MA S338

Bill

MA S338

Relative to school safety issues

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 relative to school safety issues. Education.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 71 of the General Laws to create a new section that requires the Commissioner of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to designate an individual within the department to serve as a school safety resource officer. The resource officer will be available to provide schools with information on school safety issues and to evaluate school safety plans.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (3)

Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D), Dave Robertson (D), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2665 (on 04/27/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S338

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S338	03/01/2019
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S338.pdf	03/01/2019

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1562	Relative to school safety	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H1827	Supporting municipal fiscal stability through a special education stabilization fund	Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading	Similar To
H1876	Creating a commission to study concussions that occur as a result of varsity sports in public and private high schools	Accompanied a new draft, see H4639	Similar To
H2504	Relative to private school land use	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H3112	Prohibiting cell phone use in school zones	Accompanied a study order, see H4772	Similar To
H3911	To ensure representation of Special Education Parent Advisory Councils on school committees	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H4090	Authorizing the Norfolk County Treasurer to borrow funds for repairs to the Norfolk County Agricultural School	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 129 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4218	Regarding breakfast after the bell	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 133 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4245	Authorizing the city of Salem to employ automated enforcement of speed limit violations in designated school zones within the city of Salem	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H4248	Authorizing Old Rochester Regional School District to enter into renewable energy agreements	Accompanied a new draft, see H4435	Similar To
H475	Requiring instruction in CPR and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation	Accompanied a new draft, see H4292	Similar To
H511	To allow for school districts to collect a fee associated with nonresident pupil transportation	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H575	Relative to clean energy generation at the Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School	Accompanied a new draft, see H4182	Similar To
S1224	To conduct a comprehensive study of oral injuries in school sports	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1582	Relative to non-public school service	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S2098	Relative to school bus safety	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2195	Crediting the stabilization fund for the sale of Fuller School in the city of Gloucester	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2248	Relative to freedom of expression for public school students	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S2445	Repealing Chapter 46 of the Acts of Two Thousand and Seventeen, wherein certain parcels of land in the city of Lowell were transferred for the construction of a high school	New draft substituted, see S2636	Similar To
S2665	Relative to safety and violence education for students (the SAVE Students Act)	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S344	Providing school transportation to homeless children	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1562

Relative to school safety

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H1827

Supporting municipal fiscal stability through a special education stabilization fund

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading

Similar To

H1876

Creating a commission to study concussions that occur as a result of varsity sports in public and private high schools

Accompanied a new draft, see H4639

Similar To

H2504

Relative to private school land use

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H3112

Prohibiting cell phone use in school zones

Accompanied a study order, see H4772

Similar To

H3911

To ensure representation of Special Education Parent Advisory Councils on school committees

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H4090

Authorizing the Norfolk County Treasurer to borrow funds for repairs to the Norfolk County Agricultural School

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 129 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4218

Regarding breakfast after the bell

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 133 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4245

Authorizing the city of Salem to employ automated enforcement of speed limit violations in designated school zones within the city of Salem

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H4248

Authorizing Old Rochester Regional School District to enter into renewable energy agreements

Accompanied a new draft, see H4435

Similar To

H475

Requiring instruction in CPR and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation

Accompanied a new draft, see H4292

Similar To

H511

To allow for school districts to collect a fee associated with nonresident pupil transportation

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H575

Relative to clean energy generation at the Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School

Accompanied a new draft, see H4182

Similar To

S1224

To conduct a comprehensive study of oral injuries in school sports

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1582

Relative to non-public school service

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S2098

Relative to school bus safety

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2195

Crediting the stabilization fund for the sale of Fuller School in the city of Gloucester

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2248

Relative to freedom of expression for public school students

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S2445

Repealing Chapter 46 of the Acts of Two Thousand and Seventeen, wherein certain parcels of land in the city of Lowell were transferred for the construction of a high school

New draft substituted, see S2636

Similar To

S2665

Relative to safety and violence education for students (the SAVE Students Act)

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Replaced by

S344

Providing school transportation to homeless children

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

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