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An Act to promote social-emotional learning
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By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 432) of Ruth B. Balser, Vanna Howard and Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation to encourage strategies to develop school students’ social-emotional learning competencies. Education.
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SECTION 1: Section 38G of chapter 71 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “styles,” in line 251, the following words:- “strategies to develop students’ social-emotional learning competencies, including self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making,”
SECTION 2: Section 38G of chapter 71 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “styles,” in line 287, the following words:- “strategies to develop students’ social-emotional learning competencies, including self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making,”
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An Act to improve augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilities
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By Representative Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 433) of Christine P. Barber and others for legislation to improve augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for school children with disabilities. Education.
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Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the board of elementary and secondary education shall repromulgate 603 CMR 7.03(3) as necessary to establish the requirement that all approved programs for teachers include instruction on the appropriate use of augmentative and alternative communication and other assistive technologies; provided further the board may require that individual professional development plans required by section 38G of chapter 71 address the learning needs of students who are nonverbal or have limited speech requiring augmentative and alternative communication.
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An Act establishing employee screening requirements in schools to prevent child sexual abuse
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By Representative Blais of Deerfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 434) of Natalie M. Blais, Carmine Lawrence Gentile and Vanna Howard for legislation to establish employee screening requirements in schools to prevent child sexual abuse. Education.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 38R the following new section:-
Section 38R1/2. Screening of prospective school employees for prior investigations into child abuse or sexual misconduct.
For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:-
“Child abuse” means the non-accidental commission of any act by a caregiver which causes or creates a substantial risk of physical or emotional injury or sexual abuse of a child or student; or the victimization of a child or student through sexual exploitation, regardless if the person responsible is a caretaker.
“Sexual misconduct” means any verbal, nonverbal, written, or electronic communication, or any other act directed toward or with a student that is designed to establish a sexual relationship with the student, including a sexual invitation, dating or soliciting a date, engaging in sexual dialogue, making sexually suggestive comments, self-disclosure or physical exposure of a sexual or erotic nature, and any other sexual, indecent or erotic contact with a student.
(a) A school district, charter school, nonpublic school, or contracted service provider holding a contract with a school district, charter school, or nonpublic school may not offer employment to an applicant who would be employed by or work in a school in a position which involves direct or regular contact with students, unless the school district, charter school, nonpublic school, or contracted service provider requires the applicant to provide:
(1) A list, including name, address, telephone number and other relevant contact information of the applicant, including:
(i) Current employer;
(ii) All former employers that were school entities;
(iii) All former employers if the applicant was employed in positions that involved direct contact with children.
(2) A written authorization that consents to and authorizes disclosure by the applicant's current and former employers.
(3) A written statement of whether the applicant:
(i) has been the subject of (A) an abuse or sexual misconduct investigation by any employer, State licensing agency, law enforcement agency, unless the investigation resulted in a finding that the allegations were false or inconclusive; or (B) an investigation of abuse under section 51A of chapter 119 in which the allegations of abuse against the applicant were substantiated by the department of children and families and not subsequently unsubstantiated or overturned on appeal;
(ii) has ever been disciplined, discharged, non-renewed, asked to resign from employment, resigned from or otherwise separated from any employment (A) while allegations of abuse or sexual misconduct were pending or under investigation, unless the investigation resulted in a finding that the allegations were false or inconclusive, or in the case of section 51A of chapter 119, unsubstantiated; or (B) due to an adjudication or findings of abuse or sexual misconduct.; or
(iii) has ever had a license, professional license or certificate suspended, surrendered or revoked (A) while allegations of abuse or sexual misconduct were pending or under investigation, unless the investigation resulted in a finding that the allegations were false or inconclusive, or in the case of section 51A of chapter 119, unsubstantiated; or (B) due to adjudicated findings of abuse or sexual misconduct.
(b) Before a school or contracted service provider may offer employment to an applicant who would be employed by or work in a school in a position involving direct or regular contact with children, the school or contracted service provider shall conduct a review of the employment history of the applicant by contacting those employers listed by the applicant and requesting the following information:
(1) The dates of employment of the applicant.
(2) A statement as to whether the applicant:
(i) was the subject of (A) an abuse or sexual misconduct investigation by any employer, State licensing agency, law enforcement agency, unless such investigation resulted in a finding that the allegations were false or inconclusive; or (B) an investigation of abuse under section 51A of chapter 119 in which the allegations of abuse against the applicant were substantiated by the department of children and families and not subsequently unsubstantiated or overturned on appeal.
(ii) was disciplined, discharged, non-renewed, asked to resign from employment, resigned from or otherwise separated from any employment (A) while allegations of abuse or sexual misconduct were pending or under investigation, unless the investigation resulted in a finding that the allegations were false or inconclusive or, in the case of section 51A of chapter 119, unsubstantiated; or (B) due to an adjudication or findings of abuse or sexual misconduct; or
(iii) has ever had a license, professional license or certificate suspended, surrendered or revoked while allegations of abuse or sexual misconduct were pending or under investigation, or due to adjudicated findings of abuse or sexual misconduct.
(c) Before a school or contracted service provider may offer employment to an applicant who would be employed by or in a school entity in a position involving regular contact with children, the school entity or contracted service provider shall check the eligibility for employment or certification status of the applicant to determine whether the applicant holds valid and active certification appropriate for the position and is otherwise eligible for employment and whether the applicant has been the subject of professional discipline.
(d) An applicant who provides false information or willfully fails to disclose material required information shall be subject to discipline up to, and including, termination or denial of employment and may be subject to professional discipline.
(e) No later than 120 days after receiving a request for information under subsection (b), an employer that has or had an employment relationship with the applicant shall disclose the information requested. The employer shall disclose the information on a standardized form developed by the department of elementary and secondary education.
(f)(1) After reviewing the information initially disclosed under subsection (a)(2) and finding an affirmative response to subsection (a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii), or disclosed under section (b) and finding an affirmative response to subsection (b)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii), where the prospective employing school or contractor makes a determination to consider the applicant for employment, the school or contractor shall request that former employers provide any additional material information about the matters disclosed. The applicant shall provide written authorization that consents to and authorizes disclosure by the applicant's current and former employers of said additional material information.
(2) Former employers shall provide the additional information requested no later than 90 days after the prospective employer's request under this paragraph.
(3) Information received under this section shall not be deemed a public record for the purposes of section 10 of chapter 66.
(4) A school that receives the information under this subsection shall use the information solely for the purpose of evaluating an applicant's fitness to be hired or for continued employment.
(g) A school or independent contractor may hire an applicant on a provisional basis for no more than 90 days pending the school entity's or independent contractor’s review of information and records received under this section, provided that all of the following are satisfied:
(1) the applicant has provided all of the information and supporting documentation required;
(2) the school administrator has no knowledge of information pertaining to the applicant that would disqualify the applicant from employment; and
(3) the applicant swears or affirms that the applicant is not disqualified from employment.
(h) A school or contractor may not enter into a collective bargaining agreement, an employment contract, an agreement for resignation or termination, a severance agreement or any other contract or agreement or take any action that interferes with the operation of section 51A of chapter 119 or appropriate criminal authority. Any provision of an employment contract or agreement for resignation or termination or a severance agreement that is executed, amended or entered into after the effective date of this section and that is contrary to this section shall be void.
(1) Any individual who is a school employee, contractor, or agent, or any State educational agency or local educational agency, shall be prohibited from assisting a school employee, contractor, or agent in obtaining a new job in another educational agency or school, apart from the routine transmission of administrative and personnel files, if the individual or agency knows, or has probable cause to believe, that such school employee, contractor, or agent engaged in sexual misconduct regarding a minor or student in violation of the law.
(2) Exception- The requirements of subsection (a) shall not apply if the information giving rise to probable cause:
(i) has been properly reported to a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the alleged misconduct; and has been properly reported to any other authorities as required by Federal, State, or local law, including title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) and the regulations implementing such title under part 106 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, or any succeeding regulations; and
(ii) the matter has been officially closed or the prosecutor or police with jurisdiction over the alleged misconduct has investigated the allegations and notified school officials that there is insufficient information to establish probable cause that the school employee, contractor, or agent engaged in sexual misconduct regarding a minor or student in violation of the law;
(iii) the school employee, contractor, or agent has been charged with, and acquitted or otherwise exonerated of the alleged misconduct; or
(iv) the case or investigation remains open and there have been no charges filed against, or indictment of, the school employee, contractor, or agent within 4 years of the date on which the information was reported to a law enforcement agency.
(v)(A) For substitute employees, the employment history review required by this section shall be required only prior to the initial hiring of a substitute or placement on the school entity's approved substitute list and shall remain valid as long as the substitute continues to be employed by the same school entity or remains on the school entity's approved substitute list.
(B) A substitute seeking to be added to another school entity's substitute list shall undergo a new employment history review. The appearance of a substitute on one school entity's substitute list does not relieve another school entity from compliance with this section.
(C) An employment history review conducted upon initial hiring of a substitute employee by an contracted service provider, intermediate unit or any other entity that furnishes substitute staffing services to school entities shall satisfy the requirements of this section for all school entities using the services of that independent contractor, intermediate unit or other entity.
(D) A contracted service provider, intermediate unit or any other entity furnishing substitute staffing services to school entities shall comply with the provisions of this Act.
(E) For purposes of this subsection, "substitute employee" shall not mean school bus drivers employed by a contracted service provider.
(j)(1) For employees of contracted service providers, the employment history review required by this section shall be performed either at the time of the initial hiring of the employee or prior to the assignment of an existing employee to perform work for a school entity in a position involving regular contact with children. The review shall remain valid as long as the employee remains employed by that same contractor even though assigned to perform work for other school entities.
(2) A contracted service provider shall maintain records documenting employment history reviews for all employees as required by this section and, upon request, shall provide a school entity for which an employee is assigned to perform work access to the records pertaining to that employee.
(3) Prior to assigning an employee to perform work for a school in a position involving regular contact with children, the contracted service provider shall inform the school of any instance known to the contractor in which the employee:
(i) was the subject of any abuse or sexual misconduct investigation by any employer, State licensing agency, law enforcement authority or child protective services agency, unless such investigation resulted in a finding that allegations are false;
(ii) has ever been disciplined, discharged, non-renewed, removed from a substitute list, asked to resign from employment, resigned from or otherwise separated from any employment while allegations of abuse or sexual misconduct as described in subparagraph (i) were pending or under investigation, or due to an adjudication or findings of abuse or sexual misconduct; or
(iii) has ever had a license, professional license or certificate suspended, surrendered or revoked while allegations of abuse or sexual misconduct were pending or under investigation, or due to an adjudication or findings of abuse or sexual misconduct.
(4) The independent contractor may not assign the employee to perform work for the school in a position involving direct contact with children where the school objects to the assignment after being informed of an instance of abuse or sexual misconduct.
(5) An applicant who has once undergone the employment history review required and seeks to transfer to or provide services to another school in the same district, diocese or religious judicatory or established and supervised by the same organization shall not be required to obtain additional reports before making such transfer.
(k) (1) An employer, school, school administrator or independent contractor who in good faith provides information or records including personnel records about a current or former employee’s job performance and professional conduct to a prospective school employer or to the department of elementary and secondary education shall be immune from criminal and civil liability for the disclosure or any consequences of the disclosure, unless the information or records were provided with the knowledge that they were false or misleading. Such immunity shall be in addition to and not in limitation of any other immunity provided by law or any absolute or conditional privileges applicable to such disclosures by virtue of the circumstances or the applicant's consent thereto.
(2) Except where the laws of other states prevent the release of the information or records requested, or disclosure is restricted by the terms of a contract entered into prior to the effective date of this section, the willful failure of a former employer, school entity, school administrator or independent contractor to respond or provide the information and records as requested may result in civil penalties, and professional discipline where appropriate.
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an employer, school, school administrator, independent contractor or applicant shall report and disclose in accordance with this section all relevant information, records and documentation that may otherwise be confidential under section 10 of chapter 66.
(4) A school or independent contractor may not hire an applicant who does not provide the information required under subsection (a)(2) for a position involving contact with children.
(l) Nothing in this section shall be construed:
(1) To prevent a prospective employer from conducting further investigations of prospective employees or from requiring applicants to provide additional background information or authorizations beyond what is required under this section, nor to prevent a former employer from disclosing more information than what is required under this section.
(2) To relieve a school, school administrator or independent contractor of its legal responsibility to report suspected incidents of abuse in accordance with the provisions of section 51A of chapter 119 or misconduct by a licensed educator in accordance with the reporting requirements of the department of elementary and secondary education.
(3) To relieve a school, school administrator or independent contractor of its legal responsibility to report suspected incidents of professional misconduct in accordance with chapter 119, section 51A or misconduct by a licensed educator in accordance with the reporting requirements of the department of elementary and secondary education.
(4) To prohibit the right of the exclusive representative pursuant to chapter 150E to challenge the validity of an employee’s termination or discipline under a collective bargaining agreement or any relevant statute
(m)(1) The office of the attorney general shall have jurisdiction to determine willful violations of this section and may, following a hearing, assess a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). School entities shall be barred from contracting with an independent contractor who is found to have willfully violated the provisions of this section. Willful violations of the provisions of this section shall be reported to the relevant licensing authority.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department of elementary and secondary education shall report all willful violations of the provisions of these sections to the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification Clearinghouse or any national databases serving the same purpose, all information required for participation in such a clearinghouse.
(3) The Department of Education shall notify each school district and school about the provisions of this act to ensure applicants and employers are aware of their respective rights and responsibilities under this act. The department shall develop standardized forms for applicants and employers to use to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this act, as well as any other informational materials that may assist applicants and employers in the implementation of and compliance with this act.
(4) The board of education may promulgate regulations for implementation and enforcement of this chapter. Upon release of the proposed regulations, the board shall file a copy of the regulations with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, who shall forward the regulations to the joint committee on education. Within 30 days of the filing, the committee may hold a public hearing and issue a report on the regulations and file the report with the board. The board, pursuant to applicable law, may adopt final regulations making revisions to the proposed regulations as it deems appropriate after consideration of the report and shall file a copy of the final regulations with the chairpersons of the joint committee on education and, not earlier than 30 days after the filing, the board shall file the final regulations with the state secretary.
(5) No employer shall be liable for injury, loss of property, personal injury or death caused by an act or omission of a public employee while acting in the scope of the public employee’s employment and arising out of the implementation of this chapter. This chapter shall not be construed as creating or imposing a specific duty of care.
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By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 435) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to compulsory full-day kindergarten. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 1B of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 117-120, inclusive, the twenty-first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:
The board shall establish the permissible and mandatory ages for school attendance provided that each child be required to attend a full-day educational program at kindergarten age.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of chapter 76 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “education”, in line 2, the following words:
“and any child enrolled in full-day kindergarten”
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By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 436) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others for legislation to establish universal pre-kindergarten commission and dedicate funding for pre-kindergarten offerings. Education.
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Section 13 of chapter 15D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsections: -
(e) The Universal Pre-Kindergarten Commission.
(1) Establishment of the Commission. There shall be a special commission for the purpose of making an investigation and study relative to how to expand universal pre-kindergarten to provide pre-kindergarten to every pre-kindergarten aged child in the Commonwealth, which shall be known as the Universal Pre-Kindergarten Commission (in this subsection referred to as the ‘commission’).
(2) Members. The commission shall be chaired by the commissioner of the department of early education and care or the commissioner’s designee. The secretary of education or the secretary’s designee and the commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary education or the commissioner’s designee shall be members. The governor shall appoint 6 members, one of whom shall be nominated by Head Start Massachusetts, one of whom shall have experience operating a private preschool, one of whom shall be a member of a teachers’ union or association, one of whom shall be nominated by the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Inc. and one of whom shall be nominated by the Massachusetts Association of School Committees. The speaker of the house and the senate president shall each appoint one member.
(3) Report Recommending Legislation.
(i) Deadline. The commission shall report its findings and any legislation necessary to implement said findings to the governor, the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the senate and house of representatives committees on ways and means, the joint committee on children, families, and persons with disabilities and the joint committee on education by December 31, 2024.
(ii) Contents of the Report. The commission report shall include an analysis of how to best expand quality pre-kindergarten offerings in Massachusetts such that every 3- and 4-year-old child would be able to attend; how to pay for expanding pre-kindergarten offerings; the appropriate ratio and combination of various types of pre-kindergarten programs to best serve children throughout the state; and the best way to promote high quality educational curriculum, child development and safety standards. In making its recommendations the commission shall consider among other issues:
(A) the advantages and disadvantages including cost, parental preference and ease of expansion of pre-kindergarten as provided by Head Start, public schools, programs licensed or subsidized by the department of early education and care and private programs.
(B) the cost of expanding pre-kindergarten offerings according to the different program models that are available, for example Head Start, public schools, programs licensed or subsidized by the department of early education and care and private programs.
(C) the financial benefits of universal pre-kindergarten for education readiness and greater employment opportunities for parents.
(D) the possibility of including pre-kindergarten students when calculating the distribution of chapter 70 education funds.
(E) how to appropriately increase pre-kindergarten offerings over time while ensuring quality of care and safety; and
(F) the optimum way to expand participation in the Quality Rating Information System (or ‘QRIS’) or other curriculum standards programs adopted by Massachusetts, including providing grants or other financial incentives for participation.
(f) Universal Pre-Kindergarten Expansion Funding. Notwithstanding subsection (c) of section 10 of chapter 152 of the acts of 1997 or any other general or special law to the contrary, no later than June 30 of each year, that portion of the balance in the Convention Center Fund which the state treasurer has determined to exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the requirement of sufficiency under said subsection (c) of said section 10 of said chapter 152, shall be transferred to the department of early education and care to be used solely for the purpose of expanding pre-kindergarten offerings.
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Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-30T09:50:30.28'}, {'Id': 'PAD1', 'Name': 'Patricia A. Duffy', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T14:53:03.6666667'}, {'Id': 'JBE0', 'Name': 'James B. 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By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 437) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to the training, assessment, and assignment of qualified school interpreters in educational settings. Education.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following section:
Section 37. Training, assessment, and assignment of qualified school interpreters in educational settings
(1) The following words, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the following meanings:
“Department” the department of elementary and secondary education
“Person with Limited English Proficiency (Person with LEP)” an individual who has a limited ability to read, write, speak or understand English because the person uses primarily a language other than English. This includes parents or guardians of minor children with LEP, regardless of the children’s LEP status.
“Interpretation” the immediate oral rendering of an utterance from a source language into a target language
“Interpreter” a person who has demonstrated language proficiency in English and at least one other language and is readily able to interpret spoken language from English to the target language and from the target language to English, and who also has knowledge and understanding of the pertinent subject matter to be translated, the role of the interpreter in school settings, and ethics and confidentiality with respect to interpretation.
“Parent” a natural, adoptive, or foster parent of a child, a guardian, or an individual acting in the place of a natural or adoptive parent (including a grandparent, stepparent, or other relative) with whom the child lives, or an individual who is legally responsible for the child’s welfare.
“Specialized meeting” a meeting requiring a high level of interpretation skills including but not limited to discussion regarding: an Individualized Education Program (IEP); a safety plan or behavioral intervention plan (BIP); matters regarding school discipline; matters regarding special education due process; placement in an English Learner Education (ELE) program; development of or changes to an Individual 504 plan; addressing bullying complaints; or the use of physical restraint or seclusion of students;
“Standard meeting” is a parent conference, community meeting, or other school gatherings that does not have legal context.
“Tier 1 Interpreter” an interpreter whose language proficiency need not be formally assessed.
“Tier 2 Interpreter” an interpreter who, after a formal assessment process to be determined by the department, demonstrates an understanding of basic educational terminology used in school settings, participates in ongoing professional development in interpreting, and exhibits tier-2 competency pursuant to subsection 2 of this section and department regulations.
“Tier 3 Interpreter” an interpreter who, after a formal assessment process to be determined by the department, understands specialized educational terminology used in school settings, participates in ongoing professional development in interpreting, and exhibits tier-3 competency pursuant to subsection 2 of this section and department regulations.
(2) Consistent with the recommendations of the School Interpreters Task Force, as authorized by Section 81 of Chapter 154 of the Acts of 2018, the department shall:
(A)develop and administer a system for training, assessing, and determining qualifications of interpreters in educational settings with assurance that tier 3 interpreters shall be used for all specialized meetings, tier 2 or 3 interpreters may be used for all standard meetings and Tier 1 interpreters may be used during spontaneous, unannounced meetings or communication scenarios that occur in schools when a tier 3 or 2 interpreter is not available.
(B)develop and make available an educational course of sufficient duration that includes coursework and field experience to support development of the key competencies and knowledge required of interpreters in schools; and
(C)create a publicly accessible mechanism to identify tier-3 interpreters for scheduled specialized meetings.
(3) The department shall adopt regulations necessary to administer a system for training, assessing, and determining qualifications of interpreters in school settings to improve access for parents with LEP. Said regulations shall be consistent with the recommendations of the School Interpreters Task Force, as authorized by Section 81 of Chapter 154 of the Acts of 2018, and shall include but not be limited to:
(A) a process for assessing the language proficiency of interpreters seeking to interpret in school settings, including required levels of competency necessary to obtain tier-2 and tier-3 interpreting status, with grandfathering allowed for school employees whose primary job responsibility has been to serve as an interpreter for one or more years.
(B) required hours of supervised field experience for tier-3 interpreters.
(C) procedures for implementation of the publicly accessible mechanism created pursuant to subsection 1 of this section to identify and secure tier-3 interpreters for scheduled specialized meetings.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage, provided that the department may administer a phased implementation of the provisions of subsection 2 of this act to a diverse number of school districts, subject to appropriation, and provided further that final implementation of all sections of this act shall take effect statewide when certified as appropriate by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education in a report to the general court.
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By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 438) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to competency determination and high school diplomas. Education.
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Subsection (i) of section 1D of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence, in line 64, the following sentences: -
“Students who have demonstrated competency under this section by passing the state’s assessment tests, the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, and any successors thereto, shall be granted a Commonwealth Diploma issued by the state department of education. Students who have demonstrated competency under this section by meeting the academic standards and curriculum frameworks enumerated in this section by satisfying the requirements of their local school committee shall be granted a Horace Mann Diploma issued by the local school committee. Students may receive both diplomas. Issuance of either the Commonwealth Diploma or the Horace Mann Diploma will certify that a student has met the competency determination described in this section and will entitle a student to all the rights and privileges of high school graduation.”.
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By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 439) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to transparency and accountability in charter school finances. Education.
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Section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking paragraph (ff) and inserting in place thereof the following:
(ff) Commonwealth charter schools shall be funded as follows: the commonwealth shall pay a tuition amount to the charter school, which shall be the sum of the tuition amounts calculated separately for each district sending students to the charter school. Tuition amounts for each sending district shall be calculated by the department using the formula set forth herein, to reflect, as much as practicable, the actual per-pupil spending amount that would be expended in the district if the students attended the district schools. The tuition amount shall be calculated separately for each district sending students to a charter school, and for each charter school to which a district sends students. Each district's per pupil tuition amount for each charter school to which it sends students shall include a per pupil foundation budget component, adjusted to reflect the actual net school spending in the sending district.
In calculating the per pupil foundation budget component, the department shall calculate a foundation budget for the students from each sending district attending the charter school in the previous fiscal year, pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of chapter 70; provided, that the department shall not include in the said calculation the assumed tuition-out special education enrollment, nor any amounts generated by said assumed enrollment, as defined by said section 2. The per pupil foundation budget component shall be the district's foundation budget for the charter school, as so calculated, divided by the number of students attending the charter school from the sending district in the previous fiscal year. The per pupil foundation budget component shall be calculated separately for each charter school to which a district sends students. The foundation budget for a charter school shall be the sum of the foundation budgets for the charter school for each district sending students to the charter school.
In adjusting the per pupil foundation budget component, the department shall calculate for each sending district an above foundation spending percentage, which shall be the percentage by which the district's actual net school spending exceeds the foundation budget for the district, as calculated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 70. The department shall further calculate the percentage of actual net school spending reported by the sending district associated with tuition costs for tuition-out special education students, including education that occurs in educational collaboratives, and with spending on health care costs for retired employees, for any district for which such costs are included in net school spending, and shall reduce the districts above foundation spending percentage proportionately. The per pupil foundation budget component for each charter school to which the sending district sends students shall be increased by said adjusted above foundation spending percentage.
The total tuition amount payable by a sending district to a charter school shall be the per pupil tuition amount as defined above, multiplied by the total number of students attending the charter school from that district in the current fiscal year. The total charter school tuition amount for purposes of the following paragraphs shall be the sum of the district's amounts for each charter school to which the district sends students, calculated using the provisions of this section. The receiving charter school's total charter school tuition amount shall be the sum of the tuition amounts calculated for the charter school attributable to each district sending students to the charter school.
If a charter school student previously attended a private or parochial school or was home-schooled, the commonwealth shall assume the first-year cost for that student and shall not reduce the sending district's chapter 70 aid for that student's tuition in that fiscal year.
The state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to deduct the local share of the total tuition amount payable to a charter school, as calculated herein, from the state school aid, as defined in section 2 of said Chapter 70, of the district in which the student resides prior to the distribution of said aid. For the purpose of calculating the local share amount to be deducted, the total per student foundation budget component for a district, before any adjustment, shall not exceed the statewide average per student minimum required local contribution as defined in section 2 of said Chapter 70 or as otherwise determined for any fiscal year and the amount of any adjustment attributable to above foundation spending shall not exceed the statewide average above foundation spending amount. In the case of a child residing in a municipality that belongs to a regional school district, the local share of the charter school tuition amount shall be deducted from said chapter 70 education aid of the school district appropriate to the grade level of the child. If in a single district, the total of all such deductions exceeds the total of said education aid, this excess amount shall be deducted from other aid appropriated to the city or town. If in a single district, the total of all such deductions exceeds the total state aid appropriated, the commonwealth shall appropriate this excess amount; provided, however, that said district has exempted itself from the provisions of said chapter 70 by accepting section 14 of said chapter 70, the commonwealth shall assess said district for the said excess amount.
The state treasurer is hereby further authorized and directed to disburse to the charter school an amount equal to the charter school's total charter school tuition amount as defined above.
If more than 1 charter school is managed by a single network or board of trustees, funding shall not be transferred among individual schools within the network unless such schools are located in the same school district.
The department shall, subject to appropriation, provide funding to charter schools for a portion of the per pupil capital needs component included in the charter tuition amount and shall reimburse the sending school districts for said costs. In fiscal year 2011 and thereafter, such funding shall not be less than the per pupil amount provided in fiscal year 2010.
In the event of a charter school closing or eliminating grade levels as required by the board, the school district shall retain chapter 70 allotments for the students who attended those grade levels in the previous year.
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[{'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T16:09:46.0066667'}, {'Id': 'PWM0', 'Name': 'Paul W. Mark', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PWM0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T16:09:46.1766667'}]
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By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton and Senator Mark, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 44) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Paul W. Mark relative to the use of Department of Conservation and Recreation land for emergency service access in the town of Cummington. Environment and Natural Resources.
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of conservation and recreation shall work in coordination with the town of Cummington fire department to create and maintain a new utility task vehicle, also known as a utility terrain vehicle, (UTV) trail from Hendricks road along East Mountain road to the beach in the Gilbert A. Bliss State Forest for the purpose of allowing emergency services access by the Cummington fire department to the area and the beach.
SECTION 2. The land to be used for the emergency services access in section 1 is owned by the department of conservation and recreation and such use or access may be licensed by the department to the town of Cummington for a renewable term of 5-years. Such license shall not be a disposition of an interest in land of the commonwealth and shall not be subject to Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution or section 5A of chapter 3 of the General Laws.
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[{'Id': 'AFC1', 'Name': 'Antonio F. D. Cabral', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AFC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T13:49:46.5833333'}, {'Id': 'C_H1', 'Name': 'Christopher Hendricks', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/C_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T15:22:16.72'}, {'Id': 'PAS1', 'Name': 'Paul A. Schmid, III', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T14:36:54.0733333'}, {'Id': 'SND0', 'Name': 'Sal N. DiDomenico', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SND0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-08T16:04:37.19'}, {'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-06T16:11:27.1'}, {'Id': 'JBE0', 'Name': 'James B. Eldridge', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBE0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T17:30:52.3433333'}, {'Id': 'RME1', 'Name': 'Rodney M. Elliott', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RME1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-10T15:50:29.1733333'}, {'Id': 'JAG2', 'Name': 'Judith A. Garcia', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JAG2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-29T11:12:04.6833333'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T15:45:58.23'}, {'Id': 'K_K1', 'Name': 'Kay Khan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/K_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T10:25:38.62'}, {'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T13:04:21.7133333'}, {'Id': 'MCM0', 'Name': 'Mark C. Montigny', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MCM0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T13:52:30.7266667'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T14:21:50.02'}, {'Id': 'S_G2', 'Name': 'Steven Ultrino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T16:17:39.95'}, {'Id': 'T_V1', 'Name': 'Tommy Vitolo', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/T_V1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-30T12:09:56.9866667'}, {'Id': 'BLW1', 'Name': 'Bud L. Williams', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BLW1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T16:48:01.91'}]
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By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 440) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to admissions to vocational-technical schools or vocational-technical programs to provide for equitable workforce development. Education.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 74 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 5B the following section: -
Section 5C. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: “Eligible applicant”, a student that meets the requirements to be promoted to the applicable grade. Any admission offered to an applicant before having been promoted to the applicable grade shall be contingent only upon promotion. “Department”, the department of elementary and secondary education.
(b) If there are more eligible applicants than spaces available for admission to a vocational-technical school or vocational-technical program within a vocational-technical school or comprehensive high school, whether or not the program is approved under this Chapter and including exploratory programs, the school shall hold a weighted lottery to determine which applicants shall be admitted, said lottery shall be weighted towards protected classes, including but not limited to, students of color, economically disadvantaged students, students with disabilities, and English language learners. No eligible applicant shall be required to submit anything to participate in the lottery other than the school the eligible applicant is currently enrolled in and contact information as determined relevant by the school.
(c) Each school shall place eligible applicants who entered the lottery but were not admitted on a waitlist, the order of which shall be determined by the lottery. The waitlist shall include the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,s and grade levels of such students, and any other information the department deems necessary. The school shall forward the waitlist to the department of education no later than June 1 in the year in which the lottery is held. The department shall maintain a consolidated waitlist in order to determine the number of individual students in each city or town seeking admission to vocational-technical education schools and programs. If a school fills a vacancy after the initial admissions cycle is completed, said school shall fill the vacancy with the next available student on the waitlist and shall continue through the waitlist until a student fills the vacant seat.
(d) The commissioner shall collect application, admission, enrollment, and waitlist data pertaining to at a minimum race, ethnicity, students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged students, and English language learners. The commissioner shall also collect data on the number of students enrolled in each vocational-technical education program receiving services pursuant to chapter 71A, chapter 71B, or both. The commissioner shall annually file said data with the clerks of the house and senate and the joint committee on education and make said data available to the public online not later than November 1.
(e) The board shall promulgate regulations for the implementation and enforcement of this section.
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[{'Id': 'DFC1', 'Name': 'Daniel Cahill', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DFC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T16:50:09.85'}, {'Id': 'RME1', 'Name': 'Rodney M. Elliott', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RME1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-14T15:56:26.9533333'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-14T15:56:26.9533333'}, {'Id': 'MRS1', 'Name': 'Margaret R. Scarsdale', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MRS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-14T15:56:26.9533333'}]
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By Representative Cahill of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 441) of Daniel Cahill relative to school construction. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 35BB of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 7 and 8, the figure “1” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- 2.
