MA H456

Bill

MA H456

Establishing an educational mandate task force

Introduced
01/20/2015

In Committee
01/20/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a task force (including members of the General Court) to identify and review state laws, regulations and administrative directives that prescribe requirements for school districts. Education.

AI Summary

This bill establishes an educational mandate task force, composed of 11 members including legislative leaders, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, and representatives from various educational associations, to review and identify state laws, regulations, and administrative directives that impose requirements on public school districts. The task force's responsibilities include identifying mandates that require school districts to submit reports and data to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, as well as state laws that require the department to report to the legislature based on district-provided information. The ultimate goal is to develop recommendations to streamline, consolidate, or eliminate outdated, duplicative, or inconsistent mandates and reporting requirements, with a consideration for creating a single master reporting form to avoid redundant submissions and a process to prevent new laws from creating duplicate reporting. The task force is required to hold its first meeting within 60 days of the bill's enactment and submit a report with its findings and recommendations to the legislature within 12 months of that first meeting, after holding at least one public hearing.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (83)

Alice Peisch (D)*, Leah Allen (R), Brian Ashe (D), Cory Atkins (D), Ruth Balser (D), Jennifer Benson (D), Michael Brady (D), Paul Brodeur (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Thomas Calter (D), James Cantwell (D), Gailanne Cariddi (D), Edward Coppinger (D), Cynthia Creem (D), Claire Cronin (D), Daniel Cullinane (D), Mark Cusack (D), Josh Cutler (D), Michael Day (D), Stephen DiNatale (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), John Fernandes (D), Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D), Carole Fiola (D), Jennifer Flanagan (D), Sean Garballey (D), Denise Garlick (D), Colleen Garry (D), Anne Gobi (D), Ken Gordon (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Pat Haddad (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Kate Hogan (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Brad Jones (R), Louis Kafka (D), Jay Kaufman (D), John Keenan (D), John Keenan (D), Peter Kocot (D), Robert Koczera (D), Stephen Kulik (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), John Lawn (D), Eric Lesser (D), Jason Lewis (D), David Linsky (D), Timothy Madden (D), Paul Mark (D), Paul McMurtry (D), James Miceli (D), Mike Moore (D), Matt Muratore (R), James Murphy (D), Harold Naughton (D), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Kathleen O'Connor Ives (D), Keiko Orrall (R), Jerry Parisella (D), Sarah Peake (D), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Denise Provost (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), John Rogers (D), Richard Ross (R), Jeff Roy (D), Paul Schmid (D), Alan Silvia (D), Frank Smizik (D), Todd Smola (R), Theodore Speliotis (D), Tom Stanley (D), Benjamin Swan (D), Steve Ultrino (D), John Velis (D), RoseLee Vincent (D), Chris Walsh (D), James Welch (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4298 (on 05/16/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H456

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H456
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H456
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H456.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3722	Authorizing the town of Wayland to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 153 of the Acts of 2015	Similar To
H4298	School climate, Safety, and Student Discipline and Vocational Technical Education, Collaboratives, and Regional Schools	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H457	Relative to education collaboratives	New draft substituted, see H4782	Similar To
H458	To assist parental choice concerning special education placements	Accompanied S250	Similar To
H459	Relative to teacher preparation and certification	Accompanied a new draft, see H4138	Similar To
H460	Relative to special education finance	Accompanied a new draft, see H4141	Similar To
S1903	Relative to educational requirements for class 2 motor vehicle licensees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S208	Relative to the inclusion of online courses in mandatory continuing education for electricians	Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means	Similar To
S223	Relative to early education funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2215	Similar To
S250	To assist parental choice concerning special education placements	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S302	Relative to equity in education funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2336	Similar To
S668	To require disclosure of conflicts of interests in academic institutions	Accompanied a study order, see S2214	Similar To

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