MA S271

Bill

MA S271

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 their associated costs. The group, comprised of various education stakeholders, will compile a list of all such mandates, assess their economic impact on school districts, and make recommendations to streamline, consolidate, or eliminate mandates that are duplicative, inconsistent with current laws and regulations, or deemed onerous or unnecessary. The group will submit a report with its recommendations to the Joint Committee on Education and the state legislature within 6 months of its first meeting.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (5)

Jamie Eldridge (D), Anne Gobi (D), Ken Gordon (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Richard Ross (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S271

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S271
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S271.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1096	Creating a commission to study the effects of unfunded mandates on municipalities	No further action taken	Similar To
H1949	Relative to protecting municipalities from unfunded mandates	No further action taken	Similar To
H2851	Concerning unfunded education mandates	Accompanied a study order, see H4632	Similar To
S1147	Creating a commission to study the effects of unfunded mandates on municipalities	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
S299	Related to unfunded mandates on public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2426	Similar To
S321	Establishing an educational mandate working group	Accompanied a study order, see S2426	Similar To

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