MA S304

Bill

Establishing a special commission relative to digital textbooks

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 a special commission relative to digital textbooks. Education.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special commission to study and report on how to maximize the use of digital and open textbooks for K-12 and public colleges and universities in Massachusetts. The commission will consist of 11 members, including state education officials, representatives from textbook companies and the state IT office, and members of the state legislature. The commission is required to report its findings, recommendations, and draft legislation to the state legislature by January 31, 2018.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (2)

Michael Brady (D), Marc Pacheco (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2425 (on 04/17/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S304

(28 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S304
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S304.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
H2656	Establishing a special commission to study the legislative process	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H306	Relative to the incorporation of civics in the high school curriculum	Accompanied a new draft, see S2306	Similar To
H311	Establishing a special commission relative to reimbursements of school busing costs	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	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
H4098	Resolve reviving and continuing the special commission studying cutting, welding and hot work processes regulated by the state fire code	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Resolves of 2018	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
S194	Resolve establishing a special commission on the Dover amendment	Accompanied a study order, see S2486	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
S2074	Report of the Special Commission on Pension Forfeiture	Placed on file	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
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
S232	For language opportunity for our kids	Accompanied a new draft, see S2070	Similar To
S239	Enhancing the educational outcomes of expectant and parenting students	Accompanied H2056	Similar To
S2425	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to personnel, SBA and technology	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S273	To increase parental awareness of opiate abuse risks	Accompanied a study order, see S2424	Similar To
S317	Increasing accountability of DESE contracts	Accompanied a study order, see S2426	Similar To
S706	Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses	Accompanied a new draft, see S2081	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

H2656

Establishing a special commission to study the legislative process

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H306

Relative to the incorporation of civics in the high school curriculum

Accompanied a new draft, see S2306

Similar To

H311

Establishing a special commission relative to reimbursements of school busing costs

Accompanied a study order, see H4706

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

H4098

Resolve reviving and continuing the special commission studying cutting, welding and hot work processes regulated by the state fire code

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Resolves of 2018

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

S194

Resolve establishing a special commission on the Dover amendment

Accompanied a study order, see S2486

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

S2074

Report of the Special Commission on Pension Forfeiture

Placed on file

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

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

S232

For language opportunity for our kids

Accompanied a new draft, see S2070

Similar To

S239

Enhancing the educational outcomes of expectant and parenting students

Accompanied H2056

Similar To

S2425

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to personnel, SBA and technology

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S273

To increase parental awareness of opiate abuse risks

Accompanied a study order, see S2424

Similar To

S317

Increasing accountability of DESE contracts

Accompanied a study order, see S2426

Similar To

S706

Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses

Accompanied a new draft, see S2081

Similar To

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