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.
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: March 16, 2021