Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 70, § 1 (2026)

Legislative intent

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Section 1. It is the intention of the general court, subject to appropriation, to assure fair and adequate minimum per student funding for public schools in the commonwealth by defining a foundation budget and a standard of local funding effort applicable to every city and town in the commonwealth.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1982–2012 · leading case: McDuffy v. Sec'y of the Exec. Off. of Educ., 615 N.E.2d 516 (Mass. 1993).

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McDuffy v. Sec'y of the Exec. Off. of Educ., 615 N.E.2d 516 (Mass. 1993). · cites it 4× “" G.L.c. 70, § 1. The parties have stipulated, however, that since 1984, State aid to schools has not been determined according to the c.”

Town of Dartmouth v. Greater New Bedford Reg'l Vocational Technical High Sch. Dist., 961 N.E.2d 83 (Mass. 2012). · cites it 2× “G. L. c. 70, § 1. Pursuant to the Education Reform Act, a “foundation budget” is established for every school district in Massachusetts, 8 G.”

Worcester Vocational Teachers Ass'n v. City of Worcester, 429 N.E.2d 718 (Mass. App. Ct. 1982). “1966, c. 14, § 40 (defining “public school” for purposes of State aid as “any school or class under the control of a school committee .”

Town of Sturbridge v. Tantasqua Reg'l Sch. Dist., 22 Mass. L. Rptr. 68 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2006). “The complex formula used to calculate each town’s MRLC is wealth-based, taking into account factors such as property values and income levels, thus requiring relatively wealthier towns to make greater contributions than relatively poorer ones.”

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