Senators add school-transportation factor to Chapter 70 formula after hearing local cost examples
Senate adopted amendment 624 to adjust the Chapter 70 school funding formula to account for municipal school bus transportation costs and geography; sponsor cited inspector general findings and an example that Plymouth spends $11 million annually on busing.
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The Massachusetts Senate voted to adopt amendment 624 to factor municipal school bus transportation costs and geographic size into the Chapter 70 education funding formula. Senator Dylan A. Fernandez said some districts receive no competitive bids for transportation and that a recent inspector general report found many districts receive only one or zero bids; he also offered a local example: "In Plymouth, they spend $11,000,000 a year for school bus transportation." The amendment passed after discussion and a roll call.
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