The Joint Committee on Education held a hybrid hearing on the rural schools bill on October 30th, 2023. The Joint Committee on Education is still accepting written testimony.

Testify In Writing: Email written testimony to:

House Chair Denise Garlick at Denise.Garlick@mahouse.gov

Senate Chair Jason Lewis at Jason.Lewis@masenate.gov

Senator Comerford at Jo.Comerford@masenate.gov and 

Representative Blais at Natalie.Blais@mahouse.gov 

Please include the subject line: “EDUCATION COMMITTEE TESTIMONY re: H.3567/S.2388 - An Act to provide a sustainable future for rural schools.” 

Also be sure to include your name, organization, and phone number in the body of the email.

You can watch the video of the hearing at: https://malegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Detail/4761. Representative Natalie Blais and Senator Jo Comerford introduce the bill at 53:00. In-person testimony in support of the rural schools bill begins at 1:35:30. Remote testimony begins at 2:39:00. Testimony for unrelated bills occurs between each of those groups who spoke about the needs of rural schools.