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The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

House Committee on Ways and Means Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Recommendations

To:
Members of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
From:
Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D., Commissioner
Date:
April 18, 2014.

House Committee on Ways and Means Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Recommendations

The House Committee on Ways and Means (HWM) released its Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15) Budget recommendations today. The FY15 budgetary spending recommendations across all of state government total $36.182 billion; a 7% increase from FY 2014 spending.

The HWM's FY15 total budget recommendation for the Department of $4.977 billion represents an increase of $101.7 million above the FY14 spending level of $4.875 billion.

The House will begin its floor debate on April 28, 2014. I will provide you another update after the House produces its final recommendations.

Among the highlights of the budget proposal are:

Continued Financial Support for Local Districts

Assistance for District and School Turnaround

Professional Development for English Language Learners Instruction

Expanded Learning Time Grants

HR and IT Consolidation under EOE

PARCC funding

In addition, the HWM Committee included decreases/elimination in a number of additional Department accounts.

The balance of the Department's accounts is either level funded at current appropriation levels, have small increases included to cover traditional program maintenance costs, or have small decreases.

The attached chart compares the HWM FY15 budget recommendations to projected FY14 spending and identifies any variances.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

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HWM FY15 budget recommendations

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