They are hearing us -- we are in the home stretch to MORE funding for RSDs

They are hearing us! Senator Anne Gobi got an amendment for 80% transportation funding through in the Senate budget. No, it's not 100%, but it's certainly an increase from the 73% in the House budget. The FY19 budget is about to head to the Conference Committee with this number, where the House and Senate budgets will be reconciled. Let's make sure that the Conference Committee knows that regional districts in MA NEED this funding. Find the contact info for Confernce Committee and Leadership here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lpzhUnO_TB2eGNVczOTPgmlYcmabCE22/view?usp=sharing. Karen Spilka Karen.Spilka@masenate.gov 617-722-1640 Joan Lovely Joan.Lovely@masenate.gov 617-722-1410 Viriato deMacedo Vinny.deMacedo@masenate.gov 617-722-1330 Jeffrey Sanchez Jeffrey.Sanchez@mahouse.gov 617-722-1500 Todd Smola Todd.Smola@mahouse.gov 617-722-2100 Stephen Kulik Stephen.Kulik@mahouse.gov 617-722-2380 Robert deLeo Robert.DeLeo@mahouse.gov 617-722-2500 Harriette Chandler Harriett.Chandler@masenate.gov 617-722-1500 Please check out www.supportmaregionalschools.org, where you can find info on how to join a coalition of RSDs advocating at the state level. We're also on Facebook and Twitter @SupportMaRSDs. Together, we can get them to listen!!! The items listed below would greatly benefit all Regional School Districts - please contact the Conference Committee members and House and Senate leadership. Phone calls are best, but all contact is great because it is the overall volume that matters. -Senate Final Budget Account #7035-0006: $68.8M (80%) reimbursement in Regional School Transportation (formerly Senate Budget Amendment 242) -Senate Final Budget Section 124: Regional schools foundation budget study -Senate Final Budget Section 63: annual fiscal analysis & public hearing, resulting in a plan to fund 100% Regional School Transportation, 100% Charter, and 75% Circuit Breaker Reimbursement within 3 years (formerly Senate Budget Amendment 236) -Senate Final Budget Account # 7061-0012: $318.9M (75%) reimbursement in Circuit Breaker