MA S293

Bill

Expanding opportunities to demonstrate academic achievement

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 expand opportunities to demonstrate academic achievement. Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to expand opportunities for students to demonstrate academic achievement. It amends the state's education laws to require the Board of Education to offer multiple pathways for students to meet the competency determination, including options that do not require a standardized test. The bill also modifies the criteria for identifying underperforming schools, basing it on a comprehensive set of measures that include locally established indicators and school quality measures. Additionally, the bill establishes a grant program to support the creation of district task forces to develop and pilot school and district evaluation models, and directs the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to commission a report on the performance, efficacy, and impact of the Commonwealth's school and district evaluation system.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (24)

Jo Comerford (D)*, Michael Brady (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Carol Doherty (D), Pat Duffy (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Anne Gobi (D), Adam Hinds (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Mary Keefe (D), Jack Lewis (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Mike Moore (D), Susan Moran (D), Brian Murray (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Jim O'Day (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Becca Rausch (D), Maria Robinson (D), Adam Scanlon (D), Walter Timilty (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2756 (on 03/14/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S293

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S293
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S293.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1316	Relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers	No further action taken	Similar To
H545	To improve augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilities	Accompanied a new draft, see H3978	Similar To
H612	Expanding opportunities to demonstrate academic achievement	Accompanied a study order, see H5074	Similar To
S1169	Relative to state employment postings	Accompanied a study order, see S2697	Similar To
S2756	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to education issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S288	Relative to universal prekindergarten access	Accompanied a new draft, see S2883	Similar To
S312	To improve literacy skills	Accompanied a new draft, see S2883	Similar To
S370	Establishing a hate crimes grant program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2525	Similar To
S384	Creating a grant program on alternative assessment models	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S744	Relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers	Accompanied H1316	Similar To

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