{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-70-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 70, § 1","heading":"Legislative intent","body":"Section 1. It is the intention of the general court, subject to appropriation, to assure fair and adequate minimum per student funding for public schools in the commonwealth by defining a foundation budget and a standard of local funding effort applicable to every city and town in the commonwealth.","path":["Part I","Title XII","Chapter 70"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXII/Chapter70/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:18Z","sha256":"425a97399921f80d8c65e8308461fecfca4dcd8e6ab3a75fb5311f76261cc59f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-69-39","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-70-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}