Massachusetts Chapter 40S — Smart Growth School Cost Reimbursement (MA)
Tracked preemption from the Massachusetts overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
2005-11-22
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:MA
Other Massachusetts preemptions
Massachusetts Chapter 40Y — Starter Home Zoning Districts (Opt-In)Massachusetts MBTA Communities Act — Multi-Family Zoning Requirement (MGL c. 40A §3A)Massachusetts Chapter 40R — Smart Growth Zoning Overlay District (Opt-In)Massachusetts Rivers Protection Act — Riverfront Area (MGL c. 131 §40)Boston Planning Department (former BPDA) Article 80 Development ReviewMassachusetts Outstanding Resource Waters & DCR Watershed ProtectionCape Cod Commission Regional Land Use Authority (St. 1989, c. 716)Massachusetts Solar PV Siting — DOER Statutory Preference (MGL c. 40A §3 ¶9)
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
never true
Preempted fields
0 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
Citation
Authority source
MGL c. 40S (Acts of 2005, c. 141, approved Nov 22 2005); 830 CMR 40S.1.1 (DOR Smart Growth School Cost Reimbursement Procedures)
§ MGL c. 40S §§1-4
Research notes
Fiscal companion to Chapter 40R — not a zoning preemption but a reimbursement guarantee that addresses the perennial 'new housing strains schools' objection. For each fiscal year (starting FY2008), municipality with one or more 40R smart growth districts receives state reimbursement equal to the positive difference between total education cost for eligible students (children residing in 40R units who attend local public schools) and the sum of local 40R property tax revenues attributable to education plus marginal Chapter 70 aid. Effectively makes 40R fiscally neutral for the school side. Administered by DOR. Listed here as a catalog entry — not preemptive, predicate 'never'. Tied to 40R adoption; standalone 40Y or §3A districts do not currently qualify for 40S payments.