MA H501

Bill

Relative to an educational unfunded 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

Relative to the 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 Massachusetts. The task force will identify and review state laws, regulations, and administrative directives that prescribe requirements for school districts, including reporting and data submission requirements, and develop recommendations to streamline, consolidate, or eliminate unfunded mandates. The task force will also determine the total estimated cost of these unfunded mandates on municipalities. The task force will file a report with its findings and recommendations within 12 months of its first meeting, and will conduct at least one public hearing to receive testimony before issuing its recommendations.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (22)

Jay Barrows (R), Donnie Berthiaume (R), Angelo D'Emilia (R), Shawn Dooley (R), Kim Ferguson (R), Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Bradford Hill (R), Steven Howitt (R), Randy Hunt (R), Brad Jones (R), Hannah Kane (R), Dave Muradian (R), Norm Orrall (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Todd Smola (R), Mike Soter (R), Alyson Sullivan (R), Bruce Tarr (R), Dave Vieira (R), Timothy Whelan (R), Donald Wong (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H501

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H501
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H501.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1166	Relative to establishing a health safety net task force	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H3851	Establishing an interagency PFAS task force	New draft substituted, see H4256	Similar To
S1832	Relative to Native American tribal recognition	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S2023	Establishing a food tourism task force	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2284	Establishing an interagency PFAS task force	Accompanied H3851	Similar To
S2348	Relative to educational opportunity for students	New draft substituted, see S2350	Replaced by
S253	Resolve authorizing a study of starting times and schedules	Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S341	Relative to the creation of a Educational Unfunded Mandate Task Force	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To

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