By Mr. Turner of Dennis, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 585) of Cleon H. Turner and others for legislation to provide for a reallocation of funding contributions by member towns of the Nauset Regional School District.  Education.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Cleon H. Turner

Sarah K. Peake

Robert A. O'Leary

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to the Nauset Regional School District.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. The members of the Nauset regional school district may elect to reallocate the sum of their required contributions to the district in accordance with the regional agreement; provided, however, that the total sum of the required contributions shall not be decreased. Election shall be by approval of all members of the district, by majority vote at an annual town meeting. The commissioner of education shall be notified upon the adoption of this section by the district. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the calculation of the members’ required local contributions for any succeeding fiscal year as provided by chapter 70 of the General Laws; provided however that, upon said approval, required contributions, in succeeding fiscal years, shall be in accordance with the regional agreement, based on the provisions of this act and without further election.