Chapter 70 Program

The Chapter 70 program is the major program of state aid to public elementary and secondary schools. In addition to providing state aid to support school operations, it also establishes minimum spending requirements for each school district and minimum requirements for each municipality's share of school costs.

Chapter 70 Legislation & Regulation

Legislation
Regulations
Compliance With Net School Spending Requirements
Student Opportunity Act
Local Contribution Study
Local Contribution Study Public Comment
Retiree Health Insurance and Section 260 of the FY'15 State Budget
Chapter 70 district profiles
The on-line Chapter 70 database shows, for each school district, yearly spending and state aid totals in comparison to the foundation budget. Trend data is available for each year going back to FY1993.
Chapter 70 Trends in Aid and Local Contribution
This tool shows trend data for the key factors influencing Chapter 70 required local contributions and state aid calculations going back to FY2007.

Chapter 70 State Aid and Spending Requirement

For earlier spending requirements related to Chapter 70 please contact sfinance@doe.mass.edu.

07/19/2021		FY2022 Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
01/27/2021		FY2022 Preliminary Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
12/14/2020		FY2021 Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
07/31/2020		FY2021 Administrative Update on Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
01/22/2020		FY2021 Preliminary Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
07/31/2019		FY2020 Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
01/23/2019		FY2020 Preliminary Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
07/26/2018		FY2019 Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
01/24/2018		FY2019 Preliminary Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
07/18/2017		FY2018 Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
01/25/2017		FY2018 Preliminary Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
07/11/2016		FY2017 Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
01/27/2016		FY2017 Preliminary Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
07/17/2015		FY2016 Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
03/04/2015		FY2016 Preliminary Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
07/11/2014		FY2015 Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
01/22/2014		FY2015 Preliminary Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements

Chapter 70 Resources

For earlier analyses related to Chapter 70 please contact sfinance@doe.mass.edu.

10/30/2015		Final Report of the Foundation Budget Review Commission
08/08/2013		Report on the Status of the Public Education Financing System in Massachusetts
02/01/2005		Hancock v. Driscoll -- Hancock v Driscoll - final decision of the Supreme Judicial Court
04/26/2004		Hancock v Driscoll report of Judge Margot Botsford

Foundation Reserve Aid

03/16/2021		FY2021 Rural School Aid
01/27/2021		FY2021 State Coronavirus Prevention Fund Program
09/20/2019		FY2020 Rural School Aid
03/20/2019		FY2019 Puerto Rico USVI Hurricane Relief
11/09/2018		FY2019 Rural School Aid
06/28/2018		FY2018 Puerto Rico USVI Hurricane Relief

Last Updated: July 19, 2021