§ 1 Definitions
§ 2 Amount of smart growth school cost reimbursement; addition to districts’ required net school spending
§ 3 Smart growth address list; duties of reporting officer; assessor’s list; calculation of reimbursement amount; regulations
§ 4 Annual report on cost and effectiveness of reimbursement program

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 40S - Smart Growth School Cost Reimbursement

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.