SECTION 2. Chapter 70 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 18. A school district with a disproportionate share of school buildings: (i) in need of major renovation or potential replacement; (ii) with environments that are not conducive to teaching and learning; (iii) in need of major repairs; or (iv) in need of replacement, as determined by the Massachusetts School Building Authority, may, for a period of time until the debt service obligations for school construction projects in said schools are paid, use not more than 1 percent of the total amount of state school aid allocated to said school district under this chapter for costs associated with the renovation or replacement of said school buildings.
SECTION 3. Section 2 of chapter 70B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 29 and 30, the figure “1” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- 2.
SECTION 4. Subsection (b) of section 9 of said chapter 70B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “may also take into account” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- shall provide flexibility for.
SECTION 5. Said section 9 of said chapter 70B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “section”, in line 49, the following words:-; provided, however, that the reimbursement dollar amount per square foot shall be not less than the average of the actual construction cost per square foot of all approved school projects from the previous 3 fiscal years.
SECTION 6. Section 10 of said chapter 70B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the figure “80” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 100.
SECTION 7. Said section 10 of said chapter 70B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 8, the words “Incentive Percentage (C)” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Incentive Percentage (C) + School Integration Percentage (D).
SECTION 8. Clause (3) of paragraph (B) of subsection (a) of said section 10 of said chapter 70B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the figures in the chart titled “Poverty” and inserting in place thereof the following figures:-
0-99%0.00
100-102%1.42
103-105%2.83
106-108%4.25
109-111%5.67
112-114%7.08
115-117%8.50
118-120%9.92
121-123%11.33
124-126%12.75
127-129%14.17
130-132%15.58
133-135%17.00
136-138%18.42
139-141%19.83
142-144%21.25
145-147%22.67
148-150%24.08
151-153%25.50
154-156%26.92
157-159%28.33
160-162%29.75
163-165%31.17
166-168%32.58
169-171%34.00
172-174%35.42
175-177%36.83
178-180%38.25
181-183%39.67
184-186%41.08
187-189%42.50
190-192%43.92
193-195%45.33
196-198%46.75
199%+48.17
SECTION 9. Said subsection (a) of said section 10 of said chapter 70B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:-
(D) School integration percentage points shall be awarded by the authority. New project applications that present clear and convincing evidence, as determined by the authority, that the proposed school building project is likely to significantly improve inter-district or intra-district racial integration of students shall receive 10 percentage points.
SECTION 10. For the purposes of developing program and cost standards pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9 of chapter 70B of the General Laws, the Massachusetts School Building Authority shall not find a proposed project for the Accelerated Repair Program to be ineligible on the basis of estimated total budget unless the estimated total budget is less than $100,000.
SECTION 11. For the purposes of promulgating net school spending regulations pursuant to section (2) of chapter 70 of the General Laws, the department of elementary and secondary education shall allow extraordinary maintenance projects to qualify as net school spending up to a total cost per project per school of $500,000.
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{'Id': 'DRC1', 'Name': 'Daniel R. Carey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DRC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T14:55:40.98'}
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[{'Id': 'DRC1', 'Name': 'Daniel R. Carey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DRC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T14:55:40.98'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T11:26:30.0733333'}, {'Id': 'JMC0', 'Name': 'Joanne M. Comerford', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JMC0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-21T09:38:45.1533333'}, {'Id': 'NMB1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Blais', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/NMB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-28T08:01:16.1433333'}, {'Id': 'RLR0', 'Name': 'Rebecca L. Rausch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RLR0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-12T21:23:08.1'}]
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By Representative Carey of Easthampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 442) of Daniel R. Carey, Vanna Howard and Joanne M. Comerford for legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to special education funding reform. Education.
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There shall be a Special Education Financing Commission to review the Commonwealth’s system for financing special education and make recommendations for a more equitable system that provides adequate funding to local school districts to meet the costs of providing high quality education to students with disabilities.
The commission’s review shall evaluate the commonwealth’s current special education financing structure and make recommendations to achieve the following goals:
(1) special education funds shall be sufficient to allow all schools to provide a high quality education in the least restrictive environment that meets the unique needs of each eligible student;
(2) special education funds provided to school districts shall recognize the variation in the resources that are required to provide students with different disabilities a high quality education;
(3) districts with more students receiving special education services shall equitably receive more state special education assistance funding than districts with fewer students receiving special education services;
(4) districts with less local resources shall equitably receive more state special education assistance funding than districts with more local resources;
(5) special education funds shall be relatively predictable and stable to enable school districts to budget effectively and implement multi-year plans;
(6) the special education funding system shall promote the efficient use of funds without incentivizing the under or misdiagnosis of students with disabilities;
(7) the special education funding system shall promote flexibility and innovation in providing high quality education;
(8) the special education funding system shall limit local financial responsibility for providing education to students with extraordinary needs; and
(9) the special education funding system shall provide sufficient funds to meet the costs of transportation of special education students.
In carrying out the review, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall provide to the commission any data and information relevant to the commission’s charge. The commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall furnish reasonable staff and other support for the work of the commission.
Prior to issuing its recommendations, the commission shall conduct not fewer than 4 public hearings across regions of the commonwealth.
The commission shall include the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education, who shall serve as co-chairs, the governor or a designee, the secretary of education, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, the commissioner of early education and care, the director of the Massachusetts office on disability, the speaker of the house of representatives or a designee, the president of the senate or a designee, the minority leader of the house of representatives or a designee, the minority leader of the senate or a designee, the chair of the house committee on ways and means or a designee, the chair of the senate committee on ways and means or a designee, the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities, and 1 member to be appointed by each of the following organizations: the Massachusetts Municipal Association, Inc., the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, Inc., the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, Inc., the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Inc., the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators, Inc., the Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools, Inc., Massachusetts Advocates for Children, Federation for Children with Special Needs, ARC of Mass, and the Parent Professional Advocacy League of Massachusetts. Members shall not receive compensation for their services but may receive reimbursement for the reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out their responsibilities as members of the commission.
It shall not constitute a violation of chapter 268A of the General Laws for a person employed by a school district to serve on the commission or to participate in commission deliberations that may have a financial impact on the district employing that person or on the rate at which that person may be compensated. The commission may establish procedures to ensure that no such person participates in commission deliberations that may directly affect the school districts employing those persons or that may directly affect the rate at which those persons are compensated.
The commission shall file its report on or before June 30, 2024. A copy of the report and recommendations shall be made publicly available on the website of the department of elementary and secondary education and submitted to the joint committee on education, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities, and the house and senate committees on ways and means.
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By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 443) of Tackey Chan relative to requiring food allergen certification in vocational schools. Education.
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Chapter 74 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 14B the following new section:-
Section 14C. Each student of the culinary arts program shall be required to complete and receive the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s food allergen certification as part of the completion of said program. The Board of Education, shall establish rules and regulations consistent with the implementation of this program.
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{'Id': 'EAR1', 'Name': 'Estela A. Reyes', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/EAR1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T16:26:10.62'}
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By Representatives Cruz of Salem and Reyes of Lawrence, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 444) of Manny Cruz, Estela A. Reyes and others for legislation to expand the use of career and academic plans. Education.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is amended by adding the following two new sections:-
Section 100. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“college and career pathway program”, a high school based program, designated by the department of elementary and secondary education, which offers a sequenced and/or career-themed set of academic and/or work-based learning experiences, including designated early college, vocational-technical education and innovation pathways programs, which can lead to, in the department’s opinion, improved college and career readiness outcomes.
“individual learning plan”, a plan devised by individual students with assistance from a designated educator that provides a clear and detailed student academic pathway from secondary to post- secondary education or career with regard to coursework, sequencing and experiences beyond the classroom, beginning in the ninth grade or earlier.
“MyCAP”, an acronym for My Career and Academic Plan, a process for creating a student’s individual learning plan as defined in this subsection, and supported by utilization of an online platform,
(b) All public school districts shall ensure that all high school students, beginning in the ninth grade, have developed, with the support of a designated educator and an online platform approved by the department of elementary and secondary education, an individual learning plan as defined in subsection a of this section. Said plans shall allow students to continue to adapt said plans and to make reasonable and relevant changes to their plans through the course of their secondary education that allow for a continuing process of alignment with the student’s needs and planning goals. Districts will provide support to students to participate in the development and refinement of their plans. Districts will also make every reasonable effort to offer students the experiences identified in their plans to ensure alignment with, and accomplishment of, the student’s goals for post-graduate success.
(c) Nothing contained herein will prevent districts from beginning the process of having students develop individual learning plans prior to beginning high school, for students within their jurisdictions.
(d) Districts shall report annually to the department of elementary and secondary education on their progress in meeting the requirements contained in this section.
(e) The department of elementary and secondary education shall develop guidance for districts to oversee and ensure their compliance with the provisions of this section, aligned with their current guidance to districts utilizing the structure of the MyCAP system and its component parts.
Section 2. Section 1 shall take effect for the school year beginning after July 1, 2026.
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[{'Id': 'M_C3', 'Name': 'Manny Cruz', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_C3', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T12:01:07.33'}, {'Id': 'AXV1', 'Name': 'Andres X. Vargas', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AXV1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T13:29:20.8466667'}, {'Id': 'S_G2', 'Name': 'Steven Ultrino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-14T07:34:30.82'}, {'Id': 'CMM1', 'Name': 'Christopher M. Markey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CMM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-22T09:39:03.3733333'}, {'Id': 'REH1', 'Name': 'Russell E. Holmes', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/REH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-23T12:01:19.2433333'}, {'Id': 'DFD1', 'Name': 'David F. DeCoste', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DFD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-23T12:01:19.2433333'}]
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{'Id': 'AXV1', 'Name': 'Andres X. Vargas', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AXV1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T12:01:07.33'}
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By Representatives Cruz of Salem and Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 445) of Manny Cruz, Andres X. Vargas and others for legislation to expand access to computer science coursework in public schools. Education.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is amended by inserting after section 99 the following section:-
Section 100. Computer Science Education
(a) Every public high school in the commonwealth shall offer at least one foundational computer science course and ensure that every student has the capacity to access such course within a four-year course of study.
(b) A foundational computer science course offered pursuant to this section shall include rigorous mathematical or scientific concepts and be consistent with standards adopted by the board of elementary and secondary education.
SECTION 2. Section 1 shall take effect for the school year beginning after July 1, 2025.
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[{'Id': 'M_C3', 'Name': 'Manny Cruz', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_C3', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T16:48:29.3366667'}, {'Id': 'CJW1', 'Name': 'Christopher J. Worrell', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CJW1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T13:17:01.5733333'}]
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{'Id': 'CJW1', 'Name': 'Christopher J. Worrell', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CJW1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T13:14:59.507'}
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By Representatives Cruz of Salem and Worrell of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 446) of Manny Cruz and Christopher J. Worrell relative to members of student advisory committees. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 38m of chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out in the 2nd paragraph the words :-“ex-officio, non voting member” and replacing them with the word “voting member” .
Further amends Section 38m of chapter 71 “shall serve without compensation”, and replacing them with the “shall receive a scholarship subject to appropriation by the committee at the conclusion of their senior year in recognition of their service to the district. The student representative must complete at least 1 year of full service in order to be eligible. The school committee may provide a partial scholarship to a student representative who does not complete their year of service. The school committee may also determine whether or not to provide a stipend remunerate the student representative for their service to district”
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[{'Id': 'JSC1', 'Name': 'Josh S. Cutler', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JSC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-16T11:20:00.6566667'}, {'Id': 'PAS1', 'Name': 'Paul A. Schmid, III', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T16:14:11.4166667'}, {'Id': 'JCD1', 'Name': 'James C. Arena-DeRosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-04T16:07:16.2366667'}, {'Id': 'NAG1', 'Name': 'Nicholas A. Boldyga', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/NAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T12:34:45.3566667'}, {'Id': 'PLC1', 'Name': 'Peter Capano', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PLC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-15T14:44:45.66'}, {'Id': 'T_C1', 'Name': 'Tackey Chan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/T_C1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T15:23:44.11'}, {'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T16:50:04.88'}, {'Id': 'TFB1', 'Name': 'Tricia Farley-Bouvier', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TFB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-08T14:38:36.4633333'}, {'Id': 'KNF1', 'Name': 'Kimberly N. Ferguson', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KNF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-12T13:48:49.3733333'}, {'Id': 'CRF1', 'Name': 'Christopher Richard Flanagan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CRF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-23T11:53:17.7666667'}, {'Id': 'CLG1', 'Name': 'Carmine Lawrence Gentile', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CLG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-28T22:59:53.8133333'}, {'Id': 'JAG1', 'Name': 'Jessica Ann Giannino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-13T11:42:20.4833333'}, {'Id': 'PAH1', 'Name': 'Patricia A. Haddad', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-23T11:38:26.6666667'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-27T10:28:36.21'}, {'Id': 'SSH1', 'Name': 'Steven S. Howitt', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SSH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-23T10:25:46.1766667'}, {'Id': 'HEK1', 'Name': 'Hannah Kane', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/HEK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-24T07:03:31.36'}, {'Id': 'SPK1', 'Name': 'Sally P. Kerans', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SPK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-29T11:55:40.6'}, {'Id': 'JPL1', 'Name': 'Jack Patrick Lewis', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-12T13:53:55.95'}, {'Id': 'CMM1', 'Name': 'Christopher M. Markey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CMM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-23T08:36:21.1766667'}, {'Id': 'JDM1', 'Name': 'Joseph D. McKenna', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JDM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-24T14:04:52.6433333'}, {'Id': 'P_M1', 'Name': 'Paul McMurtry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/P_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-20T10:59:29.05'}, {'Id': 'J_M1', 'Name': 'Joan Meschino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T16:36:11.59'}, {'Id': 'L_M1', 'Name': 'Lenny Mirra', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T09:50:08.95'}, {'Id': 'S_M1', 'Name': 'Samantha Montaño', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-23T13:29:20.8166667'}, {'Id': 'TTN1', 'Name': 'Tram T. Nguyen', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TTN1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-24T20:22:57.9766667'}, {'Id': 'ERP1', 'Name': 'Edward R. Philips', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/ERP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T16:36:33.55'}, {'Id': 'AJP1', 'Name': 'Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AJP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-05T10:47:49.9533333'}, {'Id': 'APR1', 'Name': 'Adrianne Pusateri Ramos', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/APR1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T15:27:15.7033333'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-18T20:10:50.6633333'}, {'Id': 'AJS1', 'Name': 'Adam Scanlon', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AJS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-12T14:26:43.4633333'}, {'Id': 'MRS1', 'Name': 'Margaret R. Scarsdale', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MRS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-06T12:39:22.0666667'}, {'Id': 'D_S1', 'Name': 'Dawne Shand', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/D_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-14T15:57:47.8366667'}, {'Id': 'TMS1', 'Name': 'Thomas M. Stanley', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TMS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T16:53:03.32'}, {'Id': 'JRT1', 'Name': 'Jeffrey Rosario Turco', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JRT1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-12T14:45:28.51'}, {'Id': 'MSV1', 'Name': 'Marcus S. Vaughn', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MSV1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T13:28:08.2433333'}, {'Id': 'DTV1', 'Name': 'David T. Vieira', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DTV1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-26T12:17:27.7233333'}, {'Id': 'PWM0', 'Name': 'Paul W. Mark', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PWM0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-05T15:38:08.28'}, {'Id': 'MJB0', 'Name': 'Michael J. Barrett', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MJB0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-04T13:53:22.6833333'}, {'Id': 'PMO', 'Name': "Patrick M. O'Connor", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PMO', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-04T13:53:22.6833333'}, {'Id': 'JBL0', 'Name': 'Joan B. Lovely', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBL0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-02T09:20:14.2566667'}, {'Id': 'PRF0', 'Name': 'Paul R. Feeney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PRF0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-02T09:20:14.2566667'}, {'Id': 'PMP0', 'Name': 'Pavel M. Payano', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PMP0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-02T09:20:14.2566667'}, {'Id': 'AMG0', 'Name': 'Anne M. Gobi', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AMG0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-30T09:48:36.8433333'}]
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{'Id': 'PAS1', 'Name': 'Paul A. Schmid, III', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-16T11:20:00.657'}
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By Representatives Cutler of Pembroke and Schmid of Westport, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 447) of Josh S. Cutler, Paul A. Schmid, III and others relative to student participation in 4-H programs. Education.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 76 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 22. (a) A student who participates in an activity or program sponsored by Massachusetts 4-H shall be credited as present by the school in which the student is enrolled in the same manner as an educational field trip. A school committee shall not count a student absent for participating in an activity or program sponsored by Massachusetts 4-H.
(b) Upon request from a school committee, a Massachusetts 4-H agent shall provide documentation as proof of a student's participation in an activity or program sponsored by Massachusetts 4-H.
(c) A school committee shall ensure that a student has the opportunity to make up any school work missed while the student was participating in an activity or program sponsored by Massachusetts 4-H. A school committee shall ensure that a student's class grades are not adversely affected for lack of attendance or participation due to the student's participation in an activity or program sponsored by Massachusetts 4-H.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a school committee shall not credit a student who participates in an activity or program sponsored by Massachusetts 4-H as present if the student's participation occurs during:
(1) The schedule established by the commissioner of education for the administration of the Massachusetts comprehensive assessment system tests; or
(2) Any period of time for which the student has been suspended or expelled, if the student's suspension or expulsion would otherwise preclude the student from participating in an educational field trip.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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By Representative Cutler of Pembroke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 448) of Josh S. Cutler relative to the minimum amount of school aid available to municipalities. Education.
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Section 2 of Chapter 70 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking the definition of “Minimum aid” and inserting in place thereof the following:-
''Minimum aid'', the amount of minimum state school aid available to a municipality in any fiscal year shall be no less than one hundred dollars multiplied by the district foundation enrollment.
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An Act clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives
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By Representative Cutler of Pembroke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 449) of Josh S. Cutler relative to the rights of employees in education collaboratives. Education.
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Section 4E of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence after the first sentence in the ninth paragraph:-
The provisions of sections forty-one, forty-two, forty-two D and forty-three of chapter 71 shall apply to each category of employees named in those sections who serve in education collaboratives.
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[{'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T10:23:03.1066667'}, {'Id': 'L M0', 'Name': 'Liz Miranda', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L%20M0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-21T19:17:15.1333333'}, {'Id': 'E_U1', 'Name': 'Erika Uyterhoeven', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/E_U1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-05T10:31:40.45'}]
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{'Id': 'L M0', 'Name': 'Liz Miranda', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L%20M0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-21T19:17:14.493'}
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By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton and Senator Miranda, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 45) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa, Liz Miranda and Erika Uyterhoeven for legislation to provide sentencing parity in criminal law. The Judiciary.
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SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in, in lines 2 through 4, the words "or in the commission or attempted commission of a crime punishable with death or imprisonment for life,".
SECTION 2. Said section 1 of said section 265, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the second sentence the following sentence:- Where a killing occurs during the commission or attempted commission of a crime punishable with imprisonment for life, the killing shall amount to murder for a principal perpetrator who is personally and directly responsible for committing the killing and acts with the same malice forethought towards the killing as is required for a killing to amount to murder when not done in the course or furtherance of another offense.
SECTION 3. Said section 1 of said chapter 265, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:-
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Section one shall apply to any person charged with murder prior to or after the effective date of this act.
SECTION 4. Section 2 of chapter 274 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the word “felon.”, in line 4, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- felon; provided, however, that in the event of a killing resulting during the commission or attempted commission of a felony, the killing shall amount to murder in the first degree only for a principal perpetrator who is personally and directly responsible for committing the killing and acts with the same malice forethought towards the killing as is required for a killing to amount to murder when not done in the course or furtherance of another offense.
SECTION 5. Said section 2 of said chapter 274, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following 2 paragraphs:-
Whoever aids in the commission of a killing or is accessory thereto before the fact by counseling, hiring, or otherwise procuring such killing to be committed but is not a principal perpetrator who is personally and directly responsible for committing the killing, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a period of not less than 2 and 1/2 years nor more than 25 years.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, paragraph 2 shall apply to any person charged with aiding in the commission of a killing or who is accessory thereto before the fact by counseling, hiring, or otherwise procuring such killing to be committed prior to or after the effective date of this act.
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By Representative Cutler of Pembroke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 450) of Josh S. Cutler and others relative to state reimbursement for non-district vocational school transportation costs. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 8A of chapter 74 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 official edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the words “, subject to appropriation,”.
SECTION 2. Said section 8A of said chapter 74 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is further amended by striking out, in lines 10 and 11, the words “, subject to appropriation,”.
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By Representative Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 451) of Michael S. Day relative to nutrition in public schools. Education.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 15IIIIII, the following section:-
Section 15JJJJJJ.The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart March 21 as Massachusetts Child Nutrition Day and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
SECTION 2. Chapter 71 is hereby amended by inserting, after section 97, the following new section:-
Section 98. (a) The purpose of this section is to ensure that the students of the Commonwealth are appropriately nourished in order to support a healthier, livable and more equitable future for all.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:-
(i) food service management company is defined as a commercial enterprise or a nonprofit organization which is or may be contracted with by the school food authority to manage any aspect of the school food service
(ii) entrée is defined as the meat/meat alternate category within the USDA’s Federal Nutrition Standards
(iii) Fiber-rich” is defined as an entrée item that contains at least 14 g of fiber per 1000kcal from whole food sources such as whole grains, legumes, beans, pulses, fruits, and vegetables
(iv) “Reimbursable meal” is any meal that meets the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National School Lunch Program nutritional requirements for federal reimbursement at the annual allotted rate of any of the following: (a) free lunch; (b) reduced- price lunch; or (c) paid lunch
(v) “ultra-processed food” is defined as industrial formulations of food substances never or rarely used in kitchens (such as high-fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated or interesterified oils, and hydrolysed proteins), or classes of additives designed to make the final product palatable, appealing, or preservable (such as flavours, flavour enhancers, colours, emulsifiers, emulsifying salts, sweeteners, thickeners, nitrates, nitrites, preservatives, and anti-foaming, bulking, carbonating, foaming, gelling and glazing agents)
(c) Any food service management company selling food to Massachusetts public schools for our children to consume shall ensure that at least 50% of the entrées sold and served for lunch within school hours in schools, school districts, or other entities over the course of each week are healthy foods containing whole grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes and other fiber-rich proteins as part of a reimbursable meal offering within the federal National School Lunch Program.
(d) No food service provider may sell or serve in Massachusetts public schools, school districts, or other entities more than 20% of entrée items that meet one or more of the following: qualify as ultra-processed; have a nutritional composition that includes more than 30 milligrams of cholesterol more than 5% of the entrées’ total calories come from saturated fat as part of a weekly reimbursable meal offering within the federal National School Lunch
(e) Each food service provider selling food to Massachusetts public schools for school children to consume, shall keep itemized nutrition data that is made publicly available on a monthly basis to demonstrate compliance with this statute.
(f) Each food service management company will have a phase in period of three years following the initial date of their most recent contract with their respective school food authority or by the first day of the school calendar year 2033-2034, whichever comes first.
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By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 452) of Marjorie C. Decker, Mindy Domb and Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to recess for elementary school children. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 1G of Chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph:-
All children in grades kindergarten through five attending public schools shall receive supervised, safe, and unstructured free-play recess so that there are at least twenty consecutive minutes of free-play recess per day. As used herein, the term "free-play" means an unstructured environment, but which is supervised by appropriate school personnel or staff. Regulations promulgated by the department may not exclude recess from structured learning time requirements for elementary school children and may not increase the total number of hours required in the school year to meet the provisions of this subsection.
SECTION 2. Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 4A the following new section:-
Section 4B. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no public elementary school shall decrease the amount of time it allots and provides to students as recess time designed to allow students to participate in physical and social activities as a result of any changes in standards or curriculum that the school is required to or chooses to adopt. For purposes of this section, “elementary school” shall mean a school providing instruction to grades K through 5, and, where so designated by a school committee prior to the commencement of a school year, may also include a middle school or other intermediate level school providing instruction to grades 5 through 6 or any combination thereof.
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By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 453) of Marjorie C. Decker for legislation to ban school exclusion in pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade. Education.
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SECTION 1. The General Court hereby finds and declares that:
(1) to give students, especially the most vulnerable, the ability to be prepared for post third grade—an important educational milestone—students must be in school to learn during the prekindergarten to third grade years;
(2) the department of elementary and secondary education must give enhanced attention, tools and resources to create effective responses to the disciplinary challenges that educators face in teaching students in prekindergarten to third grade;
(3) fourth and fifth grade students require sufficient time in school, as their final years in elementary school similarly represent an important educational milestone; and
(4) these steps will enhance equal educational opportunity because disparities in school discipline lead to disparate educational outcomes for students.
(5) these steps are especially important as young students continue to struggle after experiencing learning loss and traumatic experiences due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SECTION 2. Section 37H¾ of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting before paragraph (a) the following paragraph:
This section shall govern the suspension and expulsion of students enrolled in a public school in the commonwealth who are not charged with a violation of subsections (a) and (b) of section 37H or with a felony under section 37H½.
SECTION 3. Said section 37H¾ of said chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out paragraph (a) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
(a) A student enrolled in a public prekindergarten program, kindergarten, first grade, second grade or third grade may not be suspended or expelled from school in response to discipline infractions.
SECTION 4. Said section 37H¾ of said chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out paragraph (a) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:
(a) A student enrolled in a public prekindergarten program, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade or fourth grade may not be suspended or expelled from school in response to discipline infractions.
SECTION 5. Said section 37H¾ of said chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out paragraph (a) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:
(a) A student enrolled in a public prekindergarten program, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade or fifth grade may not be suspended or expelled from school in response to discipline infractions.
SECTION 6. Said section 37H¾ of said chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:
(g) The department shall provide guidance and support to school districts to provide school staff with best practices to respond to concerns related to student behavior including, but not limited to, alternatives to suspension and expulsion such as (i) mediation; (ii) conflict resolution; (iii) restorative justice; and (iv) collaborative problem solving.
SECTION 7. Section 4 shall take effect 1 year after passage of this act.
SECTION 8. Section 5 shall take effect 2 years after passage of this act.
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By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 454) of Marjorie C. Decker and others for legislation to ensure equitable access to education and special education services for all students. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 1I of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the fifth paragraph the following paragraph: -
In order for the department to: address educational inequities through a data-driven approach; report data in a manner that specifies the demographics of students facing the most significant inequities; and ensure that educational inequities can be effectively identified and addressed during the COVID-19 recovery and beyond; The department shall annually analyze and publish in an easily accessible and user friendly manner the student-specific data provided by school committees and charter schools pursuant to: section 1I of Chapter 69; sections 37G, 37H, 37O, 37P, and 89 of Chapter 71 of the General Laws; sections 3 and 7 of Chapter 71A of the General Laws; section 6 of Chapter 71B of the General Laws; section 2A of Chapter 72 of the General Laws; statewide assessment data utilized as a basis for competency determinations pursuant to section 1D of chapter 69 of the General Laws; and any other data required by the federal office of education, provided that said data required by the federal department of education is also student-specific data and can be cross-tabulated. The department shall provide said data in a manner that can be easily cross-tabulated by, at a minimum, the following: each major racial and ethnic group; sex; economic status; high needs status; English learner status; and category of disability, if applicable. The information shall be presented statewide and also disaggregated by school committee, charter school, and individual school in a manner that is anonymized and does not reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student. Publication shall include, but need not be limited to, availability on the department's worldwide web site.
SECTION 2. Said section 1I of said chapter 69, as so appearing, is further amended by striking out, in line 239, the word “and”.
SECTION 3. Said section 1I of said chapter 69, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “learners”, in line 241, the following words:-- ; and
(i) The number of children, by grade level, within each disability category receiving specific special education services, including but not limited to: each related service; assistive technology, including but not limited to augmentative and alternative communication; supplementary aids and services; positive behavioral interventions and supports; behavioral intervention plans; vocational education; travel training; and community-based transition services; provided further that school districts and charter schools shall only be required to provide said information regarding number of children receiving specific special education services when the department provides school committees with an online web-based IEP application aligned with the special education services requiring reporting under this section.
SECTION 4. Section 6 of Chapter 71B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following sentences:- School committees shall also annually report to the department, pursuant to regulations promulgated by the department, delivery of specific special education services by each major racial and ethnic group, sex, economic status, and English learner status of children by age level, including but not limited to delivery of: each related service; assistive technology, including but not limited to augmentative and alternative communication; supplementary aids and services; positive behavioral interventions and supports; behavioral intervention plans; vocational education; travel training; and community-based transition services. This annual reporting by school committees to the department shall only be required when the department provides school committees with an online web-based IEP application aligned with the special education services requiring reporting under this section. This information shall be cross-tabulated by, at a minimum, the following: each major racial and ethnic group; sex; economic status; and English learner status. The information shall be presented statewide and also disaggregated by school committee, charter school, and individual school in a manner that is anonymized and does not reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student.
SECTION 5. Said section 6 of said Chapter 71B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “assignment”, in line 8, the following words:-- or pattern of delivery of specific special education services.
SECTION 6. Said section 6 of said Chapter 71B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “distribution”, in line 10, the following words:-- or if there is a statistically significant increase in the rates of assignment of students with disabilities to substantially separate classrooms for any racial or ethnic group in any of the 10 years following the Governor’s Declaration of a State of Emergency due to COVID-19 in March 2020, as compared to the 2018-19 school year.
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By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 455) of Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to providing health education in schools. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 1D of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “languages”, in line 7, the following words:- , health education
SECTION 2. Paragraph 3 of said section 1D of said chapter 69, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the fourth sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:-
The standards for health education shall be age-appropriate, medically accurate and shall, at minimum, provide for instruction in the following areas: growth and physical development, physical activity and fitness, nutrition, reproduction and sexuality, mental health, family life, interpersonal relationships, disease prevention and control, safety and injury prevention, tobacco, alcohol, and other substance use and abuse prevention, consumer health and resource management, ecological health, and community and public health.
SECTION 3. Consistent with the provisions of section 1E of said chapter 69, the Massachusetts Comprehensive Health Curriculum Framework shall be construed as a guide for local school districts in the development and selection of curriculum, textbooks and instructional materials.
SECTION 4. Section 1I of said chapter 69, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “nutrition and wellness”, in line 206, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- health education
SECTION 5. Consistent with the provisions of section 32A of chapter 71, every city, town, regional school district or vocational school district implementing or maintaining curriculum which primarily involves human sexual education or human sexuality issues shall adopt a policy ensuring parental/guardian notification. Such policy shall afford parents or guardians the flexibility to exempt their children from any portion of said curriculum through written notification to the school principal. No child so exempted shall be penalized by reason of such exemption. To the extent practicable, program instruction materials for said curriculum shall be made reasonably accessible to parents, guardians, educators, school administrators, and others for inspection and review.
SECTION 6. Nothing in this act shall be construed to require an MCAS exam on health education.
SECTION 7. The foundation budget must be re-evaluated in the categories of (1) classroom and specialist teachers, (2) instructional equipment, and (3) professional development to ensure sufficient funding to provide the health education envisioned in the Frameworks and Section 2 above.
SECTION 8. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.
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By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 456) of Marjorie C. Decker for legislation to expand access to family, friend, and neighbor-provided childcare administered by the Department of Early Education and Care. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 1A of Chapter 15D, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following definitions:--
“Family, Friend and Neighbor Care” or “FFN Care” means child care which is exempt from licensure by the department because the individual caregiver either provides care in the child’s own home or is a relative of the child, other than family child care home care.
“FFN Caregiver” means a person providing FFN Care.
SECTION 2. Section 2 of said chapter 15D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (u) the following subsections:--
(v) in addition to the department’s obligations under subsection (e), establish a payment structure for FFN caregivers that (1) ensures families with child care vouchers, or other available funding mechanisms, have full use of the daily value of such vouchers or other mechanisms; (2) is based on payment at an hourly rate; and (3) provides for a minimum hourly rate of compensation for FFN caregivers that is equal or greater to the minimum hourly wage required by section 1 of chapter 151. A public hearing under chapter 30A and the approval of the board shall be required before the establishment or revision of the payment structure;
SECTION 3.
