MA H565

Bill

To ensure equitable access to education, including special education services, for all students in Massachusetts

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 ensure equitable access to education and special education services for all students. Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure equitable access to education, including special education services, for all students in Massachusetts. It requires the state Department of Education to annually analyze and publish student-specific data, disaggregated by various demographic factors, to identify and address educational inequities. The bill also mandates school districts and charter schools to report on the delivery of specific special education services, such as related services, assistive technology, and transition services, in a manner that can be cross-tabulated by demographic factors. Additionally, the bill introduces measures to monitor and address any disproportionality in the assignment of students with disabilities to substantially separate classrooms.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (30)

Marjorie Decker (D)*, Ruth Balser (D), Christine Barber (D), Pete Capano (D), Marcos Devers (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Dan Donahue (D), Pat Duffy (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Carlos González (D), Pat Haddad (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Vanna Howard (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Jack Lewis (D), David Linsky (D), Adrian Madaro (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Jim O'Day (D), Jake Oliveira (D), Steve Owens (D), Dave Rogers (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Tom Stanley (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Andy Vargas (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4538 (on 03/31/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H565

(35 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H565
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H565.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
H4538	To ensure equitable access to education, including special education services, for all students in Massachusetts	No further action taken	Replaced by
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
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
S1170	Relative to social media privacy protection	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S176	To mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists	Accompanied a new draft, see S2678	Similar To
S1929	Establishing a college tuition tax deduction	Accompanied a study order, see H4894	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
S2541	Relative to healthy youth	No further action taken	Similar To
S2559	Relative to military spouse-licensure portability, education and enrollment of dependents	Reported by S3075	Similar To
S275	Relative to early education funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2710	Similar To
S2829	DESE Proposed Amendment to 603 CMR 2.03	Accepted, in concurrence	Similar To
S3082	Relative to safety and violence education for students (the SAVE Students Act)	No further action taken	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
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
S358	To preserve early education support for families	Accompanied a new draft, see S2883	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

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

H4538

To ensure equitable access to education, including special education services, for all students in Massachusetts

No further action taken

Replaced by

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

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

S1170

Relative to social media privacy protection

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

Similar To

S176

To mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists

Accompanied a new draft, see S2678

Similar To

S1929

Establishing a college tuition tax deduction

Accompanied a study order, see H4894

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

S2541

Relative to healthy youth

No further action taken

Similar To

S2559

Relative to military spouse-licensure portability, education and enrollment of dependents

Reported by S3075

Similar To

S275

Relative to early education funding

Accompanied a study order, see S2710

Similar To

S2829

DESE Proposed Amendment to 603 CMR 2.03

Accepted, in concurrence

Similar To

S3082

Relative to safety and violence education for students (the SAVE Students Act)

No further action taken

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

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

S358

To preserve early education support for families

Accompanied a new draft, see S2883

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

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