Section 6. A town may request and receive an extension of time for submission of its report and returns from the commissioner for cause.
Any town which has not received an extension of time and whose report and returns are not received by the commissioner on or before September thirtieth shall be subject to such penalties as may be established by the board of education under regulations adopted by it under chapter thirty A of the General Laws. Such penalties may include, but not be limited to, forfeiture by such town of part or all of the amount to be distributed to it by the state treasurer under chapter seventy.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 72 - School Registers and Returns
Section 1 - Distribution of Forms
Section 2 - Registration of Children; Reports
Section 2a - Annual Reports of Superintendents of Schools; Contents
Section 3 - School Returns; Contents
Section 4 - Report of Condition of Schools
Section 5 - Procedure on Failure to File Reports or Returns; Irregular Returns
Section 6 - Extension of Time to File Reports and Returns; Penalties for Failure to File
Section 7 - Liability of School Committee for Failure to File Returns or Reports
Section 8 - School Registers; Maintenance and Use
Section 9 - Copies of Report to Be Filed With Chief Executive Officers of Cities or Towns