MA H618

Bill

Relative to LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum in public schools. Education.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend the existing law in Massachusetts to require public schools to include instruction on the histories, roles, and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people in the history of the United States and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as part of their curriculum standards. The aim is to make the curriculum more inclusive of LGBTQ+ individuals and their experiences.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (16)

Natalie Higgins (D)*, Jack Lewis (D)*, Natalie Blais (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Vanna Howard (D), Meghan Kilcoyne (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Steve Owens (D), Dave Rogers (D), Adam Scanlon (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D), Tommy Vitolo (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4539 (on 03/31/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H618

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H618
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H618.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3485	Relative to updating Massachusetts driver education	Accompanied a study order, see H4966	Similar To
H4539	Relative to educator diversity	No further action taken	Replaced by
H578	Establishing a personal financial literacy curriculum in schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5135	Similar To
H622	Providing for bleeding control training as part of the health education curriculum	Accompanied a study order, see H5135	Similar To
S1570	Relative to fire safety education in schools and colleges	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S202	Further regulating the continuing education requirements for real estate brokers and salespersons	Accompanied a new draft, see S2675	Similar To
S2495	Relative to healthy youth	New draft substituted, see S2534	Similar To
S2541	Relative to healthy youth	No further action taken	Similar To
S310	Relative to LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum	Accompanied a new draft, see S2748	Similar To
S311	Implementing an elementary and secondary interdisciplinary climate education curriculum in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see S2785	Similar To
S360	For the end of Common Core, and establishing certain other curriculum standards	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To

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