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passed · Massachusetts · Senate Sep 22, 2025

S 460: An Act establishing an elementary and secondary school robotics grant program

By Mr. Velis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 460) of John C. Velis and Bradley H. Jones, Jr. for legislation to establish an elementary and secondary school robotics grant program. Education.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationEstablishes grant program for K-12 robotics, directly funding STEM educational initiatives and enhancing student programs per bill title and summary.95% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyBill funds robotics education program, directly supporting technology advancement in schools as per indicators.90% confidence

Sub-Topics K-12 Education

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passed · Massachusetts · Senate Sep 22, 2025

S 352: An Act relative to MSBA school funding

By Mr. Fattman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 352) of Ryan C. Fattman, Marcus S. Vaughn and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to MSBA school funding increases for technical schools. Education.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill explicitly requests increased state funding for technical school programs, advancing public education budget allocation per Budget & Taxes topic indicators.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill explicitly seeks 'funding increases for technical schools' under MSBA school funding, directly advancing education funding as per indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics School Funding Student Health

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passed · Massachusetts · Senate Sep 22, 2025

S 318: An Act modernizing school construction

By Mr. Crighton, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 318) of Brendan P. Crighton and Michael J. Barrett for legislation to modernize school construction. Education.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill explicitly aims to modernize school construction, directly improving educational infrastructure per support indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Student Health

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passed · Massachusetts · Senate Sep 22, 2025

S 388: An Act to fix the chapter 70 inflation adjustment

By Ms. Kennedy, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 388) of Robyn K. Kennedy, Vanna Howard, Jacob R. Oliveira, Mike Connolly and other members of the General Court for legislation to fix the chapter 70 inflation adjustment. Education.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill adjusts Chapter 70 inflation formula to maintain education funding levels, ensuring sustained state budget allocation for public education.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill addresses Chapter 70 school funding formula inflation adjustment, ensuring funding keeps pace with rising costs to support K-12 education budgets.95% confidence

Sub-Topics School Funding

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passed · Massachusetts · Senate Sep 22, 2025

S 345: An Act eliminating education funding inflation cap

By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 345) of Sal N. DiDomenico and Colleen M. Garry for legislation to eliminate the education funding inflation cap. Education.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesEliminates inflation cap on education funding, increasing state spending to keep pace with inflation, directly supporting public education budget management.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationEliminates funding inflation cap, enabling increased education budget flexibility and potential for higher allocations to schools.95% confidence

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passed · Massachusetts · House Dec 11, 2025

H 685: An Act relative to a green energy track in vocational schools

By Representative Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 685) of Jeffrey N. Roy for legislation to establish a program to support training and education programs that prepare vocational school students for employment in the clean energy workforce. Education.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill establishes clean energy vocational training program to enhance student workforce readiness and educational access within vocational schools, directly advancing educational opportunities.95% confidence ✓ EnergySupports EnergyBill establishes vocational training for clean energy workforce, directly advancing renewable energy workforce development per summary's focus on 'clean energy workforce' and 'training programs'.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill establishes vocational training for clean energy workforce, directly promoting renewable energy sector growth and job creation in environmental field95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill creates vocational training for clean energy workforce employment, directly advancing workforce development and job readiness per Labor & Employment standards.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Career & Technical Education Renewable Energy

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passed · Massachusetts · House Mar 23, 2026

H 632: An Act furthering enrollment preferences for high need students

By Representatives Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose and Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 632) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to enrollment preferences for high need students at commonwealth charter schools. Education.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill creates enrollment preferences for high-need students at charter schools, expanding educational access for disadvantaged groups.90% confidence

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passed · Massachusetts · Senate Jun 18, 2026

S 2013: An Act to support educational opportunity for all

By Mr. Gomez, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2013) of Adam Gomez, James B. Eldridge and Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation to support educational opportunity for all. Revenue.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill title explicitly states 'support educational opportunity for all' with revenue focus, indicating funding and access expansion per summary.95% confidence

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passed · Massachusetts · House Apr 2, 2026

H 3122: An Act to support educational opportunity for all

By Representatives Higgins of Leominster and Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3122) of Natalie M. Higgins, Christine P. Barber and others relative to the imposition of an annual excise tax upon certain private institutions of higher learning. Revenue.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesImposes excise tax on private colleges to generate revenue for educational opportunity, directly funding state education budget through new tax revenue.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill imposes tax on private higher ed institutions to generate revenue for educational opportunity, directly funding education through new revenue stream.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Sales Tax

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passed · Massachusetts · House Dec 18, 2025

H 517: An Act to provide a sustainable future for rural schools

By Representative Blais of Deerfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 517) of Natalie M. Blais and others relative to rural schools. Education.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill title 'sustainable future for rural schools' implies funding/support measures for K-12 education access and infrastructure, directly advancing educational stability.85% confidence

Sub-Topics School Funding

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