MA S318

Bill

To provide child exploitation awareness education

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 provide child exploitation awareness education. Education.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend Chapter 71 of the General Laws by adding a new section that requires school districts to incorporate child exploitation awareness education into their existing health curriculum for students in grades 2 through 8. The key provisions include: 1) the advisory council on violence prevention will recommend a model curriculum for this education, 2) the education may cover topics like defining child exploitation and recognizing warning signs, 3) the Department of Education will provide age-appropriate educational materials to assist schools, 4) parents will have the ability to opt their children out of the program, and 5) the Department will require yearly certification and training for educational staff and consultants on relevant topics like child sexual assault and reporting requirements.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2424 (on 04/17/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S318

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S318
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S318.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2024	Increasing voting opportunities and online voter registration awareness in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4641	Similar To
H3802	Relative to disability awareness training	Accompanied a study order, see H4792	Similar To
S1203	Relative to sudden cardiac arrest awareness in student athletes	Accompanied a study order, see S2422	Similar To
S1706	Creating Lysosomal Storage Disorders awareness month	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1713	Regarding Huntington's Disease Awareness Month	No further action taken	Similar To
S1717	Proclaiming May as Aviation Awareness Month	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S1723	Designating May 6 as Moyamoya Disease Awareness Day	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S1742	Establishing the month of May as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month	New draft substituted, see S2137	Similar To
S2137	Establishing the month of May as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 134 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
S2424	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to student health	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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