MA H484

Bill

MA H484

Relative to empowering Massachusetts students to end sexual violence

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 authorize a consent program to prevent and reduce the incidence of sexual assault. Education.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to authorize a consent program in Massachusetts to prevent and reduce the incidence of sexual assault. It requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, to assist districts and charter schools in developing and implementing an evidence-based, multiple-session consent program for grades K-12. The bill defines "consent" as an affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity, which must be ongoing and can be revoked at any time, regardless of any dating relationship or past sexual relations between the involved parties.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (17)

Christine Barber (D), Julian Cyr (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Denise Garlick (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Stephen Hay (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Jack Lewis (D), Becca Rausch (D), Maria Robinson (D), Dave Rogers (D),

Last Action

Accompanied H410 (on 02/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H484

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H484
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H484.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1582	Decriminalizing non-violent and verbal student misconduct	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3427	Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H410	Relative to healthy youth	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Replaced by
H4135	Amendment Order for “An Act relative to educational opportunity for students”	Adopted, see S2365	Similar To
H4137	Similar Bills	Published as amended, see H4145	Similar To
H4145	Similar Bills	See S2365	Similar To
S1307	Resolve establishing a sexual assault counselor certification task force	Accompanied a new draft, see S2692	Similar To
S2248	Relative to freedom of expression for public school students	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S2348	Relative to educational opportunity for students	New draft substituted, see S2350	Similar To
S235	Improving students' access to life saving treatments	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	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
S2412	Relative to educational opportunity for students	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 132 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S261	Relative to the availability of sunscreen for students	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S328	Creating a grant program on alternative assessment models	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S559	Relative to special education health care costs	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1582

Decriminalizing non-violent and verbal student misconduct

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H3427

Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H410

Relative to healthy youth

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

Replaced by

H4135

Amendment Order for “An Act relative to educational opportunity for students”

Adopted, see S2365

Similar To

H4137

Similar Bills

Published as amended, see H4145

Similar To

H4145

Similar Bills

See S2365

Similar To

S1307

Resolve establishing a sexual assault counselor certification task force

Accompanied a new draft, see S2692

Similar To

S2248

Relative to freedom of expression for public school students

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S2348

Relative to educational opportunity for students

New draft substituted, see S2350

Similar To

S235

Improving students' access to life saving treatments

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

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

S2412

Relative to educational opportunity for students

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 132 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S261

Relative to the availability of sunscreen for students

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S328

Creating a grant program on alternative assessment models

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S559

Relative to special education health care costs

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

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