Section 78 SBA Community Poverty Factor

Notwithstanding section 10 of chapter 70B of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, in determining the grant percentage for approved school projects for calendar year 2021, the Massachusetts School Building Authority shall calculate the Community Poverty Factor by examining the proportion of economically disadvantaged students from calendar year 2014 to the present and assigning whichever year's factor is the highest as determined by the department of elementary and secondary education.