2025-2026 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H517: To provide a sustainable future for rural schools
Legislative Summary
Relative to rural schools. Education.
Demographic Impact
Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
2/27/2025
Referred to the Joint Committee on Education
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Senate concurred
Senate
5/23/2025
Hearing scheduled for 06/03/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2
Joint Conference
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Education(Joint Conference)
Sponsors
Democrat: 26
Republican: 4
Independent: 1
Primary Sponsor
Natalie Blais
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (30)
Mindy Domb
Democrat
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
Joanne Comerford
Democrat
Vanna Howard
Democrat
Patricia Duffy
Democrat
Michael Brady
Democrat
Christopher Flanagan
Democrat
Rodney Elliott
Democrat
Danillo Sena
Democrat
Erika Uyterhoeven
Democrat
Jacob Oliveira
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
James Hawkins
Democrat
Donald Berthiaume
Republican
John Marsi
Republican
Mike Connolly
Democrat
Carmine Gentile
Democrat
Ryan Fattman
Republican
Kimberly Ferguson
Republican
Susannah Whipps Lee
Independent
James Eldridge
Democrat
James Arena-DeRosa
Democrat
Tara Hong
Democrat
Adrianne Ramos
Democrat
David LeBoeuf
Democrat
Jonathan Zlotnik
Democrat
Kathleen LaNatra
Democrat
Homar Gomez
Democrat
Margaret Scarsdale
Democrat
John Barrett
Democrat