MA S336

Bill

Relative to enhancing special education services delivery

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 enhancing special education services delivery. Education.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, in partnership with Massachusetts institutions of higher learning, local educational authorities, and private educational providers, to study the delivery of special education services in the Commonwealth. The study will evaluate existing and potential models for providing special education, including costs and benefits, and seek to identify ways to provide services and instruction proactively, without the need for an individual education plan, in order to maximize learning progress in local educational settings. The study and any legislative recommendations must be filed with the Joint Committee on Education and the clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives by May 1, 2020.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S336

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S336
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S336.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1002	Expanding access to telemedicine services	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H159	Providing for enhanced protection of children and investigation of abuse and neglect allegations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H1750	Relative to services for persons with mental illness who are living with older family members or primary caretakers	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H1752	To provide services for medically ill and mentally ill persons	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
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
H4257	Relative to the cancellation of physical fitness services	Accompanied a new draft, see H4459	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
S1098	Establishing EMAC exemption for human services nonprofits	Accompanied a study order, see S2548	Similar To
S1312	Relative to timely care and saving lives	Accompanied a new draft, see S2768	Similar To
S2306	Authorizing the transfer of care and control of certain parcels of land in the town of Bridgewater from the Department of Correction to the Department of Fire Services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2362	Establishing a sick leave bank for Yves Louis, an employee of the Department of Youth Services	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2415	Establishing a sick leave bank for Elliot Brown, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2020	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
S353	To promote quality case management services on behalf of the elderly	Accompanied a study order, see S2487	Similar To
S52	Relative to eligibility for disability services	Accompanied S61	Similar To
S559	Relative to special education health care costs	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S656	Relative to transparency for mental health parity	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1002

Expanding access to telemedicine services

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H159

Providing for enhanced protection of children and investigation of abuse and neglect allegations

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

Similar To

H1750

Relative to services for persons with mental illness who are living with older family members or primary caretakers

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H1752

To provide services for medically ill and mentally ill persons

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

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

H4257

Relative to the cancellation of physical fitness services

Accompanied a new draft, see H4459

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

S1098

Establishing EMAC exemption for human services nonprofits

Accompanied a study order, see S2548

Similar To

S1312

Relative to timely care and saving lives

Accompanied a new draft, see S2768

Similar To

S2306

Authorizing the transfer of care and control of certain parcels of land in the town of Bridgewater from the Department of Correction to the Department of Fire Services

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

Similar To

S2362

Establishing a sick leave bank for Yves Louis, an employee of the Department of Youth Services

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S2415

Establishing a sick leave bank for Elliot Brown, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2020

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

S353

To promote quality case management services on behalf of the elderly

Accompanied a study order, see S2487

Similar To

S52

Relative to eligibility for disability services

Accompanied S61

Similar To

S559

Relative to special education health care costs

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S656

Relative to transparency for mental health parity

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

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