MA S284

Bill

MA S284

Establishing a skin cancer and sun safety education program in public schools

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 establish a skin cancer and sun safety education program in public schools. Education.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a skin cancer and sun safety education program in public schools. It requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Public Health, to create a model curriculum for grades K-12 that covers the basic facts about skin cancer and provides comprehensive strategies to reduce the risk of contracting it. The curriculum will include materials from the Environmental Protection Agency's "Sunwise Program" and will be made available to all school districts in the Commonwealth, which are encouraged to implement the curriculum or a variation thereof.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (2)

Paul Feeney (D), Jim Hawkins (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S284

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S284
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S284.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H425	Relative to early literacy education	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H473	To promote quality physical education	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H566	Concerning genocide education	Accompanied a new draft, see H4433	Similar To
S1162	To increase substance use prevention and awareness and reduce overdose abandonment	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2324	Establishing a hate crimes grant program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2581	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
S273	Relative to unfunded mandates on public schools	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
S341	Relative to the creation of a Educational Unfunded Mandate Task Force	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To

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