MA H568

Bill

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

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 place a moratorium on certain elementary and secondary education testing during the COVID-19 state of emergency. Education.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to place a moratorium on certain elementary and secondary education testing during the COVID-19 state of emergency. Specifically, it would require the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education to submit a request to the U.S. Department of Education to waive the statewide assessment, accountability, and reporting requirements under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for one year or until the state of emergency is lifted. If the waiver is approved, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education would not administer the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System or any other named statewide standardized assessment during the 2020-2021 school year or until the state of emergency ends. Additionally, for the 2020-2021 school year or until the state of emergency is lifted, the requirement that a student must demonstrate mastery of certain skills and knowledge as measured by statewide assessments as a condition for high school graduation would be identical to the requirements utilized for the graduating class of 2020.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (22)

Marjorie Decker (D)*, Susannah Whipps (I)*, Natalie Blais (D), Tony Cabral (D), Jo Comerford (D), Marcos Devers (D), Carol Doherty (D), Mindy Domb (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Bill Galvin (D), Colleen Garry (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Patrick Kearney (D), Mike Kushmerek (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Brian Murray (D), Ted Philips (D), Maria Robinson (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Adam Scanlon (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5074 (on 08/25/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H568

(31 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H568
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H568.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
H4461	Relative to work and family mobility	Published as amended, see H4470	Similar To
H4470	Relative to work and family mobility	Reported by H4805	Similar To
H488	Relative to non-medical healthcare expenses related to prevention of COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see H4968	Similar To
H494	Relative to a COVID-19 presumption for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4968	Similar To
H5055	Relative to the educational needs of students whose education was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 emergency	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H5074	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
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
S1454	Streamlining COVID-19 vaccination sign-up in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	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
S2246	To rebuild the Commonwealth’s cultural future	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2268	Relative to the coordination of transit infrastructure projects	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S297	Responding to the COVID-19 emergency by instituting a moratorium on the administration of the MCAS test for the 2020-2021 school year	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S2982	Relative to extending certain state of emergency accommodations	Reprinted, as amended, see S2985	Similar To
S2985	Relative to extending certain state of emergency accommodations	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S45	Protecting internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see S2683	Similar To
S874	Promoting housing stability and homelessness prevention in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5266	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

H4461

Relative to work and family mobility

Published as amended, see H4470

Similar To

H4470

Relative to work and family mobility

Reported by H4805

Similar To

H488

Relative to non-medical healthcare expenses related to prevention of COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see H4968

Similar To

H494

Relative to a COVID-19 presumption for public employees

Accompanied a study order, see H4968

Similar To

H5055

Relative to the educational needs of students whose education was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 emergency

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

H5074

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

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

S1454

Streamlining COVID-19 vaccination sign-up in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

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

S2246

To rebuild the Commonwealth’s cultural future

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

Similar To

S2268

Relative to the coordination of transit infrastructure projects

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

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

S297

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S2982

Relative to extending certain state of emergency accommodations

Reprinted, as amended, see S2985

Similar To

S2985

Relative to extending certain state of emergency accommodations

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S45

Protecting internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic

Accompanied a study order, see S2683

Similar To

S874

Promoting housing stability and homelessness prevention in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see H5266

Similar To

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