MA H477

Bill

MA H477

To assure opportunity for all students with disabilities

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/15/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to improving procurement procedures to ensure opportunities for students with disabilities. Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve procurement procedures to ensure opportunities for students with disabilities. The key provisions include: 1) Establishing a subsequent year price adjustment for contractors providing goods or services related to special education within the Commonwealth, by adding a per student annual adjustment amount to the current authorized price, determined by a percentage factor set by the Operational Services Division. 2) Requiring the Division of Purchased Services to promulgate rules and regulations to promote recruitment and retention of direct care staff (teachers, related service staff, etc.) in approved programs under Chapter 71B, including provisions for salary and benefit increases, and addressing instructional resource upgrades as recommended by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. 3) Requiring private special education programs to provide purchasers, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the Operational Services Division with a notice of intent to apply for salary and benefit upgrades by October 1 for the following fiscal year.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education

Sponsors (27)

Paul Brodeur (D), Daniel Cullinane (D), Mark Cusack (D), Michael Day (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Kim Ferguson (R), Ken Gordon (D), Pat Haddad (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Stephen Hay (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Russell Holmes (D), Kevin Honan (D), Louis Kafka (D), Patrick Kearney (D), David Linsky (D), Jay Livingstone (D), Paul Mark (D), Matt Muratore (R), James Murphy (D), Dave Rogers (D), Jon Santiago (D), Paul Schmid (D), José Tosado (D), Aaron Vega (D), Tommy Vitolo (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 01/15/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H477

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H477
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H477.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1212	Improving graduation rates at public colleges and universities	Accompanied a new draft, see H4419	Similar To
H1218	Creating higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities, autism, and other developmental disabilities who have exited special education	Accompanied a new draft, see H4419	Similar To
H1219	Creating higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities, autism, and other developmental disabilities	Accompanied a new draft, see H4419	Similar To
H1614	Relative to workplace safety	Accompanied a new draft, see H4125	Similar To
H2931	Relative to procurement services for artists	Reporting date extended to Tuesday June 2, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
S1857	Relative to municipal procurement	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S2008	Relative to energy storage procurement for 2030 and 2035	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2372	Relative to workplace safety	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S271	Relative to school services for certain 22 year-old students	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To

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