MA H613

Bill

To cancel the administration of the MCAS for the 2020-2021 school year

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to cancel the administration of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System or any other named statewide standardized assessment during the 2020-2021 school year. Education.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to cancel the administration of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) or any other named statewide standardized assessment during the 2020-2021 school year. The bill requires the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education to submit a request to the U.S. Department of Education to waive the state's assessment, accountability, and reporting requirements under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for the 2020-2021 school year, in order to address disruptions caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. If the request is approved, the requirement for a comprehensive diagnostic assessment of individual students is also waived for the 2020-2021 school year.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (59)

Jim Hawkins (D)*, Brian Ashe (D), John Barrett (D), Natalie Blais (D), Michael Brady (D), Tony Cabral (D), Dan Cahill (D), Linda Campbell (D), Pete Capano (D), Dan Carey (D), Tackey Chan (D), Jo Comerford (D), Edward Coppinger (D), Josh Cutler (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Carol Doherty (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Pat Duffy (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Sean Garballey (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Anne Gobi (D), Carlos González (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Sheila Harrington (R), Natalie Higgins (D), Vanna Howard (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Mary Keefe (D), Sally Kerans (D), Meghan Kilcoyne (D), Mike Kushmerek (D), Kathy LaNatra (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jay Livingstone (D), Adrian Madaro (D), Paul Mark (D), Christina Minicucci (D), James Murphy (D), Brian Murray (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Jim O'Day (D), Jake Oliveira (D), Steve Owens (D), Marc Pacheco (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Maria Robinson (D), John Rogers (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Jon Santiago (D), Adam Scanlon (D), Dan Sena (D), Tom Stanley (D), Walter Timilty (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D), Tommy Vitolo (D), Steve Xiarhos (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5074 (on 08/25/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H613

(27 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H613
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H613.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4110	Relative to charter school procurement	No further action taken	Similar To
H5074	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H538	Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies	Accompanied H653	Similar To
H542	Relative to accommodations for special needs students taking the MCAS examination	Accompanied a study order, see H5074	Similar To
H603	To eliminate the use of the MCAS as the sole purpose for high school graduation	Accompanied a study order, see H5074	Similar To
H629	Relative to non-public school student access to the MCAS exam	No further action taken	Similar To
S1247	Regarding protections extended to lay teachers in parochial schools	Accompanied a new draft, see S2719	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
S1464	To protect youth from the health risks of sugary drinks	Accompanied a new draft, see S2781	Similar To
S1769	Relative to non-public school service	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S217	Establishing a student tuition recovery fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2493	Prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2516	Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S287	Providing opportunity for youth with substance abuse needs	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S294	Prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see S2493	Similar To
S295	Establishing a Special Education Funding Reform Commission	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S297	Responding to the COVID-19 emergency by instituting a moratorium on the administration of the MCAS test for the 2020-2021 school year	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S315	Providing for diabetes management in schools	Accompanied H665	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
S329	To ensure that public schools appropriately educate advanced students and gifted and talented children	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S332	Relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools	Accompanied H653	Similar To
S353	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S371	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S375	Relative to accommodations for special needs students taking the MCAS examination	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S383	Relative to physical and social recess in schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S99	Relative to foster kids	Accompanied a study order, see S2624	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H4110

Relative to charter school procurement

No further action taken

Similar To

H5074

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

H538

Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies

Accompanied H653

Similar To

H542

Relative to accommodations for special needs students taking the MCAS examination

Accompanied a study order, see H5074

Similar To

H603

To eliminate the use of the MCAS as the sole purpose for high school graduation

Accompanied a study order, see H5074

Similar To

H629

Relative to non-public school student access to the MCAS exam

No further action taken

Similar To

S1247

Regarding protections extended to lay teachers in parochial schools

Accompanied a new draft, see S2719

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

S1464

To protect youth from the health risks of sugary drinks

Accompanied a new draft, see S2781

Similar To

S1769

Relative to non-public school service

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S217

Establishing a student tuition recovery fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S2493

Prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth

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

Similar To

S2516

Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S287

Providing opportunity for youth with substance abuse needs

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S294

Prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a new draft, see S2493

Similar To

S295

Establishing a Special Education Funding Reform Commission

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S297

Responding to the COVID-19 emergency by instituting a moratorium on the administration of the MCAS test for the 2020-2021 school year

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S315

Providing for diabetes management in schools

Accompanied H665

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

S329

To ensure that public schools appropriately educate advanced students and gifted and talented children

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S332

Relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools

Accompanied H653

Similar To

S353

To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2755

Similar To

S371

Relative to local approval for charter schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2755

Similar To

S375

Relative to accommodations for special needs students taking the MCAS examination

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S383

Relative to physical and social recess in schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S99

Relative to foster kids

Accompanied a study order, see S2624

Similar To

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