MA S275

Bill

MA S275

Relative to standardized tests

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 standardized tests. Education.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 1D of Chapter 69 of the General Laws to require the Department of Education to conduct a minimum of one public hearing in each county in the Commonwealth one year before voting on the implementation of any new standardized test. This is to provide greater transparency and public input on changes to standardized testing requirements in Massachusetts.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (2)

Diana Dizoglio (D), Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2538 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S275

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S275	03/01/2019
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S275.pdf	03/01/2019

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
H4177	Relative to the training of higher education counselors on deployment-related health conditions	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
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
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
S2538	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to education issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S272	Relative to substance use education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S324	Establishing a special commission relative to digital textbooks	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S698	To promote graduate medical education	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	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

H4177

Relative to the training of higher education counselors on deployment-related health conditions

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

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

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

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

S2538

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to education issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S272

Relative to substance use education in public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S324

Establishing a special commission relative to digital textbooks

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S698

To promote graduate medical education

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

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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