Bill > H640

This bill establishes an educational mandate task force to review existing state mandates placed on public schools and districts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The task force will consist of 11 members, including legislators, the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, and representatives from various education associations. The task force will identify and review state laws, regulations, and administrative directives that prescribe requirements for school districts, including reporting and data submission requirements. The task force will develop recommendations to streamline, consolidate, or eliminate outdated, duplicative, or inconsistent mandates and reporting requirements. The task force will also consider creating a single master reporting form to prevent duplicate information from being reported more than once yearly, and will recommend a process to ensure that new state laws or regulations do not duplicate existing reporting requirements. The task force will file a report with its findings and recommendations within 12 months of its first meeting, and will hold at least one public hearing prior to issuing its recommendations.

Education

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H640