MA H5159

Bill

MA H5159

Study Order - Education Matters

Introduced
12/03/2020

In Committee
12/03/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relativerelative to certain education matters.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the Massachusetts state legislature's Committee on Education to investigate and study various education-related bills (referred to by their bill numbers) during a legislative recess. The committee is directed to report back its findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the full legislature by December 31, 2020. This allows the committee to conduct a comprehensive review of the pending education bills and propose any necessary changes or new legislation based on its analysis.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Committee on Education (J)

Last Action

Discharged to the committee on House Rules (on 12/03/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H5159

(125 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H5159
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H5159.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3550	Ensuring language readiness in deaf and hard-of-hearing children entering kindergarten	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H3601	Relative to educator review of matters related to classroom instruction	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H3632	To enable the establishment of innovation partnership zones	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H3649	Relative to emergency EpiPens in schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H3710	Relative to improved special needs transportation and student safety, "John's Law"	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H3756	To increase student access to career technical education schools and programs which are aligned with regional labor market needs	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H3758	Requiring the monitoring and documentation of school discipline	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H3760	Providing for early education of foreign languages	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H3761	Providing pre-k education for 4 year-old children in gateway communities	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H3853	Relative to the operation of charter schools in the city of New Bedford	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H3871	Relative to the use of temporary door locking devices in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H3872	Relative to providing for seizure management plans in schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H3911	To ensure representation of Special Education Parent Advisory Councils on school committees	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H3919	To expand the Massachusetts School Building Authority and create a new program to assist public school districts with 21st century technology upgrades	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H3920	Promoting high school graduation in the commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H396	Relative to school resource officers	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H400	Relative to accommodations for special needs students taking the MCAS examination	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H405	Relative to the charter school reimbursement rate for the town of Foxborough	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H406	Related to MCAS Exemption	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H407	Relative to out-of-district vocational school transportation	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H408	Relative to student safety in interscholastic athletic activities	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H411	Relative to charter school admissions	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H415	To reduce barriers to education and career opportunities	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H416	To require school attendance up to age 18 or until graduation	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H418	Relative to transparency and accountability in charter school finance	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H419	Ensuring equitable MSBA incentives	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H421	Requiring food allergen certification in vocational schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H422	To improve literacy skills	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H424	Clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H425	Relative to early literacy education	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H426	Relative to recess for elementary school children	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H4275	Quantifying the SPED Gap by comparing actual special education costs to current special education assistance	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H428	Relative to universal full-day kindergarten	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H429	To promote collaboration at level 4/5 schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H430	Relative to student impact rating	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H431	To place a moratorium on high stakes testing	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H432	To ensure equal access to education, including special education services, for all students in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H434	Relative to civic test requirements for graduation	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H435	Concerning the fiscal impact of charter schools on public education	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H438	Establishing a personal financial literacy curriculum in schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H439	Prohibiting a municipality or regional school district from using public funds or other public resources for the recruitment of students from outside the municipality or regional school district	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H440	To protect student privacy	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H441	Relative to school transportation	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H444	Providing for the creation of a permanent commission relative to the education of American Indian and Alaska Native residents of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H447	Relative to regional bonus aid	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H452	Relative to testing requirements for veterans who wish to become educators	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H454	Providing for mandatory recess time in elementary schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H455	Relative to wages for substitute teacher	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H456	Relative to special education funding	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H458	Relative to standards for highly qualified teachers in institutional settings	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H459	Relative to the composition of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H460	Regarding certifications of librarians	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H461	Relative to teaching the history of working people	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H462	Relating to outside special needs placement	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H467	To regulate school enrollment	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H469	To eliminate the use of the MCAS as the sole purpose for high school graduation	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H471	Relative to science curriculum standards	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H472	Relative to financial literacy in schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H473	To promote quality physical education	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H478	Relative to the Massachusetts School Building Authority	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H479	Relative to early education funding	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H482	Relative to the promotion of mental health education	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H487	Relative to special education funding reform	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H489	Relative to school recess	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H490	Providing for bleeding control training as part of the health education curriculum	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H491	Relative to the school turnaround process	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H492	Concerning athletic activities of students with disabilities	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H493	Relative to independent child protection	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H496	Relative to establishing a private school tuition deduction task force	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H499	Relative to emergency stock epinephrine in schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H505	Relative to substitute teachers	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H506	Relative to non-academic surveys administered in a public school	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H507	Relative to pre-school teachers	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H509	Relative to the consideration of ergonomically designed school buildings	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H511	To allow for school districts to collect a fee associated with nonresident pupil transportation	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H514	Relative to group care facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H515	Enhancing the educational outcomes of expectant and parenting students	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H517	Providing charter school access for local students	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H518	Strengthening recovery high schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H519	Clarifying parental rights in the administration of standardized tests	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H521	Relative to school committee compensation for virtual school districts	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H523	Relative to student success	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H524	Relative to the disclosure of information of public school athletic resources and interscholastic athletic authorized representatives	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H526	Relative to certain teacher fees	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H527	Increasing funding for the Massachusetts School Building Authority	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H528	Relative to encouraging and supporting high school graduation	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H530	Creating a special commission to study classroom temperatures	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H531	To promote the education success of court involved children	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H532	To redefine school construction and reconstruction projects	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H533	Requiring collaboration with MA DOT on school building projects	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H536	Relative to school transportation	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H537	Concerning early college and financing efforts	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H538	To aid school district budgets for special education students who move during the school year	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H539	Relative to the use of computer-adaptive assessments in K-12 education	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H540	Providing for the education of gifted and beyond grade-level children in the public schools of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H541	Creating an expert panel on gifted children and their education in the public schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H542	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to low-income students and special education	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H543	Relative to academic acceleration of K-12 students	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H544	To promote collaboration in Horace Mann and innovation schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H545	Relative to sun safety	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H547	Relative to increasing access for vulnerable students	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H549	Relative to hazing training for student athletes	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H550	Relative to dropout prevention and re-engagement	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H555	Relative to establishing flexibilities for school districts	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H556	Establishing farm to school grants to promote healthy eating and strengthen the agricultural economy	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H557	Relative to instruction in pregnancy and prenatal care	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H558	Relative to the licensure and regulation of au pair and nanny agencies by the Department of Early Education and Care	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H559	Requiring reports on the state’s implementation of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H560	Establishing a special commission relative to reimbursements of school busing costs	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H561	Relative to media literacy in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H567	Expanding high school student access to earn industry recognized credentials	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H568	Relative to the school turnaround process	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H569	To authorize codes of conduct for players, coaches, officials and parents in athletic settings	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H572	Regarding school choice	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H573	Relative to geography education	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H574	Relative to education standards	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H581	Concerning education in honor of Byron Rushing	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H582	Relative to the composition of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H583	Relative to the net school spending cap	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H587	Reducing public school nonionizing radiation and wireless exposures	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H588	Requiring privacy protections and supporting safer technology in schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H589	Supporting evolving educational standards that allow interdisciplinary education, need-based 3R instruction, and reduced testing time	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H590	In support of children's safety	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H592	Regarding parental consent	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces
H593	To ensure charter school transparency and public accountability	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Replaces

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3550

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