MA H453

Bill

Providing for alternatives to fines for failure to send

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
11/12/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to providing for alternative penalties for failure to send children to school. Education.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend the existing law to provide alternatives to fines for failure to send children to school. Specifically, the bill allows the court to order a person in control of a child, who fails to attend school, to attend a counseling program or other appropriate program or services, as determined by the court. If the court finds that the child and the person in control have successfully completed the court-ordered programs or services, the court shall dismiss the charge against the defendant. The bill also requires that charges under this section be assigned to an expedited docket for disposition.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education

Sponsors (9)

Tony Cabral (D), Carole Fiola (D), Denise Garlick (D), Mary Keefe (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Liz Miranda (D), Paul Schmid (D), Alan Silvia (D), Tommy Vitolo (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 11/12/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H453

(24 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H453
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H453.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1332	Relative to selling tattooing, branding, body piercing kit or device to an unlicensed body art practitioner or minor	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1337	Relative to air traffic safety	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1488	Increasing penalties for hit and runs with recreational vehicles in the commonwealth to be known as the James Ward Act	Accompanied a new draft, see H4601	Similar To
H1555	Relative to assaults upon sports officials	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H2955	Relative to increasing the fines and penalties for texting and driving	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
H328	Relative to the sale of children’s jewelry	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3478	Increasing penalties for restraining order violations	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H359	Relative to used police cars sold at auction	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3853	Relative to the operation of charter schools in the city of New Bedford	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H3917	To reduce litter on the highways of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5126	Similar To
H4013	Order relative to amendments to the House bill relative to children's health and wellness	Adopted, see H4012	Similar To
H4083	Relative to DCF legislative reporting reform	Accompanied a new draft, see H4163	Similar To
H437	Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies	Accompanied a new draft, see H4426	Similar To
H524	Relative to the disclosure of information of public school athletic resources and interscholastic athletic authorized representatives	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H557	Relative to instruction in pregnancy and prenatal care	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
S1017	Relative to social networking impersonation or harassment	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S2227	Relative to child predators	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S2294	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2324	Establishing a hate crimes grant program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2581	Similar To
S2349	To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2368	Similar Bills	See H4012	Similar To
S2377	Similar Bills	See H4012	Similar To
S2398	To establish food allergy plans	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S261	Relative to the availability of sunscreen for students	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1332

Relative to selling tattooing, branding, body piercing kit or device to an unlicensed body art practitioner or minor

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1337

Relative to air traffic safety

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1488

Increasing penalties for hit and runs with recreational vehicles in the commonwealth to be known as the James Ward Act

Accompanied a new draft, see H4601

Similar To

H1555

Relative to assaults upon sports officials

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H2955

Relative to increasing the fines and penalties for texting and driving

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

Similar To

H328

Relative to the sale of children’s jewelry

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3478

Increasing penalties for restraining order violations

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H359

Relative to used police cars sold at auction

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3853

Relative to the operation of charter schools in the city of New Bedford

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H3917

To reduce litter on the highways of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H5126

Similar To

H4013

Order relative to amendments to the House bill relative to children's health and wellness

Adopted, see H4012

Similar To

H4083

Relative to DCF legislative reporting reform

Accompanied a new draft, see H4163

Similar To

H437

Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies

Accompanied a new draft, see H4426

Similar To

H524

Relative to the disclosure of information of public school athletic resources and interscholastic athletic authorized representatives

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H557

Relative to instruction in pregnancy and prenatal care

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

S1017

Relative to social networking impersonation or harassment

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S2227

Relative to child predators

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S2294

To end child marriage in Massachusetts

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2324

Establishing a hate crimes grant program

Accompanied a new draft, see S2581

Similar To

S2349

To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2368

Similar Bills

See H4012

Similar To

S2377

Similar Bills

See H4012

Similar To

S2398

To establish food allergy plans

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S261

Relative to the availability of sunscreen for students

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

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