MA H644

Bill

MA H644

Relative to equity and inclusion in education

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 equity and inclusion in education. Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to promote equity and inclusion in education in Massachusetts. It amends the state's education laws to require the use of computer-adaptive assessments that can accurately measure each student's progress and learning readiness, and to prohibit discrimination against students based on age. The bill also directs the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish regulations to ensure students are engaged in learning at a level and pace appropriate for their individual needs, and to develop and distribute formative and interim assessments to measure progress on learning standards. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2021.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (7)

James Kelcourse (R)*, Meghan Kilcoyne (D)*, Gerry Cassidy (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Jack Lewis (D), Matt Muratore (R), Jeff Roy (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5306 (on 10/03/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H644

(34 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H644
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H644.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2215	Relative to certainty of continuing education for chiropractors	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
H294	To address inequality, promote opportunity and end poverty	No further action taken	Similar To
H4018	Establishing a higher education affordability task force	Chapter 75 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4056	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill establishing a higher education affordability task force (see House, No. 4018). August 3, 2021	See H4018	Similar To
H515	Relative to increasing education funding	Accompanied a new draft, see H3974	Similar To
H5306	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H561	Clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives	Accompanied a study order, see H5136	Similar To
S1105	Updating hunter harassment laws	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1382	For healthy and green public schools	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S176	To mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists	Accompanied a new draft, see S2678	Similar To
S2042	Providing training for boards and commissions	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2353	Relative to online driver education	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2412	Relative to waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2495	Relative to healthy youth	New draft substituted, see S2534	Similar To
S2502	Relative to military spouse-licensure portability, education and enrollment of dependents	New draft substituted, as amended, see S2558	Similar To
S2525	Concerning genocide education	New draft substituted, see S2557	Similar To
S2541	Relative to healthy youth	No further action taken	Similar To
S2748	Relative to educator diversity	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S275	Relative to early education funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2710	Similar To
S2829	DESE Proposed Amendment to 603 CMR 2.03	Accepted, in concurrence	Similar To
S3082	Relative to safety and violence education for students (the SAVE Students Act)	No further action taken	Similar To
S320	Establishing an online system to process background checks by the Department of Early Education and Care	Accompanied a new draft, see S2883	Similar To
S322	Relative to substance use education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S323	Relative to unfunded mandates on public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S324	Relative to standardized tests	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S355	Increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S358	To preserve early education support for families	Accompanied a new draft, see S2883	Similar To
S366	Relative to educator diversity	Accompanied a new draft, see S2748	Similar To
S5	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars	Amendment again agreed to - see Senate Roll Call #48 and House Roll Call #38 (Yeas 159 to Nays 41)	Similar To
S789	To promote graduate medical education	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S790	To define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings	Accompanied S771	Similar To
S823	Providing access to higher education for high school graduates in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2714	Similar To
S849	Relative to advance placement examinations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S850	Protecting public higher education student information	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2215

Relative to certainty of continuing education for chiropractors

Accompanied a study order, see H5035

Similar To

H294

To address inequality, promote opportunity and end poverty

No further action taken

Similar To

H4018

Establishing a higher education affordability task force

Chapter 75 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4056

Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill establishing a higher education affordability task force (see House, No. 4018). August 3, 2021

See H4018

Similar To

H515

Relative to increasing education funding

Accompanied a new draft, see H3974

Similar To

H5306

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

H561

Clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives

Accompanied a study order, see H5136

Similar To

S1105

Updating hunter harassment laws

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1382

For healthy and green public schools

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S176

To mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists

Accompanied a new draft, see S2678

Similar To

S2042

Providing training for boards and commissions

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2353

Relative to online driver education

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2412

Relative to waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2495

Relative to healthy youth

New draft substituted, see S2534

Similar To

S2502

Relative to military spouse-licensure portability, education and enrollment of dependents

New draft substituted, as amended, see S2558

Similar To

S2525

Concerning genocide education

New draft substituted, see S2557

Similar To

S2541

Relative to healthy youth

No further action taken

Similar To

S2748

Relative to educator diversity

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S275

Relative to early education funding

Accompanied a study order, see S2710

Similar To

S2829

DESE Proposed Amendment to 603 CMR 2.03

Accepted, in concurrence

Similar To

S3082

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

No further action taken

Similar To

S320

Establishing an online system to process background checks by the Department of Early Education and Care

Accompanied a new draft, see S2883

Similar To

S322

Relative to substance use education in public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S323

Relative to unfunded mandates on public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S324

Relative to standardized tests

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S355

Increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget

Accompanied a study order, see S2755

Similar To

S358

To preserve early education support for families

Accompanied a new draft, see S2883

Similar To

S366

Relative to educator diversity

Accompanied a new draft, see S2748

Similar To

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars

Amendment again agreed to - see Senate Roll Call #48 and House Roll Call #38 (Yeas 159 to Nays 41)

Similar To

S789

To promote graduate medical education

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S790

To define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings

Accompanied S771

Similar To

S823

Providing access to higher education for high school graduates in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2714

Similar To

S849

Relative to advance placement examinations

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S850

Protecting public higher education student information

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

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