MA S305

Bill

MA S305

Ensuring language readiness in deaf and hard-of-hearing children entering kindergarten

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 ensure language readiness in deaf and hard-of-hearing children entering kindergarten. Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure language readiness in deaf and hard-of-hearing children entering kindergarten. It requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, in conjunction with the Department of Public Health, to develop a parent resource with language developmental milestones for children from birth to 5 years old. The resource will be appropriate for children using American Sign Language, English, or both languages. The departments will also select assessment tools for educators to track the language and literacy development of deaf and hard-of-hearing children. The bill establishes a task force on kindergarten readiness to provide recommendations on the language developmental milestones to be included in the parent resource.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (16)

John Barrett (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Jo Comerford (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Anne Gobi (D), Donald Humason (R), Eric Lesser (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Michael Rodrigues (D), Angelo Scaccia (D), Bruce Tarr (R), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S305

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S305
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S305.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1012	Relative to establishing a financial technology task force	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H1166	Relative to establishing a health safety net task force	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1642	Relative to commission sales rates	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H1912	Relative to sexual assault counselor task force	Accompanied a new draft, see H4446	Similar To
H2690	Ensuring cyber security in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5103	Similar To
H384	Relative to a loan forgiveness task force	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H3851	Establishing an interagency PFAS task force	New draft substituted, see H4256	Similar To
H4256	Establishing an interagency PFAS task force	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H510	Establishing an educational mandate task force	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
S1141	Relative to best practices for sober homes	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1214	To create an emergency nursing home task force	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
S1832	Relative to Native American tribal recognition	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S2023	Establishing a food tourism task force	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2114	To explore alternative funding sources to ensure safe and reliable transportation	Accompanied a study order, see S2560	Similar To
S2284	Establishing an interagency PFAS task force	Accompanied H3851	Similar To
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
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
S341	Relative to the creation of a Educational Unfunded Mandate Task Force	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
S791	Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing	Accompanied a study order, see S2527	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1012

Relative to establishing a financial technology task force

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H1166

Relative to establishing a health safety net task force

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H1642

Relative to commission sales rates

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

Similar To

H1912

Relative to sexual assault counselor task force

Accompanied a new draft, see H4446

Similar To

H2690

Ensuring cyber security in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H5103

Similar To

H384

Relative to a loan forgiveness task force

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H3851

Establishing an interagency PFAS task force

New draft substituted, see H4256

Similar To

H4256

Establishing an interagency PFAS task force

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

Similar To

H510

Establishing an educational mandate task force

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

S1141

Relative to best practices for sober homes

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

Similar To

S1214

To create an emergency nursing home task force

Accompanied a study order, see S2547

Similar To

S1832

Relative to Native American tribal recognition

Accompanied a study order, see S2569

Similar To

S2023

Establishing a food tourism task force

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

Similar To

S2114

To explore alternative funding sources to ensure safe and reliable transportation

Accompanied a study order, see S2560

Similar To

S2284

Establishing an interagency PFAS task force

Accompanied H3851

Similar To

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

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

S341

Relative to the creation of a Educational Unfunded Mandate Task Force

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

S791

Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing

Accompanied a study order, see S2527

Similar To

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