An Act relative to adjusting approved costs threshold
This bill amends Massachusetts state law to lower the approved costs threshold for the special education reimbursement program from $45,793 to $37,120. The change directly affects districts and entities that receive funding for special education services by adjusting the financial limit used to determine reimbursement eligibility. By updating this specific dollar amount in the General Laws, the legislation modifies the criteria for how costs are approved and reimbursed within the existing special education framework.
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 May 28, 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 · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Kushmerek
DDemocratic
Co
Becca Rausch
DDemocratic
Co
Carmine Gentile
DDemocratic
Co
David Linsky
DDemocratic
Co
Gerry Cassidy
DDemocratic
Co
Jake Oliveira
DDemocratic
Co
James Arena-DeRosa
DDemocratic
Co
Jay Barrows
RRepublican
Co
Jim Hawkins
DDemocratic
Co
John Cronin
DDemocratic
Co
Margaret Scarsdale
DDemocratic
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