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This bill aims to promote collaboration in Horace Mann and innovation schools in Massachusetts. It amends the state's education laws to remove the requirement for Horace Mann charter schools to have an agreement with the local collective bargaining unit prior to board approval. Instead, these schools will develop a memorandum of understanding with the school committee and local union regarding any waivers to applicable collective bargaining agreements. For innovation schools, the bill requires the applicant, local union, and superintendent to negotiate waivers or modifications to the collective bargaining agreement necessary to implement the innovation plan. The innovation plan must then be approved by a two-thirds vote of the school's teachers before being submitted to the school committee.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H544