MA H606

Bill

MA H606

To address inequities the Massachusetts public school system

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

By Mr. Gordon of Bedford, a petition of Kenneth I. Gordon for an investigation by a task force (including members of the General Court) established by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on educational inequities in Middlesex County. Education.

AI Summary

This bill establishes an educational inequities task force within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to implement a 10-year pilot program in all K-12 public schools in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The task force will collect and report annual data on various metrics, including the gender and race of educators, student involvement in gifted programs, disciplinary actions, graduation rates, and average GPAs, to detect disparities in treatment and academic success among students of different racial and ethnic backgrounds. The bill also requires all educators in the pilot program to participate in 40 hours of paid training per year on diversity, inclusion, and implicit bias. The task force will consist of various stakeholders, including legislators, educators, and community representatives, and will provide preliminary and final reports on the pilot program's findings and policy recommendations.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Ken Gordon (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5093 (on 08/25/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H606

(25 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H606
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H606.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
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
H5093	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
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
H627	Relative to non-academic surveys administered in a public school	Accompanied a study order, see H5073	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
S1382	For healthy and green public schools	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1445	To increase access to disposable menstrual products in prisons, homeless shelters, and public schools	New draft substituted, see S2730	Similar To
S2350	To explore alternative funding sources to ensure safe and reliable transportation	Accompanied a study order, see S2621	Similar To
S2493	Prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S294	Prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see S2493	Similar To
S295	Establishing a Special Education Funding Reform Commission	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	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
S326	Require the use of a computer-adaptive assessment to identify student achievement, growth, and for education system accountability	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S327	Prohibiting against age discrimination within the public schools	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
S338	Ensuring diversity in public education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2748	Similar To
S353	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S87	Establishing a Foster Parents' Bill of Rights	New draft substituted, see S2954	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

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

H5093

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

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

H627

Relative to non-academic surveys administered in a public school

Accompanied a study order, see H5073

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

S1382

For healthy and green public schools

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

Similar To

S1445

To increase access to disposable menstrual products in prisons, homeless shelters, and public schools

New draft substituted, see S2730

Similar To

S2350

To explore alternative funding sources to ensure safe and reliable transportation

Accompanied a study order, see S2621

Similar To

S2493

Prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth

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

Similar To

S294

Prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a new draft, see S2493

Similar To

S295

Establishing a Special Education Funding Reform Commission