities. It ensures that building, enlarging, or equipping public preschools, as well as renovating existing structures for preschool use, are treated as capital projects. This change directly affects how public preschool facilities are funded and classified within the state's education infrastructure. By updating the legal definition, the bill aligns preschool construction with other schoolhouse projects under existing capital project guidelines.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Feb 7, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Priscila Sousa
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Murray
DDemocratic
Co
Sam Montaño
DDemocratic
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