(1) The department shall, within 60 days of the passage of this act, convene a state advisory committee on FFN Care, the members of which shall represent a reasonable geographic balance and shall reflect the diversity of the commonwealth in race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation. Members of the advisory committee shall, at minimum, include one person from each of the following organizations, or their successor organizations, if applicable: Care That Works, Inc., New England United for Justice; Service Employees International Union Local 509; the Child Care Resource and Referral Network; and three or more FFN caregivers chosen by the commissioner.
(2) Additional committee members may also be recommended by the commissioner and appointed by the board. All appointees shall have special expertise, experience or interest in FFN care and shall represent a mix of representatives of the FFN community, the civic, labor, and business communities, academics, parents, teachers, social service providers, and health care providers.
(3) Members of the committee shall not, by virtue of their membership, be considered state employees under chapter 268A. The members of the committee shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed, subject to appropriation, for expenses necessarily and reasonably incurred in the performance of their responsibilities. Members shall be appointed for a 1 year period, after which the committee shall be disbanded by the department.
(4) The committee shall hold at least 4 public hearings and 4 public meetings in its first year of establishment to collect information on, discuss, and consider the following with respect to FFN care:
a. Ensure adequate representation of FFN care in the department’s governance and decision-making;
b. Ensuring adequate resources for FFN care including but not limited to regional child care resource and referral agencies for program administration and supportive services;
c. Accessible application process timelines and requirements for reimbursement of FFN care;
d. Models to extend reimbursable voucher hours for children to access formal group programs, even if also using the voucher for off-hour care with FFN caregivers;
e. Adjusting existing resource programs to be relevant to and accessible to FFN caregivers and creating new resources and programs as needed to address needs and challenges unique to FFN caregivers;
f. Goals, objectives, and reporting requirements pertaining to FFN caregivers for inclusion in the department’s next 5-year strategic action plan;
g. Definitions and indicators of quality appropriate to FFN care and culturally responsive approaches to quality improvement for FFN caregivers;
h. Inclusion of FFN care in career ladder and workforce development frameworks and programs;
i. Effective outreach and communication practices to inform the public about FFN care, requirements, and resources
j. Legislative and regulatory amendments to further support FFN care in the Commonwealth; and
k. Department structures, representation and expertise required to effectively implement and oversee and evaluate changes recommended by the committee relative to FFN care.
(2) The advisory committee shall file a report with the commissioner which shall be forwarded to the clerks of the house and the senate, and the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means, and the joint committee on education, with respect to the committee’s findings on the issues considered under subsection 5.
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Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to enhance the availability of affordable, high-quality childcare provided by family, friends and neighbors, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
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{'Id': 'DFD1', 'Name': 'David F. DeCoste', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DFD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T13:56:04.873'}
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By Representative DeCoste of Norwell (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 457) of Thomas Durfee that local public schools and school committees be authorized to reject any and all guidance and directives from Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Education.
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Local public school jurisdictions and school committees have the right to reject any and all guidance and directives from DESE entirely or at the line item level without any fear of reprisal in the form of faculty and administration losing their licensure, criminal referrals of faculty, administration or school committee members, or the withholding of state funds. The power to dictate all policy and procedure in local school jurisdictions is held by the school committee members and the citizens and parents that elect them.
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[{'Id': None, 'Name': 'Carol Mattes', 'Type': 3, 'Details': None, 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T11:45:08.6'}, {'Id': 'CMG1', 'Name': 'Colleen M. Garry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CMG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T14:42:49.5666667'}, {'Id': 'JDM1', 'Name': 'Joseph D. McKenna', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JDM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T15:43:55.9833333'}, {'Id': 'PMO', 'Name': "Patrick M. O'Connor", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PMO', 'ResponseDate': '2023-09-12T16:51:43.9666667'}, {'Id': 'KWP1', 'Name': 'Kelly W. Pease', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KWP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T09:39:45.4066667'}]
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By Representative DeCoste of Norwell (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 458) of Carol Mattes and others relative to parental rights in education. Education.
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An act relating to parental rights in education; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; requiring district school boards to adopt procedures that comport with certain provisions of law for notifying a student's parent of specified information; requiring such procedures to reinforce the fundamental right of parents to make decisions regarding the upbringing and control of their children in a specified manner; prohibiting the procedures from prohibiting a parent from accessing certain records; providing construction; prohibiting a school district from adopting procedures or student support forms that prohibit school district personnel from notifying a parent about specified information or that encourage or have the effect of encouraging a student to withhold from a parent such information; prohibiting school district personnel from discouraging or prohibiting parental notification and involvement in critical decisions affecting a student's mental, emotional, or physical well-being; providing construction; prohibiting classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in certain grade levels or in a specified manner; requiring certain training developed or provided by a school district to adhere to standards established by the Department of Education; requiring school districts to notify parents of healthcare services and provide parents the opportunity to consent or decline such services; providing that a specified parental consent does not wave certain parental rights; requiring school districts to provide parents with certain questionnaires or health screening forms and obtain parental permission before administering such questionnaires and forms; requiring school districts to adopt certain procedures for resolving specified parental concerns; requiring resolution within a specified timeframe; requiring the Commissioner of Education to appoint a special magistrate for unresolved concerns; providing requirements for the special magistrate; requiring the State Board of Education to approve or reject the special magistrate's recommendation within specified timeframe; requiring school districts to bear the costs of the special magistrate; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; providing requirements for such rules; authorizing a parent to bring an action against a school district to obtain a declaratory judgment that a school district procedure or practice violates certain provisions of law; providing for the additional award of injunctive relief, damages, and reasonable attorney fees and court costs to certain parents; requiring school district to adopt policies to notify parents of certain rights; providing construction; requiring the department to review and update, as necessary, specified materials by a certain date; providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts:
Section 1. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (8) of section 1001.42, Massachusetts Statutes, to read:
1001.42 Powers and duties of the district school board.—The district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all powers and perform all duties listed below:
(8) STUDENT WELFARE.—
(c)1. In accordance with the rights of parents enumerated in ss. 1002.20 and 1014.04, adopt procedures for notifying a student's parent if there is a change in the student's services or monitoring related to the student's mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being and the school's ability to provide a safe and supportive learning environment for the student. The procedures must reinforce the fundamental right of parents to make decisions regarding the upbringing and control of their children by requiring school district personnel to encourage a student to discuss issues relating to his or her well-being with his or her parent or to facilitate discussion of the issue with the parent. The procedures may not prohibit parents from accessing any of their student's education and health records created, maintained, or used by the school district, as required by s. 1002.22(2).
2. A school district may not adopt procedures or student support forms that prohibit school district personnel from notifying a parent about his or her student's mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being, or a change in related services or monitoring, or that encourage or have the effect of encouraging a student to withhold from a parent such information. School district personnel may not discourage or prohibit parental notification of and involvement in critical decisions affecting a student's mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being. This subparagraph does not prohibit a school district from adopting procedures that permit school personnel to withhold such information from a parent if a reasonably prudent person would believe that disclosure would result in abuse, abandonment, or neglect, as those terms are defined in s. 39.01.
3. Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.
4. Student support services training developed or provided by a school district to school district personnel must adhere to student services guidelines, standards, and frameworks established by the Department of Education.
5. At the beginning of the school year, each school district shall notify parents of each healthcare service offered at their student's school and the option to withhold consent or decline any specific service. Parental consent to a health care service does not waive the parent's right to access his or her student's educational or health records or to be notified about a change in his or her student's services or monitoring as provided by this paragraph.
6. Before administering a student well-being questionnaire or health screening form to a student in kindergarten through grade 3, the school district must provide the questionnaire or health screening form to the parent and obtain the permission of the parent.
7. Each school district shall adopt procedures for a parent to notify the principal, or his or her designee, regarding concerns under this paragraph at his or her student's school and the process for resolving those concerns within 7 calendar days after notification by the parent.
a. At a minimum, the procedures must require that within 30 days after notification by the parent that the concern remains unresolved, the school district must either resolve the concern or provide a statement of the reasons for not resolving the concern.
b. If a concern is not resolved by the school district, a parent may:
(I) Request the Commissioner of Education to appoint a special magistrate who is a member of The Massachusetts Bar in good standing and who has at least 5 years of experience in administrative law. The special magistrate shall determine facts relating to the dispute over the school district procedure or practice, consider information provided by the school district, and render a recommended decision for resolution to the State Board of Education within 30 days after receipt of the request by the parent. The State Board of Education must approve or reject the recommended decision at its next regularly scheduled meeting that is more than 7 calendar days and no more than 30 days after the date the recommended decision is transmitted. The costs of the special magistrate shall be borne by the school district. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules, including forms, necessary to implement this subparagraph.
(II) Bring an action against the school district to obtain a declaratory judgment that the school district procedure or practice violates this paragraph and seek injunctive relief. A court may award damages and shall award reasonable attorney fees and court costs to a parent who receives declaratory or injunctive relief.
c. Each school district shall adopt policies to notify parents of the procedures required under this subparagraph.
d. Nothing contained in this subparagraph shall be construed to abridge or alter rights of action or remedies in equity already existing under the common law or general law.
Section 2. By June 30, 2024, the Department of Education
shall review and update, as necessary, school counseling frameworks and standards; educator practices and professional conduct principles; and any other student services personnel guidelines, standards, or frameworks in accordance with the requirements of this act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.
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{'Id': 'DFD1', 'Name': 'David F. DeCoste', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DFD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T13:11:57.16'}
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By Representative DeCoste of Norwell (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 459) of Les Molyneaux relative to requiring school boards to make information about learning materials and educational activities used for pupil instruction available to the public. Education.
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This bill requires each Municipal School Board or Public Charter School Board to prominently post on the home page of its Internet site information related to learning materials and educational activities used in pupil instruction in the school district and any procedure or policy in effect that applies to the documentation, review, or approval of such learning materials or educational activities. Under this bill, used in pupil instruction” means that a learning material or educational activity is 1) assigned, distributed, or otherwise presented to pupils in a course for which pupils receive credit, 2) assigned, distributed, or otherwise presented to pupils if use of the learning material or participation in the educational activity is required by the school, 3) assigned, distributed, or otherwise presented to pupils and at least a majority of pupils in a grade level are expected to use the learning material or participate in the educational activity, 4) among learning materials from which pupils are required to select one or more materials, if the available selection of learning materials is restricted to specific titles, or 5) created by the school board or a teacher employed by the school board, including lesson plans, presentations, and videos. This bill requires each school board to include in its list of learning materials and educational activities 1) bibliographic information necessary to identify each listed learning material and educational activity, 2) the full text or a copy of a learning material or educational activity created by the school board or a teacher employed by the school board, and 3) a link to curricula adopted by the school board to comply with state law.
Under this bill, a school board must update the list of learning materials and educational activities at least twice each school year and must notify parents and guardians each time the list is updated. This bill specifies that one update must occur before the start of the school term and one update must occur before January 15 of the applicable school year. This bill also requires the school board to ensure that the list remains available to the public on its Internet site for at least five years.
SECTION 1. PURPOSES
The purposes of the EDUCATE OPENLY ACT are:
A. To ensure that schools provide transparency in the training and instructional materials used in pupil instruction to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and to give parents and students ready access to review such materials.
B. To ensure that students, teachers, administrators, and other school employees recognize the equality, dignity, and rights of all persons and to discourage public schools from teaching ideas and concepts that are contrary to this aim.
C. To ensure that public schools do not compel students to engage in political or social activism or advocacy.
D. To prevent government entities and actors from compelling students, teachers, administrators, and other public school employees to affirm prescribed speech or beliefs.
SECTION 2: TRANSPARENCY IN TRAINING AND CURRICULUM
A. The governing body of a public school, including public charter schools, shall ensure that the following information is prominently displayed on the school website in an easily accessible location:
(1). All training materials used for staff and faculty training on all matters of nondiscrimination, diversity, equity, inclusion, race, ethnicity, sex, or bias, or any combination of these concepts with other concepts.
(2). All instructional or curricular materials principally concerning nondiscrimination, diversity, equity, inclusion, race, ethnicity, sex, or bias, or any combination of these concepts with other concepts. Such instructional materials shall identify, at a minimum:
i. The title, author, organization, and any website associated with each material and activity;
ii. A brief description of the instructional material;
iii. A link to the instructional material, if publicly available on the Internet, or information on how to request review of a copy of the instructional material; and
iv. The identity of the teacher, if the instructional material was created by the teacher.
(3) Any procedures for the documentation, review, or approval of the training, instructional, or curricular materials used for staff and faculty training or student instruction at the school, including by the principal, curriculum administrators, or other teachers.
(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require the digital reproduction or posting of copies of the instructional materials themselves, where such reproduction would infringe upon copyrighted material; but in such cases, original materials should still be linked, if possible, or provided upon request, as required under subsection (2)(iii) of this section.
B. The information required by subsection (A) of this section shall be displayed online prior to the first instance of training or instruction, or, at latest, seven days after the training or instruction. Such information shall remain displayed on the school website for at least two years.
C. A school whose governing board is responsible for the operation of schools with fewer than (10) students cumulatively is not required to post a list of learning materials and activities pursuant to this section.
D. The attorney general or the district or county attorney for the district or county in which an alleged violation of this section occurs may initiate a suit in the district or county court in the jurisdiction in which the school district, public school, public charter school, or other governmental entity responsible for the oversight of public secondary or elementary schools is located for the purpose of complying with this section. [The legislature can, in addition to injunctive relief, specify a fine or penalty according to state law.]
E. An attorney acting on behalf of a school district, public school, public charter school, or governmental entity responsible for the oversight of public secondary or elementary schools may request a legal opinion of the county or district attorney or the attorney general as to whether a particular piece of training, instructional, or curricular material fits under this subsection.
SECTION 3: CONTROLLING STATE SCHOOL CURRICULUM, PROTECTING AGAINST COMPELLED SPEECH, AND PERMITTING INDIVIDUAL OPT-OUTS
A. No school district, public school, or governmental entity responsible for the oversight of public secondary or elementary schools, including public charter schools only with respect to subsection (A)(2) of this section, shall:
(1) Permit teachers or administrators to require or make part of a course or award a grade or course credit, including extra credit, for:
i. A student’s political activism, lobbying, or efforts to persuade members of the legislative or executive branch at the federal, state, or local level to take specific actions by direct communication; or
ii. Participation in any internship, practicum, or similar activity involving social or public-policy advocacy.
(2) Direct or otherwise compel a teacher, administrator, or student personally to affirm, adopt, or adhere to any belief or concept that:i. The United States, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any other state or commonwealth within the United States is fundamentally or irredeemably racist or sexist;
ii. An individual, by virtue of sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, or national origin, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously;
iii. An individual, by virtue of sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, or national origin, should be blamed for actions committed in the past by other members of the same sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, or national origin; or iv. An individual’s moral character is necessarily determined, in whole or in part, by his or her sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, or national origin.
(3) Use public funds to contract with, hire, or otherwise engage speakers, consultants, diversity trainers, and other persons:
i. To engage students, teachers, administrators, and other employees in activism or advocacy as described in subsection (A)(1) of this section;
ii. To direct or otherwise compel a teacher, administrator, or student personally to affirm, adopt, or adhere to any belief or concept described in subsection (A)(2) of this section; or
iii. To advocate concepts described in subsection (A)(2) of this section, unless:
a. The school expressly makes clear that it does not sponsor, approve, or endorse such concepts or materials; and,
b. The school affords students, teachers, administrators, and other employees the opportunity to opt out of any speeches by or sessions with such outside contractors, as specified under subsection (B) of this section.
B. No school district, public school, or governmental entity responsible for the oversight of public secondary or elementary schools may require a student, teacher, administrator, or other employee of a school district, or public school to attend or participate in a training, seminar, continuing education, orientation, or therapy that promotes any concept described in subsection (A)(2) of this section or any combination of these concepts.
Public charter schools are excluded from this subsection, except as otherwise constrained by subsection (A)(2).
C. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting:
(1) Speech protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution or [Art. # of the State Constitution];
(2) Voluntary attendance in a training session, seminar, continuing education, orientation, or therapy, provided that no inducement or coercion for such attendance exists;
(3) Access to sources on an individual basis that advocate concepts described in subsection (A)(2) of this section for the purpose of research or independent study; or
(4) Discussion of concepts described in subsection (A)(2) of this section or the assignment of materials that incorporate such concepts for educational purposes, provided that the public school expressly makes clear that it does not sponsor, approve, or endorse such concepts or materials.
D. The attorney general or the district or county attorney for the district or county in which an alleged violation of this section occurs may initiate a suit in the district or county court in the jurisdiction in which the school district, public school, public charter school, or governmental entity responsible for the oversight of public secondary or elementary schools is located for the purpose of complying with this section.
E. An attorney acting on behalf of a school district, public school, public charter school, or governmental entity responsible for the oversight of public secondary or elementary schools may request a legal opinion of the county or district attorney or the attorney general as to whether a proposed use of school resources would violate this section.
SECTION 4: ENFORCEMENT
A. This bill allows a school district resident to bring an action in the appropriate court to compel a school board to comply with the requirements created in this bill.
Under this bill, the court must award reasonable attorneys fees, up to $15,000, to the school district resident if he or she prevails in the action.
SECTION 5: SEVERABILITY
A. The provisions of this act are hereby declared to be severable. If any provision of this act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared or held to be invalid for any reason, such declaration or holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this act and the application of its provisions to any other persons or circumstances.
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By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 46) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to an Americans with Disabilities paratransit program. Transportation.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 161B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 15N. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
"Paratransit program", an Americans with Disabilities paratransit program or service established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. sections 12101 to 12213.
“Public transit agency”, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the Massachusetts Port Authority, each regional transit authority established pursuant to sections 2 and 14 or any other general or special law, and any other public transit agency, authority or political subdivision that administers or provides for a paratransit program or service.
"Rider", a person who uses the paratransit program for transportation.
(b) A public transit agency, that administers or provides for a paratransit program shall establish and implement a riders' bill of rights for users of the paratransit program that provides for the following rights:
(1) The right to safe, reliable, timely and efficient paratransit transportation.
(2) The right to professional, courteous, and properly trained drivers and other personnel.
(3) The right to complete, timely, and accurate information about schedules, fares, routes, and procedures.
(4) The right to appeal denial of eligibility for the paratransit program.
(5) The right to appeal any actions related to use of the paratransit program.
(6) The right to have trips scheduled and provided within the time frames established by law.
(7) The right to on-time pickups and drop-offs in accordance with schedules.
(8) The right to safe and properly equipped vehicles that comply with accessibility laws.
(9) The right to receive assistance in boarding and exiting vehicles upon request.
(10) The right to travel without discrimination on the basis of disability.
(11) The right to complete trips once started without involuntary disruption.
(12) The right to have service animals accompany riders on transports.
(13) The right to privacy of rider information.
(14) The right to submit suggestions, complaints, and concerns regarding service.
(c) A public transit agency shall prominently display the riders' bill of rights established in this section on the agency's website and in all printed materials related to the paratransit program. The public transit agency shall make the riders' bill of rights available to riders in accessible formats upon request.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2024.
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By Representative DeCoste of Norwell (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 460) of Thomas Durfee relative to online public health information transparency in schools. Education.
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Section 1A of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the twentieth paragraph the following paragraph:-
“The commissioner shall provide guidance and directives to the board relating to the public health and safety of students, faculty, and staff. Information about said guidance and directives shall be publicly accessible and available online. Said information shall include, but need not be limited to, all recommendations, meeting minutes, data, reports, and guidance from non-governmental experts, as well as all governmental bodies involved in the decision-making process.”
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[{'Id': 'DFD1', 'Name': 'David F. DeCoste', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DFD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T16:40:11.9133333'}, {'Id': 'KWP1', 'Name': 'Kelly W. Pease', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KWP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-02T12:23:05.1433333'}]
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By Representative DeCoste of Norwell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 461) of David F. DeCoste and Kelly W. Pease relative to securing parental consent for human sexuality education. Education.
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SECTION 1. The first sentence of Section 32A of Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “primarily” the following words:-involves human sexual education or human sexuality issues and shall adopt a policy ensuring notification to a parent or guardian and requiring the consent of such parent or guardian for their child’s participation.
SECTION 2. The first paragraph of said section 32A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence.
SECTION 3. The first sentence of the third paragraph of said section 32A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the following words: “To the extent practicable,” and inserting in place thereof the word:-“All”.
SECTION 4. The first sentence of the third paragraph of said section 32A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “review,” the following words:- at least 21 days before the planned instruction.
SECTION 5. Said Chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after section 32A the following section:-
Section 32B. (a) Notification to a parent or guardian and a request for their consent shall be provided by mail, phone call, or United States mail at least 21 days before a presentation involving human sexual education or human sexuality issues.
(b) Notification to a parent or guardian and a request for their consent shall explicitly identify the topics of abortion, birth control, and laws regarding minors’ reproductive health when these topics are included in a presentation involving human sexual education or human sexuality issues.
(c) Notification to a parent or guardian and a request for their consent shall include the names of agencies to which a student may be referred for reproductive health issues, including birth control, abortion, and reproductive health services.
(d) A parent or guardian shall provide consent in writing for their child to attend a presentation involving human sexual education or human sexuality issues. No child shall be penalized if their parent or guardian declines to give permission for them to participate in such presentation.
(e) Each school district’s website shall identify objectives related to abortion, birth control, and laws for minors’ consent for reproductive health-care services when these topics are included in “Health curriculum,” “Wellness education,” “Personal Responsibility Education Programs,” and similar or related programs.
(f) For each violation of this policy and for each child affected, a school district shall pay to each aggrieved parent or guardian the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars.
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By Representative DeCoste of Norwell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 462) of David F. DeCoste, Colleen M. Garry and Kelly W. Pease relative to securing parental consent for human sexuality education. Education.
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SECTION 1. The first sentence of Section 32A of Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “primarily” the following words:-involves human sexual education or human sexuality issues and shall adopt a policy ensuring notification to a parent or guardian and requiring the consent of such parent or guardian for their child’s participation.
SECTION 2. The first paragraph of said section 32A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence.
SECTION 3. The first sentence of the third paragraph of said section 32A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the following words: “To the extent practicable,” and inserting in place thereof the word:-“All”.
SECTION 4. The first sentence of the third paragraph of said section 32A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “review,” the following words:- at least 21 days before the planned instruction.
SECTION 5. Said Chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after section 32A the following section:-
Section 32B. (a) Notification to a parent or guardian and a request for their consent shall be provided by mail, phone call, or United States mail at least 21 days before a presentation involving human sexual education or human sexuality issues.
(b) Notification to a parent or guardian and a request for their consent shall explicitly identify the topics of abortion, birth control, and laws regarding minors’ reproductive health when these topics are included in a presentation involving human sexual education or human sexuality issues.
(c) Notification to a parent or guardian and a request for their consent shall include the names of agencies to which a student may be referred for reproductive health issues, including birth control, abortion, and reproductive health services.
(d) A parent or guardian shall provide consent in writing for their child to attend a presentation involving human sexual education or human sexuality issues. No child shall be penalized if their parent or guardian declines to give permission for them to participate in such presentation.
(e) Each school district’s website shall identify objectives related to abortion, birth control, and laws for minors’ consent for reproductive health-care services when these topics are included in “Health curriculum,” “Wellness education,” “Personal Responsibility Education Programs,” and similar or related programs.
(f) For each violation of this policy and for each child affected, a school district shall pay to each aggrieved parent or guardian the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars.
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By Representative DeCoste of Norwell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 463) of David F. DeCoste and others relative to securing parental consent for human sexuality education. Education.
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SECTION 1. The first sentence of Section 32A of Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “primarily” the following words:-involves human sexual education or human sexuality issues and shall adopt a policy ensuring notification to a parent or guardian and requiring the consent of such parent or guardian for their child’s participation.
SECTION 2. The first paragraph of said section 32A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence.
SECTION 3. The first sentence of the third paragraph of said section 32A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the following words: “To the extent practicable,” and inserting in place thereof the word:-“All”.
SECTION 4. The first sentence of the third paragraph of said section 32A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “review,” the following words:- at least 21 days before the planned instruction.
SECTION 5. Said Chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after section 32A the following section:-
Section 32B. (a) Notification to a parent or guardian and a request for their consent shall be provided by mail, phone call, or United States mail at least 21 days before a presentation involving human sexual education or human sexuality issues.
(b) Notification to a parent or guardian and a request for their consent shall explicitly identify the topics of abortion, birth control, and laws regarding minors’ reproductive health when these topics are included in a presentation involving human sexual education or human sexuality issues.
(c) Notification to a parent or guardian and a request for their consent shall include the names of agencies to which a student may be referred for reproductive health issues, including birth control, abortion, and reproductive health services.
(d) A parent or guardian shall provide consent in writing for their child to attend a presentation involving human sexual education or human sexuality issues. No child shall be penalized if their parent or guardian declines to give permission for them to participate in such presentation.
(e) Each school district’s website shall identify objectives related to abortion, birth control, and laws for minors’ consent for reproductive health-care services when these topics are included in “Health curriculum,” “Wellness education,” “Personal Responsibility Education Programs,” and similar or related programs.
(f) For each violation of this policy and for each child affected, a school district shall pay to each aggrieved parent or guardian the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars.
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By Representatives Doherty of Taunton and Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 464) of Carol A. Doherty, Patricia A. Haddad and others for legislation to require schools to provide training on hands-only CPR and the use of defibrillators. Education.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 2C, the following section:-
Section 2D. Each school district in the commonwealth shall provide instruction in hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator as part of the existing physical education or health education curriculum in grades 9 through 12. The school district may select a no-cost, non-certification instructional program to meet this requirement. The instructional program provided shall be modeled from an instructional program established by a nationally recognized association with expertise in instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator and include a hands-on learning component for each participating student. Each public high school student shall be required to participate in the instructional program as a requirement for high school graduation; provided, however, that no student shall be required to take part in the instructional program if (i) a licensed physician certifies in writing that such participation would be injurious to the student; or (ii) a parent or guardian for the student submits a written objection to the student’s participation in the instructional program.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on September 1, 2025.
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By Representatives Doherty of Taunton and Hamilton of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 465) of Carol A. Doherty, Ryan M. Hamilton and others relative to establishing comprehensive school counseling programs. Education.
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Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting the following:-
“Each public school district shall develop and implement a comprehensive school counseling program that adheres to the Massachusetts Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs and ensures all pre-K to grade twelve (12) students will receive school counseling services from licensed school counselors. In accordance with the Model, each school counselor is to spend at least eighty percent (80%) of that school counselor’s time providing direct or indirect services to students. To maintain equity in student access to a school counselor, each district shall provide one (1) school counselor for a maximum of two hundred fifty (250) students, the nationally recommended average.”
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By Representative Doherty of Taunton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 466) of Carol A. Doherty and others relative to the inclusion of American Sign Language in public schools. Education.
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Section 1. Section 2B of Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by, in line 8, striking out the word “may” and in place thereof, inserting the word “shall.”
Section 2. Section 2B of Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “society” in line 8 the following:- “As many children with autism have been able to learn and communicate successfully via sign language because it is visually based, unaided, and provides a mode of quick communication.”
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An Act expanding reasons for excused absences from school to include mental or behavioral health
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{'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T11:26:04.853'}
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[{'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T11:26:04.8533333'}, {'Id': 'JKH1', 'Name': 'James K. Hawkins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JKH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-29T14:31:46.6966667'}, {'Id': 'RMH2', 'Name': 'Ryan M. Hamilton', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RMH2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T13:06:37.46'}, {'Id': 'JCD1', 'Name': 'James C. Arena-DeRosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T12:12:12.09'}, {'Id': 'J_M1', 'Name': 'Joan Meschino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T12:12:24.7466667'}, {'Id': 'PMO', 'Name': "Patrick M. O'Connor", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PMO', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T12:13:52.3766667'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-19T13:25:31.3833333'}, {'Id': 'RLR0', 'Name': 'Rebecca L. Rausch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RLR0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-19T13:22:03.98'}, {'Id': 'P_M1', 'Name': 'Paul McMurtry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/P_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-20T21:29:25.57'}, {'Id': 'SBA1', 'Name': 'Shirley B. Arriaga', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SBA1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-27T23:22:01.7266667'}, {'Id': 'S_C1', 'Name': 'Simon Cataldo', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_C1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-27T23:21:52.6333333'}, {'Id': 'BET0', 'Name': 'Bruce E. Tarr', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BET0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-05T10:31:13.36'}, {'Id': 'APR1', 'Name': 'Adrianne Pusateri Ramos', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/APR1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-05T10:27:10.7066667'}, {'Id': 'RCF0', 'Name': 'Ryan C. Fattman', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RCF0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-05T10:28:20.4866667'}, {'Id': 'AJS1', 'Name': 'Adam Scanlon', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AJS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-18T14:16:43.8033333'}, {'Id': 'JBA1', 'Name': 'Jennifer Balinsky Armini', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBA1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-18T14:16:30.9'}, {'Id': 'SND0', 'Name': 'Sal N. DiDomenico', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SND0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-05T14:46:43.93'}, {'Id': 'DAS1', 'Name': 'Danillo A. Sena', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-21T12:43:17.8766667'}]
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By Representative Doherty of Taunton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 467) of Carol A. Doherty and others relative to expanding reasons for excused absences from school to include mental or behavioral health. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 1 of Chapter 76 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 25, after the words “any period of six months”, the following:-
“, provided that a school shall excuse absences due to mental health symptoms in the same manner that absences are excused for physical health symptoms. Likewise, any requirement for documentation, either from a parent or health professional, shall be consistent for absence due to mental health symptoms as for physical health symptoms. When documentation is required of a healthcare professional, a school shall accept documentation from licensed mental health care professionals in the same manner as documentation from other health care professionals. A child who is absent due to mental or behavioral health shall be offered the opportunity to meet with a certified school counselor upon return to school, but shall not be required to do so.”
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An Act establishing a special commission on creating a more diversified teaching workforce in the Commonwealth
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{'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T11:46:20.813'}
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By Representative Doherty of Taunton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 468) of Carol A. Doherty and others relative to establishing a special commission (including members of the General Court) on creating a more diversified teaching workforce. Education.
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SECTION 1. (a) Whereas it has been determined that minority students face numerous obstacles particularly in gateway cities; and whereas there is increasing evidence that minority students benefit from having teachers from their same ethnic background and community; and whereas teachers of color make up only about ten percent of the Massachusetts’ teaching workforce while its K-12 student body is over forty percent students of color; and whereas certain educational, financial, and societal barriers disproportionately impact minority teaching candidates; and whereas the state legislature should understand the barriers to students of color entering the teaching profession and provide legislative support to create a cadre of teachers representing the diversity of the student body; and whereas a special Commission on teacher diversification in Massachusetts should be established to identify opportunities and make recommendations to increase access and offer more pathways for students of color to enter the teaching profession; therefore, said Commission shall be established and entitled the Special Commission on Teacher Diversification in Massachusetts.
(b) The Special Commission on Teacher Diversification in Massachusetts shall study and make recommendations regarding the diversification of the teaching workforce in the Commonwealth.
(c) The Commission shall: (1) evaluate existing teacher recruitment programs in local school districts, the department of elementary and secondary education, and other states aimed at diversifying the teaching workforce; (2) compile the best practices associated with these local school district and state programs (3) make recommendations for sustainable teacher diversification programs; (4) review the current pathways that exist between community colleges and public universities for entering the teaching profession; and (5) create a long-term comprehensive plan for developing and supporting a cadre of minority teachers. The study shall include a close examination of gateway cities, and the recommendations shall include specific information related to implementation strategies that benefit gateway cities in particular. Recommendations shall include, but not be limited to, strengthening opportunities to access teacher education programs in gateway cities, enrolling minority candidates in teacher preparation programs, and implementing targeted recruitment programs for minority teaching candidates.
