MA S316

Bill

To reduce paperwork within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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 reduce paperwork within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to reduce paperwork within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. It directs the Commissioner to increase the use of information technology to reduce the use of paper, eliminate costly government publications, and eliminate duplicative permitting and paperwork requirements through inter-agency file sharing. The bill also requires the Department to inventory all state and federal planning, reporting, and data gathering requirements for public education administrators and develop a single master reporting form to prevent duplicate information from being reported more than once per school district.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348 (on 09/19/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S316

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S316
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S316.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4043	Relative to the Office of Information Technology considering cloud computing service options under certain circumstances	Accompanied a study order, see H5011	Similar To
H436	Establishing an unfunded student reserve fund	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
H458	Relative to standards for highly qualified teachers in institutional settings	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H745	Reducing paper and packaging waste in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5124	Similar To
S2348	Relative to educational opportunity for students	New draft substituted, see S2350	Replaced by
S253	Resolve authorizing a study of starting times and schedules	Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S272	Relative to substance use education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S273	Relative to unfunded mandates on public schools	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
S518	Relative to information technology producer responsibility	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S876	To amend G.L. c. 221 § 27A: Obsolete or useless papers; disposition, destruction or storage	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

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