MA H468

Bill

Resolve creating a special commission to study school starting times and schedules

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

By Messrs. Gentile of Sudbury and Brodeur of Melrose, a petition of Carmine Lawrence Gentile, Paul Brodeur and others for the establishment of a special commission (including members of the General Court) to study school starting times and schedules. Education.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special commission to study the impact of school start times on the health, safety, and academic performance of adolescent students in Massachusetts. The commission will review scientific literature, survey school districts that have implemented later start times, identify resources to assist districts in changing start times, and recommend legislation to implement their findings. The commission will include members from the state legislature, state agencies, medical and educational organizations, and school community representatives. The commission is required to submit a report with their findings and recommendations within 180 days of the effective date of the bill.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (38)

Jim Arciero (D), Ruth Balser (D), Paul Brodeur (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Tackey Chan (D), Daniel Cullinane (D), Julian Cyr (D), David DeCoste (R), Diana Dizoglio (D), Shawn Dooley (R), Carolyn Dykema (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Denise Garlick (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Carlos González (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Rich Haggerty (D), Steven Howitt (R), Brad Jones (R), Patrick Kearney (D), Mary Keefe (D), James Kelcourse (R), Kathy LaNatra (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jason Lewis (D), David Linsky (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Matt Muratore (R), Tram Nguyen (D), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Becca Rausch (D), Maria Robinson (D), Dave Rogers (D), John Rogers (D), Jon Santiago (D), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4430 (on 02/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H468

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H468
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H468.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1262	Resolve establishing a special commission to study and make recommendations relative to Chapter 40B	Accompanied a study order, see H4974	Similar To
H190	To establish the Western Massachusetts balanced sustainable development commission	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
H2060	Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H2245	Relative to the size of the Group Insurance Commission board	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H3303	To establish the Massachusetts innocence commission	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3853	Relative to the operation of charter schools in the city of New Bedford	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H4070	Relative to the authority of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H5032	Similar To
H421	Requiring food allergen certification in vocational schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H4430	Resolve authorizing a study of starting times and schedules	Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Replaced by
S1470	Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1861	Resolve establishing a PILOT reimbursement commission	Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2221	Establishing a commission to study the effects of K2 in state prisons	Accompanied a study order, see S2531	Similar To
S2223	To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2533	Similar To
S2309	To create a Merrimack River District Commission	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
S2398	To establish food allergy plans	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2437	Establishing a sick leave bank for Aurora Wilber, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2446	An Act relative to agricultural commission input on board of health regulations	Laid before the Governor	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

H1262

Resolve establishing a special commission to study and make recommendations relative to Chapter 40B

Accompanied a study order, see H4974

Similar To

H190

To establish the Western Massachusetts balanced sustainable development commission

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

H2060

Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H2245

Relative to the size of the Group Insurance Commission board

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H3303

To establish the Massachusetts innocence commission

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H3853

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

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H4070

Relative to the authority of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission

Accompanied a study order, see H5032

Similar To

H421

Requiring food allergen certification in vocational schools

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H4430

Resolve authorizing a study of starting times and schedules

Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Replaced by

S1470

Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission

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

Similar To

S1861

Resolve establishing a PILOT reimbursement commission

Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2221

Establishing a commission to study the effects of K2 in state prisons

Accompanied a study order, see S2531

Similar To

S2223

To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2533

Similar To

S2309

To create a Merrimack River District Commission

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

S2398

To establish food allergy plans

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

Similar To

S2437

Establishing a sick leave bank for Aurora Wilber, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2446

An Act relative to agricultural commission input on board of health regulations

Laid before the Governor

Similar To

S261

Relative to the availability of sunscreen for students

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

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