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MA S756

MA S756
Creating higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities, autism, and other developmental disabilities

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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 create higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities, autism, and other developmental disabilities. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to create higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities, autism, and other developmental disabilities. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Expanding the purpose of the Department of Higher Education to include providing inclusive educational opportunities for individuals with severe intellectual disabilities, severe autism spectrum disorders, and other severe developmental disabilities. 2. Allowing these individuals to participate in undergraduate academic courses, internships, work-based training, and extracurricular activities alongside non-disabled students, without requiring them to meet certain academic prerequisites. 3. Establishing a discretionary grant program to support partnerships between school committees and public institutions of higher education to offer inclusive concurrent enrollment initiatives for eligible students aged 18 to 21. 4. Specifying that the costs associated with supporting the participation of these individuals in higher education can be covered through special education services, vocational rehabilitation services, and other public or private sources. 5. Requiring the development of guidelines and the establishment of an inclusive concurrent enrollment advisory board to help implement the provisions of the bill.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (54)

Brian Ashe (D),  Mike Barrett (D),  Jennifer Benson (D),  Joseph Boncore (D),  Michael Brady (D),  Will Brownsberger (D),  Linda Campbell (D),  Pete Capano (D),  Tackey Chan (D),  Jo Comerford (D),  Mike Connolly (D),  Cynthia Creem (D),  Brendan Crighton (D),  Julian Cyr (D),  Angelo D'Emilia (R),  Marjorie Decker (D),  Marcos Devers (D),  Sal DiDomenico (D),  Diana Dizoglio (D),  Jamie Eldridge (D),  Paul Feeney (D),  Cindy Friedman (D),  Sean Garballey (D),  Carmine Gentile (D),  Susan Gifford (R),  Bradford Hill (R),  Dan Hunt (D),  Pat Jehlen (D),  Brad Jones (R),  Hannah Kane (R),  John Keenan (D),  Kay Khan (D),  Jack Lewis (D),  Jason Lewis (D),  Joan Lovely (D),  Christina Minicucci (D),  Mike Moore (D),  Brian Murray (D),  Patrick O'Connor (R),  Smitty Pignatelli (D),  Elizabeth Poirier (R),  Angelo Puppolo (D),  Becca Rausch (D),  Michael Rodrigues (D),  Dave Rogers (D),  Mike Rush (D),  Tom Stanley (D),  Bruce Tarr (R),  Walter Timilty (D),  José Tosado (D),  Dean Tran (R),  Dave Vieira (R),  James Welch (D),  Jon Zlotnik (D), 

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2539 (on 02/13/2020)
(12 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S756 03/01/2019
Bill https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S756.pdf 03/01/2019
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