Bill
H 4227
Massachusetts enacts FY2025 supplemental appropriations (emergency): $1,387,975,000 to fund MBTA projects, K-12, higher ed, CTE expansion, and local grants through 2028.
Note on contents and source material
- The document labeled H 4227 appears to contain two distinct items merged in the source: (1) a Massachusetts supplemental appropriations act (an emergency appropriations bill for FY2025) and (2) a short South Carolina House resolution congratulating a high‑school wrestler, Quinton Gerstenacker. The Massachusetts measure was enacted and signed by the Governor (Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2025). The South Carolina resolution was introduced and adopted separately. Both are summarized below.
Purpose and intent
- Supplemental appropriations for FY2025 to supplement existing appropriations and fund specified projects and programs. Declared an emergency law for immediate effect.
Total funding and fund source
- Total Appropriation listed: $1,387,975,000.
- Primary source: Education and Transportation Innovation and Capital Fund (G.L. c.29, §2DDDDDD), with some items available from the Transitional Escrow Fund for specified purposes.
Key provisions and line-item highlights (selected)
- Transportation / MBTA:
- MBTA Physical Infrastructure: $40,000,000
- MBTA Low‑Income Fare Relief: $20,000,000
- MBTA Workforce / Safety Reserve: $175,000,000
- K–12 Education and related:
- Green Schoolworks: $10,000,000
- Special Education Circuit Breaker (7061-0012): $58,000,000
- Student Opportunity Act Investment Fund: (noted at 100% in text)
- Higher education:
- Department of Higher Education endowment match: $10,000,000
- UMass endowment match: $10,000,000
- Multi‑year capital and CTE investments (Section 2A; funds available through FY2028):
- $100,000,000 for capital improvements, long‑term leasing, and other initiatives to expand career technical education capacity; includes a $15,000,000 pilot for CTE annexes at comprehensive high schools and prioritization criteria tied to workforce demand, waitlist reduction, housing production, and equity metrics.
- Local and earmarked grants (examples):
- Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute: $300,000 (minimum)
- Northeast Arc, Inc. (Pathways to Opportunities): $150,000 (minimum)
- United South End Settlements classroom expansion (Boston): $350,000 (minimum)
- JFYNetWorks statewide college & career readiness program: $875,000 (minimum)
- 826 Boston (writing/tutoring/college prep): $200,000 (minimum)
- NeighborHealth (school‑based clinic at Mario Umana Academy, Boston): $250,000 (minimum)
- (Additional local amounts partially truncated in source text.)
Who is affected
- Massachusetts Executive Office of Education, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Higher Education, UMass, MassDOT/MBTA and MBTA riders (including low‑income riders), regional career technical schools, and multiple named local nonprofits and municipalities.
Procedural and timeline notes
- Committee of conference report filed: June 16, 2025.
- House and Senate concurrence, emergency preamble adopted.
- Enacted by the Legislature: June 18, 2025 (votes recorded).
- Laid before the Governor: June 18, 2025.
- Signed by the Governor: June 24, 2025 (Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2025).
- Section 2A appropriations are available through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028.
Purpose and intent
- A simple congratulatory resolution adopted by the South Carolina House of Representatives honoring Quinton Gerstenacker (Chesnee High School) for winning the 2025 South Carolina High School League Class AA/A individual wrestling state championship in his weight class.
Key points
- Notes that the championship was a repeat victory; Gerstenacker entered as defending champion.
- Season & accomplishments: Upper State and Spartanburg County Champion (2025); state qualifier as a freshman (2023); junior season record cited as 41–5 with over 100 career victories.
- Performance at the state tournament: won all matches by pinfall or technical fall, 4–0 over two days, championship match decided by a 21–5 technical fall.
- Academics: cited GPA of 4.966.
- Coach identified: Jonathan N. Rentz.
- Resolution directs that a copy be presented to Quinton Gerstenacker.
- Filed and adopted March 26, 2025.
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