MA S321

Bill

Establishing an educational mandate working group

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish an educational mandate working group. Education.

AI Summary

This bill establishes an educational mandate working group to review and analyze all mandates imposed upon local public schools and districts, both funded and unfunded, and to deliver an economic impact report on the effects of these mandates on school districts. The group will also make recommendations to streamline, consolidate, or eliminate mandates that are found to be duplicative, inconsistent with current laws or practices, or overly burdensome. The group will consist of representatives from various educational associations and government entities, and will solicit advice from other relevant stakeholders. The group is required to file a report with their recommendations, including any necessary legislation or regulations, within 6 months of their first meeting.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (2)

Richard Ross (R), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2426 (on 04/17/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S321

(25 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S321
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S321.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H12	Relative to higher education boards and trustees	No further action taken	Similar To
H19	Providing for continuing education credits flexibility	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 439 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H226	Clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	Similar To
H239	Prohibiting a municipality or regional school district from using public funds or other public resources for the recruitment of students from outside the municipality or regional school district	Accompanied a study order, see H4716	Similar To
H306	Relative to the incorporation of civics in the high school curriculum	Accompanied a new draft, see S2306	Similar To
H332	Relative to special education reimbursements	Accompanied a new draft, see H4390	Similar To
H3926	Relative to early literacy education	Accompanied a study order, see H4707	Similar To
H40	Relative to financial literacy	No further action taken	Similar To
H648	Relative to student’s rights in higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2081	Similar To
H977	To repeal certain statutes that are unconstitutional	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1383	Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S193	Relative to early education funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2486	Similar To
S1997	Establishing a distinctive registration plate supporting public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2483	Similar To
S2000	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
S2081	Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses	New draft substituted, as amended, see S2191	Similar To
S2173	Relative to early literacy education	Hearing scheduled for 01/16/2018 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1	Similar To
S224	Relative to special education transportation costs	Accompanied a new draft, see S2325	Similar To
S225	Relative to circuit breaker reimbursement	Accompanied a new draft, see S2325	Similar To
S2256	Commissioning a study of vocational education	Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2258	Calling for a comprehensive study of vocational education in the Commonwealth	Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2367	To prohibit the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2426	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to assessments and accountability	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S2528	Report of the Special Senate Sub-committee to the Joint Committee on Education (pursuant to an order adopted by the Senate) submitting its report entitled: Rethinking School Accountability, Opportunities for Massachusetts Under the Every Student Succeeds Act	Placed on file	Similar To
S271	Establishing an educational mandate working group	Accompanied a study order, see S2426	Similar To
S313	Relative to dyslexia	Accompanied a new draft, see S2443	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H12

Relative to higher education boards and trustees

No further action taken

Similar To

H19

Providing for continuing education credits flexibility

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 439 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H226

Clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives

Accompanied a study order, see H4706

Similar To

H239

Prohibiting a municipality or regional school district from using public funds or other public resources for the recruitment of students from outside the municipality or regional school district

Accompanied a study order, see H4716

Similar To

H306

Relative to the incorporation of civics in the high school curriculum

Accompanied a new draft, see S2306

Similar To

H332

Relative to special education reimbursements

Accompanied a new draft, see H4390

Similar To

H3926

Relative to early literacy education

Accompanied a study order, see H4707

Similar To

H40

Relative to financial literacy

No further action taken

Similar To

H648

Relative to student’s rights in higher education

Accompanied a new draft, see S2081

Similar To

H977

To repeal certain statutes that are unconstitutional

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S1383

Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S193

Relative to early education funding

Accompanied a study order, see S2486

Similar To

S1997

Establishing a distinctive registration plate supporting public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2483

Similar To

S2000

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

S2081

Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses

New draft substituted, as amended, see S2191

Similar To

S2173

Relative to early literacy education

Hearing scheduled for 01/16/2018 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

Similar To

S224

Relative to special education transportation costs

Accompanied a new draft, see S2325

Similar To

S225

Relative to circuit breaker reimbursement

Accompanied a new draft, see S2325

Similar To

S2256

Commissioning a study of vocational education

Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2258

Calling for a comprehensive study of vocational education in the Commonwealth

Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2367

To prohibit the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth

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

Similar To

S2426

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to assessments and accountability

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S2528

Report of the Special Senate Sub-committee to the Joint Committee on Education (pursuant to an order adopted by the Senate) submitting its report entitled: Rethinking School Accountability, Opportunities for Massachusetts Under the Every Student Succeeds Act

Placed on file

Similar To

S271

Establishing an educational mandate working group

Accompanied a study order, see S2426

Similar To

S313

Relative to dyslexia

Accompanied a new draft, see S2443

Similar To

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