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Educational collaboratives seek simple ethics fix so member‑district staff can work part‑time for collaboratives
Summary
The executive director of a southeastern Massachusetts educational collaborative asked the committee to report H.3386/S.2193, legislation that would clarify the ethics statute so employees of member school districts may accept evening, part‑time or summer work with regional collaboratives without an apparent conflict of interest.
Catherine Cooper, executive director of the Southeastern Massachusetts Educational Collaborative, testified in favor of H.3386 and S.2193, language intended to fix an unintended consequence of ethics law that prevents staff employed by member school districts from working part‑time for the collaborative.
Problem described: Cooper said the current…
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