Massachusetts § 26B - Extended school services for children; organization and operation of plan

Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 26B — Extended school services for children; organization and operation of plan, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 26B. Extended school services for children; organization and operation of plan

Section 26B. If said school committee, upon determination by it of sufficient need, votes that said services should be established by it, it shall submit in writing a plan of said services to the commissioner of elementary and secondary education for his written approval; provided, that said extended school services proposed in said plan shall consist of such care as shall be determined by standards established by said commissioner in consultation with the state department of public health and shall be operated by said school committee under the general supervision of said commissioner; and provided further, that said school committee shall establish as one of the rules of admission of any such child to the benefits of said extended school services that the parents of such child shall pay toward the cost of said services such sum as said school committee shall determine. For the purposes of clause (2) of section five of chapter forty, the establishment and maintenance of said extended school services shall be deemed to be included within the term ''support of public schools''.

Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 26B cover?

Section 26B ("Extended school services for children; organization and operation of plan") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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