MA S394

Bill

Resolve establishing a joint task force to study the utilization of Department of Conservation and Recreation sites for educational programming for safe outdoor learning

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 joint task force to study the utilization of Department of Conservation and Recreation sites for educational programming for safe outdoor learning. Education.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a joint task force to study the utilization of Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) sites for educational programming to allow for safe outdoor learning by elementary and secondary students in the Commonwealth. The task force will be composed of representatives from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, and various education stakeholder groups. The task force will review existing DCR sites, determine potential curriculum topics, assess accessibility for students with disabilities, identify costs and resources to implement outdoor learning programs, and provide recommendations to the legislature by December 31, 2021.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (2)

Walter Timilty (D)*, Steven Howitt (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S394

(34 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S394
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S394.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H101	Creating a human services transportation task force	Accompanied a study order, see H5218	Similar To
H1277	Relative to establishing a health safety net task force	Accompanied a study order, see H5201	Similar To
H2397	Creating an obesity task force and pilot program	No further action taken	Similar To
H4003	Establishing a hate crimes task force	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4010	Relative to parking fees on department of conservation and recreation roads	Chapter 70 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4018	Establishing a higher education affordability task force	Chapter 75 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H515	Relative to increasing education funding	Accompanied a new draft, see H3974	Similar To
H518	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
S1105	Updating hunter harassment laws	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1170	Relative to social media privacy protection	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1280	Relative to best practices for sober homes	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1929	Establishing a college tuition tax deduction	Accompanied a study order, see H4894	Similar To
S2350	To explore alternative funding sources to ensure safe and reliable transportation	Accompanied a study order, see S2621	Similar To
S2490	Relative to enhanced enforcement of swimming limitations	Accompanied a study order, see S2734	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
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
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
S329	To ensure that public schools appropriately educate advanced students and gifted and talented children	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
S384	Creating a grant program on alternative assessment models	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	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
S878	Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H101

Creating a human services transportation task force

Accompanied a study order, see H5218

Similar To

H1277

Relative to establishing a health safety net task force

Accompanied a study order, see H5201

Similar To

H2397

Creating an obesity task force and pilot program

No further action taken

Similar To

H4003

Establishing a hate crimes task force

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4010

Relative to parking fees on department of conservation and recreation roads

Chapter 70 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4018

Establishing a higher education affordability task force

Chapter 75 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H515

Relative to increasing education funding

Accompanied a new draft, see H3974

Similar To

H518

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

S1105

Updating hunter harassment laws

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1170

Relative to social media privacy protection

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

Similar To

S1280

Relative to best practices for sober homes

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

Similar To

S1929

Establishing a college tuition tax deduction

Accompanied a study order, see H4894

Similar To

S2350

To explore alternative funding sources to ensure safe and reliable transportation

Accompanied a study order, see S2621

Similar To

S2490

Relative to enhanced enforcement of swimming limitations

Accompanied a study order, see S2734

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

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

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

S329

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

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

S384

Creating a grant program on alternative assessment models

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

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

S878

Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

Bill > S394

summary

Introduced Session

Bill Summary

AI Summary

Committee Categories

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Official Document

bill text

bill summary

bill summary

bill summary