North Station

Request to the state

Refer to Special Law for Boston School Committee Reorganization

Last activity February 8, 2026 (7 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    January 14, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council for a vote.

  3. Council vote

  4. Mayor's desk

  5. State legislature

The City Council referred a Home Rule Petition to the General Court to reorganize the Boston School Committee into a 13-member body with a phased transition, including two non-voting student members and mayoral appointment at large. The petition outlines how votes and terms would be phased starting in the 2025-2026 school year, with a governing framework for the committee.

Affects Boston Public Schools students and Boston Public Schools families

Filed by Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, Miniard Culpepper, Liz Breadon, Brian Worrell, and Julia Mejia

Now with the Committee on Government Operations

About Government Operations & Elections , Education and Labor & Workforce

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Official title

Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Relative to Reorganization of the Boston School Committee.

Timeline

  1. January 28, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council