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Senate approves Lawrence home‑rule plan for school governance after amendment
Summary
The Senate approved House Bill 5098, a Lawrence home‑rule petition to define the city’s school‑board governance on exit from state receivership, adopting an amendment offered by Senator Payano after hours of debate about representation and precedent.
Senate leaders on the floor approved House Bill 5098, a home‑rule petition setting a new governing structure for the Lawrence School Board upon the district’s exit from state receivership, and adopted an amendment to the measure.
The senator who introduced the petition, identified in the transcript as Senator Movado (the senator from Lawrence), asked members to support the bill as a locally shaped compromise after months of public engagement. He described the district’s troubled history and cited state data: “according to DESE, 2010 Lawrence High School cohort saw 46.7% of the class graduate, and 26.6% drop out,” framing the proposal as part…
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