MA S250

Bill

MA S250

To assist parental choice concerning special education placements

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
07/23/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to assist parental choice concerning special education placements. Education.

AI Summary

This bill requires the state board to annually publish a supplemental report that includes student achievement data for every approved private special education school or program, ensuring this data reflects student performance on the statewide assessment system. This aims to provide parents with more information to make informed choices about special education placements for their children.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education

Sponsors (1)

Sonia Chang-Díaz (D)*,

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 07/23/2015)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S250

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S250
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S250.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H355	Relative to student conduct	Accompanied a study order, see H4298	Similar To
H384	To promote fairness between traditional public schools and regional vocational schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4600	Similar To
H386	Relative to social media password privacy	Accompanied a new draft, see H4143	Similar To
H449	To promote collaboration in Horace Mann and innovation schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4599	Similar To
H458	To assist parental choice concerning special education placements	Accompanied S250	Replaces
H85	Relative to special education funding	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H96	Relative to the tuition of children in department of housing and community development family shelters	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1089	Supporting municipal fiscal stability through a special education stabilization fund	Accompanied H1831	Similar To
S205	Establishing the licensure of interpreters and oral transliterators for the deaf	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2255	To provide equal access to the bureau of special education appeals	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S255	Relative to special education transportation costs	Accompanied a new draft, see H4141	Similar To
S283	Prohibiting the Commonwealth from discrimination against those providing special education services to Massachusetts students under the authority and direction of chapter 71B of the General Laws of Massachusetts	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S335	Relative to special education reimbursements	Accompanied a new draft, see H4141	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H355

Relative to student conduct

Accompanied a study order, see H4298

Similar To

H384

To promote fairness between traditional public schools and regional vocational schools

Accompanied a study order, see H4600

Similar To

H386

Relative to social media password privacy

Accompanied a new draft, see H4143

Similar To

H449

To promote collaboration in Horace Mann and innovation schools

Accompanied a study order, see H4599

Similar To

H458

To assist parental choice concerning special education placements

Accompanied S250

Replaces

H85

Relative to special education funding

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

Similar To

H96

Relative to the tuition of children in department of housing and community development family shelters

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

Similar To

S1089

Supporting municipal fiscal stability through a special education stabilization fund

Accompanied H1831

Similar To

S205

Establishing the licensure of interpreters and oral transliterators for the deaf

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2255

To provide equal access to the bureau of special education appeals

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

Similar To

S255

Relative to special education transportation costs

Accompanied a new draft, see H4141

Similar To

S283

Prohibiting the Commonwealth from discrimination against those providing special education services to Massachusetts students under the authority and direction of chapter 71B of the General Laws of Massachusetts

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

Similar To

S335

Relative to special education reimbursements

Accompanied a new draft, see H4141

Similar To

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