Massachusetts § 71E - Appropriations for and expenditure of receipts from adult education and continuing education programs
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 71E — Appropriations for and expenditure of receipts from adult education and continuing education programs, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 71E. Appropriations for and expenditure of receipts from adult education and continuing education programs
Section 71E. In any city, town or regional school district that accepts this section, all monies received by the school committee in connection with the conduct of adult education and continuing education programs, including, but not limited to: (1) adult physical fitness programs conducted under section 71B; (2) summer school programs and enrichment programs, authorized by the school committee and in connection with the use of school property under section 71; and (3) including parking fees, shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city, town or regional school district and held as separate accounts. The receipts held in such a separate account may be expended by the school committee without further appropriation for the purposes of the program or programs from which the receipts held in such account were derived or, in the case of the use of school property account, for expenses incurred in making school property available for such use, notwithstanding section 53 of chapter 44.
A city, town or regional school district may appropriate funds for the conduct of any such program or for expenses incurred in making school property available for such use, which funds shall be expended by the school committee in addition to funds provided from other sources.
Acceptance in a city or town shall be in the manner provided in section 4 of chapter 4 and in a regional school district by vote of the regional school committee. In a city, town or regional school district that accepts this paragraph, said city, town or district may rescind its original acceptance every third year thereafter.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 71E cover?
Section 71E ("Appropriations for and expenditure of receipts from adult education and continuing education programs") 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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