MA S285

Bill

Addressing racial and cultural bias training in educator professional development

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 address racial and cultural bias training in educator professional development. Education.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing law to require all school districts in Massachusetts to adopt and implement a professional development plan for all principals, teachers, and other staff. The plan must include training on creating equitable and inclusive school and classroom environments, delivering curriculum in a racially, linguistically, and culturally responsive way, and addressing the effects of gender and racial/cultural bias, as well as implicit bias, in the classroom. The bill also requires the Commissioner of Education to prepare a statewide plan for providing professional development assistance, including data on the types of professional development provided for educators who work with English learners.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (3)

Harriette Chandler (D)*, Jo Comerford (D), Steve Owens (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2748 (on 03/10/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S285

(23 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S285
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S285.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1376	Relative to manufactured housing	Accompanied a new draft, see H4686	Similar To
H1942	Requiring OSHA training	No further action taken	Similar To
H2721	Relative to establishing parity for educators	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3716	To ensure the health and safety of the Commonwealth’s students and educators	Accompanied a study order, see H4938	Similar To
H3919	Relative to the residency requirement for the executive assistant in the town of Hudson	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3965	Establishing residency requirements for the offices of mayor, city council, and school committee in the city of Revere	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 120 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4017	Establishing a special commission to examine the Department of Public Health’s nursing home licensure process and requirements	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 34 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H5363	Establishing a task force on sexual assault counselors	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H675	Addressing racial and cultural bias training in educator professional development	Accompanied a new draft, see H4539	Similar To
H682	Relative to educator diversity	Accompanied a new draft, see H4539	Similar To
S1091	Relative to enhancing hiring practices to prevent sexual abuse	Accompanied a study order, see S3063	Similar To
S1490	Relative to smoking cessation agents	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S1610	Providing mental wellness training for police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1620	Expanding professional development for state university and community college campus police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1909	Relative to a social equity training and technical assistance fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2743	Similar To
S2042	Providing training for boards and commissions	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2409	Relative to reimbursement for annual training for armed forces members	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2412	Relative to waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2494	Relative to the training, assessment, and assignment of qualified school interpreters in educational settings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2498	Exempting Marcel Cuffy and John R. Baker from the maximum age requirements for firefighters in the town of North Andover	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S2748	Relative to educator diversity	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S824	Committing to higher education the resources to insure a strong and healthy public higher education system	Accompanied a new draft, see S2812	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

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1376

Relative to manufactured housing

Accompanied a new draft, see H4686

Similar To

H1942

Requiring OSHA training

No further action taken

Similar To

H2721

Relative to establishing parity for educators

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3716

To ensure the health and safety of the Commonwealth’s students and educators

Accompanied a study order, see H4938

Similar To

H3919

Relative to the residency requirement for the executive assistant in the town of Hudson

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3965

Establishing residency requirements for the offices of mayor, city council, and school committee in the city of Revere

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 120 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4017

Establishing a special commission to examine the Department of Public Health’s nursing home licensure process and requirements

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 34 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H5363

Establishing a task force on sexual assault counselors

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

H675

Addressing racial and cultural bias training in educator professional development

Accompanied a new draft, see H4539

Similar To

H682

Relative to educator diversity

Accompanied a new draft, see H4539

Similar To

S1091

Relative to enhancing hiring practices to prevent sexual abuse

Accompanied a study order, see S3063

Similar To

S1490

Relative to smoking cessation agents

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S1610

Providing mental wellness training for police officers

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

Similar To

S1620

Expanding professional development for state university and community college campus police officers

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

Similar To

S1909

Relative to a social equity training and technical assistance fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2743

Similar To

S2042

Providing training for boards and commissions

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

Similar To

S2409

Relative to reimbursement for annual training for armed forces members

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

Similar To

S2412

Relative to waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs

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

Similar To

S2494

Relative to the training, assessment, and assignment of qualified school interpreters in educational settings

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

Similar To

S2498

Exempting Marcel Cuffy and John R. Baker from the maximum age requirements for firefighters in the town of North Andover

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S2748

Relative to educator diversity

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

Replaced by

S824

Committing to higher education the resources to insure a strong and healthy public higher education system

Accompanied a new draft, see S2812

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

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