(d) The Commission shall consist of 21 members as follows: the Secretary of Education who shall serve as the Chairperson, the House Chair of the Joint Committee on Education, the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Education, the House Chair of the Joint Committee on Higher Education, the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Higher Education, the Commissioner of Early Education and Care, the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Commissioner of Higher Education, and the Chief Academic Officer of the Department of Higher Education, or their designee(s); and representatives from the following: one of whom shall be from the University of Massachusetts, one of whom shall be from the Council of Presidents of the Massachusetts State Universities, one of whom shall be from the Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges, one of whom shall be from the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts; one of whom shall be from the Massachusetts Teachers Association; one of whom shall be from the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts; one of whom shall be from the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents; one of whom shall be from the Massachusetts Association of School Committees; one of whom shall be from the Massachusetts Association of School Personnel Administrators; one of whom shall be from the Massachusetts School Administrators Association; one of whom shall be from the Massachusetts Elementary School Principals Association; and one of whom shall be from the Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators Association.
(e) Members of the Commission shall be named by the Secretary of Education and the Commission shall commence its work within 60 days of the effective date of this act. The Commission shall report to the general court and governor the results of its study, together with any draft legislation, regulations, or administrative procedure necessary to implement its recommendations by filing the same with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education and the joint committee on higher education, not more than 1 year after the establishment of said Commission.
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By Representative Domb of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 469) of Mindy Domb and Carol A. Doherty for legislation to assure schools provide students with an environment that is conducive to learning. Education.
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The department of public health shall convene an interagency working group on Green and Healthy Schools for the Coming Decades. The working group shall advise commonwealth agencies, local officials, school districts, parents and the public concerning steps to assure that all schools provide students with a healthy environment that is conducive to learning, protects safety and public health, and efficiently uses energy and natural resources.
The working group shall (i) advise the department of public health on the implementation of section 83 of chapter 179 of the acts of 2022, including factors to be included in the assessment under said section; and (ii) recommend a plan for implementing and enforcing green and healthy school standards for cost-effective renovation and rehabilitation of existing school buildings and for new school building construction for all schools by 2050. The plan shall include a recommended division of responsibility among state agencies for implementation and enforcement of the plan, and a designated agency to take overall management responsibility for implementing the plan. The plan shall include 5-year benchmarks and implementation milestones, and shall include procedures for publicly reporting and assessing progress towards achieving the benchmarks for each 5-year period.
The working group shall include representatives of the department of public health, Massachusetts School Building Authority, the department of elementary and secondary education, the department of energy resources and other agencies of the commonwealth designated by the department of public health. The working group shall consult with groups representing educators and school administrators, parents, municipalities, architects, experts in school health and energy efficiency, and others with expertise or interest in their work. Not later than 1 year after the effective date of this section, the working group shall hold no less than 2 public listening sessions in separate regions of the commonwealth to receive public opinion on the matters before the working group.
Following the filing of the report by the department of public health under subsection (b) of said section 83, the department of public health, Massachusetts School Building Authority, the department of elementary and secondary education, and the department of energy resources shall implement and enforce standards as recommended by the working group for the green and healthy renovation and rehabilitation of existing school buildings and for new school building construction for all schools by 2050.
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An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2023 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects
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{'Id': 'GOV7', 'Name': 'Maura T. Healey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/GOV7', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-30T10:59:34.477'}
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SECTION 1. To provide for supplementing certain items in the general appropriation act and other appropriation acts for fiscal year 2023, the sums set forth in section 2 are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise in this act or in those appropriation acts, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this act or in those appropriation acts, and subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. These sums shall be in addition to any amounts previously appropriated and made available for the purposes of those items. These sums shall be made available through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
SECTION 2.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Department of Housing and Community Development
7004-0101 Emergency Assistance Family Shelters and Services...............$44,938,224
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
7053-1925 School Breakfast Program.........................................................$65,000,000
SECTION 2A. To provide for certain unanticipated obligations of the commonwealth, to provide for an alteration of purpose for current appropriations, and to meet certain requirements of law, the sums set forth in this section are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise in this section, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this section, and subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. Except as otherwise stated, these sums shall be made available through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Reserves
1599-0924 For a reserve to address the needs of homeless families and individuals; provided, that funding may be expended to supplement school district costs associated with additional student enrollments; provided further, that any such funds distributed to a city, town or regional school district to supplement school district costs associated with additional student enrollments shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town, or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary; provided further, that funds in this item shall be distributed in a manner that promotes geographic equity and fairly distributes school burdens and associated funding to communities in which shelter capacity is increased; and provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance may transfer funds from this item to state agencies as defined in section 1 of chapter 29 of the General Laws................................................................$40,061,776
1599-3068 For emergency allotments to households participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to address food needs and increased food costs; provided, that the emergency allotments shall be up to 40 per cent of the amount needed to bring the monthly benefit up to the applicable maximum monthly allotment for the household size or up to 40 per cent of $95, whichever is greater..........................$130,000,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Transitional Assistance
4400-1030 For reimbursement to clients who have had their federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments stolen through Electronic Benefit Transfer card skimming, card cloning, or other similar fraudulent electronically-based method, during the period of April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; provided, that claims for such reimbursement must be verified by the department and must be reported to the department by June 30, 2023; provided further, that reimbursements shall not exceed the lesser of the amount of benefits stolen from the household, or the amount equal to 2 months of the monthly allotment of the household immediately prior to the date on which the benefits were stolen............$2,000,000
SECTION 3. Item 7004-0108 of section 2 of chapter 126 of the acts of 2022 is hereby amended by striking out the word “annually” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- annually; and provided further, that the secretary of housing and economic development may transfer funds between items 7004-0108 and 7004-0101; and provided further, that the secretary of housing and economic development shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 14 days in advance of any such transfer.
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Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purposes, which are to make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2023 and to make certain changes in law, each of which is immediately necessary to carry out those appropriations or to accomplish other important public purposes, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
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By Representative Domb of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 470) of Mindy Domb relative to climate science education and establishing a climate science education trust fund. Education.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 2AAAAAA the following section:-
Section 2BBBBBB. (a) (1) To achieve, promote and support the instruction of climate science education for K-12 public school students in districts across the commonwealth, there shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Climate Science Education Trust Fund. The fund can be used to support the development, purchase and implementation of curriculum and educational resources related to professional development for educators and costs associated with curriculum implementation. The professional and resource development funded by the Climate Science Education Trust Fund can seek to increase students’ understanding of one’s influence on climate and climate’s influence on the individual and society and students’ knowledge and capacity to: (i) understand earth’s climate system, the natural and human caused factors that affect the climate and contribute to climate change, through observations, data collection and analysis and the ability to evaluate and construct scientific explanations about climate leading to decisions that improve quality of life and environmental health; (ii) assess scientifically credible information about climate; (iii) communicate about climate and climate change in a meaningful way; (iv) make informed and responsible decisions with regard to actions that may affect climate; (v) understand the strategies used by the commonwealth to address climate impacts concerning policy, community action and individual behavior; (vi) demonstrate awareness of the fundamental relationship between climate and society; (vii) take action to reduce the crisis in climate; and (viii) build the skills that will inspire and prepare them for potential careers related to climate change.
(2) The commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall administer the fund to assist in promoting the instruction of age-appropriate climate science issues in all public schools and school districts. There shall be credited to the fund:
(i) revenue from appropriations and other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund;
(ii) funds from public and private sources such as gifts, grants and donations to further climate science education; and
(iii) interest earned on money in the fund.
Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and any money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund.
(b)(1) Amounts credited to the fund may be expended, without further appropriation, by the commissioner for purposes related to the instruction of elementary, middle and high school students on climate science, including, but not limited to:
(i) development, purchase, distribution and implementation of curricular materials detailing the underlying causes, international reaction, history and progression of scientific climate research; evidence based policy solutions; and the role of climate and environmental activism in making policy change; and
(ii) professional development training, including the provision of trainings, seminars, conferences and materials, for educators to use in the teaching of climate science in K-12 grades. Annually, not less than 50 per cent of the funds expended shall be allocated to public schools or school districts.
(2) In expending amounts credited to the fund, the commissioner may prioritize:
(i) underserved communities across the commonwealth including, those public schools or school districts with high concentrations of economically-disadvantaged students; those public schools or school districts who serve students from environmental justice populations, as defined in section 62 of chapter 30; or who exist in designated communities with environmental justice populations;
(ii) communities that have or will in the future experience disproportionate effects of the change in climate; and
(iii) schools implementing a climate science program for the first time consistent with the standards set by the department of elementary and secondary education.
(c) Amounts received from private sources shall be approved by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education and subject to review before being deposited in the fund to ensure that pledged funds are not accompanied by conditions, explicit or implicit, on the implementation of climate science programming that may be detrimental to the neutral and rigorous teaching of climate science or unduly influence the direction of climate science policy. The review shall be made publicly available on the department’s website.
(d)(1) There shall be a competitive grant program to promote the instruction of elementary, middle and high school students on climate science developed and administered by the department of elementary and secondary education for all public, vocational and collaborative schools. The department may expend funds from the fund for this grant program.
(2) The department shall prioritize grant applications that include:
(i) input from relevant community stakeholders including, but not limited to, local officials, municipal environmental commissions and community-based environmental organizations; or
(ii) plans to partner with community-based environmental education or environmental justice organizations or otherwise engage with the applicant’s local community; or
(iii) plans to partner with environmental justice populations, as defined in section 62 of chapter 30, and their communities including, community-based environmental organizations that engage with environmental justice populations.
(3) The department may use funds, public information sessions, technical assistance and other resources and outreach efforts as needed to ensure that every public school and school district has an opportunity to apply for grants.
(e) Annually, not later than October 1, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall report to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the fund’s activities. The report shall include, but not be limited to:
(i) the source and amount of funds received;
(ii) the expenditures made from the fund and the purposes of such expenditures;
(iii) the names and towns of school districts that have received grants, indicating those that serve environmental justice populations, other partner organizations and the estimated number of students, grade levels, and classes who were projected to benefit from the grant and education program;
(iv) any anticipated remaining revenue from awards;
(v) the number of schools and school districts that have used the fund to implement a new program or enhance or maintain current programming; and
(vi) the number of schools and school districts that applied for, but were not granted, funding; and
(vii) the report shall be publicly available on the department’s website, along with the names and sources of materials developed or used and the partner organizations enlisted, as a result of the grant awards.
SECTION 2. The fifteenth paragraph of section 1I of chapter 69 of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out clauses (l) and (m) and inserting in place thereof the following 3 clauses:-
(l) nutrition and wellness programs;
(m) genocide education programs; and
(n) climate science education programs.
SECTION 3. Said section 1I of said chapter 69, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the sixteenth paragraph the following paragraph:-
Annually, not later than October 1, the commissioner shall provide a report on the progress of climate science education programs in public schools and school districts to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the joint committee on education. The report shall provide a description of the manner in which grantees under subsection (d) of section 2BBBBBB of chapter 29 are offering climate science instruction including: (i) the number of hours of instruction public schools and school districts project will be offered as a result of the award; (ii) the grade levels at which such instruction is offered and the titles and sources for the curricula used to implement climate science education; and (iii) the title and description of the courses in which such instruction is integrated.
SECTION 4. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 100. (a) For purposes of this section, the following term shall have the following meaning:
“Climate science education” - an understanding of human influence on climate and climate’s influence on humans and society. As a result of climate science education, students will understand the essential principles of earth’s climate system; be able to assess scientifically credible information about climate and communicate about climate and climate change in a meaningful way; will have the ability to make informed decisions with regard to actions that may affect climate; and can take actions to reduce climate change and its impacts.
(b) The department shall establish a process to ensure that curriculum standards for the subjects of science, technology, history, social science and civics are reviewed to include, relevant interdisciplinary climate change standards that will incorporate:
(i) an understanding of climate;
(ii) the interconnected nature of climate change;
(iii) the potential local and global impacts of climate change;
(iv) the individual, societal and governmental actions that may mitigate the harmful effects of climate change; and
(v) the role of political engagement and activism in making environmental and climate change policy.
(c) The department may provide trainings, seminars, conferences and materials for educators and community-based environmental organizations to use in the teaching of climate science in person or through the use of synchronous or asynchronous audio, video, electronic media or other telecommunications technology in order to support the goals of climate science education. The department may also support school district training for parents and guardians to share curricular goals and topics.
(d) The office of climate innovation and resilience may be provided with an opportunity to advise the department on educating and informing public schools and school districts on matters related to climate in the commonwealth.
SECTION 5. Section 4 shall take effect for the school year beginning after July 1, 2024.
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By Representative Driscoll of Milton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 471) of William J. Driscoll, Jr., relative to requiring immunizations against preventable diseases for school admittance. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 15 of chapter 76 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
No child shall, except as hereinafter provided, be admitted to school except upon presentation of a physician's certificate that the child has been successfully immunized against: (a) diphtheria, (b) pertussis, (c) tetanus, (d) measles, (e) poliomyelitis, (f) human papilloma virus, (g) hepatitis A, according to the schedule and dosage recommended by the centers for disease control, and (h) such other communicable diseases as may be specified from time to time by the department of public health.
SECTION 2. Said section 15 of said chapter 76, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following sentence: - The department of public health shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.
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By Representative DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 472) of Michelle M. DuBois relative to transportation of special needs students. Education.
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Chapter 71B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting after section 8 the following section:
Section 8A. (a) As used in this section, the term “special transportation van” shall mean a van, bus, or other motor vehicle used exclusively or primarily to transport school-age children with disabilities or other persons with disabilities.
(b) Any bus driver, monitor, or qualified attendant responsible for transporting a school-age child with a disability on a special transportation van shall be trained and certified in first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(c) School districts shall provide any bus driver, monitor, or qualified attendant responsible for transporting a school-age child with a disability on a special transportation van with a written report pertaining to each school-age child with a disability such bus driver, monitor or qualified attendant is responsible for transporting. The report shall identify any sensory, neurological, emotional, communication, physical, intellectual or health impairment, or a combination thereof, that the district believes may affect the safety of the child during transportation on the special transportation van. The school district shall only provide the written report pursuant to this subsection if provision of such report is required by the student’s individualized education program or the school district has received written consent from a parent or guardian of the student.
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An Act establishing a personal financial literacy curriculum in schools
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By Representative Durant of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 473) of Peter J. Durant and others relative to establishing a personal financial literacy curriculum in schools. Education.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 69 of the General Laws, as amended by section 2 of chapter 240 of the acts of 2020, is hereby further amended by inserting after section 1O the following section:-
Section 1P. To equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to become self-supporting and to enable students to make critical decisions regarding personal finances, the department of elementary and secondary education shall authorize and assist in the implementation of a curriculum on personal financial literacy. The components of personal financial literacy covered in the curriculum shall include the following: understanding loans, borrowing money, interest, credit card debt, and online commerce; rights and responsibilities of renting or buying a home; saving, investing and planning for retirement; banking and financial services; balancing a checkbook; state and federal taxes; and charitable giving.
The department shall develop standards and objectives on personal financial literacy, for grades pre-kindergarten to 12, inclusive, within the existing mathematics curriculum. The department shall make available to school districts, charter schools, approved private day or residential schools and education collaboratives a list of resources to aid in the selection of materials and curriculum on personal financial literacy. The department shall identify and offer information on cost-effective methods for fulfilling the professional development activities needed to implement these standards and objectives. The department may consult with private, nonprofit or other government institutions in order to identify and offer the information. The department may apply for any federal, state or other funding, including funding available through the Financial Literacy Trust Fund, as established by chapter 10 and as amended by chapter 14 of the acts of 2011.
SECTION 2. The department shall establish an advisory committee to consist of 11 members: the commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary education, or a designee, who shall serve as co-chair; the state treasurer, or a designee, who shall serve as co-chair; 2 public high school educators who have taught programs on financial literacy, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Teachers Association and 1 of whom shall be appointed by American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts; 1 superintendent of a public high school, appointed by the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents; the undersecretary of the Massachusetts office of consumer affairs and business regulation, or a designee; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Bankers Association; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Credit Union League; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Council on Economic Education; and 2 Massachusetts community college or state university professors who teach financial literacy or personal finance, to be appointed by the commissioner of higher education.
The advisory committee shall meet no less than 3 times annually for the first 4 years within the effective date of this section. The advisory committee shall conduct a study on current programs on financial literacy being offered in the Commonwealth for grades pre-kindergarten to 12, inclusive, and the cost to individual schools and school districts of offering these programs. The advisory committee shall submit the results of its investigation to the clerks of the senate and the house who shall forward the same to the chairs of the joint committee on education on or before August 31, 2024.
The advisory committee shall also advise and oversee the development and implementation of standards and objectives on personal financial literacy. After the submission of the first report on or before August 31, 2022, the advisory committee shall submit a report on best practices and recommended improvement annually thereafter for 3 subsequent years to the clerks of the senate and the house who shall forward the same to the chairs of the joint committee on education on or before December 31. The advisory committee shall consult with individuals with relevant experiences including: representatives from insurance and investment firms, real estate firms, and bankruptcy attorneys.
SECTION 3. The department of elementary and secondary education shall conduct a study concerning the feasibility of including personal financial literacy in the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System and in the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. The department shall submit a report with its conclusions and recommendations, including a timetable for implementation, to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means and the chairs of the joint committee on education on or before December 31, 2024.
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[{'Id': 'TFB1', 'Name': 'Tricia Farley-Bouvier', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TFB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-11T17:16:35.1466667'}, {'Id': 'JAG2', 'Name': 'Judith A. Garcia', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JAG2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-26T10:04:21.69'}, {'Id': 'SWG1', 'Name': 'Susan Williams Gifford', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SWG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T12:43:26.2766667'}, {'Id': 'RMH2', 'Name': 'Ryan M. Hamilton', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RMH2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-30T17:57:02.6766667'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T16:08:32.9433333'}, {'Id': 'MSK1', 'Name': 'Mary S. Keefe', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MSK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-06T20:29:12.77'}, {'Id': 'MPK1', 'Name': 'Michael P. Kushmerek', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MPK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-07T13:17:12.86'}, {'Id': 'PWM0', 'Name': 'Paul W. Mark', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PWM0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T10:45:10.81'}, {'Id': 'WSP1', 'Name': 'Smitty Pignatelli', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WSP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T16:34:33.2533333'}, {'Id': 'DAS1', 'Name': 'Danillo A. Sena', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T11:15:38.9233333'}]
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By Representative Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 474) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier and others relative to student representative voting rights on school committees. Education.
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Chapter 71 Section 38M of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 official edition, is hereby amended by striking the words “Said chairperson shall be an ex-officio, nonvoting member of the school committee, without the right to attend executive sessions unless such right is expressly granted by the individual school committee. Said chairperson shall be subject to all school committee rules and regulations and shall serve without compensation.” in lines 9 through 14 and inserting in their place the following:
“School committees of cities, towns and regional school districts shall recognize two (2) student representatives, to be elected by the student bodies of all secondary schools within the district, prior to the first day of June in each year. Said representatives shall be allowed to vote on all matters before the committee. Student representatives shall be subject to all school committee rules and regulations, shall serve without compensation, and without the right to attend executive sessions unless such right is expressly granted by the individual school committee.
There shall also be a student advisory committee with members numbered as determined by the district, to be elected by the students of the secondary school or schools within the district. The purpose of said student advisory committee will be to assist the elected student representatives with their regular duties and to assist their constituents with accessing resources as well as connecting students with the student representatives.”
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[{'Id': 'MJF1', 'Name': 'Michael J. Finn', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MJF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T13:30:04.7366667'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-24T14:39:54.76'}, {'Id': 'PLC1', 'Name': 'Peter Capano', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PLC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-24T14:39:54.76'}, {'Id': 'JAG1', 'Name': 'Jessica Ann Giannino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-27T12:41:24.5966667'}, {'Id': 'RME1', 'Name': 'Rodney M. Elliott', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RME1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-21T08:54:29.3233333'}]
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By Representative Finn of West Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 475) of Michael J. Finn and others relative to testing requirements for veterans who wish to become educators. Education.
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Section 38G of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as amended by section 22 of chapter 226 of the acts of 2014, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:-
Any veteran, as defined by clause Forty-third of section 7 of chapter 4, who is administered a test established pursuant to this section required for certification as a provisional educator or a provisional educator with advanced standing shall receive 5 additional points to be added to the total test scaled score.
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[{'Id': 'CAF1', 'Name': 'Carole A. Fiola', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-11T14:42:59.5066667'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T16:40:19.9266667'}, {'Id': 'P_M1', 'Name': 'Paul McMurtry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/P_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-15T20:15:50.1933333'}, {'Id': 'RLR0', 'Name': 'Rebecca L. Rausch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RLR0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-10T13:12:36.06'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-24T13:24:31.2266667'}, {'Id': 'PAS1', 'Name': 'Paul A. Schmid, III', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T14:44:18.8133333'}, {'Id': 'MJS3', 'Name': 'Michael J. Soter', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MJS3', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-30T10:39:43.3233333'}]
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By Representative Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 476) of Carole A. Fiola and others relative to providing for alternative penalties for failure to send children to school. Education.
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Section 2 of chapter 76 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the court may, as an alternative to the fine provided herein, order a person in control of a child and the child described in section 1, who fails to attend school under this section, to attend a counseling program or other appropriate program or services, as determined by the court. If the court finds that the child, and a person in control of such child, have successfully completed the court ordered programs or services the court shall dismiss the charge under this section against the defendant. Charges under this section shall be assigned to an expedited docket for disposition.
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[{'Id': 'BFO1', 'Name': 'Brandy Fluker Oakley', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BFO1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T22:10:05.4766667'}, {'Id': 'JJO1', 'Name': "James J. O'Day", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JJO1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-06T15:08:58.68'}, {'Id': 'SCO1', 'Name': 'Steven Owens', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SCO1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T10:41:42.3'}, {'Id': 'RLR0', 'Name': 'Rebecca L. Rausch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RLR0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-06T11:19:26.2166667'}, {'Id': 'DMR1', 'Name': 'David M. Rogers', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DMR1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T10:36:18.0866667'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T22:17:02.4133333'}, {'Id': 'J_S2', 'Name': 'Jon Santiago', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_S2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-06T14:42:27.2866667'}, {'Id': 'DAS1', 'Name': 'Danillo A. Sena', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-08-18T13:38:03.38'}, {'Id': 'PSS1', 'Name': 'Priscila S. Sousa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PSS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-08-16T12:45:26.3066667'}, {'Id': 'TMS1', 'Name': 'Thomas M. Stanley', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TMS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-06T10:59:01.54'}, {'Id': 'C_T1', 'Name': 'Chynah Tyler', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/C_T1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-17T11:48:51.2133333'}, {'Id': 'E_U1', 'Name': 'Erika Uyterhoeven', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/E_U1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T07:12:46.68'}, {'Id': 'T_V1', 'Name': 'Tommy Vitolo', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/T_V1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-16T09:17:41.19'}, {'Id': 'BLW1', 'Name': 'Bud L. Williams', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BLW1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T15:04:58.3966667'}, {'Id': 'CJW1', 'Name': 'Christopher J. Worrell', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CJW1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-08-24T21:10:59.6566667'}, {'Id': 'JCD1', 'Name': 'James C. Arena-DeRosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-17T15:27:13.1966667'}, {'Id': 'RBB1', 'Name': 'Ruth B. Balser', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RBB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T17:14:18.4766667'}, {'Id': 'CPB2', 'Name': 'Christine P. Barber', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CPB2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-28T13:55:47.6533333'}, {'Id': 'NMB1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Blais', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/NMB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-19T17:49:22.4233333'}, {'Id': 'DRC1', 'Name': 'Daniel R. Carey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DRC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-28T17:56:19.95'}, {'Id': 'T_C1', 'Name': 'Tackey Chan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/T_C1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T12:36:00.4166667'}, {'Id': 'M_C2', 'Name': 'Michelle L. Ciccolo', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_C2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-19T14:05:22.18'}, {'Id': 'M_C1', 'Name': 'Mike Connolly', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_C1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-22T15:53:28.2566667'}, {'Id': 'M_C3', 'Name': 'Manny Cruz', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_C3', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-28T14:21:22.52'}, {'Id': 'JSC1', 'Name': 'Josh S. Cutler', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JSC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-02T16:08:33.7733333'}, {'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-28T14:03:13.8233333'}, {'Id': 'M_D2', 'Name': 'Mindy Domb', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_D2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-25T09:02:24.5766667'}, {'Id': 'MMD1', 'Name': 'Michelle M. DuBois', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MMD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-07T20:53:05.1666667'}, {'Id': 'PAD1', 'Name': 'Patricia A. Duffy', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T10:05:43.8933333'}, {'Id': 'JBE0', 'Name': 'James B. Eldridge', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBE0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-16T18:37:00.5166667'}, {'Id': 'CLG1', 'Name': 'Carmine Lawrence Gentile', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CLG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-10T13:15:34.1966667'}, {'Id': 'N_H1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Higgins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-22T15:23:39.59'}, {'Id': 'REH1', 'Name': 'Russell E. Holmes', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/REH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T13:17:27.6933333'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T10:59:00.33'}, {'Id': 'SPK1', 'Name': 'Sally P. Kerans', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SPK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T10:56:45.7333333'}, {'Id': 'K_K1', 'Name': 'Kay Khan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/K_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-28T20:35:18.3633333'}, {'Id': 'MPK1', 'Name': 'Michael P. Kushmerek', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MPK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-06T09:44:04.9166667'}, {'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T13:54:39.74'}, {'Id': 'JPL1', 'Name': 'Jack Patrick Lewis', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T17:45:39.2033333'}, {'Id': 'DPL1', 'Name': 'David Paul Linsky', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-24T10:14:42.8933333'}, {'Id': 'KLG1', 'Name': 'Kate Lipper-Garabedian', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KLG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-26T11:35:16.0033333'}, {'Id': 'ACM1', 'Name': 'Adrian C. Madaro', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/ACM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-06T14:27:12.6766667'}, {'Id': 'S_M1', 'Name': 'Samantha Montaño', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-23T21:36:07.3833333'}, {'Id': 'TTN1', 'Name': 'Tram T. Nguyen', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TTN1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-30T12:06:00.2266667'}]
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By Representative Fluker Oakley of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 477) of Brandy Fluker Oakley and others for legislation to prohibit the use of Native American mascots by public schools. Education.
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Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 98 the following section:-
Section 99. (a) The board of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate regulations to ensure that no public school uses an athletic team name, logo, or mascot which names, refers to, represents, or is associated with Native Americans, including aspects of Native American cultures and specific Native American tribes, or which denigrates any racial, ethnic, gender, or religious group. The board shall establish a date by which any school in violation of said regulations shall choose a new team name, logo, or mascot.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a public school may continue to use uniforms or other materials bearing their prohibited athletic team name, logo, or mascot that were purchased before a date prescribed by the board if all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The school selects a new school or athletic team name, logo, or mascot;
(2) The school refrains from purchasing or acquiring, for the purpose of distribution or sale to pupils or school employees, any uniform that includes or bears their prohibited team name, logo, or mascot;
(3) The school refrains from purchasing or acquiring, for the purpose of distribution or sale to pupils or school employees, any yearbook, newspaper, program, or other similar material that includes or bears the prohibited school or athletic team name, logo, or mascot in its logo, cover, or title;
(4) The school refrains from purchasing or constructing a marquee, sign, or other new or replacement fixture that includes or bears the prohibited school or athletic team name, logo, or mascot. This paragraph applies to facilities that bear the prohibited school or athletic team name, logo, or mascot, in which case the school shall remove the prohibited name, logo or mascot no later than the next time the associated part of the facility is replaced in the normal course of maintenance.
(c) This section shall not prohibit a Native American tribe, as identified by the commission on Indian affairs, located within the boundaries of the commonwealth, from choosing to use a Native-related name or logo for a sports team comprised of its tribal members, including a tribal school or intramural league, or from that tribal nation giving explicit consent for a school to use their particular tribal name.
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By Representative Fluker Oakley of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 478) of Brandy Fluker Oakley and others for legislation to reduce disparities created by exclusionary school discipline policies. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 37H of Chapter 71 as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the following subsection (g) -:
(h) Any school board may include in its code of student conduct a dress or grooming code. Any dress or grooming code included in a school board's code of student conduct or otherwise adopted by a school board shall (1) permit any student to wear any religiously and ethnically specific or significant head covering, including hijabs, yarmulkes, scarves, headwraps, and other similar coverings; (2) maintain gender neutrality by subjecting any student to the same set of rules and standards regardless of gender identity; (3) not have a disparate impact on students of a particular race, national origin, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity beyond a 10% discrepancy in violations at each school per year; (4) be clear, specific, and objective in defining terms, if used; (5) prohibit any school board employee from enforcing the dress or grooming code by direct physical contact with a student or a student's attire; and (6) prohibit any school board employee from requiring a student to undress in front of any other individual, including the enforcing school board employee, to comply with the dress or grooming code. This subsection shall not be interpreted to restrict school officials from prohibiting students from wearing clothing with a hateful or vulgar message.
SECTION 2. Section 37H ¾ of Chapter 71 as appearing in the Official Edition of the General Laws passed through August 10, 2022 is hereby amended by inserting as the last sentence of subsection (a) -:
In no case may a student be suspended or expelled solely on the basis of a violation or violations of dress code standards.
SECTION 3. The changes detailed in Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect 60 days after passage of this act.
SECTION 4. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt, promulgate, amend and rescind rules and regulations or formulate policies and recommendations as necessary, including training, to effectuate the purpose of Sections 1 and 2.
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By Representative Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 479) of Paul K. Frost relative to vocational and trade school classes for public school students. Education.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 74 of General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 7C the following new Section:-
Section 7D. Non-vocational and trade public high schools and middle schools may provide vocational and trade learning for students who are unable to attend a regional vocational school. This provision shall be optional at the local level. This provision is meant for those students who (i) are not accepted into a dedicated vocational and trade school or program; (ii) left a vocational school or trade school; and (iii) live in the public school’s district. The Department of Education shall provide guidance on such learning and develop a waiver program to allow schools and students this opportunity.
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An annual report of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (under sections 21, 102 and 103 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) relative to the percentum change in the average cost-of-living as shown by the United States consumer price index for the year 2023 compared with such index for the year 2022
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An annual report of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (under sections 21, 102 and 103 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) relative to the percentum change in the average cost-of-living as shown by the United States consumer price index for the year 2023 compared with such index for the year 2022. Public Service.
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By Representative Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 480) of Paul K. Frost relative to mandatory recess time in elementary schools. Education.
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Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 4A, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, the following section:-
Section 4B. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no public elementary school shall decrease the amount of time it allots and provides to students as recess time designed to allow students to participate in physical and social activities as a result of any changes in standards or curriculum that the school is required to or chooses to adopt. For purposes of this section, “elementary school” shall mean a school providing instruction to grades 1 through 5, and, where so designated by a school committee prior to the commencement of a school year, may also include a middle school or other intermediate level school providing instruction to grades 5 through 6 or any combination thereof.
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By Representative Galvin of Canton (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 481) of Paul McAuliffe for legislation to create promise scholarship accounts composed of state funds deposited on behalf of participating students to be used for qualified education expenses. Education.
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Chapter 15 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 67. (a) As used in sections 67 through 74, inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings:
“Account” or “promise scholarship account”, a consumer directed account and composed of state funds deposited on behalf of a participating student and which may be used for qualified education expenses.
“Account funds”, the funds awarded on behalf of a participating student.
