Section 111 Foundation Budget Review Commission 2

Not later than October 31, 2028, the foundation budget review commission shall file its first report pursuant to section 4 of chapter 70 of the General Laws, inserted by section 64; provided, however, that prior to filing the first report, the commission shall review recommendations and utilize data from the local contribution study completed by the department of elementary and secondary education pursuant to item 7010-0005 of section 2 of chapter 9 of the acts of 2025. If the commission recommendations include proposals that would result in increased costs to the commonwealth the commission shall identify available resources to support any recommendations. The review may include other school finance programs not included in the foundation budget including, but not limited to: (i) aid to rural schools; (ii) charter school costs; (iii) out-of-district special education costs; and (iv) municipal school district transportation costs, including road mileage and geographic area. The report shall be submitted to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education shall be made publicly available on the website of the department of elementary and secondary education.