Request for a public hearing
Hold hearing on Boston Public Schools FY28 budget
Last activity June 26, 2026 (3 months ago)
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Introduced
June 4, 2026
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In committee
The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.
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Council vote
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Adopted
The City Council ordered a hearing to discuss the Boston Public Schools FY28 operating budget. The FY28 budget follows the FY27 total of about $1.73 billion and notes enrollment declines and prior cost pressures. The hearing aims to gather input from BPS and other stakeholders to shape budget priorities for the coming year.
Affects Boston Public Schools students, BPS staff, and City residents
Filed by Brian Worrell, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Julia Mejia, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Miniard Culpepper, Liz Breadon, and Benjamin Jacob Weber
Now with the Committee on Ways and Means
About Education and Budget & Finance
Compare with the government's own wording
Official title
Order for a hearing to discuss Boston Public Schools FY28 Budget.
Timeline
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June 10, 2026
Tabled.
City Council
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June 24, 2026
Referred to
City Council
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Later in session, Councilor Mejia doubted the decision of the Chair, recommending that this docket be placed in the Committee on Education. Seconded by Councilor Flynn. Recess. A roll call vote was taken to determine if the decision of the Chair should prevail. Decision of the Chair prevailed: yeas 6 (Breadon, Durkan, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Weber), nays 6 (Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Worrell), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).