MA S297

Bill

Responding to the COVID-19 emergency by instituting a moratorium on the administration of the MCAS test for the 2020-2021 school year

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 respond to the COVID-19 emergency by instituting a moratorium of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System. Education.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to institute a moratorium on the administration of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test for the 2020-2021 school year in response to the COVID-19 emergency. The bill directs the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education to request a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education for the Commonwealth's statewide assessment, accountability, and reporting requirements under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for the 2020-2021 school year. Upon receiving the waiver, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education would be prohibited from administering, implementing, or using the MCAS exam for any purpose during the 2020-2021 school year.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (25)

Jo Comerford (D)*, Brendan Crighton (D), John Cronin (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Mindy Domb (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Anne Gobi (D), Adam Gómez (D), Sheila Harrington (R), Chris Hendricks (D), Adam Hinds (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Mary Keefe (D), Meghan Kilcoyne (D), Eric Lesser (D), Joan Lovely (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Mike Moore (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Jim O'Day (D), Marc Pacheco (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Maria Robinson (D), John Rogers (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S297

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S297
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S297.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H139	Protecting internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see H5040	Similar To
H3702	Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3771	Similar Bills	Text of amendment, see H3702	Similar To
H3872	Similar Bills	Published as amended, see H3874	Similar To
H3874	Similar Bills	See S2472	Similar To
H4121	An Order to safeguard the health of House Members and employees during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic	Adopted - 131 YEAS to 28 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 103 )	Similar To
H4234	Relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs	Reported by H4269	Similar To
H494	Relative to a COVID-19 presumption for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4968	Similar To
H568	To place a moratorium on high stakes testing for the duration of the COVID-19 state of emergency	Accompanied a study order, see H5074	Similar To
H610	Requiring instruction in CPR and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation	No further action taken	Similar To
S1193	Relative to manufacturing and factory worker protection from COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1194	Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1450	Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see S2887	Similar To
S1621	Relative to emergency hazard health duty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1897	Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S2289	Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency	Accompanied a new draft, see H4459	Similar To
S2401	Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2680	Similar To
S2472	Relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency	No further action taken	Similar To
S250	To ensure the health and safety of the commonwealth’s students and educators	Accompanied a study order, see H4938	Similar To
S2516	Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	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
S45	Protecting internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see S2683	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H139

Protecting internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic

Accompanied a study order, see H5040

Similar To

H3702

Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H3771

Similar Bills

Text of amendment, see H3702

Similar To

H3872

Similar Bills

Published as amended, see H3874

Similar To

H3874

Similar Bills

See S2472

Similar To

H4121

An Order to safeguard the health of House Members and employees during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

Adopted - 131 YEAS to 28 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 103 )

Similar To

H4234

Relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs

Reported by H4269

Similar To

H494

Relative to a COVID-19 presumption for public employees

Accompanied a study order, see H4968

Similar To

H568

To place a moratorium on high stakes testing for the duration of the COVID-19 state of emergency

Accompanied a study order, see H5074

Similar To

H610

Requiring instruction in CPR and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation

No further action taken

Similar To

S1193

Relative to manufacturing and factory worker protection from COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1194

Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1450

Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus

Accompanied a study order, see S2887

Similar To

S1621

Relative to emergency hazard health duty

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

Similar To

S1897

Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S2289

Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency

Accompanied a new draft, see H4459

Similar To

S2401

Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see S2680

Similar To

S2472

Relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency

No further action taken

Similar To

S250

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

Accompanied a study order, see H4938

Similar To

S2516

Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

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

S45

Protecting internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic

Accompanied a study order, see S2683

Similar To

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