MA H554

Bill

MA H554

To require school attendance up to age 18 or until graduation

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 establish a special commission to study barriers to high school graduation and to require school attendance up to age 18 or until graduation. Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to establish school attendance requirements up to age 18 or until graduation, whichever comes first, with some exceptions for students over 16 not facing criminal penalties for failure to attend. It also creates a special commission to study barriers to high school graduation and make recommendations on identifying at-risk students and targeting services to ensure all students can graduate. The commission's findings and recommendations are required to be reported by December 31, 2022, and the bill's provisions become operative on August 1, 2023.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (4)

Tony Cabral (D)*, Tami Gouveia (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Paul McMurtry (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5093 (on 08/25/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H554

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H554
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H554.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H5093	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H553	To reduce barriers to education and career opportunities	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
H610	Requiring instruction in CPR and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation	No further action taken	Similar To
H706	Relative to the protection of medical exemptions for immunizations for school attendance	Accompanied a study order, see H5143	Similar To
H713	Relative to the abolition of MCAS and profiteering from public education	Accompanied a study order, see H5074	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

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