MA H291

Bill

Authorizing the establishment of a commission to evaluate student health

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to evaluating student health in schools. Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to establish a Commission of School Nursing to evaluate and make recommendations on staffing standards for school nurses, the use of school-based health centers, and improving student health in Massachusetts. The commission will be comprised of legislators, state department commissioners and their designees, and representatives from various education and health organizations. The commission will assess the current number of school nurses and whether there are sufficient nurses for all schools, as well as identify any issues caused by an insufficient number of nurses. It will also evaluate the impact of school-based health centers on student health and recommend potential funding sources beyond municipal school budgets. The commission is required to submit a report to the legislature by December 1, 2016 with its recommendations to ensure the sustainability of school nursing staffing and infrastructure.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Jay Livingstone (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4723 (on 07/10/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H291

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H291
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H291.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1439	Relative to teachers' retirement credits for parochial schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	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
H256	Regarding surveys in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4685	Similar To
H263	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to child suicide	No further action taken	Similar To
H311	Establishing a special commission relative to reimbursements of school busing costs	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	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
H4257	Relative to the charter school reimbursement rate for the town of Foxborough	Accompanied a study order, see H4692	Similar To
H4723	Education	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S2074	Report of the Special Commission on Pension Forfeiture	Placed on file	Similar To
S2112	Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools	No further action taken	Similar To
S2113	Relative to healthy youth	Reprinted as amended, see S2128	Similar To
S2128	Relative to healthy youth	No further action taken	Similar To
S2343	Relative to financial literacy in schools	Reprinted as amended, see S2374	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

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1439

Relative to teachers' retirement credits for parochial schools

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

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

H256

Regarding surveys in public schools

Accompanied a study order, see H4685

Similar To

H263

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to child suicide

No further action taken

Similar To

H311

Establishing a special commission relative to reimbursements of school busing costs

Accompanied a study order, see H4706

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

H4257

Relative to the charter school reimbursement rate for the town of Foxborough

Accompanied a study order, see H4692

Similar To

H4723

Education

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

S2074

Report of the Special Commission on Pension Forfeiture

Placed on file

Similar To

S2112

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

No further action taken

Similar To

S2113

Relative to healthy youth

Reprinted as amended, see S2128

Similar To

S2128

Relative to healthy youth

No further action taken

Similar To

S2343

Relative to financial literacy in schools

Reprinted as amended, see S2374

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

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