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MA H4431

MA H4431
Relative to safety and violence education for students (the SAVE Students Act)

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Introduced
02/20/2020
In Committee
02/20/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to safety and violence education for students (the SAVE Students Act)

AI Summary

This bill, known as the SAVE Students Act, aims to enhance safety and violence education for students in grades 6-12. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to develop a model threat assessment policy for schools, which identifies types of threatening behavior, reporting procedures, and guidelines for disciplinary actions that avoid disproportionate impact on protected student groups. 2. Requiring DESE to make publicly available lists of evidence-based trainings on threat assessment, suicide awareness and prevention, youth violence prevention, and social inclusion. 3. Authorizing the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to promulgate regulations necessary to implement the act. The bill's goal is to provide schools with a framework and resources to address safety and violence-related issues, while promoting inclusive practices and preventing disproportionate disciplinary actions against certain student groups.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (49)

Jim Arciero (D),  Brian Ashe (D),  Michael Brady (D),  Gerry Cassidy (D),  William Crocker (R),  Daniel Cullinane (D),  Julian Cyr (D),  Michael Day (D),  Diana Dizoglio (D),  Shawn Dooley (R),  William Driscoll Jr. (D),  Michelle DuBois (D),  Jamie Eldridge (D),  Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),  Paul Feeney (D),  Denise Garlick (D),  Carmine Gentile (D),  Tami Gouveia (D),  Pat Haddad (D),  Jim Hawkins (D),  Stephen Hay (D),  Natalie Higgins (D),  Kevin Honan (D),  Randy Hunt (R),  Louis Kafka (D),  Mary Keefe (D),  Kay Khan (D),  Jack Lewis (D),  Jason Lewis (D),  Adrian Madaro (D),  Christina Minicucci (D),  Mike Moore (D),  Harold Naughton (D),  Tram Nguyen (D),  Patrick O'Connor (R),  Alice Peisch (D),  Smitty Pignatelli (D),  Elizabeth Poirier (R),  Angelo Puppolo (D),  Becca Rausch (D),  Dave Rogers (D),  John Rogers (D),  Lindsay Sabadosa (D),  Mike Soter (R),  Tom Stanley (D),  Alyson Sullivan (R),  Bruce Tarr (R),  Dean Tran (R),  Tom Walsh (D), 

Other Sponsors (1)

Committee on Education (J)

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 02/20/2020)
(1 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4431
Bill https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4431.pdf
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