MA H674

Bill

Relative to student transportation

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/24/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to student transportation. Education.

AI Summary

This bill makes several changes to student transportation laws in Massachusetts: 1. It repeals Section 7C of Chapter 71 of the General Laws. 2. It requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to maintain a registry of all vendors providing school transportation services. 3. It allows school districts and regional school districts to give parents and guardians the opportunity to decline school transportation for their students on an annual basis, relieving the district of the obligation to provide transportation for those students for the academic year. 4. It requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, in consultation with the Department of Transportation, to conduct a study on student transportation collaboratives and consortiums, examining which school districts would benefit from such arrangements and how they could be implemented. The study must be completed by July 1, 2022 and filed with various legislative committees.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education

Sponsors (6)

Jake Oliveira (D)*, Jessica Giannino (D), Vanna Howard (D), Mike Kushmerek (D), Kathy LaNatra (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H674

(27 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H674
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H674.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H101	Creating a human services transportation task force	Accompanied a study order, see H5218	Similar To
H2582	Designating certain employees of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to be in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3865	Relative to the educational needs of students whose education was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 emergency	Accompanied a new draft, see H4541	Similar To
H3999	Promoting student nutrition	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 62 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H540	To prevent concussion and head injury	No further action taken	Similar To
H547	Relative to OT of district vocational school transportation	Accompanied H674	Replaces
H580	Relative to school transportation	Accompanied H674	Replaces
H611	To assure opportunity for all students with disabilities	No further action taken	Similar To
H626	Regarding school pupil transportation services	Accompanied a study order, see H5136	Similar To
H638	To allow for school districts to collect a fee associated with nonresident pupil transportation	Accompanied H674	Replaces
H691	Expanding high school student access to earn industry recognized credentials	Accompanied a new draft, see H4542	Similar To
S1588	To ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff on the campuses of state colleges, community colleges and state universities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1861	Relative to graduate student loan deductions	Accompanied a study order, see H4894	Similar To
S2087	To promote safety, efficiency and accountability in transportation projects through public inspections	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2090	Relative to state transportation project landowner notification	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2436	Relative to public safety and transparency by transportation network companies	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2518	Authorizing the treasurer of the town of Middleborough to pay from available funds to Middleborough High School students, parents or guardians amounts paid but not reimbursed for the costs of the 2020 senior trip	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 226 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S2538	Relative to H-2B worker mobility	Accompanied a study order, see S2758	Similar To
S287	Providing opportunity for youth with substance abuse needs	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S289	Relative to dropout prevention and re-engagement	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S313	Enhancing the educational outcomes of expectant and parenting students	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S321	Relative to school services for certain 22 year-old students	Accompanied a new draft, see S2751	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
S333	Establishing funds to provide for increases in English language learners in school districts	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S341	Modernizing student transportation	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S827	Protecting students abroad	Accompanied a study order, see S2714	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H101

Creating a human services transportation task force

Accompanied a study order, see H5218

Similar To

H2582

Designating certain employees of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to be in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3865

Relative to the educational needs of students whose education was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 emergency

Accompanied a new draft, see H4541

Similar To

H3999

Promoting student nutrition

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 62 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H540

To prevent concussion and head injury

No further action taken

Similar To

H547

Relative to OT of district vocational school transportation

Accompanied H674

Replaces

H580

Relative to school transportation

Accompanied H674

Replaces

H611

To assure opportunity for all students with disabilities

No further action taken

Similar To

H626

Regarding school pupil transportation services

Accompanied a study order, see H5136

Similar To

H638

To allow for school districts to collect a fee associated with nonresident pupil transportation

Accompanied H674

Replaces

H691

Expanding high school student access to earn industry recognized credentials

Accompanied a new draft, see H4542

Similar To

S1588

To ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff on the campuses of state colleges, community colleges and state universities

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

Similar To

S1861

Relative to graduate student loan deductions

Accompanied a study order, see H4894

Similar To

S2087

To promote safety, efficiency and accountability in transportation projects through public inspections

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

Similar To

S2090

Relative to state transportation project landowner notification

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

Similar To

S2436

Relative to public safety and transparency by transportation network companies

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

Similar To

S2518

Authorizing the treasurer of the town of Middleborough to pay from available funds to Middleborough High School students, parents or guardians amounts paid but not reimbursed for the costs of the 2020 senior trip

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 226 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S2538

Relative to H-2B worker mobility

Accompanied a study order, see S2758

Similar To

S287

Providing opportunity for youth with substance abuse needs

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S289

Relative to dropout prevention and re-engagement

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S313

Enhancing the educational outcomes of expectant and parenting students

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S321

Relative to school services for certain 22 year-old students

Accompanied a new draft, see S2751

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

S333

Establishing funds to provide for increases in English language learners in school districts

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S341

Modernizing student transportation

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

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

S827

Protecting students abroad

Accompanied a study order, see S2714

Similar To

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