MA S2114

Bill

MA S2114

Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools

Introduced
12/17/2015

In Committee
01/25/2016

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools. Education.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 71, by inserting a new section that would allow the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Executive Office of Education, working with a youth advisory committee, to create an optional mental health promotion course for public high school students. This course would serve as an alternative to the existing Massachusetts comprehensive health education curriculum and would need to meet the same standards, while also supplementing it by offering instruction on topics such as mental health, mental illness, teenage brain development, stress management, and reducing the stigma associated with mental illness. Additionally, the bill reiterates existing provisions that require parental or guardian notification for any curriculum primarily involving human sexual education or sexuality issues, allowing parents to exempt their children from such portions with written notice without penalty.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Jennifer Flanagan (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2329 (on 06/13/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S2114

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S2114
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S2114
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S2114.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H85	Relative to special education funding	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
S1307	Establishing the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1312	Regulating pawnbrokers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1366	Relative to the Bureau of Fire Control employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2314	Similar To
S223	Relative to early education funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2215	Similar To
S2329	Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
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
S302	Relative to equity in education funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2336	Similar To
S796	Relative to counsel appointed to habitual offender cases	Accompanied a study order, see S2204	Similar To
S990	Relative to the penalty for failure to provide workers' compensation insurance	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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