“Curriculum”, a complete course of study for a particular content area or grade level, including any supplemental materials required by the course of study.
“Parent”, a biological parent, legal guardian, custodian or other person with legal authority to act on behalf of a student.
“Participating school”, a private school that has notified the department of its intention to participate in the program and that complies with the department's requirements.
“Participating student”, a student for whom a promise scholarship account has been established.
“Higher education institution” means a school which is: (1) a unit of the public institutions of higher education system as provided in section 5 of chapter 15A; or (2) an independent or private college or university located in the commonwealth.
“Private school”, a nonpublic school, sectarian or nonsectarian, which is approved by a school committee and provides comparable education to a public school pursuant to section 1 of chapter 76.
“Program”, the promise scholarship account program established pursuant to sections 67 through 74, inclusive.
“Qualified education expenses”, any 1 or more of the following: (1) tuition, fees and required textbooks at a participating school; (2) tuition, fees, and required textbooks at a community college or accredited postsecondary institution; (3) tutoring services provided by an educator certified by pursuant to section 38G of chapter 71; (4) payment for the purchase of a curriculum, including any supplemental materials required by the curriculum; (5) tuition and fees for a nonpublic online learning program or course; (6) services from a licensed physician or therapist, including, but not limited to, for occupational, behavioral, physical or speech-language therapies; (7) fees paid to a fee-for-service transportation provider for transportation to or from a participating school or service provider, except that said fees shall not exceed $500 per year; (8) fees for the management of account funds in accordance with subsection (e) of section 72; or (9) computer hardware or other technological devices approved by the department or a physician if the computer hardware or other technological device is used to meet the student's educational needs.
“Resident school system”, the public school system in which the student would be enrolled based on their residence.
“Service provider”, a person or entity that provides services that are covered as qualified education expenses other than a participating school.
Section 68. (a) A student shall qualify for a promise scholarship account if:
(1) the student's parent or parents currently reside within the commonwealth;
(2) the student was enrolled in and attended a public school in the commonwealth for at least 6 weeks during the school year immediately preceding such student's initial or resumed participation in the program;
(3) the student's parent signs an agreement promising: (A) to provide an education for the participating student in at least the subjects of reading, grammar, mathematics, social studies and science; (B) not to enroll the student in a local school system school, local charter school or state charter school while participating in the program; and (C) to use account funds only for qualified education expenses of the participating student;
(4) the student is not receiving special education in a private school paid for by a school committee pursuant to chapter 71B, nor shall the student or the student’s family seek to receive such special education in a private school at any time while participating in the program; and
(5) the student's parent submits an application for an account to the department no later than the deadline established by the department; provided, however, that the department shall provide quarterly application periods that correspond with quarterly funding dates pursuant to subsection (b) of section 70.
(b) Upon acceptance of the account, the parent shall assume full financial responsibility for the education of the participating student, including transportation to and from the participating school or service provider.
(c) Students enrolled in educational programming conducted in a house of correction or state prison shall not be eligible for the program.
(e) Subject to appropriation, a participating student shall continue to be eligible to receive account funds until the student returns to a public school, graduates from high school or reaches the age of 20 years, or for special education students, reaches the age of 22 years; provided, however, that a student who participated in the program for any length of time before returning to a public school shall submit a new application for an account in order to participate in the program for a second or subsequent time.
(d) For participating students with a disability, acceptance of an account shall have the same effect as a parental refusal to consent to services pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. section 1414 and a parental waiver of rights to educational accommodations under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. Section 701, et seq.
(e) The creation of the program or the granting of an account shall not be construed to imply that a public school did not provide a free and appropriate public education for a student or constitute a waiver or admission by the commonwealth.
(f) Any account funds directed to a participating school or service provider are so directed wholly as a result of the genuine and independent private choice of the parent.
(g) The parent of each student participating in the program shall comply fully with the participating school or service provider's rules and policies.
(h) Any parent who fails to comply with sections 67 to 74, inclusive and department regulations relating to the program shall forfeit the account and all account funds therein.
Section 69. (a) To be eligible to enroll a participating student, a participating school shall:
(1) demonstrate fiscal soundness by having been in operation for 1 school year or by submitting a financial information report for the school that complies with uniform financial accounting standards established by the department and conducted by a certified public accountant; provided, that he report shall confirm that the school desiring to participate is insured and the owner or owners have sufficient capital or credit to operate the school for the upcoming school year serving the number of students anticipated with expected revenues from tuition and other sources that may be reasonably expected; and provided, further, that the report shall be limited in scope to those records that are necessary for the department to make a determination on fiscal soundness of the school;
(2) comply with the antidiscrimination provisions of 42 U.S.C. Section 2000d;
(3) comply with all health and safety laws or codes that apply to private schools;
(4) Comply with section 1 of chapter 76 and any other state law applicable to private schools; and
(5) employ or contract with teachers who hold a bachelor's degree or higher degree or have at least 3 years of experience in education and annually provide to the parents the relevant credentials, including any teacher or subject matter certifications, of the teachers who will be teaching their students.
(b) A participating school or service provider may apply to the department to participate in the program and accept account funds for providing services covered as qualified education expenses.
(c) The department shall establish standards that a participating school or service provider shall meet to receive approval by the department to participate in the program.
(d) The department shall, not later than 60 days after receiving a participating school's or service provider's application for approval, notify such school or service provider as to whether the application has been approved or denied. If the department denies an application, the department shall provide a reason and notify the school or service provider that it may appeal the decision to the parent review committee created pursuant to section 71.
(e) A participating school and service provider shall not refund, rebate or share account funds with a parent or student in any manner.
(f) The creation of the program shall not be construed to expand the regulatory authority of the commonwealth, its officers or any local school system to impose any additional regulation of nonpublic schools beyond those reasonably necessary to enforce the requirements of sections 67 to 74, inclusive.
Section 70. (a) Subject to appropriation, the account funds granted to a participating student shall be $9,500 per school year.
(b)(1) When a student enters the program, the department shall receive all documentation required for the student's participation during a quarterly enrollment period pursuant to clause (5) of subsection (a) of section 68 before the first quarterly account payment is made for the student.
(2) Subject to appropriation and upon proper documentation received by the department, the department shall make quarterly payments to the account of a participating student, beginning with the first quarterly payment that corresponds with the enrollment period in which the student's application was received. As nearly as practical, the quarterly payments shall be equal.; provided, however, that this shall not prevent payments from being reduced pursuant to section 9C of chapter 29. The state auditor shall cite as an audit exception any failure by the department to meet any payment deadlines and shall include such audit exceptions on the website established pursuant to section 14C of chapter 7.
(3) The department shall develop a system for parents to direct account funds to participating schools and service providers by electronic funds transfer, automated clearing-house transfer or another system that the department finds to be commercially viable, cost-effective and easy for parents of participating students to use. The department shall not adopt a system that relies solely on reimbursing parents for out-of-pocket expenses, but may determine certain qualified education expenses that shall require reimbursement or preapproval for purchase. The department may qualify private financial management firms to manage the payment system. The department, at its discretion, may create a system of individually funded accounts or notional accounts funded through a single state account.
(4) If the participating school requires partial payment of tuition prior to the start of the academic year to reserve space for students admitted to the school, such partial payment may be paid by the department prior to the first quarterly payment of the year in which the account is awarded, up to a maximum of $1,000, and deducted from subsequent account payments. If a student decides not to attend the participating school, the partial reservation payment shall be returned to the department by the school. Only 1 reservation payment per student may be made per year.
(d) Funds received pursuant to this section shall not constitute taxable income of the parent of the participating student.
(e) Funds deposited into an account shall be used only for qualified education expenses for the participating student. Unused funds in an account, up to an amount not greater than 50 per cent of the total funds deposited into the account for the current school year, shall roll over to the following school year; provided, however, that, if an account has been inactive for 2 consecutive years, the funds in such account shall be returned to the General Fund and the account shall be closed. Upon high school graduation of the participating student, any unused funds shall roll over and may be used for tuition at a postsecondary institution located in the commonwealth.
(f) Nothing in sections 67 to 74, inclusive, shall be deemed to prohibit a parent or student from making a payment for any tuition, fee, service or product described in said sections 67 to 74, inclusive, from a source other than the account funds of the student.
Section 71. (a) To assist in the determination of whether certain expenses meet the requirements to be considered a qualified education expense under sections 67 to 74, inclusive, a parent review committee shall be established.
(b)(1) The committee shall be composed of 8 parents of participating students. Four of the parents shall reside in communities with student enrollment of greater than 10,000, and4 of the parents shall reside in communities with student enrollment of less than 10,000.
(2) Members of the committee shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.
(3) Members of the committee shall serve for 1-year terms and may be reappointed.
(4) The commissioner or the commissioner’s designee shall serve as the chair of the committee and shall only vote in the event of a tie.
(c) The department may request the committee to determine whether an expenditure of account funds from an account qualifies as a qualified education expense under sections 67 to 74, inclusive.
(d) The department may request the committee review appeals of participating schools or service provider application denials pursuant to subsection (d) of section 69.
Section 72. (a) The department shall adopt rules and regulations as necessary for the administration of the program and shall include rules and regulations regarding the selection of participating students by a lottery process governed by chance if either the number of participating students or the number of applications for accounts exceeds the funds available for the program; provided, however, that continued participation in the program by participating students shall be prioritized over new applications for accounts. The department shall adopt rules and regulations regarding eligibility and participation of participating schools and service providers, including, but not limited to, timelines that will maximize student and private school participation, the calculation and distribution of accounts to participating students, and the application and approval procedures for participating students, participating schools, and service providers. The department shall develop and utilize a compliance form for completion by participating schools and service providers. The department shall be authorized to require any pertinent information as it deems necessary from participating schools and service providers for the purpose of implementing the program. Participating schools and service providers shall be required to complete such forms and certify their accuracy.
(b) No liability shall arise on the part of the department or the commonwealth or of any local board of education based on the award or use of an account awarded pursuant to sections 67 to 74, inclusive.
(c) The department shall have the authority to conduct or contract for the auditing of accounts and shall, at a minimum, conduct random audits on an annual basis. The department shall have the authority to make any parent or participating student ineligible for the program in the event of misuse of account funds.
(d) The department shall have the authority to refer cases of substantial misuse of account funds to the attorney general for investigation if evidence of fraudulent use is obtained.
(e) The department may deduct an amount from accounts to cover the costs of overseeing and administering the program, up to a maximum of 3 per cent annually.
(f) The department may contract with a qualified nonprofit organization to administer the program or specific functions of the program.
(g) The department shall provide parents of participating students with an explanation of the allowable uses of account funds, the responsibilities of parents and the duties of the department.
Section 73. (a)(1) In order to allow parents and taxpayers to measure the achievements of the program, the department shall annually approve no fewer than 3 nationally norm-referenced tests that measure student academic progress in math and language arts.
(2) Private schools enrolling participating students shall ensure that all participating students are annually administered a nationally norm-referenced test identified by the department or a state-wide assessment administered pursuant to section 1D of chapter 69 of the General Laws, which shall be made available by the resident school system.
(3) The department shall develop a process for the annual administration of a nationally norm-referenced test or a state-wide assessment and the collection of results for participating students not enrolled full time in a private school.
(b) The results of such norm-referenced tests or state-wide assessments shall be provided to and collected by the department or an organization chosen by the department on an annual basis.
(c) Student information shall be reported and collected in a manner that allows the commonwealth to aggregate data by grade level, gender, family income level and race.
(d) The department or an organization chosen by the department shall collect information regarding the high school graduation of all participating students.
Section 74. (a) The department shall annually file with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate not later than December 1 a report regarding the program for the previous fiscal year. The report shall also be posted on the department's website.
(b) The report shall include, but not be limited to, numbers and demographics of participating students and numbers of participating schools. The report shall also include: (1) participating student performance on nationally norm-referenced tests or state-wide assessments, including aggregate information on long-term performance gains; (2) the level of satisfaction with the program from parents of participating students; (3) the percentage of funds used for each type of qualified education expense included enumerated in section 67; and (4) the fiscal impact to the state and resident school systems of the program, taking into consideration both the impact on revenue and the impact on expenses. The fiscal savings associated with students departing public schools shall be explicitly quantified, even if the public school losing the student or students does not reduce its spending.
(c) The report shall apply appropriate analytical and behavioral science methodologies to ensure public confidence in the report.
(d) The report shall protect the identity of participating students through whatever means the department deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, by keeping anonymous all disaggregated data and complying with state and federal guidelines for student privacy. The names of participating schools and the number of participating students at each such school shall be included in the report.
(e) The state auditor shall audit the program annually. Audit reports, including, but not limited to, any findings and recommendations by the state auditor, shall be included in the first annual report submitted by the department following completion of each audit of the program by the department of the state auditor. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of the state auditor to conduct an audit at any time.
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By Representative Galvin of Canton (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 482) of Paul McAuliffe relative to school committee oversight of courses of study including courses concerning sexually transmitted infections. Education.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 97 the following section:-
Section 98. School Committees shall ensure that the courses of study prescribed by law and by the rules of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education are carried out.
(a) The school committee may establish supplemental courses that are not inconsistent with the prescribed courses and may adopt courses of study in lieu of state courses of study upon approval by the district's Superintendent.
(b) For each course of study offered by a school district, the district school board shall ensure that the following information is made available to the public on the school district’s website:
(i) The title of, or other descriptive information for, any textbooks and instructional
materials used for the course and, when available, a link for the textbook or instructional
materials;
(ii) A syllabus for, or written summary of, the course; and
(iii) When applicable, identification of the state academic content standards that are being satisfied by the course.
(c) The school committee shall ensure that any changes to the information described in subparagraph (b) of this paragraph are reflected on the school district’s website within 30 days of the change.
(d) Any school committee may establish a course of education concerning sexually transmitted infections including recognition of causes, sources and symptoms, and the availability of diagnostic and treatment centers. Any such course established may be taught to adults from the community served by the individual schools as well as to students enrolled in the school. The board shall cause the parents or guardians of minor students to be notified in advance that the course is to be taught. Any such parent or guardian may direct in writing that the minor child in the care of the parent or guardian be excused from any class within the course. Any parent or guardian may inspect the instructional materials to be used before or during the time the course is taught.
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{'Id': 'WCG1', 'Name': 'William C. Galvin', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WCG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T13:49:36.56'}
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[{'Id': 'WCG1', 'Name': 'William C. Galvin', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WCG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T13:49:36.56'}]
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By Representative Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 483) of William C. Galvin relative to wages for substitute teachers. Education.
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(a) Teachers employed in a public elementary or secondary school as substitute teachers shall not be paid less per day than either 85 per cent of 1/185 th of the salary of a beginning teacher who holds a bachelor's degree or a wage less than the per hour wage set forth in section 1 of chapter 151, whichever is greater. The salary of the substitute teacher shall be computed as required in this subsection based on the statewide average salary for beginning teachers who hold bachelor's degrees. The department of elementary and secondary education shall compute the statewide average salary to be used for purposes of this subsection, using the latest data available to the department, but not data from earlier than the preceding school year.
(b) This section shall not apply to substitute teachers represented in a bargaining unit in the school district by which they are employed.
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By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 484) of Colleen M. Garry for legislation to establish an opt-out admissions lottery process for charter schools. Education.
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Subsection (n) of Section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012
Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof
the following two sentences:-
Enrollment in a commonwealth charter school shall use an opt-out admissions lottery process that automatically includes the names of all eligible students, without any required application process for the school. A commonwealth charter school’s tuition payment shall be adjusted to account for any students who cannot attend said school because necessary services are not available.
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By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 485) of Colleen M. Garry for legislation to establish parity in funding for regional vocational school districts and traditional public school districts. Education.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6 of Chapter 70 of the General laws, no regional vocational school district shall receive an annual contribution from a member municipality greater than the percentage increase appropriated for the member’s traditional public school district’s annual budget percentage increase.
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[{'Id': 'CLG1', 'Name': 'Carmine Lawrence Gentile', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CLG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-11T09:10:41.7533333'}, {'Id': 'JCD1', 'Name': 'James C. Arena-DeRosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-10T09:02:52.8733333'}, {'Id': 'JBE0', 'Name': 'James B. Eldridge', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBE0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-18T10:49:27.1733333'}, {'Id': 'TFB1', 'Name': 'Tricia Farley-Bouvier', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TFB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T14:58:20.1633333'}, {'Id': 'CMG1', 'Name': 'Colleen M. Garry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CMG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-13T11:46:00.0066667'}, {'Id': 'RLR0', 'Name': 'Rebecca L. Rausch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RLR0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-23T22:23:11.5066667'}, {'Id': 'MRS1', 'Name': 'Margaret R. Scarsdale', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MRS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-06T11:08:46.5633333'}]
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By Representative Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 486) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile and others for an investigation by a task force relative to the effect of school day start times for middle and secondary school students. Education.
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Resolved, That the department of elementary and secondary education shall convene an educational task force to review the effect of school day start times for middle school and secondary school students. The task force shall consist of: the commissioner of elementary and secondary education or a designee who shall serve as chair; the secretary of education or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, Inc. or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Inc. or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Secondary Schools Administration Association, Inc. or a designee; the executive director of Start School Later, Inc. or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Business Officials, Inc. or a designee; a representative from the National Sleep Foundation; a parent of a high school student who is a member of a school council, as defined in section 59C of chapter 71 of the General Laws; and a superintendent from a district which has implemented later school day start times.
The task force shall: (i) conduct a comprehensive study, including a review of the scientific findings relative to sleep needs of adolescents and the effect that middle school and secondary school day start times have on the health and academic performance of students; (ii) determine the number of districts in the commonwealth that have implemented later school day start times for middle schools and secondary schools and examine the academic performance of students, including performance on statewide tests; and (iii) identify resources and opportunities to assist districts in implementing later school day start times for middle schools and secondary schools, should the task force’s findings under clauses (i) and (ii) suggest that a later school day start time is beneficial to student learning.
The task force shall file a report containing its findings and recommendations, including legislation necessary to carry out its recommendations, with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives by July 1, 2022.
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By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 487) of Carlos González, Bud L. Williams and Michelle M. DuBois relative to establishing the gateway city public school driver education program. Education.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 2QQQQQ the following section:-
Section 2RRRRR. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Gateway City Public School Driver Education Trust Fund, administered by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education. There shall be credited to the fund all fees collected and designated to the fund under paragraph (21) of section 33 of chapter 90, any appropriations, grants, gifts or other monies authorized by the general court or other parties and specifically designated to be credited to the fund and any income derived from the investment of amounts credited to the fund. All amounts credited to the fund may be expended, subject to appropriation, provided that all unexpended balances remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and may be appropriated for expenditure in the subsequent fiscal year. Expenditures from the fund shall be used for the implementation of section 13D 1/2 of chapter 71.
SECTION 2. Paragraph (21) of section 33 of chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-
A sum equal to 1 per cent of the fees collected pursuant to this paragraph shall be transferred to the gateway city public school driver education trust fund, established under section 2RRRRR of chapter 29.
SECTION 3. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 13D the following section:-
Section 13D 1/2. There shall be a gateway city public school driver education program for providing affordable access to motor vehicle driver education to students from low-income communities in the commonwealth. The program shall be administered by the department.
A public high school located in a gateway municipality, as defined by section 3A of chapter 23A, may offer a motor vehicle driver education course, in accordance with section 13D, during the regular school day or evening as an elective course. Participants of the course shall be residents of a gateway municipality.
Expenditures from the gateway city public school driver education trust fund, established under section 2RRRRR of chapter 29, shall be made to reduce tuition fees or provide tuition at no cost to participants in the program.
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By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 488) of Carlos González, Bud L. Williams and Vanna Howard for legislation to eliminate the use of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System Test for high school graduation. Education.
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Section 1D of chapter 69 of the General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “graduation”, in line 64, the following words:- ; provided, however, that the Massachusetts comprehensive assessment system test or other state-developed, standardized test shall not be a component of the competency determination.
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By Representatives Gordon of Bedford and Madaro of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 489) of Kenneth I. Gordon, Adrian C. Madaro and others relative to providing affordable and accessible high-quality early education and care to promote child development and well-being and support the economy. Education.
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SECTION 1. The seventh paragraph of section 22N of chapter 7 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, early education and care providers contracting with the department of early education and care or their agents shall be exempt from the price limitations set forth by the bureau.
SECTION 2. Section 1A of Chapter 15D, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following definitions:
“Caregiver”, a person living with, supervising and caring for a child whose parents are not living in the home with them or a person with legal guardianship of a child regardless of whether the child’s parents are living in the home with them.
“High needs”, needs that may result in an individual or family needing more services, including but not limited to any physical, mental, emotional, intellectual, cognitive, behavioral, or health related disability or condition, exposure to domestic violence, trauma history, limited English proficiency, limited literacy, homelessness or housing instability, income at or below the federal poverty line, or involvement with the department of children and families.
“Child care financial assistance”, financial assistance given to eligible parents or caregivers for child care provided by an early education and care provider pursuant to a contract or voucher agreement with the department.
“Early education and care provider”, or “provider”, any childcare center, family child care home, large family child care home, or out-of-school time program licensed or exempt by the department of early education and care located within the commonwealth of Massachusetts that provides early education and care programs and services.
“Operational Grant”, an amount of funding from the department to early education and care providers currently enrolling children receiving child care financial assistance or certifying their willingness to enroll a child receiving child care financial assistance should a family choose the provider and there is an available opening.
SECTION 3. Section 2 of chapter 15D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (e) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
(e) establish and develop a schedule for revising: (i) a rate structure for voucher and contracted payments to early education and care providers who accept children receiving child care financial assistance based on the payments meeting the full cost of providing high-quality early education and care to such children, in conformity with federal and state law, regulations and quality and safety standards, when combined with operational grant funding, fees paid by parents or caregivers, and any direct funding paid by a source other than the department to providers; provided, that the rate structure shall include higher rates for the provision of care during nonstandard hours, as defined by the department, sufficient to encourage providers to offer care during nonstandard hours; provided further, that the method for reimbursement for voucher and contracted payments to early education and care providers on behalf of children receiving child care financial assistance shall be based on quarterly enrollment rather than daily attendance of participants; and (ii) a sliding fee scale for families receiving child care financial assistance which is updated at least every 5 years to reflect affordability standards for participating families.
A public hearing under chapter 30A and the approval of the board shall be required before the establishment or revision of the rate structure and sliding fee scale.
SECTION 4. Said section 2 of said chapter 15D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after subsection (u) the following subsection:-
(v) annually collect from early education and care providers licensed by the department, data on: (i) the number of employees, (ii) the pay rates and employer-paid benefits (iii) the tuition charged for full- and part-time early education and care services by age group, (iv) numbers of children enrolled by age group, family income range, race, ethnicity, country-of-origin, and preferred language.
SECTION 5. Section 5 of said chapter 15D, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “a common and shared body of knowledge” the following words:- including cultural competency and awareness of implicit bias,
SECTION 6. Said chapter 15D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting, after section 13, the following section:-
Section 13A. Early education and care financial assistance program
(a) The department shall use, for the purpose of providing child care financial assistance under this section, funding, from any source that is appropriated or otherwise provided to it for the purpose of subsidizing or reducing the costs to families of fees for early education and care for their children, including increasing per child rates set by the department.
(b) The early education and care financial assistance program shall provide , subject to appropriation, sufficient child care financial assistance to enable all families to afford and access high-quality early education and care for infants, toddlers, preschool-age, and school-age children, as defined in section 1A of this chapter, provided that a school-age child’s financial assistance shall continue until at least the end of the school year in which the child reaches the maximum age.
(c) Child care financial assistance may be used for early education and care provided by public, private, non-profit, and for-profit entities licensed or approved by the department, including but not limited to: preschools, childcare centers, nursery schools, before and after school programs, out-of-school time programs, Head Start and Early Head Start programs and independent and system-affiliated family child care homes.
(d) The department shall provide financial assistance to families receiving services from the department of children and families as provided in section 2 of chapter 18B of the General Laws.
(e) The department shall provide child care financial assistance to families currently involved with, or transitioning from, transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided, however, that child care financial assistance shall be available to: (i) recipients of transitional aid to families with dependent children; (ii) former recipients who are working or are engaged in an approved service need activity for up to 2 years after termination of their benefits; (iii) parents who are under 18 years of age who are currently enrolled in an education or job training program and who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118 of the General Laws if not for the consideration of the grandparents’ income; and (iv) recipients of the supplemental nutrition assistance program who are participating in education and training services approved by the department of transitional assistance.
(f) The department shall provide financial assistance to families eligible in accordance with any income limits in effect under subsections (g) and (h) of this section.
(g) The department shall subsidize, subject to appropriation, the cost of early education and care services to all families in need of these services with incomes at or below 85 per cent of the Massachusetts state median income. Provided, should appropriations be insufficient to subsidize the cost of early education and care services to all families in need of these services with incomes at or below 85 per cent of the Massachusetts state median income, first priority shall be provided to those children whose family’s household income is at or below 50 per cent of the Massachusetts state median income or a child with a documented disability whose family’s household income is at or below 85 per cent of the Massachusetts state median income and to all children in families who are experiencing homelessness or who are headed by a parent under the age of 20; and provided further, that second priority shall be given to children whose family’s household income is above 50 per cent, but not exceeding 85 per cent of the Massachusetts state median income; provided, however, that a family with income below the federal poverty level shall not have its priority status on a waitlist negatively impacted by a family with income above the federal poverty level.
(h) Provided that additional funds shall be made available to the commonwealth through the Child Care Development Fund, or that the federal government shall otherwise obligate itself to release additional funding not available upon passage of this act, the department shall allocate funding to increase the numbers of families receiving subsidies based on income eligibility in stages: (i) to those eligible for financial assistance as stipulated in subsection (g); (ii) to provide child care financial assistance to all families in need of these services, whose income is above 85 per cent, but not exceeding 100 per cent, of the Massachusetts state median income; (iii) to provide child care financial assistance to all families in need of these services, whose income is above 100 per cent, but not exceeding 110 per cent, of the Massachusetts state median income; (iv) to provide child care financial assistance to all families in need of these services, whose income is above 110 per cent, but not exceeding 125 per cent, of the Massachusetts state median income;
(i) Family income, for the purposes of eligibility for early education and care financial assistance shall include income of parents living with the child receiving subsidized care but shall not include: any form of income of foster parents, caregivers, or other adult family members; income of or for siblings who are not receiving subsidized care; or earned income of any minor child.
(j) The department shall subsidize early education and care by: (i) providing vouchers for payment to providers, enabling families to access early education and care providers of their choice and (ii) offering families the alternative of an open space with a provider that is subsidized under the provider’s contract with the department.
(k) The department shall require early education and care providers, as a condition for receiving payments from the department for financial assistance provided to families under this section, to enter into and comply with contractual agreements with the department, developed by the department and requiring the provider to comply with all applicable requirements of this chapter and any other federal or state requirements necessary to receive funding for financial assistance provided to families under this section.
(l) The department and its agents shall not reduce, terminate, or deny continued financial assistance to families until and unless the family is determined to be ineligible and is given the opportunity for an administrative appeal hearing. In situations in which the department or its agents deny a family’s application for financial assistance, the department shall provide the family an opportunity for an administrative appeal hearing and shall process such appeals within 60 days from the date requested.
(m) The department and its agents shall not reduce, terminate, or deny continued child care financial assistance to families based on their household income until and unless the household income exceeds at least 85 per cent of the Massachusetts state median income or the income threshold for currently eligible families as prioritized in subsection (g) or (h), whichever is higher.
(n) To the extent not otherwise prohibited by federal or state law, the department shall not terminate or deny child care financial assistance on the grounds of fee arrears until and less: (1) the family’s fees and financial assistance have been adjusted, prospectively and retroactively, to take into account any reduction in income, and the arrears reduced accordingly; and (2) the family has been offered an affordable payment plan, taking into account their income and expenses, and only if the family refused to enter into the plan. Disputes about the existence or amount of fee arrears and the affordability of payment plans shall be subject to administrative appeal. The department shall accord providers the option of receiving department payment of arrears and repaying the department as the family makes payments under a payment plan.
(o) The department shall review the early education and care financial assistance program at least annually to identify access barriers to families and opportunities to improve families’ experience with the financial assistance process, including but not limited to department paperwork and verification requirements. The department shall take action to remove any access barriers, including but not limited to: (i) making technological improvements, (ii) streamlining the application and renewal processes, (iii) improving outreach to potentially eligible families regarding the availability of financial assistance and the process for applying, (iv) ensuring access for families whose primary language is not English, (v) establishing procedures to screen families for the need for disability accommodations and provide these accommodations, (vi) ensuring that the department, through its agents and employees, promptly responds to communication by parents and caregivers, and (vii) ensuring that families with children with high needs are informed of openings with providers that focus on serving such families and children.
(p) The department shall adopt any additional regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section, after providing the opportunity for public comment, to be accepted through both testimony at public hearings and written comments, and after consideration of these comments.
SECTION 7. Subsection (a) of section 17 of said chapter 15D is hereby amended by striking out the definitions of “Family child care provider” and “Family child care services” and inserting in place thereof the following definitions:-
“Family child care provider”, a person who provides family child care services on behalf of children receiving child care financial assistance and receives payment from the commonwealth for such services.
“Family child care services”, child care services provided for less than 24 hours per day in the residence of the provider on behalf of children receiving child care financial assistance for which payment is made from the commonwealth.
SECTION 8. Subsection (b) or Section 17 of said chapter 15D is hereby further amended by striking out the words “under a rate structure for voucher and contracted payments”.
SECTION 9. Section 17 of said chapter 15D is hereby further amended by striking out subsection (h) and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
(h) In addition to the mandatory subjects under subsection (g), the department and an employee organization certified by the department of labor relations as the bargaining representative of family child care providers shall bargain about the rate structure for voucher and contracted payments for family child care services on behalf of children receiving child care financial assistance.
SECTION 10. Said chapter 15D is hereby further amended by adding the following sections:-
Section 19. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, the department shall establish and distribute operational grants subject to appropriation.
(a) Operational grants shall be used for educator compensation and credentialing as well as program quality and sustainability. Said operational grant uses shall include but not be limited to: (i) compensating early education and care provider staff through increased salaries, benefits, bonuses, professional development, or access to continuing education opportunities; (ii) increasing affordability of early education and care to families by reducing the tuition and fees paid by families or offering scholarships to families; (iii) enabling early education and care providers to provide high-quality early education and care and to comply fully with all applicable health, safety, educational, quality-assurance, and other requirements of this chapter as well as any requirements imposed by the department consistent with this chapter; (iv) improving facilities and physical spaces used by the provider; (v) enabling providers to address emergency situations, during which the cost of care significantly increases due to additional federal, state, or department requirements, or the loss of fees due to absence or unenrollment jeopardizes early education and care providers’ ability to retain their facilities and staff; or (vi) enabling early education and care providers to maintain or increase capacity to provide voluntary supplemental services to enrolled children and their families, such as social work services, health and disability-related services, and support to parents and caregivers.
(b) The department shall establish a formula for distributing operational grants to providers which shall consider at a minimum the following: (i) the provider’s licensed capacity and enrollment, including the ages of the children enrolled and for whom the provider has capacity; (ii) the location of the provider, availability of care in the area, and additional costs associated with the provider’s location; (iii) the demographics of the families served by the provider including how many children receiving financial assistance attend, the income level of families, and other pertinent demographic data that may influence the needs of the families and children served; (iv) the number of children with high needs enrolled including those with disabilities, limited English proficiency, and other factors as determined by the department; (v) the cost of quality care methodology established by the department and until such time as the methodology is established, any available information regarding the cost of quality early education and care including available credentialling frameworks and applicable salary guidelines; (vi) any other factors impacting costs to the provider of providing quality care in areas of need including, but not limited to, serving infants and toddlers, providing non-standard hours of care, and providing care to children and families with high needs for whom there are shortages of early education and care slots; and (vii) promoting racial equity. The department shall annually review and update this formula based on relevant data.
