Opinion of the Justices to the House of Representatives

To the Honorable the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

The undersigned Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court respectfully submit these answers to the questions set forth in an order of the House adopted on May 4, 1970, and *847transmitted to us on May 18. The order recites the pen-dency before the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of a bill, House No. 5145, a copy of which has been transmitted with the order. The bill is entitled, “An Act to authorize a two-year program of state financial assistance for all elementary and secondary school children in the…