SENATE, No. 332

By Mr. Knapik, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 332) of Michael R. Knapik, Richard R. Tisei, Bruce E. Tarr, Scott P. Brown and other members of the General Court for legislation concerning funding replacement vocational and technical public high school instructional equipment. Education.
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

AN ACT concerning funding replacement vocational and technical public high school instructional equipment

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. Section 1F of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

The board shall expend a sum, not exceeding $2,500,000 in any academic year, for the purpose of aiding vocational or technical public high schools in the replacement of instructional equipment.  These funds shall be made available, subject to board approval, as matching grants to public vocational or technical high schools for the purpose of replacing capital instructional equipment.  Each vocational or technical public high school shall be eligible for up to $125,000 of these funds per academic year.