(c) The department shall require early education and care providers, as a condition for receiving funding under this section, to: (i) enter into and comply with contractual agreements with the department, which shall be developed by the department; (ii) continue or agree to enroll children with child care financial assistance through the department, provided the family chooses the provider and the provider has an available opening; (iii) comply with any recommended salaries, compensation, and benefits put forth by the department pursuant to section 18 of this act, or if the funding the provider receives is insufficient, increase salaries, compensation, and benefits to the extent possible; and (iv) provide data that the department requires, as needed to carry out the department’s assessment and reporting requirements under this chapter.
(d) The department shall develop enforceable compliance standards that demonstrate that early education and care provider openings are accessible to children receiving child care financial assistance with a goal of increasing financial assistance utilization and methods for ensuring that providers receiving operational grant funding meet the standards before renewing their funding.
(e) Absent any changes in circumstances and assuming compliance with all requirements in subsections (c) and (d) and otherwise determined as necessary by the department, operational grants will be renewed to each provider annually.
(f) A public hearing under chapter 30A and the approval of the board shall be required before the establishment or revision of the operational grant formula and enforceable compliance standards.
Section 20. The board shall ,subject to appropriation, establish the early education and care educator scholarship program for early education and care sector educators in the commonwealth pursuant to clause (10) of section 5 of this chapter.
(a) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of higher education, shall make recommendations to the board establishing appropriate guidelines, standards and application criteria for the administration of the program, including mechanisms to ensure the scholarship provides meaningful improvements in the delivery of high-quality early education and care across the commonwealth.
(b) The scholarship program shall be administered by the department through a memorandum of understanding with the department of higher education.
(c) The scholarship may be used to cover the cost of tuition, fees and related expenses, including supports unique to the diverse learning needs of the field such as personal childcare expenses in order to attend classes and class meetings, and other supports deemed appropriate by the board for degree granting programs for early educators who are pursuing associate or bachelor level degrees to meet the teacher and program quality standards of the department.
(d) The amount of each scholarship shall, at a minimum, be sufficient to cover the full cost of tuition and associated fees for one semester of classes at a Massachusetts community college.
(e) Eligible recipients shall be current or prospective early education and care educators and providers employed by early education and care providers in the commonwealth who commit to teaching for early education and care providers for a term of service after graduation to be determined by the board and shall reflect the diversity of the commonwealth's early education and care workforce.
(f) Preference shall be given to applicants identified as providers who have displayed a proven commitment to early childhood education as demonstrated by longevity in the field.
(g) The program shall be administered by the department in a manner that ensures recipients receive adequate support in selecting programs and courses which lead to credentials and further their career in early education and care.
(h) The board shall, subject to appropriation, establish the early education and care educator loan forgiveness program for early education and care sector educators in the commonwealth pursuant to clause (10) of section 5 of this chapter with preference given to applicants identified as providers who have displayed a proven commitment to early childhood education and who work in communities predominantly serving children and families with high needs or areas with a shortage of early education and care slots.
Section 21. The department of early education and care, the executive office of labor and workforce development and the commonwealth corporation in conjunction with the regional workforce boards shall develop strategies and prioritize programming and funding opportunities towards filling job positions in the early education and care field using existing resources pursuant to clause (12) of section 5 of this chapter.
Section 22. Annually, by February 15, the department shall report to the legislature on:
(a) The cost and use of all child care financial assistance provided by the department. The report shall include: (i) the number of licensed or exempt early education and care providers; (ii) the total cost of the child care financial assistance provided by the department or its agents; (ii) the utilization of available contracted slots and vouchers by region and type of care provider; (iii) the total number of all children receiving child care financial assistance by region, age, type of care, race and ethnicity, disability status of the child, primary language of the household, and income range of the household; (iv) the monthly average number of children on the department’s financial assistance wait list by region, age, type of care, race and ethnicity, disability status of the child, primary language of the household, adults in the household, and income range of the household; and (v) the average monthly number and percentage of utilized contracted slots by region.
(b) The cost and use of all allocations of funding to early education and care providers under this chapter, including identifying the providers funded, the amount the provider received, and information on the number of providers funded by region, ages served, type of provider, and percentage of enrolled children receiving financial assistance.
(c) Application information including: (i) the number of applications for child care financial assistance; (ii) the numbers of applications for child care financial assistance denied, broken out by the reason for denial; (iii) the numbers of requests for review made by families of the denial of their applications for or ending of their child care financial assistance, broken out by the reason for denial of the application for or end of the financial assistance and, of those, the numbers of requests for review that: (A) resulted in a decision that reversed the application denial or financial assistance ending, (B) resulted in a decision that upheld the denial or ending of the family’s financial assistance, or (C) were undecided as of the end of the 12-month reporting period; and (iv) the number of requests for an administrative hearing made by families of the denial of their applications for or ending of their child care financial assistance, broken out by the reason for denial of the application for or ending of the financial assistance and, of those, the numbers (A) that resulted in a hearing decision that reversed the application denial or financial assistance ending, (B) that resulted in a hearing decision that upheld the application denial or financial assistance ending, (C) in which a hearing was not held as of the end of the 12-month reporting period, or (D) in which a hearing was held but the decision was not issued as of the end of the 12-month reporting period.
(d) Information about providers including: (i) the number of employees by race and ethnicity; (ii) the salary bands and employer-paid benefits provided to employees, broken out by job position, and within that, broken out by part-time and full-time employee designation, race and ethnicity, and job location within the commonwealth; and (iii) the levels of pay rates and employer-paid benefits compared to levels reported in the previous three reporting years.
SECTION 11. Not later than December 31, 2023, the executive office of labor and workforce development, in consultation with the executive office of housing and economic development and the department of early education and care, shall develop recommendations to the legislature requiring employers of a certain size to provide a childcare benefit. Consideration should be given to benefits such as: pre-tax childcare spending accounts funded in part by the employer, reduced tuition at a specific child care provider, a stipend to be used for childcare at a location of the employee’s choice, or the availability of onsite childcare, or other such strategies.
SECTION 12. Not later than December 31, 2023, the department of early education and care shall file a report with the clerks of the house and the senate, who shall forward the report to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means, and the joint committee on education, on a plan to expand local partnerships including strategies and resources necessary to address community-based program expansion plans currently in development under the Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative grant. The report shall identify means by which existing programming may be continued using existing resources available to providers in the mixed delivery system. The report shall also identify strategies for expanding the number of slots available in communities currently receiving Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Grants and best practices to expand local partnerships to more communities including through mixed delivery programs administered by the local school system, municipal scholarship programs directly to families based on successful models already being implemented in certain municipalities, and other approaches to expand access to public high-quality care.
SECTION 13. Not later than December 31, 2023, the department of early education and care in consultation with the Children’s Investment Fund and the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation shall file a report with the joint committee on education detailing proposed improvements to the Early Education and Out of School Time Capital fund including, but not limited to, eligibility criteria, sizes of grants, ways to streamline the application process, any other parameters to increase the impact of this fund, and any data available on unmet need for early education and care facilities improvements.
SECTION 14. The department of early education and care, the executive office of labor and workforce development and the commonwealth corporation shall jointly conduct a study and report on enhancing the early education workforce pipeline to ensure that the early educator workforce meets the needs of the commonwealth. Said report shall include but not be limited to, providing the following recommendations: (i) recruitment of new early educators; (ii) the development of apprenticeship programs and non-traditional recruitment opportunities; (iii) opportunities for collaboration between providers and vocational schools with curriculums that include early education and care; and (iv) the retention of early educators. Said report shall take into consideration existing resources and may make recommendations regarding additional resources which would be required to fully implement the report. The department of early education and care, the executive office of labor and workforce development and the commonwealth corporation shall file its report with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the joint committee on education, the joint committee on labor and workforce development, and the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than January 1, 2024.
SECTION 15. Not later than January 15, 2024, the department of early education and care shall file a report with the clerks of the house and the senate, who shall forward the report to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education, on design and implementation plans for the early education and care educator scholarship program and loan forgiveness program pursuant to section 10 of this act.
SECTION 16. Not later than March 31, 2024, the department of early education and care shall assess the extent of current supply and the unmet needs of families eligible for child care financial assistance, taking into account relevant differences among locations within the commonwealth including: (i) subsidized transportation of children to and from early education and care providers; (ii) early education and care services for time periods outside standard hours; (iii) substitute care on days on which the family’s regular early education and care provider is unavailable; and (iv) any other factors that prevent families from accessing state early education and child care financial assistance and to assess the cost of addressing these unmet needs.
The department of early education and care shall file a report with the clerks of the house and the senate, who shall forward the report to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means, and the joint committee on education.
SECTION 17. Not later than March 31, 2024, the department of early education and care shall establish a methodology that the department will use for assessing and updating the full costs of high-quality early education and care throughout the commonwealth. This methodology will be used to determine child care financial assistance reimbursement rates and operational grant amounts which are adequate to help meet the cost of providing high-quality early education and care. The methodology shall take into account all aspects of providers’ operations and responsibilities and costs that vary with location, type of provider, age ranges of the children served, and service to children with high needs.
The methodology shall include at least the following components: (i) pay and benefits to all staff, taking into account staff-to-child ratios needed depending on age ranges and service to children with high needs, curriculum planning time, as well as necessary non-educational staff activities, such as communications with families and department staff; (ii) professional development and instructional coaching for staff involved in the direct education and care of children; (iii) occupancy, including rent, utilities, maintenance, and improvements to physical environment; (iv) furnishings, appliances, equipment, office supplies and administration, including internet, telephone, insurance, permits, and taxes or fees; (v) educational supplies and curricula, observational tools, and toys; (vi) nutritious meals and snacks; (vii) transportation services for children to, from, and between early education and care providers, schools, and home; and (viii) costs of additional services to children and families with high needs including staff and staff training needed for accommodating children with disabilities or other high needs, interpreter services, mental health supports and other wraparound services for children, mental health supports for staff, trauma-informed care practice, and staff time required to provide comprehensive family engagement and services to ensure effective early education and promote multi-generational success.
Said methodology shall annually be increased at the rate of inflation and the methodology shall be reassessed and accordingly adjusted no less than once every 5 years.
SECTION 18. Not later than March 31, 2024, the department of early education and care shall develop and file a report on an early education and care career ladder pursuant to section 5 subsection 11 of chapter 15D.
(a) The career ladder shall include (i) minimum recommended salaries and compensation for each level of the career ladder which are commensurate with the salaries of public school teachers with equivalent credentials and training when required for a position, (ii) minimum recommended benefits for provider staff, including but not limited to health insurance, retirement benefits, paid vacation, and other leave time, and (iii) recommendations for linking professional development and educational credentials to increased compensation and leadership opportunities in the field of early education and care.
(b) The department shall file the report with the clerks of the house and the senate, who shall forward the report to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means, and the joint committee on education.
(c) The department shall review the salaries, compensation and benefits structure and guidelines annually and update them, as needed, based on increased cost of living and other factors deemed relevant by the department to determine appropriate compensation for the field.
(d) The salaries, compensation and benefits guidelines developed under this section shall not preclude provider staff from exercising any rights they may have to collective bargaining about salaries, compensation and benefits.
SECTION 19. Not later than October 1, 2024, the department of early education and care shall file a report with the clerks of the house and the senate, who shall forward the report to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education a plan to pilot, scale, and evaluate on a regular basis shared services and quality licensed hubs for early education and care providers including family child care providers.
SECTION 20. Within 180 days following passage of this act, the department of early education and care shall file a report with the clerks of the house and the senate, who shall forward the report to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means, and the joint committee on education, on the steps required to implement this Act and a preliminary assessment of the funding and administrative resources that would aid the department in implementing this act, such as technological resources, technical expertise, and staffing of the department.
SECTION 21. The reports required pursuant to this act shall be made publicly available on the department of early education and care’s website in accordance with section 19 of chapter 66 of the General Laws.
SECTION 22. The department shall fully implement this act within 5 years from the date of passage.
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A communication from the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission PERAC (under the provisions of Section 50 of Chapter 7 of the General Laws) submitting proposed amendments to the rules and regulations governing retirement of public employees in Massachusetts (840 CMR 3.00 and 13.00).
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Report of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (pursuant to Section 50 of Chapter 7 of the General Laws) submitting amendments to the rules and regulations governing retirement of public employees in Massachusetts, Internal Revenue Code Compliance Provisions (840 CMR 3.00) and Rollovers for Service Purchases and Buybacks (840 CMR 13.00)
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An Act relative to emergency stock supply of epinephrine in schools
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[{'Id': 'KIG1', 'Name': 'Kenneth I. Gordon', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KIG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T10:59:20.4033333'}, {'Id': 'N_H1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Higgins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-28T10:28:36.3933333'}]
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By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 490) of Kenneth I. Gordon and Natalie M. Higgins relative to emergency stock supply of epinephrine in schools. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 8A of Chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 25 after the word "resuscitation" the following:- the administration of epi-pens.
SECTION 2. Section 54B of chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking the third paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following two paragraphs:-
Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, each school shall, subject to appropriation, maintain a stock supply of non-patient specific epinephrine available to all students, including students with individualized health care plans prescribing epinephrine injections, to be administered in the event of an anaphylactic emergency. The department of public health shall promulgate regulations requiring school districts to adopt and implement policies pursuant to this section. Such regulations shall require that stock epinephrine be stored in an easily accessible unlocked location, the number and type of epinephrine auto injectors required be based on school population, that the individuals authorized to administer epinephrine meet certain training requirements for such administration, including the use of epinephrine dose calculation devices, and that the stock inventory be checked at regular intervals for expiration and replacement. A school nurse or other authorized individual who provides, administers, or assists in the administration of epinephrine to a student believed in good faith to be having an anaphylactic reaction shall not be liable for any civil damages for negligence in acts or omissions resulting from the rendering of such treatment. Whenever any employee of a school district is covered by the immunity granted herein, the school district employing the individual shall not be liable for any civil damages for negligence in acts or omissions resulting from the rendering of such treatment.
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the cost of supplying non-patient specific epinephrine to schools pursuant to this section shall be assessed on surcharge payors as defined by section 64 of chapter 118E and may be collected in a manner consistent with said chapter 118. All surcharge revenue generated under this section shall be collected in a manner consistent with said chapter and department of public health regulation.
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An Act relative to science curriculum standards
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By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 491) of Kenneth I. Gordon relative to science curriculum standards. Education.
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Section 1. Section 1D of Chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 31, after the word "States" the following:-
The standards for the subject of science shall include only peer-reviewed and age-appropriate subject matter; provided, (1) peer-reviewed subject matter shall be defined as conducted in compliance with accepted scientific methods; and (2) age-appropriate shall be defined as topics, messages, and teaching methods suitable to particular ages or age groups of children and adolescents, based on developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typical for the age or age group.
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An Act requiring instruction in CPR and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation
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By Representative Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 492) of Patricia A. Haddad and others relative to requiring instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation. Education.
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The second paragraph of section 1L of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding, in line 30, after the word “resuscitation” the following−
and the use of automatic external defibrillators. Instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automatic external defibrillators must be the most current national evidence−based Emergency Cardiovascular Care guidelines and incorporate psychomotor skills development into the instruction. “Psychomotor skills” is defined as the use of hands-on practicing and skills testing to support cognitive learning. A licensed teacher shall not be required to be a certified trainer of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, to facilitate, provide or oversee such instruction for non-certification. Courses which result in a certification being earned are required to be taught by an authorized CPR/AED instructor.
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Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to child suicide
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By Representative Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 493) of Patricia A. Haddad, Alan Silvia and Michelle M. DuBois for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to child suicide. Education.
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Resolved, that a special commission is hereby established for the purpose of making an investigation and study relative to strategies for suicide prevention and the resources necessary to assist elementary and secondary schools in identifying and assisting children at risk. The special commission shall consist of 11 members: 3 members of the senate, 1 of whom shall be a member of the joint committee on education, 1 of whom shall be a member of the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse, 1 of whom shall be a member of the senate, provided, however, that 1 member of the senate shall be designated by the senate president as co-chair of the commission; 3 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be a member of the joint committee on education, 1 of whom shall be a member of the joint committee on mental health, 1 of whom shall be a member of the house of representatives; provided, however, that 1 member of the house of representatives shall be designated by the speaker of the house as co-chair of the commission; 1 of whom shall be the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, or the commissioner’s designee; 1 of whom shall be the commissioner of mental health, or the commissioner’s designee; and 3 members to be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a superintendent who shall be selected from a group of 3 nominees to be submitted by the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, 1 of whom shall be a member of the mental health advisory council established under section 11 chapter 19 of the General Laws, and 1 of whom shall be an advocate for pediatric early childhood mental health. The commission shall report to the general court the results of its investigation and study and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry out such recommendations, by filing the same with the clerks of the senate and the house and who shall forward the same to the chairs of the joint committee on education and the chairs of the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse and the chairs of the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before December 31, 2023.
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An Act providing for mental health professionals in public schools
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By Representative Hamilton of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 494) of Ryan M. Hamilton relative to providing for mental health professionals in public schools. Education.
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Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 53A the following section:-
Section 53A½. (a) Each school district shall appoint 1 or more full time school psychologists and 1 or more full time school social workers to provide mental health services to all students attending a public school, grades K-12, in the district.
(b) Mental health services provided by a full time school psychologist in K-12 public schools shall include, but not limited to:
(i) evaluations, screenings and assessments designed to determine the mental health and the well-being status of a student;
(ii) to inform parents or other persons in parental relation to the student, pupils and teachers of the individual student's mental health condition;
(iii) to address identified mental health needs of a student;
(iv) to instruct the school personnel in interventions, techniques and behavioral approaches to respond to the mental health needs of a student;
(v) to provide such interventions, approaches and services as necessary to address the mental health needs of a student; and
(vi) to make necessary recommendations concerning the mental health aspects of the school environment and the provision of mental health information.
(c) Mental health services provided by a full time school social worker in K-12 public schools shall include, but not limited to:
(i) assessments, evaluations and psychosocial intervention plans designed to prevent and intervene to address mental, social, emotional, behavioral, developmental and addictive disorders, conditions and disabilities of the psychosocial aspect of illness and injuries experienced by a student;
(ii) diagnosis of mental, emotional, behavioral and developmental disorders and disabilities and the psychosocial aspects of illness, injury, disability and impairment undertaken within a psychosocial framework;
(iii) administration and interpretation of tests and measures of psychosocial functioning;
(iv) development and implementation of appropriate assessment based treatment plans;
(v) the provision of crisis and lethality assessments and short term and long term psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic treatment to students for the purpose of preventing, assessing, treating, ameliorating and resolving psychosocial dysfunction with the goal of
maintaining and enhancing the mental, emotional, behavioral and social functioning and well-being of a student;
(vi) to work as a liaison between parent, child, school and community;
(vii) to instruct school personnel regarding interventions, technique and behavioral approaches;
(viii) to respond to the mental health needs of a student; and
(ix) to make necessary recommendations concerning the mental health aspects of the school environment and the provision of mental health information.
(d) The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate rules or regulations necessary to carry out this section.
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Arena-DeRosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T09:01:47.6'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T09:01:47.6'}, {'Id': 'PAD1', 'Name': 'Patricia A. Duffy', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T09:01:47.6'}, {'Id': 'BWM1', 'Name': 'Brian W. Murray', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BWM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T09:01:47.6'}, {'Id': 'J_A1', 'Name': 'James Arciero', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_A1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-27T14:57:51.3033333'}, {'Id': 'JBA1', 'Name': 'Jennifer Balinsky Armini', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBA1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-24T12:56:10.48'}, {'Id': 'BMA1', 'Name': 'Brian M. Ashe', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BMA1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-20T21:29:17.8833333'}, {'Id': 'CPB2', 'Name': 'Christine P. Barber', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CPB2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T10:48:47.43'}, {'Id': 'J_B1', 'Name': 'John Barrett, III', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_B1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-09-21T10:36:09.0466667'}, {'Id': 'NMB1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Blais', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/NMB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-08T10:03:33.5133333'}, {'Id': 'AFC1', 'Name': 'Antonio F. D. Cabral', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AFC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-08T11:46:01.44'}, {'Id': 'DFC1', 'Name': 'Daniel Cahill', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DFC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-14T15:59:55.1633333'}, {'Id': 'PLC1', 'Name': 'Peter Capano', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PLC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-06T09:20:28.4733333'}, {'Id': 'T_C1', 'Name': 'Tackey Chan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/T_C1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T15:24:10.33'}, {'Id': 'M_C2', 'Name': 'Michelle L. 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By Representatives Hawkins of Attleboro and Montaño of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 495) of James K. Hawkins, Samantha Montaño and others relative to the comprehensive support and improvement of schools. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 1D of chapter 69 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out subsection (i), as appearing in the XXXX Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
(i) The ''competency determination'' shall be based on the academic standards and curriculum frameworks for tenth graders in the areas of mathematics, science and technology, and English, and shall represent a determination that a particular student has demonstrated mastery of a common core of skills, competencies and knowledge in these areas by satisfactorily completing coursework that has been certified by the student’s district as showing mastery of such skills, competencies and knowledge. A district also may include history and social science and foreign languages in the requirements. Satisfaction of the requirements of the competency determination shall be a condition for high school graduation. Students who fail to satisfy the requirements of the competency determination or are determined by the district to be at risk of not satisfying such requirements shall be eligible to receive an educational assistance plan designed within the confines of the foundation budget to impart the skills, competencies and knowledge required to attain the required level of mastery. The parent, guardian or person acting as parent of the student shall have the opportunity to review the educational assistance plan with representatives of the school district. Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide a parent, guardian, person acting as a parent or student with an entitlement to contest the proposed plan or with a cause of action for educational malpractice if the student fails to obtain a competency determination.
SECTION 2. Said chapter 69 is hereby further amended by striking out sections 1J and 1K, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 1J. (a) The commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall identify schools for comprehensive support and improvement using a formula developed by the department that complies with the criteria and processes in federal education law; provided that, under this formula, student growth shall be given at least as much weight as student achievement, and provided further that no more than five per cent of all schools statewide shall be designated as comprehensive support and improvement schools at one time.
(b) Within 30 days of a school being designated as in need of comprehensive support and improvement, the superintendent of the district shall convene a local stakeholder group of not more than 11 individuals to develop a support and improvement plan for the school. The district should strive to have the group membership represent the racial-ethnic and language diversity of the school. The group shall include: (1) the superintendent, or a designee; (2) a representative from the school committee selected by a majority of school committee members; (3) the president of the local teachers union, or a designee; (4) an administrator from the school, who may be the principal, chosen by the superintendent; (5) two educators (who could be teachers or education support professionals) from the school, chosen by the school’s educators; (6) a parent from the school, chosen by the local parent organization, provided that if the school or district does not have a parent organization or if the organization does not select a parent, the superintendent shall select a volunteer parent of a student from the school; (7) for high schools, a student selected by the students at the school, and for other schools, an individual selected by the superintendent who brings the appropriate grade-level perspective to the group (e.g., a representative from the early childhood or pre-kindergarten sector for an elementary school); (8) an educator or representative from the social services sector with expertise in students’ mental health and social-emotional development, selected jointly by the group; (9) a member representing a community organization, selected jointly by the group; and 10) an individual who has specialized expertise in one or more of the evidence-based programs listed in subsection (c), selected jointly by the group.
(c) The local stakeholder group shall develop a support and improvement plan for the school, consistent with federal and state law, a final draft of which shall be submitted to the school committee within 45 days of its first meeting. Consistent with guidelines developed by the department, the group shall: (i) research, identify and analyze the root causes of the school’s challenges; (ii) examine the adequacy of resources and equity in the distribution of those resources, including an assessment of the physical condition of the school building; and (iii) identify and catalog the school’s strengths and assets. The final draft plan submitted to the school committee shall include a guiding vision of learning for the school; goals and objectives; and a description of the evidence-based programs, supports and interventions that the district shall employ to address the root causes of the school’s challenges and capitalize on assets consistent with the guiding vision. Such evidence-based programs, supports and interventions may include: (1) reduced class sizes and student caseloads; (2) small-group instruction and/or one-on-one tutoring; (3) increased opportunity for common planning time for teachers; (4) implementation of a “Community Schools” or “Hub School” model or other strategies for expanding social and wraparound services to support students’ social-emotional and physical health; (5) additional hiring, increased compensation, and/or strategic deployment of school personnel (e.g, co-teaching to facilitate inclusion) to support student learning and to retain highly qualified staff; (6) increased or improved professional development, which may include mentoring and induction programs for new teachers, as well as training in trauma-informed and anti-racist best practices that are designed to limit school exclusion and maximize student engagement; (7) the use of effective curriculum materials that are culturally responsive and aligned with the statewide curriculum frameworks; (8) expanded early education and pre-kindergarten programming within the district in consultation or in partnership with community-based organizations; (9) diversifying the educator and administrator workforce; (10) developing additional pathways to strengthen college and career readiness; and (11) any other program determined to be evidence-based by the group that addresses root causes of challenges identified in its analysis.
(d) The local stakeholder group shall make every effort to reach consensus on the final draft plan and shall submit it to the school committee for review and approval. If consensus cannot be reached, a majority of the group shall submit its final draft plan to the school committee for review and approval. Dissenting members of the group may submit an alternative final draft plan to the school committee for consideration, clearly indicating the areas of dissent. Upon receipt of the final draft plan or plans, the school committee shall hold at least one public hearing, giving at least 30 days’ public notice. The school committee may make modifications to the final draft plan as necessary, consistent with federal and state law, and shall vote on the final draft plan within 30 days of the hearing. The final plan shall be shared publicly and filed with the commissioner. After confirming that the requirements of subsections (b) through (d) were complied with, the commissioner shall approve the final plan.
(e) The department shall prioritize comprehensive support and improvement schools for additional funding above and beyond chapter 70 allocations to support the evidence-based programs identified in the final approved plan. Before the local stakeholder group commences its work, the department shall provide the group with an estimate of future Chapter 70 aid for the district and available funds in excess of Chapter 70 aid for the school that shall support the final approved plan.
(f) The support and improvement plan shall be in effect for not more than four years, and shall be reviewed annually by the superintendent pursuant to guidelines developed by the department. Such progress reviews shall be shared publicly and filed with the commissioner, who may comment on the reviews.
(g) The department shall establish exit criteria for schools in need of comprehensive support and improvement using a formula that complies with federal education law. Upon expiration of the final approved plan, the commissioner shall review the school’s progress and determine, based solely on the exit criteria established by the department, whether: (1) the school is exited from comprehensive support and improvement status; or (2) the status and plan shall continue for up to four additional years. If the commissioner determines that the status and plan shall continue, the local stakeholder group shall be reconvened to revise the final approved plan, consistent with subsections (b) through (d) and subject to approval by the commissioner. If not approved, the commissioner shall return the plan to the group with a directive to add specific evidence-based programs, supports and interventions listed in (1) through (10) of subsection (c). Within 30 days, the group shall submit the plan to the school committee for review and approval. Within 30 days of receipt of the plan from the group, the school committee shall submit the final plan to the commissioner.
(h) Upon the expiration of any continued or revised plan, the process in subsection (g) shall be replicated.
(i) The board shall adopt regulations to implement this section, including provisions that allow features of a support and improvement plan to continue for up to two years after a school is exited from comprehensive support and improvement status. The department shall also make every effort to continue additional funding during any transitional period.
SECTION 3. The school committee of any district in receivership shall develop a transition plan for ending the receivership and hiring a superintendent. The transition plan shall be implemented and the receivership shall end within 1 year of the effective date of this Act. The department shall provide the school committee with the necessary funding and technical assistance to develop and implement the transition plan.
SECTION 4. (a) There shall be a special commission to study and make recommendations for a more authentic and accurate system for assessing students, schools and school districts. The commission shall examine: (i) the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, codified at 20 U.S.C. § 6301 et. seq., and potential waivers; (ii) alternative assessment and accountability systems in place or being considered nationwide; and research data on the knowledge and skills that parents, elementary and secondary educators, higher education educators, and business leaders want students to have upon high school graduation.
Regarding the assessment of students, the special commission shall consider assessments other than conventional methods, including, but not limited to: work samples, projects and portfolios, performance assessments and other authentic and direct gauges of student performance that encourage effective instruction, use strategies for avoiding racial and ethnic biases, and recognize the strengths of all students.
Regarding the assessment of schools and districts, the special commission shall consider the inclusion of a broader range of measures, beyond standardized test scores, that align with public values and are less tied to student demography. The commission shall also research best practices for facilitating stakeholder-driven improvement processes in schools identified under federal law as needing comprehensive support, such as the creation of community schools.
The commission shall recommend strategies for assessing students, schools and districts that comply with current federal law. The commission also may make recommendations for changes in or waivers from federal law that would facilitate the implementation of effective assessment strategies.
(b) The commission shall consist of: 1 member who shall be appointed by the president of the senate, who shall serve as co-chair; 1 member who shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, who shall serve as co-chair; 1 member who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 1 member who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; the secretary of education, or a designee; the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, or a designee; 1 member who shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, Inc.; 1 member who shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Teachers Association; 1 member who shall be appointed by the American Federation of Teachers, Massachusetts; 1 member who shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Inc.; 1 member who shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Education Justice Alliance (MEJA); 1 member who shall be appointed by the NAACP; 1 member who shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition; 1 member who shall be appointed by Multicultural Education, Training, and Advocacy, Inc; 1 member who shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment; 1 member who shall be appointed by the Black Educators Alliance of Massachusetts; 1 member who shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Asian American Educators Association; 1 member who shall be appointed by the Gaston Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy of the University of Massachusetts Boston; 1 member who shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Advocates for Children; 1 member who shall be appointed by the Center for Law and Education; 1 member who shall be appointed by the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University; 1 of whom shall be the student representative on the State Board of Education, or a designee; 1 of whom shall be the parent representative on the State Board of Education, or a designee; 1 member who shall be appointed by the Rural Policy Advisory Commission; 1 member who shall be appointed by GLSEN Massachusetts; and 1 member who shall be a researcher from a public university with expertise in the area of assessment, selected jointly by the members of the commission. Members shall not receive compensation for their services but may receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out their responsibilities as members of the commission. The commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall furnish reasonable staff and other support for the work of the commission.
(c) The commission shall hold not less than 5 public meetings across the regions of the commonwealth and may hold additional hearings and other forums as necessary. The commission shall file its report and recommendations with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, the chairs of the joint committee on education and the rural policy advisory commission not later than August 31, 2024.
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An Act implementing elementary and secondary interdisciplinary climate justice education across the Commonwealth
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By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 496) of James K. Hawkins and others relative to implementing elementary and secondary interdisciplinary climate justice education in the Commonwealth. Education.
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Chapter 69 of the General Laws is hereby further amended by inserting after section 1Q the following new section:-
Section 1R. Elementary and Secondary Interdisciplinary Climate Justice Education
(a) The board shall direct the commissioner to revise and update curriculum standards for the subjects of science, technology, and engineering to include relevant and interdisciplinary climate change standards that will provide students with a deeper understanding of anthropogenic climate change, its disproportionate impacts, energy technology and technological and ecosystems strategies in ways that help students apply scientific knowledge to equitable climate solutions, including but not limited to:
(1) The current human impact on the carbon cycle, emphasizing the long residence time of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and ocean surface waters.
(2) Climate change’s impact on the water cycle, including the loss of both sea and land-based ice, specifically in regard to the Arctic region, Greenland, and Antarctica, increase in evaporation due to higher temperatures in lower latitudes, higher likelihood of severe storms and the release of greenhouse gasses from melting permafrost, lower albedo relating to less ice/snow coverage, increased water vapor in the atmosphere with higher temperatures, and the release of carbon dioxide from soils and plant biomass from large scale fires.
