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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, § 71D (2026)

Prepayment of tuition to private schools or program sources

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Section 71D. A school committee of any city, town, or regional school district may authorize the prepayment of tuition for a period not exceeding three months to any approved private school or approved program source which a student is attending under the provisions of chapter seventy-one B, and the city, town or regional school district treasurer shall be required to approve and pay such monies in accordance with the authorization of the school committee.

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Cited in 1 case, 2010–2010 · leading case: Leicester Sch. Comm. v. Town of Leicester, 27 Mass. L. Rptr. 467 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2010).
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Leicester Sch. Comm. v. Town of Leicester, 27 Mass. L. Rptr. 467 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2010). · cites it 2× “DISCUSSION; RULINGS OF LAW AND ORDER FOR JUDGMENT The School Committee maintains that its authority to prepay for SPED services is set forth by statute, G.L.c. 71, §71D, and by the case law as set forth in School Committee of Wilmington v.”
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