MA H584

Bill

Relative to anti-racism, equity and justice 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 anti-racism, equity and justice in education. Education.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Anti-Racism and Equity in Education Trust Fund, which will be administered by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education in consultation with the newly created Commission for Anti-Racism and Equity in Education. The commission will consist of members appointed by various education, civil rights, and community organizations. The commission will work with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop curriculum materials with a social justice perspective, ensure that ethnic studies and racial justice are taught at all grade levels, advise on improving teacher licensure and professional development, and support efforts to increase and retain teachers and school counselors of color. The bill also creates a grant program funded by the trust fund to promote racial equity and ethnic studies in public schools across the state.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (24)

Nika Elugardo (D)*, Erika Uyterhoeven (D)*, Jim Arciero (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Mike Connolly (D), Marcos Devers (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Ken Gordon (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Vanna Howard (D), Ed Kennedy (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Frank Moran (D), Steve Owens (D), Smitty Pignatelli (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Dan Sena (D), Tom Stanley (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Tommy Vitolo (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4539 (on 03/31/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H584

(27 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H584
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H584.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2215	Relative to certainty of continuing education for chiropractors	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
H3485	Relative to updating Massachusetts driver education	Accompanied a study order, see H4966	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
H4539	Relative to educator diversity	No further action taken	Replaced by
H515	Relative to increasing education funding	Accompanied a new draft, see H3974	Similar To
H561	Clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives	Accompanied a study order, see H5136	Similar To
H620	Relative to special education	Accompanied a study order, see H5099	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
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
S275	Relative to early education funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2710	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
S365	Relative to anti-racism, equity and justice in education	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

H3485

Relative to updating Massachusetts driver education

Accompanied a study order, see H4966

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

H4539

Relative to educator diversity

No further action taken

Replaced by

H515

Relative to increasing education funding

Accompanied a new draft, see H3974

Similar To

H561

Clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives

Accompanied a study order, see H5136

Similar To

H620

Relative to special education

Accompanied a study order, see H5099

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

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

S275

Relative to early education funding

Accompanied a study order, see S2710

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

S365

Relative to anti-racism, equity and justice in education

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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