(3) How various energy sources, including fossil fuel combustion, photovoltaics, geothermal technology, biomass combustion, wind, and hydroelectric, directly and indirectly affect human and ecological health, including how climate change, natural disasters, energy facilities, resource extraction, and pollutants cause severe health issues: asthma, cancer, lead poisoning, inaccessibility of housing, food, and water.
(4) How the above impacts disproportionately affect people across race, class and geography in the US and globally.
(5) Ways that humans influence the abilities of forests, oceans, agricultural land, and settled land to contribute to, mitigate, and adapt to climate change, including carbon uptake, sequestration, and ocean acidification.
(6) How governments, companies, schools and other entities can integrate the above concepts into viable and just climate policies and solutions.
The board shall direct the commissioner to institute a process for setting curriculum standards for the subjects of history, social sciences, and civics to include relevant and interdisciplinary climate change standards that will provide students with a deeper understanding of climate policy, climate justice, and climate action, including engaging elected and appointed officials. The commissioner shall ensure that issues involving those disproportionately affected by climate change are addressed in the standards, including but not limited to:
(7) How conditions and effects in the Northern Hemisphere differ from the conditions and effects in the Southern Hemisphere.
(8) How environmental justice communities have been defined historically and legally :
(i) Historical: Environmental justice communities have been defined as “geographically connected groups of people that experience disproportionate harm from air and water pollution, natural disasters like fires and floods, sea level rise, the siting of energy, transportation and other infrastructure, etc. Often members experience intersecting systems of oppression across race, class, language isolation, citizenship status and more”.
(ii) Legal: An environmental justice community in the Commonwealth is defined per Section 56 of 2021 Acts Chapter 8 as “a neighborhood that meets 1 or more of the following criteria: (i) the annual median household income is not more than 65 percent of the statewide annual median household income; (ii) minorities comprise 40 percent or more of the population; (iii) 25 percent or more of households lack English language proficiency; or (iv) minorities comprise 25 percent or more of the population and the annual median household income of the municipality in which the neighborhood is located does not exceed 150 percent of the statewide annual median household income.”
(9) How environmental issues, including pollution, land use change, and climate change intersect with race, class, human settlement and migration, colonization, war, redlining, English language dominance, economic, political, and legal systems, etc.
(10) How students can engage their communities, civic leaders, Indigenous leaders in traditional land management in their area, and government officials in promoting social change, by analyzing historical movements and applying learning to projects for which those officials are the target audience. Analysis of these historical movements will include evidence of the roles of for-profit organizations in shaping legislation, changing public opinion, and obfuscating the impact of industry on the environment.
(c) The board shall direct the commissioner to institute a process for setting curriculum standards for all subjects not mentioned above, including arts, languages, wellness, and mathematics, to integrate climate policy, climate justice, and climate action.
(d)The commissioner shall:
(1) Create and engage a diverse Interdisciplinary Climate Education Council to provide feedback on draft standards and curricular supplements before the board may vote to approve them and then after their approval continues to assess the application of these standards and supplements. The council shall include:
(i) youth leaders between the ages of 14 to 18, 18 to 22, and 22 to 25 who reside within the commonwealth from a range of geographic areas, including environmental justice communities in the commonwealth
(ii) staff from environmental and climate justice organizations, including majority Black and/or Indigenous organizations
teachers across multiple disciplines
educator union representatives with expertise in climate justice
(v) climate experts and researchers to integrate academic fact-checking with other ways of knowing
(2) Ensure that bilingual and English as a second language students are given the same curricula and learning opportunities by providing them with multilingual resources regarding environmental activism, climate policy and climate justice in the formation of this curriculum.
(3) Consult environmental and climate justice organizations and professionals throughout the commonwealth while creating these standards.
(4) The department of elementary and secondary education shall provide and sponsor professional development opportunities for educators on the history and social science and science and technology frameworks and work to create tools aligned with the framework to support districts in the implementation process. Additional support and outreach from the department may include statewide and regional training, meetings or conferences, additional staff to support students and teachers with this work, and opportunities for districts and stakeholders to assess and share evidence-based best practices in support of climate change education and provide feedback and recommendations to the department.
(5) The commissioner shall consult with childhood development and mental health specialists to ensure these standards are integrated by grade level according to what will help empower young people at any age to secure their future. The commissioner shall make every effort to solicit feedback from superintendents, teachers and students in the formation of these recommendations.
(6) A final set of standards approved by the board must include provisions to create assignments for students to directly engage in support of an issue, such as environmental justice. Climate justice assignments must be structured such that they protect a student’s right to their own opinion and position on an issue and so they meet the non-partisan civics project requirement pursuant to General Laws, Chapter 71, Section 2, and therefore schools may apply for funding from the Civics Project Trust Fund to support this work.
(e) The above requirements shall be integrated into DESE’s routine curriculum standards revision process and shall be satisfied and implemented by school districts under the department’s purview on or before August 1, 2025, in time for the following school year.
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An Act relative to the promotion of mental health education
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H497
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HD1219
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{'Id': 'N_H1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Higgins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T11:45:45.217'}
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{'Id': 'M_K1', 'Name': 'Meghan Kilcoyne', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T11:45:45.217'}
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By Representatives Higgins of Leominster and Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 497) of Natalie M. Higgins, Meghan Kilcoyne and others relative to the promotion of mental health education in public schools. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 3 of Chapter 71 is hereby amended by striking the first sentence and inserting in place the following:- “Physical and mental health education shall be taught as required subjects in all grades for all students in the public schools for the purpose of promoting the physical and mental well-being of such students. Mental health education programs shall recognize multiple dimensions of health by including mental health, and the relationship of physical health and mental health, so as to enhance student understanding, attitudes and behaviors that promote health, well-being and human dignity.”
SECTION 2. Section 1 of Chapter 76 is hereby amended by striking the last sentence, in the first paragraph, and inserting in place the following:- “For the purposes of this section, school committees shall approve a private school when satisfied that the instruction in all the studies required by law equals in thoroughness and efficiency, and in the progress made therein, that in the public schools in the same town, in addition to the incorporation of a mental health education program into the curriculum in accordance with the provisions in section three of chapter seventy-one; but shall not withhold such approval on account of religious teaching, and, in order to protect children from the hazards of traffic and promote their safety, cities and towns may appropriate money for conveying pupils to and from any schools approved under this section.”
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An Act relative to LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum
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H498
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{'Id': 'N_H1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Higgins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T12:04:07.783'}
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[{'Id': 'N_H1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Higgins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T12:04:07.8'}, {'Id': 'JPL1', 'Name': 'Jack Patrick Lewis', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T12:04:07.9566667'}, {'Id': 'M_D2', 'Name': 'Mindy Domb', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_D2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-23T19:50:57.2166667'}, {'Id': 'RLR0', 'Name': 'Rebecca L. Rausch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RLR0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-23T19:50:57.2166667'}, {'Id': 'JCD1', 'Name': 'James C. Arena-DeRosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T17:33:36.7666667'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T10:34:26.7733333'}, {'Id': 'SCO1', 'Name': 'Steven Owens', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SCO1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T10:34:26.7733333'}, {'Id': 'MRS1', 'Name': 'Margaret R. Scarsdale', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MRS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T11:46:14.6233333'}, {'Id': 'JKH1', 'Name': 'James K. Hawkins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JKH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-27T13:55:48.19'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T13:26:43.4233333'}, {'Id': 'CPB2', 'Name': 'Christine P. Barber', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CPB2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-14T13:04:08.2033333'}, {'Id': 'APR1', 'Name': 'Adrianne Pusateri Ramos', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/APR1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-03T15:11:21.4433333'}, {'Id': 'JAC0', 'Name': 'Julian Cyr', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JAC0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-28T07:51:06.84'}, {'Id': 'JBA1', 'Name': 'Jennifer Balinsky Armini', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBA1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-07T13:53:58.7166667'}]
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{'Id': 'JPL1', 'Name': 'Jack Patrick Lewis', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T12:04:07.783'}
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By Representatives Higgins of Leominster and Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 498) of Natalie M. Higgins, Jack Patrick Lewis and others relative to LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum in public schools. Education.
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The third paragraph of section 1D of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence the following sentence:- The standards shall include sufficient instruction on the histories, roles, and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people in the history of this country and this Commonwealth.
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An Act concerning athletic activities of students with disabilities
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H499
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HD1948
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{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:23:46.367'}
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[{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:23:46.3666667'}]
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By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 499) of Kevin G. Honan relative to athletic activities of students with disabilities. Education.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 71 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2018 official edition is hereby amended by inserting after section 94 the following new section: —
“Section 95: (a) As used in this section the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: —
“Adapted program” means a program that is developed for a student with a disability.
“Mainstream athletic program” means intramural or interscholastic athletic activity that is developed and offered to students in the school district.
“Mainstream physical education program” means the physical education program of the school district.
“Student with a disability” means a student who meets the definition of a “handicapped person” as defined in 45 C.F.R. §84.3 (j).
“Unified sports or inclusive program” means a program that is specifically designed to combine groups of students with and without disabilities.
(b) Each school district shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section:
(1) ensure that students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to: participate in mainstream physical education programs; and try out for and, if selected, participate in mainstream athletic programs;
(2) ensure the provision of reasonable modifications or aids or services necessary to provide students with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate, to the fullest extent possible, in mainstream physical education and mainstream athletic programs; and
(3) ensure that adapted programs or unified sports or inclusive programs for physical education and athletics are available.
(c) An exception to the requirements under subsection a. of this section may be made when the inclusion of a student with a disability:
(1) presents an objective safety risk to the student or to others, based on an individualized assessment of the student; or
(2) fundamentally alters the nature of the mainstream physical education or mainstream athletic program.
(d) A school district, in consultation with students, parents, community members, and advocacy groups, shall offer unified sports or inclusive programs either during or after school hours through one or more of the following:
(1) within existing physical education class activities;
(2) within existing classroom activities that involve physical activity;
(3) as part of school intramural sports opportunities;
(4) as part of school district-sponsored club sport or athletic programs; or
(5) on the interscholastic level.
(e) Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, in consultation with Special Olympics Massachusetts, Adapted Sports New England, and any other adapted sports organizations, may establish interscholastic athletic programs for student-athletes with intellectual, developmental, visual, or physical disabilities who are participating in a unified sports or inclusive program of athletics developed by a school district. The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association may require any coach of a unified sports or inclusive program of athletics to receive training specific to that program.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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Legislative recommendations of the Office of the Inspector General
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H5
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HD5
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{'Id': None, 'Name': 'Office of the Inspector General', 'Type': 4, 'Details': None, 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-02T13:05:44.32'}
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Report in part of the special committee of the House to examine the returns of the votes for Representative in the several representative districts of the Commonwealth relative to the first Middlesex District
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HD1009
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{'Id': None, 'Name': 'Returns of Votes', 'Type': 4, 'Details': None, 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T18:55:12.487'}
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An Act concerning Asian Pacific Islander Desi American history education
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H500
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{'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T15:22:29.6'}
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{'Id': 'S_G1', 'Name': 'Sean Garballey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T15:22:29.6'}
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By Representatives Howard of Lowell and Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 500) of Vanna Howard, Sean Garballey and others for legislation to include Asian Pacific Islander Desi American history education in school curriculum. Education.
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SECTION 1. There shall be included in the 2023-2024 school year curriculum and all subsequent curriculums learning, discussion, and exploration into the history of APIDA individuals, and their history relating to the United States. This instruction of both local and national history will serve to give all students a more comprehensive and accurate narrative of the US population as a whole. This instruction may be modified to fit the needs of an individual community but must fully comply with the criteria detailed in Section 4.
SECTION 2. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the APIDA History Education Trust Fund for the purpose of educating elementary, middle, and high school students on APIDA history. The commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall administer the fund to assist in promoting the teaching of human rights issues in all public schools and school districts. There shall be credited to the fund: (i) funds from public and private sources such as gifts, grants and donations to further APIDA history education; (ii) revenue from fines imposed for a hate crime or civil rights violation pursuant to section 37 or section 39 of chapter 265; and (iv) interest earned on money in the fund.
SECTION 3. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 99. (a) The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will update the state History and Social Science Curriculum Frameworks for elementary, middle, and high school students to include the history of Asian Pacific Islander Desi Americans.
(b) APIDA history is the history of Asian Pacific Islander Desi Americans. The term encompasses a diverse group of identities, and refers to a US citizen or resident of Asian birth or descent. Updated curricula will include the political, economic, cultural, and social influence of Asian Pacific Islander Desi Americans as well as their individual contributions to science and technology, culture and the arts, and professions such as business, law, medicine, education, politics, and economics.
(c) Every school district shall, for the purpose of educating elementary, middle, and high school students, provide instruction on the history of Asian Pacific Islander Desi Americans as aligned to, but not limited to, the content standards articulated in the history and social science curriculum frameworks adopted by the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(d) Instruction on APIDA history shall be consistent within the History and Social Science Curriculum Framework to: (i) promote the teaching of diverse perspectives in all publicly funded schools and school districts, with particular attention to the study of the achievements of APIDA people; (ii) address how the history and patterns of prejudice and racism have impacted APIDA people; and (iii) reject the targeting of a APIDA populations and other forms of prejudice that can lead to systemic racism in an effort to be more anti-racist.
(e) The Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall assist schools in providing instruction on the history of APIDA people by facilitating access to high-quality curricular materials.
(f) The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will provide training for educators in the teaching of APIDA history in person or through the use of synchronous audio, video, electronic media, or other telecommunications technology.
(g) Nothing in this section shall require a school district to require APIDA history instruction in every year of elementary, middle school, and high school; provided, however, that APIDA history education and instruction shall be utilized during appropriate times in elementary, middle, and high school curricula, as determined by the local school district and in conjunction with state curricular standards.
SECTION 4. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall annually assess whether each district is meeting the updated curricular standards with APIDA history set by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; if they assess that they are not already meeting the curricular standards, each district superintendent shall be expected to work with their history and social science departments to improve their curriculum to meet the standards. To do so, they may use funds provided by the APIDA History Education Trust Fund.
SECTION 5. Sections 1, 2, and 4 shall take effect for the school year beginning after July 1, 2023.
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[{'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T14:33:37.1366667'}, {'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T15:23:16.81'}, {'Id': 'JBE0', 'Name': 'James B. Eldridge', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBE0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-19T13:44:10.17'}, {'Id': 'C_G1', 'Name': 'Carlos González', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/C_G1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-17T14:39:30.0833333'}, {'Id': 'C_H1', 'Name': 'Christopher Hendricks', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/C_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T15:43:56.27'}, {'Id': 'PJK1', 'Name': 'Patrick Joseph Kearney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-16T14:30:21.8466667'}, {'Id': 'DPL1', 'Name': 'David Paul Linsky', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T13:22:18.4633333'}, {'Id': 'S_M1', 'Name': 'Samantha Montaño', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-23T21:11:49.5333333'}, {'Id': 'PMO', 'Name': "Patrick M. O'Connor", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PMO', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T15:42:19.1933333'}, {'Id': 'SCO1', 'Name': 'Steven Owens', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SCO1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T10:13:46.9866667'}, {'Id': 'RLR0', 'Name': 'Rebecca L. Rausch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RLR0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-14T18:08:46.0233333'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T17:33:55.7433333'}, {'Id': 'A_S1', 'Name': 'Alan Silvia', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/A_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T12:36:37.7'}, {'Id': 'BLW1', 'Name': 'Bud L. Williams', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BLW1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T04:30:46.5966667'}]
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By Representative Howard of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 501) of Vanna Howard and others relative to universal prekindergarten access. Education.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 15D of the general laws, as appearing in the 2018 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 13 the following section:-
Section 13A. (a) The department of early education and care, in consultation with the department of elementary and secondary education, shall develop and administer the High Quality Pre-Kindergarten Expansion grant program to support the phased development of high quality, district-wide, full-day pre-kindergarten programs for children between the ages of 2 years and 9 months and the age a child becomes eligible for kindergarten in the school district where he or she resides. The grants shall be used to bring to scale a high quality, mixed delivery early education system in order to reduce the achievement gap and improve third grade reading scores.
(b) The departments shall establish requirements for grant applicants which shall include, but not be limited to the following: (1) a tracking system for preschool students in the program using the state student identifier system; (2) a child to instructor ratio of no more than 10 to 1; (3) tactics to engage families in the enrollment process and implementation of the plan required under subsection (c), and methods to ensure a high level of enrollment by families with 3 and 4 year olds; (4) teacher qualification and evaluation system requirements, and on-going professional development requirements; (5) a full school-day program ; (6) a class size of no more than 20 preschool students; (7) inclusion of children with disabilities; (8) instructional staff salaries and benefits comparable to the corresponding district salaries and benefits for kindergarten to high school staff; (9) developmentally and linguistically appropriate instruction; (10) evidenced based curricula; (11) a learning environment aligned with the state early learning and development standards; (12) on-site access to comprehensive services for children, or convenient access to such services off site; (13) partnership with, and promotion of, community service providers for families to support children’s learning and development; (14) evidenced based health and safety standards; (15) a timetable for phasing-in of facilities, staff development, and other systems to achieve district-wide implementation; (16) program evaluation and data collection systems to ensure continuous improvement; (17) a description of the physical structures for the education of the students; (18) a plan to improve or sustain, as appropriate, the development of literacy skills from preschool through third grade.
Among proposals satisfying the requirements of this subsection, priority in grant awards shall be given first to districts that have received grants through the department’s commonwealth preschool partnership or the federal preschool expansion grants initiative. The department shall also develop and publish a metric for prioritizing the awarding of grants to qualified applicants based on: their accountability level as determined by the department of elementary and secondary education; their third grade reading proficiency scores; and their percentage of students qualifying as economically disadvantaged. Nothing herein shall require the department to award a grant to a district, regardless of priority status, that it has determined does not meet one or more of the requirements of this subsection.
(c) Each recipient of the grant shall establish a plan to implement the requirements set forth in subsection (b) and any other requirements as may be prescribed by the board of early education and care. Each superintendent shall appoint a local governing council to implement and oversee all aspects of the plan; provided however, that the superintendent may utilize a pre-existing council for this purpose. Districts shall provide on a quarterly basis reports to the department of early education and care on all aspects of the plan. The district and the local council shall implement the plan as approved within the period of time approved by the department. Failure to satisfactorily implement the plan within the approved period of time shall result in the termination of the plan and reversion of the grant funds to the department.
(d) The board of early education and care shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this act within six months of the effective date including guidelines for membership to local governing councils in each recipient district and evaluation criteria required in the quarterly reports. A grant awarded pursuant to this subsection shall require that recipients undertake ongoing evaluations of the implementation of the plan and all its aspects.
The department of early education and care shall, subject to appropriation, establish a dedicated team to provide support, technical assistance, and oversight of programs established under this section. The department shall annually evaluate the effectiveness of programs established under this section, both for feedback and accountability for grant recipients and to inform the replication of such programs throughout the commonwealth.
SECTION 2. Chapter 70 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2018 official edition, is hereby amended by adding after Section 2 the following section:-
“Section 2A. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:-
“Boards”, the board of elementary and secondary education and the board of early education and care.
“Departments”, the department of elementary and secondary education and the department of early education and care.
“Early education”, full-day education and care programming for pre-school and kindergarten-aged students.
(b) School districts in the Commonwealth may, by December 31, 2024, submit to the departments a plan to provide for ongoing access to age-appropriate early education for all students residing within the district. Such a plan shall include, where relevant and feasible, the use, expansion, and quality improvement of any previously existing public and private early education delivery systems, including those programs developed and implemented pursuant to section 13A of chapter 15D. No plan submitted to the departments pursuant to this section shall include user fees for attendance.
The Departments shall promulgate joint regulations to provide for the process of submission, review, and approval of such plans. The departments shall also promulgate joint regulations to provide for monitoring of quality and fidelity of implementation of a district’s plan and a process of probationary status and potential revocation of approval in the event of poor implementation. The departments shall provide notice of said regulations to the clerks of the House and Senate, the chairs of the joint committee on education, and the chairs of the joint committee on ways and means, at least 90 days before approval by the boards.
Districts who do not submit such a plan by the aforementioned date may submit a plan after said date. However, any such district may be prioritized after districts whose plans were received by said date.
(c) For all districts whose plan has been approved by the department, the following definition shall replace the corresponding definition in section 2 of this chapter, while all non-corresponding definitions in said section 2 shall continue to apply:-
“Pre-school enrollment”, the number of students enrolled in pre-school programs; provided, however, that in any district in which pre-school students funded by the district attend school for a full day, the foundation pre-school enrollment used to calculate the foundation enrollment, staff, and budget amounts described in this section shall be two times the number that would be otherwise used for said calculations.
SECTION 3. Section 2 of said chapter 70, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “students”, in line 425, the following words:- “, to the extent that kindergarten and pre-school students in a district are attending a half-day program. If a district is operating approved full-day pre-school or kindergarten programs, students in such full-day programs shall be counted at one hundred percent of the preceding year’s actual number of low-income kindergarten and pre-school students.”
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[{'Id': 'SSH1', 'Name': 'Steven S. Howitt', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SSH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-11T16:44:17.16'}, {'Id': 'A_S1', 'Name': 'Alan Silvia', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/A_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-10T12:14:44.34'}]
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By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 502) of Steven S. Howitt and Alan Silvia relative to education costs of children with disabilities. Education.
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, if a child with a disability for whom a school committee currently provides or arranges for the provision of special education in an approved private day or residential school placement, including placement in a pediatric nursing home or his/her parent or guardian moves to a different school district, such school committee of the former community of residence shall pay the approved budgeted costs, including necessary transportation costs, safety expenses and inspections, of such day or residential placement, including placement in a pediatric nursing home, of such child for the balance of such fiscal year.
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[{'Id': 'SSH1', 'Name': 'Steven S. Howitt', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SSH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-11T16:44:46.8066667'}]
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By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 503) of Steven S. Howitt for legislation to increase reimbursements for certain special education programs. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 5A of Chapter 71B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking in line 46 “ 75 per cent” and inserting thereof the following words: -
“90 per cent”
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An Act relative to environmental science in public school curriculums
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By Representative Howitt of Seekonk (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 504) of Connor Pozzi relative to environmental science in public school curriculums. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 1D of Chapter 69 is hereby amended by inserting after the word 'technology' in line 5, the following words:- 'including the major principles of environmental science.'
SECTION 2. Section 1D is further amended by striking out, in lines 41-42, the words 'the major principles of environmental science and environmental protection.'
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An Act to improve and enhance the Advisory Board to the Massachusetts School Building Authority
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[{'Id': 'BHJ1', 'Name': 'Bradley H. Jones, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BHJ1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T16:38:50.4633333'}, {'Id': 'FJB1', 'Name': 'F. Jay Barrows', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/FJB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T18:31:45.38'}, {'Id': 'NAG1', 'Name': 'Nicholas A. Boldyga', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/NAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T09:53:26.0833333'}, {'Id': 'KNF1', 'Name': 'Kimberly N. Ferguson', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KNF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T16:50:31.8533333'}]
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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 505) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to the advisory board to the Massachusetts School Building Authority. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 3A of Chapter 70B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by substituting the number "17" to "19" and by adding after the words: "Massachusetts Association of School Committees, Inc." the following: "Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators, Inc., Alliance for Vocational Technical Education Coalition"
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[{'Id': 'FJB1', 'Name': 'F. Jay Barrows', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/FJB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T18:39:04.3833333'}, {'Id': 'NAG1', 'Name': 'Nicholas A. Boldyga', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/NAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T10:05:57.7166667'}, {'Id': 'DFD1', 'Name': 'David F. DeCoste', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DFD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-05T16:44:54.7133333'}, {'Id': 'KNF1', 'Name': 'Kimberly N. Ferguson', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KNF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T17:01:14.4133333'}, {'Id': 'SWG1', 'Name': 'Susan Williams Gifford', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SWG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T16:04:45.8433333'}, {'Id': 'HEK1', 'Name': 'Hannah Kane', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/HEK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-30T15:52:36.0033333'}, {'Id': 'KWP1', 'Name': 'Kelly W. Pease', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KWP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T09:44:40.3766667'}]
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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 506) of Nicholas A. Boldyga and others relative to non-public school student access to the MCAS exam. Education.
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of elementary and secondary education shall issue a report on the feasibility and costs associated with non-public school students and home-schooled students in grade 10 voluntarily taking the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam; provided that said report shall be provided to the secretary of administration and finance, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, and the clerks of the senate and house of representatives who shall forward the same to the chair of the senate ways and means committee, the chair of the house ways and means committee, and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education within 6 months of the effective date of this act.
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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 507) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others that schools be required to maintain non-patient specific epinephrine auto-injectors to be used in the event of anaphylactic emergencies. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 54B of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the third paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following:—
Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, each school shall maintain a stock supply of non-patient specific epinephrine to be administered in the event of an anaphylactic emergency. The department of public health shall promulgate regulations requiring school districts to adopt and implement policies pursuant to this section. Such regulations shall require that stock epinephrine be stored in an easily accessible unlocked location, the number and type of epinephrine auto-injectors required be based on school population, that the individuals authorized to administer epinephrine meet certain training requirements for such administration, and that the stock inventory be checked at regular intervals for expiration and replacement. A school nurse or other authorized individual who provides, administers, or assists in the administration of epinephrine to a student believed in good faith to be having an anaphylactic reaction shall not be liable for any civil damages for negligence in acts or omissions resulting from the rendering of such treatment. Whenever any employee of a school district is covered by the immunity granted herein, the school district employing the individual shall not be liable for any civil damages for negligence in acts or omissions resulting from the rendering of such treatment.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of public health in conjunction with the department of elementary and secondary education shall make all reasonable efforts to obtain federal funding or reimbursement for the implementation of this act. The department of public health in conjunction with the department of elementary and secondary education shall inquire about free epinephrine from pharmaceutical companies.
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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 508) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to provide for investigation by a task force (including members of the General Court) relative to the state mandates placed on public schools and districts. Education.
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be an educational mandate task force to review existing state mandates placed on public schools and districts in the Commonwealth. The task force shall consist of 11 members: the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education, or their designees, who shall serve as the co-chairs of the task force; a member of the general court appointed by the senate minority leader; a member of the general court appointed by the house minority leader; the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, or a designee; and 6 persons to be appointed by the secretary of education, 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of 3 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of 3 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of 3 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Association of School Business Officials, 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of 3 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators’ Association, 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of 3 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Elementary School Principals’ Association, and 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of 3 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Administrators of Special Education.
SECTION 2. The task force shall: (i) identify and review the state laws, regulations, and administrative directives that prescribe requirements for school districts, including those that require school districts to prepare and submit reports and data to the department of elementary and secondary education (ii) develop recommendations to streamline, consolidate, or eliminate such mandates or reporting requirements that are not fully funded and (iii) determine the total estimated cost of said unfunded mandates on municipalities to consider those figures in the annual fiscal year budget.
SECTION 3. The first meeting of the task force shall take place within 60 days of the effective date of this act. The task force shall file a report containing its findings and recommendations, including legislative recommendations, if any, with the clerks of the house and senate not later than 12 months following the first meeting of the task force. Prior to issuing its recommendations, the task force shall conduct at least one public hearing to receive testimony from members of the public.
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[{'Id': 'BHJ1', 'Name': 'Bradley H. Jones, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BHJ1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T15:10:47.2566667'}, {'Id': 'FJB1', 'Name': 'F. Jay Barrows', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/FJB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T18:41:22.1466667'}, {'Id': 'NAG1', 'Name': 'Nicholas A. Boldyga', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/NAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T10:13:58.11'}, {'Id': 'SWG1', 'Name': 'Susan Williams Gifford', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SWG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T16:02:03.3266667'}, {'Id': 'KWP1', 'Name': 'Kelly W. Pease', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KWP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T09:42:13.4366667'}]
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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 509) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to parental options of enrolling children in elective courses involving sexual education rather than opting out of mandatory courses. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 32A of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the section in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 32A. Every city, town, regional school district, or vocational school district implementing or maintaining a curriculum, or a school-sanctioned program or activity, which primarily involves human sexual education, human sexuality issues, or sexual orientation issues shall adopt a written policy ensuring parental or legal guardian notification.
Such curriculum programs and activities, which primarily involve human sexual education, human sexuality issues, or sexual orientation, shall be offered only in clearly identified non-mandatory elective courses in which parents or guardians may choose to enroll their children through written notification to the school, in a manner reasonably similar to other elective courses offered by the school district.
To the extent practicable, instruction materials and related items for said curriculum, programs, and activities shall be made reasonably accessible to parents, guardians, educators, school administrators, and others for inspection and review.
No public school teacher or administrator shall be required to participate in any such curriculum program and activities which primarily involves human sexual education, human sexuality issues, or sexual orientation issues that violate his or her religious beliefs.
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Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to finance improvements to the commonwealth’s economic, community development and housing infrastructure and promote economic opportunity, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 510) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to permanently establish the Foundation Budget Review Commission. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 4 of chapter 70 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking section 4 in its entirety, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 4. There shall be a foundation budget review commission to review, every 5 years, the way foundation budgets are calculated and to make recommendations for potential changes in those calculations as the commission deems appropriate. In conducting such review, the commission shall seek to determine the educational programs and services necessary to achieve the commonwealth's educational goals and to prepare students to achieve passing scores on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System examinations or other designated statewide assessments. The review shall include, but not be limited to, those components of the foundation budget created pursuant to section 3 of chapter 70 and subsequent changes made to the foundation budget by law. In addition, the commission shall seek to determine and recommend measures to promote the adoption of ways in which resources can be most effectively utilized and consider various models of efficient and effective resource allocation. In carrying out the review, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall provide to the commission any data and information the commissioner considers relevant to the commission's charge.
The commission shall include the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education, who shall serve as co-chairs, the secretary of education, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, the commissioner of early education and care, the speaker of the house of representatives or a designee, the president of the senate or a designee, the minority leader of the house of representatives or a designee, the minority leader of the senate or a designee, the governor or a designee, the chair of the house committee on ways and means or a designee, the chair of the senate committee on ways and means or a designee and 1 member to be appointed by each of the following organizations: the Massachusetts Municipal Association, Inc., the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, Inc., the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, Inc., the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Inc., the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators, Inc., the Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools, Inc. and the Massachusetts Association of School Business Officials. Members shall not receive compensation for their services but may receive reimbursement for the reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out their responsibilities as members of the commission. The commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall furnish reasonable staff and other support for the work of the commission. Prior to issuing its recommendations, the commission shall conduct not fewer than 4 public hearings across regions of the commonwealth. The commission shall be considered a special commission established by section 2A of chapter 4 and shall be subject to the provisions of said section 2A of chapter 4. It shall not constitute a violation of chapter 268A for state employee or a person employed by a school district to serve on the commission or to participate in commission deliberations that may have a financial impact on the district employing that person, on the commonwealth, or on the rate at which that person may be compensated. The commission may establish procedures to ensure that no such person participates in commission deliberations that may directly affect the school districts employing those persons or that may directly affect the rate at which those persons are compensated.
SECTION 2. The first report pursuant to this act shall be filed on or before November 1, 2023.
