MA H510

Bill

MA H510

Establishing an educational mandate task force

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a task force (including members of the General Court) to review existing state mandates placed on public schools and districts. Education.

AI Summary

This bill establishes an educational mandate task force to review existing state mandates placed on public schools and districts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The task force will consist of 11 members, including legislators, education officials, and representatives from various education associations. The task force will identify and review state laws, regulations, and administrative directives that impose requirements on school districts, including reporting and data submission to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The task force will develop recommendations to streamline, consolidate, or eliminate outdated, duplicative, or inconsistent mandates and reporting requirements, including the possibility of creating a single master reporting form. The task force is required to hold at least one public hearing before issuing its recommendations, which must be filed with the legislature within 12 months of the task force's first meeting.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (21)

Paul Brodeur (D), Josh Cutler (D), Angelo D'Emilia (R), David DeCoste (R), Shawn Dooley (R), Kim Ferguson (R), Colleen Garry (D), Susan Gifford (R), Anne Gobi (D), Brad Jones (R), Hannah Kane (R), Paul McMurtry (D), Mike Moore (D), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Norm Orrall (R), Becca Rausch (D), Jeff Roy (D), Mike Soter (R), Bruce Tarr (R), Timothy Whelan (R), Jon Zlotnik (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348 (on 09/19/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H510

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H510
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H510.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1603	Establishing a youth apprenticeship commission	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H3228	Relative to a volunteer veteran corps mentoring program	House concurred	Similar To
H436	Establishing an unfunded student reserve fund	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
H444	Providing for the creation of a permanent commission relative to the education of American Indian and Alaska Native residents of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H578	Establishing an education finance reform data advisory commission	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
S2348	Relative to educational opportunity for students	New draft substituted, see S2350	Replaced by

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