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MA H4399
MA H4399To expand access to career technical education and other alternative pathways that improve student opportunities and outcomes
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Introduced
02/20/2024
02/20/2024
In Committee
02/20/2024
02/20/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024
12/31/2024
Introduced Session
193rd General Court
Bill Summary
To expand access to career technical education and other alternative pathways that improve student opportunities and outcomes
AI Summary
This bill aims to expand access to career technical education (CTE) and other alternative pathways that improve student opportunities and outcomes. The key provisions include:
1. Establishing an Office of Career Technical Education within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop and implement policies to promote, enhance, and expand CTE programs in the Commonwealth.
2. Requiring the Office to oversee all Chapter 74 approved CTE programs, develop student credentials, ensure instructor competence, utilize assessment tools, collaborate with industry credential providers, support the use of industry-recognized credentials and articulation agreements, and implement efforts to ensure CTE programs are accessible to all students.
3. Increasing the membership of the School Building Authority from 17 to 19 members, adding representatives from the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators and the Alliance for Vocational Technical Education.
4. Allowing cities and towns to offer CTE programs in their municipal high schools, as long as the programs are approved under Chapter 74, and requiring collaboration between vocational regional school districts and other regional school districts serving the same town.
5. Establishing a pilot program to incentivize collaboration between high school faculty and guidance counselors of schools offering Chapter 74 programs and those that do not, to provide access to skill-training and career options for all students.
6. Directing the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to study ways to incentivize the awarding of industry-recognized credentials and enhance opportunities for work-based learning experiences, as well as ways to expand the use of student-centered, multi-year planning tools for college and career readiness.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (73)
James Arena-Derosa (D),
Shirley Arriaga (D),
John Barrett (D),
Jay Barrows (R),
Natalie Blais (D),
Michael Brady (D),
Tony Cabral (D),
Dan Cahill (D),
Pete Capano (D),
Tackey Chan (D),
Michelle Ciccolo (D),
Josh Cutler (D),
David DeCoste (R),
Kip Diggs (D),
Carol Doherty (D),
Kate Donaghue (D),
Dan Donahue (D),
Michelle DuBois (D),
Pat Duffy (D),
Jamie Eldridge (D),
Rodney Elliott (D),
Paul Feeney (D),
Kim Ferguson (R),
Chris Flanagan (D),
Carmine Gentile (D),
Jessica Giannino (D),
Susan Gifford (R),
Carlos González (D),
Ken Gordon (D),
Pat Haddad (D),
Jim Hawkins (D),
Chris Hendricks (D),
Natalie Higgins (D),
Vanna Howard (D),
Steven Howitt (R),
Hannah Kane (R),
Patrick Kearney (D),
Sally Kerans (D),
Kay Khan (D),
Mike Kushmerek (D),
Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D),
Marc Lombardo (R),
Joan Lovely (D),
Paul McMurtry (D),
Sam Montaño (D),
Mike Moore (D),
Frank Moran (D),
Brian Murray (D),
Tram Nguyen (D),
Patrick O'Connor (R),
Jim O'Day (D),
Norm Orrall (R),
Steve Owens (D),
Kelly Pease (R),
Ted Philips (D),
Smitty Pignatelli (D),
Becca Rausch (D),
Estela Reyes (D),
Dave Robertson (D),
Lindsay Sabadosa (D),
Jon Santiago (D),
Adam Scanlon (D),
Margaret Scarsdale (D),
Paul Schmid (D),
Alan Silvia (D),
Todd Smola (R),
Bill Straus (D),
Bruce Tarr (R),
Andy Vargas (D),
Marcus Vaughn (R),
Dave Vieira (R),
Susannah Whipps (I),
Steve Xiarhos (R),
Other Sponsors (1)
Committee on Education (Joint)
Last Action
No further action taken (on 12/31/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4399 |
| BillText | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4399.pdf |
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