MA S2538

Bill

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to education issues

Introduced
02/18/2020

In Committee
02/20/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

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AI Summary

This bill authorizes and directs the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Education to investigate and study various current Senate documents related to education issues, including topics such as early literacy education, health education, substance abuse prevention, prekindergarten access, dropout prevention, mental health education, civics education, school building projects, academic assessments, media literacy, after-school programs, personal financial literacy, preschool development, literacy skills, charter school policies, and special education funding, among others. The investigation and study aims to provide a comprehensive review of these important education-related matters.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Committee on Education (J)

Last Action

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules (on 02/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2538

(76 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2538
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2538.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
S1556	To incentivize efficiencies in the education system	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S2248	Relative to freedom of expression for public school students	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S234	Relative to early literacy education	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S237	Providing health education in schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S239	Providing opportunity for youth with substance abuse needs	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S240	Relative to universal prekindergarten access	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S241	Relative to dropout prevention and re-engagement	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S244	Relative to mental health education	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S245	Concerning athletic activities of students with disabilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S246	Relative to civics education	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S2465	Quantifying the SPED Gap by comparing actual special education costs to current special education assistance	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S249	Ensuring best practice incentives are available for all school building projects	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S254	Supporting the local determination of educational competency and multiple forms of academic assessment	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S259	Relative to media literacy	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S260	Relative to access for after school and out-of-school time programs	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S261	Relative to the availability of sunscreen for students	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S262	Relative to financial literacy curriculum	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S264	To support healthy development among preschoolers	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S265	Ensuring high quality pre-kindergarten education	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S266	To improve literacy skills	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S268	Enhancing the educational outcomes of expectant and parenting students	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S269	Relative to rates of payment for early childhood education and care programs	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S271	Relative to school services for certain 22 year-old students	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S272	Relative to substance use education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S275	Relative to standardized tests	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S276	Regarding academic acceleration for beyond grade-level students	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S277	Require the use of a computer-adaptive assessment to identify student achievement, growth, and for education system accountability	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S278	Prohibiting against age discrimination within the public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S279	Relative to an expert panel on gifted children and their education	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S280	To ensure that public schools appropriately educate advanced students and gifted and talented children	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S281	To prevent discrimination in interscholastic athletic and extracurricular activities	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S284	Establishing a skin cancer and sun safety education program in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S286	Relative to transportation reimbursement for recovery high schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S288	Relative to affordable and accessible high quality early education and care	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S291	Relative to regional bonus aid	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S294	Limiting school screen time	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S295	Accounting for technological privacy and safety in schools with local and state committees	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S296	Relative to student assessment data	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S297	To promote the education success of court involved children	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S298	Relative to the financial impact of charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S299	Implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S300	To create a facilities loan program for private special education schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S301	Establishing farm to school grants to promote healthy eating and strengthen the agricultural economy	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S303	Relative to prescription opioid abuse prevention education	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S304	To expand dual enrollment for high school students in Gateway Cities	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S305	Ensuring language readiness in deaf and hard-of-hearing children entering kindergarten	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S306	To strengthen charter school data reporting	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S307	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S309	For the end of Common Core, and establishing certain other curriculum standards	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S311	Relative to the net school spending cap	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S314	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S315	Relative to cybersecurity education in schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S317	Promoting local control and effective training of school resource officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S319	Relative to accommodations for special needs students taking the MCAS examination	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S320	Creating a school resource officer grant program and fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S321	To relative to charter school reimbursements	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S323	Relative to safe internet access in schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S324	Establishing a special commission relative to digital textbooks	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S325	Relative to compulsory full-day kindergarten	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S326	To achieve universal pre-kindergarten	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S328	Creating a grant program on alternative assessment models	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S329	Relative to student safety in interscholastic athletic activities	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S330	Relative to physical and social recess in schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S331	To provide child exploitation awareness education	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S332	Relative to student achievement	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S333	Relative to school choice	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S336	Relative to enhancing special education services delivery	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S337	Ensuring charter school integrity	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S339	To promote alternative dispute resolution for students	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S340	Relative to homeless children school transportation	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S344	Providing school transportation to homeless children	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S345	Creating a disproportionate share childcare provider fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S346	Relative to increased access to safe swimming	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S348	To establish a task force on child development information for parents	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S676	Relative to MassHealth provider reimbursement	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces
S731	Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Replaces

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

S1556

To incentivize efficiencies in the education system