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[{'Id': 'HEK1', 'Name': 'Hannah Kane', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/HEK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T14:55:52.2233333'}, {'Id': 'KNF1', 'Name': 'Kimberly N. Ferguson', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KNF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T11:37:16.6266667'}, {'Id': 'CMG1', 'Name': 'Colleen M. Garry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CMG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-16T13:00:34.37'}, {'Id': 'JDM1', 'Name': 'Joseph D. McKenna', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JDM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T17:38:22.0166667'}, {'Id': 'KWP1', 'Name': 'Kelly W. Pease', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KWP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T14:19:01.6666667'}, {'Id': 'D_R1', 'Name': 'David Allen Robertson', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/D_R1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-06T10:33:24.0366667'}, {'Id': 'PAS1', 'Name': 'Paul A. Schmid, III', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T14:38:21.1066667'}, {'Id': 'BET0', 'Name': 'Bruce E. Tarr', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BET0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-03T13:07:48.3666667'}]
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By Representative Kane of Shrewsbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 511) of Hannah Kane and others for an investigation by a special task force (including members of the General Court) relative to review existing state mandates placed on public schools and districts in the Commonwealth. Education.
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SECTION 1. There shall be an educational mandate task force to review existing state mandates placed on public schools and districts in the Commonwealth. The task force shall consist of 11 members: the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education, or their designees, who shall serve as the co-chairs of the task force; a member of the general court appointed by the senate minority leader; a member of the general court appointed by the house minority leader; the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, or a designee; and 6 persons to be appointed by the secretary of education, 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of 3 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of 3 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of 3 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Association of School Business Officials, 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of 3 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators’ Association, 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of 3 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Elementary School Principals’ Association, and 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of 3 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Administrators of Special Education.
The task force shall: (i) identify and review the state laws, regulations, and administrative directives that prescribe requirements for school districts, including those that require school districts to prepare and submit reports and data to the department of elementary and secondary education; (ii) identify the state laws that require the department of elementary and secondary education to submit reports to the legislature based on information it must obtain from school districts; and (iii) develop recommendations to streamline, consolidate, or eliminate such mandates or reporting requirements that are outdated, or duplicative of or inconsistent with current laws, regulations or practices. In developing its recommendations, the task force shall consider the feasibility of creating a single master reporting form to prevent duplicate information from being reported by school districts more than once yearly. Such recommendations shall also include a process for ensuring that new state laws or regulations do not duplicate existing reporting requirements.
The first meeting of the task force shall take place within 60 days of the effective date of this act. The task force shall file a report containing its findings and recommendations, including legislative recommendations, if any, with the clerks of the house and senate not later than 12 months following the first meeting of the task force. Prior to issuing its recommendations, the task force shall conduct at least one public hearing to receive testimony from members of the public.
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[{'Id': 'HEK1', 'Name': 'Hannah Kane', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/HEK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T14:53:19.8533333'}, {'Id': 'DFD1', 'Name': 'David F. DeCoste', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DFD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-05T16:48:32.63'}, {'Id': 'KNF1', 'Name': 'Kimberly N. Ferguson', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KNF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T11:37:46.1833333'}, {'Id': 'JDM1', 'Name': 'Joseph D. McKenna', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JDM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T17:37:57.25'}, {'Id': 'PAS1', 'Name': 'Paul A. Schmid, III', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T14:38:14.9333333'}]
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By Representative Kane of Shrewsbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 512) of Hannah Kane and others for legislation to authorize school districts to collect fees associated with nonresident pupil transportation. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 8A of Chapter 74 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the section and inserting in place thereof the following:-
Section 8A. A school district may charge a fee for transportation for students in grades 7-12 who attend an out of district vocational or agricultural school; said fee may not exceed the fee charged to students in grades 7-12 who attend an in district school, provided that no fee shall be required for students whose families are at or below 300% of the federal poverty level as defined by the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
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By Representative Kane of Shrewsbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 513) of Hannah Kane and others that the Department of Early Education and Care promulgate regulations requiring that private child care programs ensure that license-exempt programs serving infants through kindergarten-age children comply with basic health and safety standards. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 1A of chapter 15D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition “Preschool-aged” the following definition:-
“Private child care program,” a program or facility operated on a regular basis as part of a private, organized educational system, whether known as a child nursery, nursery school, kindergarten, child play school, progressive school, child development center, preschool or known under any other name, which receives children not of common parentage under 7 years of age, or under 16 years of age if those children have special needs, for nonresidential custody and care during part or all of the day separate from their parents. Such a program may operate before and after school and may also operate during school vacation and holidays. Private child care program shall not include: services provided as part of a private, organized educational system to children not of common parentage above 6 years of age, or above 15 years of age if those children have special needs; programs or facilities subject to licensure by the department.
SECTION 2. Said section 1A of said chapter 15D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 21 and 22, the words “any part of a private” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- a private child care program operated as part of a private.
SECTION 3. Said section 1A of said chapter 15D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “system; a” in line 165, the following words:- private child care program operated as.
SECTION 4. Said chapter 15D is hereby amended by inserting after section 8 the following section:-
Section 8A. (a) Every private child care program shall adopt, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the department, policies appropriate for the health and well-being of children in the nonresidential custody and care of the program. A person providing child care or support services in a private child care program shall annually complete health and safety training provided by the department.
(b) The department shall promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. These regulations shall, at minimum, include appropriate standards for: annual health and safety training for staff in private child care programs; staff-to-child ratios for multiple age and size groupings; limitations on the number of infants in care at one time; and the imposition of civil fines and sanctions. Fines authorized pursuant to this section shall not exceed a maximum fine of $250 per violation.
(c) The department shall provide consultation to assist private child care programs in meeting requirements established under this section.
(d) The department shall conduct a comprehensive review of rules and regulations established under this section at least once every 5 years.
(e) Whenever a school committee or superintendent of schools approves a private child care program pursuant to their authority, said school committee or superintendent of schools shall notify the department in writing. A private child care program shall, 30 days prior to the closing of the program, inform in writing: (i) the school committee of the municipality in which it operates; (ii) the department.
(f) The department shall collect and disseminate information, made available through the department’s web site, regarding the availability of the full diversity of child care services, including private child care programs, that will promote informed child care choices. The information made available through the department’s web site shall include, at minimum: (i) information to assist families in understanding the policies and procedures for child care programs licensed or funded by the department, as well as the policies and procedures for private child care programs; (ii) a localized list of child care providers known to the department; provider, however, that for each provider included, the department shall indicate whether said provider is licensed, funded, or exempt from licensure by the department; and (iii) provider-specific information about compliance with health and safety requirements.
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By Representatives Kearney of Scituate and Cataldo of Concord, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 514) of Patrick Joseph Kearney, Simon Cataldo and others relative to tuition-free universal full-day kindergarten. Education.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 2KKKKK, as inserted by section 1 of chapter 254 of the acts of 2020, the following section:-
Section 2LLLLL. (a) There shall be a Universal Full-Day Kindergarten Trust Fund, hereinafter called the fund, for the purposes of providing financial aid to school districts to implement and maintain tuition-free universal full-day kindergarten programs, as defined in section 4B of chapter 71. The fund shall be administered by the board of elementary and secondary education.
(b) There shall be credited to the fund: (i) revenue from appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (ii) interest earned on such revenues; and (iii) funds from public and private sources, including, but not limited to, gifts, grants and donations. Amounts credit to the fund that are unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund.
(c) Amounts credited to the fund may be expended, without further appropriation, by the board of elementary and secondary education to assist cities and towns and regional school districts that do not offer a tuition-free universal full-day kindergarten as of January 1, 2021 in implementing and maintaining tuition-free universal full-day kindergarten programs.
(d) School committees of cities and towns and regional district school committees may request reimbursement from the fund for up to 100 per cent of the funds required to implement and maintain a tuition-free universal full-day kindergarten program.
(e) Annually, not later than October 1, the board of elementary and secondary education shall report to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education on the fund's activity. The report shall include, but shall not be limited to: (i) the source and amount of funds received; (ii) the amounts distributed and recipients; and (iii) anticipated revenue and expenditure projections for the next year.
SECTION 2. Section 2 of chapter 70 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “Foundation enrollment” in, as appearing in section 6 of chapter 132 of the acts of 2019, and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-
“Foundation enrollment”, in a fiscal year, the number of students on October 1 for whom the district is financially responsible, including students attending programs outside of the district for whom the district is required to pay tuition; provided, however, that each student shall be assigned to 1 of the following categories: (i) preschool; (ii) kindergarten; (iii) elementary school; (iv) junior high school or middle school; (v) high school; or (vi) vocational school.
SECTION 3. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 4A, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, the following section:-
Section 3B. (a) As used in this section the following terms shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:
“Elementary school”, a school providing instruction to grades 1 through 5, 6, 7, or 8, and, where so designated by a school committee prior to the commencement of a school year, may also include a middle school or other intermediate level school providing instruction to grades 5 through 6 or any combination thereof.
“Tuition-free universal full-day kindergarten program”, a universally accessible, high-quality education program for kindergarten-aged children in the commonwealth offered without charge for tuition that operates for the full length of a school day for elementary schools established pursuant to section 1G of chapter 69.
(b) All school districts may offer a tuition-free universal full-day kindergarten program to each student that is subject to the same minimum requirements that the board establishes for length of a school day and number of days in a school year for elementary schools pursuant to section 1G of chapter 69. School districts shall not charge any fee for the tuition of a tuition-free universal full-day kindergarten program.
School districts may apply for reimbursement from the Universal Full-Day Kindergarten Trust Fund established in section 2LLLLL of chapter 29.
SECTION 4. Within 90 days of the effective date of this act, each school committee of a city or town or regional school district without a universal full-day kindergarten program shall report to the board of elementary and secondary education on the necessary funds required to implement tuition-free universal full-day kindergarten. Within 180 days of the effective date of this act, the board of elementary and secondary education shall report to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education on the necessary funds required to implement tuition-free universal full-day kindergarten.
SECTION 5. Section 4B of chapter 71 of the General Laws shall apply to each school year beginning after July 31, 2022
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By Representative Keefe of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 515) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa and others relative to educational rights for incarcerated youth. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 39 of chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following: -
A qualified student enrolled in a public secondary school, including school-age children in the care or custody of the department of youth services, county houses of corrections or the department of correction, may enroll as a student in Massachusetts public institutions of higher education.
SECTION 2. Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 6A the following section:-
Section 6B. All public secondary schools shall credit coursework completed by students in institutional settings, including the county houses of correction, the department of correction, the department of mental health, the department of public health, and the department of youth services toward the public school’s graduation requirements and shall list said coursework on the student’s transcript.
SECTION 3 . Section 11A of chapter 71B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
Upon a student’s entry into custody in a jail or correctional facility, the facility will promptly conduct appropriate intake procedures to determine if the student was previously identified as being in need of special education and promptly report this information, as well as any perception that the student, though not identified previously, may be in need of special education to the department of elementary and secondary education. The department shall directly provide special education to school-aged children with a disability in the care and custody of state correctional facilities as defined by section 1 of chapter 125.
SECTION 4 . Section 1 of chapter 124 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
(v) in accordance with clause (q), the commissioner shall, as part of making and promulgating rules and regulations regarding education, training, and employment, require that all individuals who have not attained their 22nd birthday housed at a county house of corrections or state correctional facility, regardless of classification, disciplinary, or housing status, be provided with opportunities to: receive credit toward high school graduation; graduate from high school; pursue and receive credit for higher education; and receive vocational training. The rules and regulations shall require that educational opportunities be offered for a minimum of 6 hours of classroom instruction every weekday, 12 months per year; and pursue, as far as practicable, college-level courses or appropriate vocational education and training. Education for special education students shall be delivered in accordance with established individual education plans or newly established plans where no previous plan exists. New or prior individualized education plans may be reasonably modified, or newly written, to accommodate limitations imposed by the correctional environment, so long as such modifications or new plans do not preclude the delivery of a free appropriate public education or impede progress toward a high school graduation.
Interpretation and translation services will be provided to English Language Learner students, including but not limited to those with disabilities, to ensure meaningful access to the special education process, which shall include interpretation services at IEP and Section 504 meetings and translated Section 504 plans and IEPs, assessments conducted by or at the request of the facility or its medical service providers as part of an initial evaluation or reevaluation to determine eligibility for special education and related services, and due process rights notices in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974.
SECTION 5. Section 2 of said chapter 124, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking the last paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraphs:-
Subject to the supervision and control of the commissioner, the deputy commissioner for educational services shall, in consultation with the department of elementary and secondary education, establish and maintain standards for all teaching positions in the jurisdiction of the department and shall review the qualifications and performances of all teaching personnel in the department.
Each of the said deputy commissioners shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the commissioner.
SECTION 6. Chapter 127 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 32A the following section:-
Section 32B. Any person who has attained the age of criminal majority but has not yet attained the age of 26 in jails or correctional facilities shall be treated as needing aid, encouragement, and guidance, consistent with the goal of positive youth development to assume the responsibilities and exercise the rights of a citizen of the commonwealth.
SECTION 7: Section 39 of said chapter 127, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting in paragraph (b) after the word "population," in line 31, the following words:-
including the right to special education services
SECTION 8. Section 48 of said chapter 127, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking the last paragraph of said section and inserting in place thereof:-
The commissioner shall make and promulgate rules and regulations governing programs established under this section which shall include provisions for hours, conditions of employment, wage rates for employment program participants, incentive payments for education and training program participants, provision of good time for participation in education programs at the highest level as awarded by the institution for any activity in the institution, and deductions from said wages pursuant to the provisions of section 86 F.
SECTION 9. Section 49A of said chapter 127, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the third paragraph the following paragraph:-
Consistent with the foregoing, all individuals who have not attained their 22nd birthday housed at a county house of corrections or state correctional facility, regardless of disciplinary classification or housing status, shall be provided with a minimum of 6 hours of classroom instruction and educational opportunities on every weekday, 12 months per year to: receive credit toward high school graduation; graduate from high school; receive special education services for those who are eligible; pursue and receive credit for higher education; and receive vocational training.
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By Representative Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 516) of Kay Khan and others relative to the implementation of social and emotional learning curricula in middle and high school athletic programs. Education.
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Section 37O of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:-
(o) The department of elementary and secondary education shall publish, on or before June 30, 2024, guidelines for the implementation of social and emotional learning curricula in middle and high school athletic programs.
Such curricula shall include, but shall not be limited to, explicitly teaching students and coaches how to: (1) create safe, supportive and bias-free team cultures; (2) provide students age-appropriate leadership roles role in making decisions and carrying out responsibilities within the team framework, including empowering students to speak up and report behaviors that are contrary to a safe, supportive and bias-free culture; (3) formulate lessons and guidance that address hate, bias and negative behaviors to foster healthy, responsible norms on sports teams; (4) build and sustain positive relationships with others; and (5) develop such other skills that will assist them in overcoming physical, social, and emotional obstacles in athletic competition and in their lives, such as emotion management, conflict resolution, ethical decision-making, and problem-solving.
The guidelines shall be updated biennially. A school district shall consider the guidelines if it elects to integrate social emotional learning into its athletic programs. For purposes of this section, social and emotional learning shall mean the processes by which children acquire the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to recognize and manage their emotions, demonstrate caring and concern for others, establish positive relationships, make responsible decisions and constructively handle challenging social situations. The department of elementary and secondary education shall integrate the guidelines into the safe and supportive schools framework created pursuant to section 1P of chapter 69.
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By Representative Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 517) of Kay Khan and Samantha Montaño relative to school-based security personnel and the promotion of holistic school health and safety practices. Education.
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SECTION 1. Section 37P of Chapter 71, as appearing in section 79 of Chapter 253 of the Acts of 2020, is hereby amended by striking out the fifth paragraph of subsection (b) and inserting the following words:-
The model memorandum of understanding shall expressly state that school resource officers, and any special service officers appointed to the school district, shall not: (i) serve as school disciplinarians, enforcers of school regulations or in place of licensed school psychologists, psychiatrists or counselors; and (ii) use police powers to address traditional school discipline issues, including non-violent disruptive behavior. The guiding principle for involving a school resource officer in a school-related matter is whether conduct rises to the level of criminal and delinquent conduct that (1) poses substantial harm to the physical well-being of another person or (2) is willful and malicious and causes substantial harm to the property of the school or (3) constitutes the taking of property of substantial value belonging to another with intent to permanently deprive the property owner of the property. The school resource officer’s response to the school-related matter shall be guided by the techniques, including de-escalation and anti-bias training, required for certification as a school resource officer under section 116H of chapter 6.
SECTION 2. Section 37P of Chapter 71, as appearing in section 79 of Chapter 253 of the Acts of 2020, is further amended by striking out the first paragraph of subsection (d) and inserting in its place the following words:
(d) For the purpose of fostering a safe and healthy environment for all students through strategic and appropriate use of law enforcement resources and to achieve positive outcomes for youth and public safety, a chief of police, at the request of the superintendent and subject to approval from the department of elementary and secondary education and to appropriation, shall assign at least 1 school resource officer to serve the city, town, commonwealth charter school, regional school district or county agricultural school. In the case of a regional school district, commonwealth charter school or county agriculture school, the chief of police of the city or town in which the school is located shall, at the request of the superintendent and subject to approval from the department of elementary and secondary education, assign the school resource officer who may be the same officer for all schools in the city or town. Annually, not later than July 16, the superintendent shall report to the department of elementary and secondary education and publicly present to the relevant school committee: (i) the cost to the school district of the assigned school resource officers, any special service officers appointed to the school district, and any security staff; (ii) a description of the proposed budget for mental, social or emotional health support personnel for the school; and (iii) the number of school-based arrests, citations, and court referrals, applications for criminal or delinquency complaints, field interviews, searches and seizures made of students and any other interactions between students and officers resulting in student disciplinary action or diversion made in the previous year, disaggregated as required by the department of elementary and secondary education. The superintendent shall also report and publicly present the number of school-related reports entered into the local law enforcement agency’s computer system, and the number of school-related reports shared with other law enforcement agencies, including via the Boston Regional Information Center and other federal fusion centers. The superintendent will ensure that the district collaborates with the local law enforcement agency in compiling the data for submission in accordance with requirements of the department of elementary and secondary education. A district’s data submissions shall accurately reflect the school-related incident data maintained by the local law enforcement agency. A superintendent’s failure to provide and publicly present the data as described above shall bar the department of elementary and secondary education’s approval of the assignment of any school resource officer(s), or appointment of any other special service officers to the school district, unless and until such data is provided and publicly presented to the department of elementary and secondary education and relevant school committee, mayor, city council, and board of aldermen.
SECTION 3. Section 37P of chapter 71, as appearing in section 79 of Chapter 253 of the Acts of 2020 is hereby further amended by striking out in the second paragraph of subsection (g), the words “school-based arrests, citations and court referrals of students” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-
the data described in subsection (d) above and shall make such report available for public review. The department and the executive office of public safety and security, in consultation with the model school resource officer memorandum of understanding review commission, shall jointly develop and disseminate guidance to school districts and local law enforcement agencies on how to compile these data.
SECTION 4. Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 37R the following section:-
Section 37S. (a) As used in this section the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:-
“Holistic school health and safety practices”, practices that: a) have been shown to strengthen positive relationships and communication between students and adults; b) contribute to building a school-wide culture that is affirming and embracing of the diversity of cultural, linguistic, and racial backgrounds of enrolled students and their families; c) support non-disciplinary strategies of resolving conflicts with students; and d) are effective without unnecessary reliance on school exclusion or referral to law enforcement.
“School-based security personnel”, school resource officers, special service officers appointed by local law enforcement agencies at the request of other departments of their cities, other law enforcement agents, or security guards who are assigned to the premises of a school or district, whether or not they are employed directly by the school or the district seeking such grants. For the purposes of this section, district-level staff who oversee a school district’s safety operations are not considered “school-based security personnel.”
(b) The board of elementary and secondary education shall, subject to appropriation, make one- or two-year grants to public school districts and/or individual public schools, including regional school districts and charter schools, for the cost of transitioning to, and/or implementing, holistic school health and safety practices that do not include law enforcement presence. Such practices shall include all practices listed under the definition of “holistic school health and safety practices” listed in Section 375(a), as well as, but not limited to:
(1)The creation of advisory groups that enable students to meet regularly with a school staff member and a group of their peers, and other practices or adjustments to student and staff schedules that create space for relationship building;
(2)Practices that support the creation of healthy relationships and counter sexual harassment, sexual assault, and harassment based on other identities, including race, gender, sexual orientation, and religion;
(3)Restorative justice, and related practices shown to resolve and reduce conflict among students and/or between students and staff; and
(4)Staffing students’ arrival, dismissal, and other transition periods with adults with ties to students’ communities who are skilled at engaging youth and deescalating conflicts.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit a school from contacting law enforcement in an emergency.
(c) The following costs shall be eligible uses of such grants:
(1) Identifying and implementing holistic school health and safety practices;
(2) Hiring and training staff to implement holistic school health and safety practices, including licensed clinical social workers;
(3) Supporting and/or creating school safety teams that include parents, students, teachers, emergency responders, and community to develop or modify the individual school safety plans described above;
(4) Providing information and training to members of the school community, including students and parents, on the school safety plans and holistic school health and safety practices described above;
(5) Documenting and/or evaluating the impact of the grant, and,
(6) Identifying ways to allocate the cost savings of not placing police or other security personnel in schools, including continuation of holistic school health and safety practices upon completion of such grants.
The purchase of metal detectors, weapons, or surveillance technology, or the hiring or employment of school-based security personnel is not an eligible use of such grant funds, nor shall such purchases or hiring be made with other sources of funding during the grant term.
(d) A school or district is eligible to apply for such a grant whether or not it had previously staffed any school-based security personnel, including school resource officers as defined in section 37P of chapter 71. However, a school or district is not eligible to receive such a grant if it intends to continue staffing any school-based security personnel beyond the transition allowed in the first year of such grant. Among grant applicants, schools and districts with higher percentages of low-income students will be given a competitive preference for award of such a grant.
The department of elementary and secondary education shall establish application requirements for such grants. Such applications must include the prior three years’ worth of data on school-based policing pursuant to section 37P of chapter 71, as well as the cost to the school and/or district of employing or assigning school-based security personnel and the sources of funding used to do so. The department shall also establish reporting requirements for grant recipients to evaluate the impact of the grant on school safety, including data on school-based policing as described above.
(e) The department shall serve as a repository for information on holistic school health and safety practices at use in the Commonwealth and elsewhere. To support grantees in implementing, evaluating, and/or replicating holistic school health and safety practices, the department shall establish a community of practice for grantees and other interested schools and districts to share best practices.
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By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 518) of Meghan Kilcoyne, Gerard J. Cassidy and James C. Arena-DeRosa relative to learning at a level commensurate with demonstrated achievement. Education.
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Section 1 of Chapter 69 of the General laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out item (4) and inserting in place thereof the following words, effective July 1, 2023:
“(4) an effective mechanism in the form of a computer-adaptive assessment with a high enough ceiling and low enough floor to monitor the actual progress of individual students’ mastery through the various K-12 learning standards in English, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies; which mechanism seeks to identify, on an annual basis, the learning standards students likely have already mastered and those which they haven’t, for the purposes of identifying all students’ authentic growth, ensuring their continuous progress through those learning standards, identifying directly the actual level of each student’s learning readiness in the public classrooms of the Commonwealth, and of holding educators more accurately and fairly accountable through such authentic measure of students’ achievement and growth.”
Section 1B of Chapter 69 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraphs after the first paragraph:
For the purposes of this section the term “school age child” shall mean every child between the minimum age established by regulations created pursuant to chapter 76 section 1 and through age 21, who has not attained a high school diploma or its equivalent, and those who are age 19 or below on July 1 of any year, if they have attained a high school diploma.
The board of elementary and secondary education shall establish regulations, to become effective no later than July 1, 2023, to establish an education system that will engage each school age child in learning at a level commensurate with their prior demonstrated achievement, and at a pace which is suitable for each, within the K-12 education program in all public schools in the Commonwealth.
The board of elementary and secondary education, by July 1, 2025, shall develop or procure and distribute to districts, formative and computer-adaptive interim assessments to measure each of the K-12 learning standards; and shall expand the state-wide student-level information data system to include individual student data from those assessments, along with the data from the annual summative accountability assessment.
The board of elementary and secondary education shall ensure that all assessment data collected on children is analyzed to determine, for each, the appropriate level of instruction in each of the content areas, and that the Department will deliver the results to schools.
Section 1I of Chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by replacing the fourth sentence of the second paragraph with the following sentence, effective July 1, 2023:
“Such instruments shall be criterion-referenced and flexible enough to assess which levels of the various academic standards described in this chapter students are meeting.”
Section 5 of Chapter 76 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof, the following sentence:
“No person admitted to any public school shall be discriminated against in obtaining the advantages, privileges and courses of study of such public school on account of age.”
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By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 519) of Meghan Kilcoyne and Gerard J. Cassidy relative to educational performance goals. Education.
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Section 1 of Chapter 69 of the General laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out item (4) and inserting in place thereof the following words, effective July 1, 2021:
“(4) to provide equity in opportunity for all children to reach their full potential, an effective mechanism in the form of a computer-adaptive assessment with a high enough ceiling and low enough floor to monitor the actual achievement and progress of individual students’ mastery through the various K-12 learning standards in English, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies, which mechanism seeks to identify, on an annual basis, the learning standards students likely have already mastered and those which they haven’t, for the purposes of identifying all students’ authentic growth, ensuring their continuous progress through those learning standards, identifying directly the actual level of each student’s learning readiness in the public classrooms of the Commonwealth, and of holding educators more accurately and fairly accountable through such authentic measure of students’ achievement and growth.”
Section 1I of Chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by replacing the fourth sentence of the second paragraph with the following sentence, effective July 1, 2023:
“To provide equity in opportunity for all children to reach their full potential, such instruments shall be criterion-referenced and flexible enough to assess which levels of the various academic standards, described in this chapter, that students are meeting.”
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Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to finance improvements to the Commonwealth’s transportation system, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
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An Act relative to equitable accelerated learning opportunities for public school students
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{'Id': 'M_K1', 'Name': 'Meghan Kilcoyne', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T15:34:57.307'}
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[{'Id': 'M_K1', 'Name': 'Meghan Kilcoyne', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T15:34:57.3066667'}, {'Id': 'DPL1', 'Name': 'David Paul Linsky', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-01T10:39:14.87'}, {'Id': 'G_C2', 'Name': 'Gerard J. Cassidy', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/G_C2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-07T09:07:47.3'}, {'Id': 'JCD1', 'Name': 'James C. Arena-DeRosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-13T09:56:20.6433333'}, {'Id': 'KWP1', 'Name': 'Kelly W. Pease', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KWP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-21T16:53:07.38'}, {'Id': 'S_C1', 'Name': 'Simon Cataldo', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_C1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-09-11T11:12:31.7333333'}]
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By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 520) of Meghan Kilcoyne and others relative to equitable learning opportunities for public school students. Education.
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Section 1B of Chapter 69 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting after the 25th paragraph the following paragraphs:
“The board of elementary and secondary education shall establish regulations regarding, in the K-12 public schools of the Commonwealth, the use of whole-grade and content-specific academic acceleration designed to match the level, complexity, and pace of instruction of the curriculum to the readiness and motivation of the student; enabling accelerated students to master knowledge and skills, as they may be capable, at a rate faster or at an age earlier than the typical age-average student. Said regulations shall authorize, provide a framework, and direct school districts to provide access to appropriate curriculum, instruction and pacing for students who demonstrate readiness for academic content, skills or understanding at a level beyond the curriculum ordinarily taught to students of a certain age.
To ensure equity in education, the acceleration regulations established pursuant to this section shall direct that schools evaluate all children to determine the need for acceleration accommodations, not only those students recommended for acceleration by teachers and parents. Said regulations shall require the use of screening assessments, and an evaluation tool designed to take personal bias out of the decision-making process when considering a child for acceleration; and to ensure that acceleration decisions are evidence-based, systematic, thoughtful, well-reasoned, and defensible. Such regulations shall require that any determination made regarding acceleration accommodations for a student shall be documented in a written acceleration plan including, at a minimum, relevant academic and social-emotional supports.
Said written acceleration plan shall be implemented by administrators, counselors, and teachers. All districts shall provide professional development for educators to ensure a supportive environment for accelerated students and document it in their plans pursuant to Chapter 71 Section 38Q . The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop and make available professional development and other assistance for implementation of acceleration plans.
In developing said regulations, the department shall consider, at a minimum, the following acceleration strategies:
Single subject acceleration;
Combined classes (multi-age);
Online courses and open educational resources;
Concurrent or dual enrollment, and early college;
Curriculum compacting;
Credit by examination or prior experience;
Credit toward graduation requirements for high-school level courses taken during elementary and middle school
Competency/mastery-based learning and advancement;
Whole-grade acceleration (one or more);
Self-paced instruction;
Mentoring;
Early entrance to first grade;
Early graduation”
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[{'Id': 'M_K1', 'Name': 'Meghan Kilcoyne', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T15:36:12.76'}, {'Id': 'G_C2', 'Name': 'Gerard J. Cassidy', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/G_C2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-07T09:07:36.55'}, {'Id': 'JCD1', 'Name': 'James C. Arena-DeRosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-13T09:56:08.83'}, {'Id': 'KWP1', 'Name': 'Kelly W. Pease', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KWP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-21T16:52:55.6466667'}]
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By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 521) of Meghan Kilcoyne, Gerard J. Cassidy and James C. Arena-DeRosa that the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education be authorized to establish a professional development program in gifted and talented education. Education.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 70 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following new section:
“Section 16. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish a professional development program in gifted and talented education which will provide access to certain educators across the Commonwealth, fifteen hours of professional development in the specific field of the education of beyond grade-level and/or gifted students. Fifteen hours of such professional development shall be completed in any five year period for the renewal of licensure for any educators, including administrators, whose classrooms, schools, or districts contain one or more students who achieve ro have the potential to achieve beyond the age-average grade-level or are identified, or who could be identified as gifted and talented as defined by federal law, or as determined by a school district professional or any other professional working in the field of psychology, gifted education or who regularly provides services of educational assessments.”
SECTION 2. Chapter 71 Section 38G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, shall be amended by inserting after the sentence, “In addition to any other requirements in this section, in order to receive a provisional or standard educator certificate, persons applying for such certification shall have completed such courses or training sessions as the board shall require in second language acquisition.” the following words:
“ In addition to any other requirements of this section, in order to receive a provisional or standard educator certificate, persons applying for such certification shall have completed such courses or training sessions as the board shall require in the education of beyond grade-level and/or gifted students. The board shall establish such requirements as recommended by generally-accepted standards in the field of gifted and talented education. This shall include training in talent development framework to find and cultivate strengths of a student’s latent and emergent potential; and training to address biases in the educational environment that lead to low expectations, missed talents, and lack of opportunities for students based on factors such as race, ethnicity, geography, gender, religion, EL or socioeconomic status.
In addition to any other requirements of this section, the board shall require, as a provision of an administrator's or an educator's initial certification, that all such educators and administrators shall have training in strategies for the effective education of beyond-grade-level and gifted and talented students as they are defined by federal law.”
SECTION 3. Chapter 71 Section 38Q of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, shall be amended by inserting the following text in the first paragraph, after the sentence, “In any school district with limited English proficient students, the plan shall provide training for teachers in second language acquisition techniques for the re-certification of teachers and administrators.”
“ In any school district containing gifted and talented students as defined by federal law, the plan shall provide training for administrators and teachers in gifted education, and shall state how such training will support the needs of beyond grade-level and/or gifted students. Each school district shall report to the department, on an annual basis, the gifted education training provided by the district, the number of educators in the district receiving such training and the total number of hours received. Each school district shall report to the department, on an annual basis, the specific ways in which its Title II Part A programs and activities address the learning needs of beyond grade-level and/or gifted students and is improving the education of beyond grade-level and/or gifted students.”
SECTION 4. Chapter 71 Section 38Q of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, shall be amended by inserting the following sentence after the second sentence of the second paragraph, which ends with the words “limited English proficient students.” the following text:
“ The plan shall include data that demonstrates, statewide and by school district, the types of professional development provided for educators who work with beyond-grade-level, gifted and talented, highly or profoundly gifted, including those with one or more disabilities.”
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