MA S125

Bill

To mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
04/30/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill mandates domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists. It requires schools that offer these programs to provide at least one hour of training on domestic violence and sexual assault awareness, either in person or online, as a condition for license issuance or renewal. Additionally, the bill provides legal immunity for these licensed professionals and their employers when acting in good faith or failing to act on information obtained during the course of employment concerning potential domestic violence or sexual assault.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (4)

Cynthia Creem (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Denise Provost (D), Becca Rausch (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 04/30/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S125

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S125
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S125.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
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
H3911	To ensure representation of Special Education Parent Advisory Councils on school committees	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H4041	Authorizing the Salem scholarship and education committee to provide scholarships from funds set aside for educational purposes	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 273 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4275	Quantifying the SPED Gap by comparing actual special education costs to current special education assistance	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H476	Relative to special education funding	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
S1307	Resolve establishing a sexual assault counselor certification task force	Accompanied a new draft, see S2692	Similar To
S137	Requiring domestic violence and sexual assault education for certain occupations	Accompanied S125	Similar To
S1471	Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1859	To support educational collaboratives	Accompanied H525	Similar To
S218	Relative to early education funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2886	Similar To
S2183	To support improved financial stability in higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see H4075	Similar To
S2324	Establishing a hate crimes grant program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2581	Similar To
S2342	Requiring the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence record keeping system	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S2348	Relative to educational opportunity for students	New draft substituted, see S2350	Similar To
S2399	Relative to healthy youth	New draft substituted, see S2459	Similar To
S2412	Relative to educational opportunity for students	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 132 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S324	Establishing a special commission relative to digital textbooks	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S731	Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S759	Protecting public higher education student information	Accompanied a new draft, see S2736	Similar To
S760	Relative to early college high schools	Accompanied a new draft, see S2737	Similar To
S768	Related to educational courses in wine tasting at a qualified institution of higher education	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

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

H3911

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

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H4041

Authorizing the Salem scholarship and education committee to provide scholarships from funds set aside for educational purposes

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 273 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4275

Quantifying the SPED Gap by comparing actual special education costs to current special education assistance

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H476

Relative to special education funding

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

S1307

Resolve establishing a sexual assault counselor certification task force

Accompanied a new draft, see S2692

Similar To

S137

Requiring domestic violence and sexual assault education for certain occupations

Accompanied S125

Similar To

S1471

Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system

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

Similar To

S1859

To support educational collaboratives

Accompanied H525

Similar To

S218

Relative to early education funding

Accompanied a study order, see S2886

Similar To

S2183

To support improved financial stability in higher education

Accompanied a new draft, see H4075

Similar To

S2324

Establishing a hate crimes grant program

Accompanied a new draft, see S2581

Similar To

S2342

Requiring the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence record keeping system

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S2348

Relative to educational opportunity for students

New draft substituted, see S2350

Similar To

S2399

Relative to healthy youth

New draft substituted, see S2459

Similar To

S2412

Relative to educational opportunity for students

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

Similar To

S324

Establishing a special commission relative to digital textbooks

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S731

Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S759

Protecting public higher education student information

Accompanied a new draft, see S2736

Similar To

S760

Relative to early college high schools

Accompanied a new draft, see S2737

Similar To

S768

Related to educational courses in wine tasting at a qualified institution of higher education

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

Similar To

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