MA S253

Bill

Resolve authorizing a study of starting times and schedules

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
11/14/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize a study of starting times and schedules. Education.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to convene an educational task force to review the effect of school day start times for middle school and secondary school students. The task force will consist of various education stakeholders and will (i) conduct a comprehensive study on the scientific findings related to sleep needs of adolescents and the effect of school start times on student health and academic performance, (ii) determine the number of districts that have implemented later school day start times and examine the academic performance of students, and (iii) identify resources and opportunities to assist districts in implementing later school day start times if the findings suggest it is beneficial to student learning. The task force will file a report with its findings and recommendations, including necessary legislation, by July 1, 2020.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education

Sponsors (1)

Cynthia Creem (D),

Last Action

Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 11/14/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S253

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S253
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S253.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
H3795	Above quota alcohol license	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H4157	Elder affairs study order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H436	Establishing an unfunded student reserve fund	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
H510	Establishing an educational mandate task force	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
S1141	Relative to best practices for sober homes	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S2221	Establishing a commission to study the effects of K2 in state prisons	Accompanied a study order, see S2531	Similar To
S2223	To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2533	Similar To
S2284	Establishing an interagency PFAS task force	Accompanied H3851	Similar To
S2388	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S272	Relative to substance use education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S495	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling	Accompanied a new draft, see S2388	Similar To
S670	To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S791	Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing	Accompanied a study order, see S2527	Similar To

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

H3795

Above quota alcohol license

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H4157

Elder affairs study order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H436

Establishing an unfunded student reserve fund

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

H510

Establishing an educational mandate task force

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

S1141

Relative to best practices for sober homes

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

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

S2221

Establishing a commission to study the effects of K2 in state prisons

Accompanied a study order, see S2531

Similar To

S2223

To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2533

Similar To

S2284

Establishing an interagency PFAS task force

Accompanied H3851

Similar To

S2388

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S272

Relative to substance use education in public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S495

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling

Accompanied a new draft, see S2388

Similar To

S670

To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status

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

Similar To

S791

Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing

Accompanied a study order, see S2527

Similar To

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