MA H238

Bill

MA H238

Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

By Ms. DuBois of Brockton, a petition of Michelle M. DuBois for the establishment of a school carbon monoxide safety trust fund to be administered by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education . Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies by establishing the School Carbon Monoxide Safety Trust Fund. The fund will be administered by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education and used to provide grants to public school districts for the installation of carbon monoxide detection systems. The bill also requires new or substantially rehabilitated school buildings to include carbon monoxide detection systems and allows the temporary use of battery-powered or plug-in with battery backup carbon monoxide alarms. Additionally, the bill mandates the transfer of $7.5 million from the General Fund to the School Carbon Monoxide Safety Trust Fund and requires the development of best practices for the placement and installation of carbon monoxide detection systems in public school buildings.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Michelle DuBois (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4685 (on 07/02/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H238

(24 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H238
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H238.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1302	Relative to recreational vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
H1319	To promote school safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
H1439	Relative to teachers' retirement credits for parochial schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1880	Relative to lights for ambulances, fire apparatus and law enforcement vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4502	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
H257	Relative to transportation of regional vocational schools	Accompanied a new draft, see H4392	Similar To
H3776	To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth	Reported by H3818	Similar To
H399	Relative to boater safety to be known as the David Hanson Act	No further action taken	Similar To
H4112	Relative to patient safety and hospital transparency	No further action taken	Similar To
H4113	Relative to patient safety and hospital transparency	No further action taken	Similar To
H4257	Relative to the charter school reimbursement rate for the town of Foxborough	Accompanied a study order, see H4692	Similar To
H4685	Education	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H4913	Relative to fire safety	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H982	To enhance safety on public ways	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1904	Relative to pedestrian public safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2483	Similar To
S2037	Majority Report on the Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2017	See H68	Similar To
S2060	Establishing a Special Senate Committee on cyber security readiness	Again adopted and placed on file	Similar To
S2072	To further define standards of employee safety	New draft substituted, see S2167	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
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
S2614	Relative to the creation of the Commonwealth Technical Rescue Regions and Coordinating Council	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 217 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1302

Relative to recreational vehicles

Accompanied a study order, see H4767

Similar To

H1319

To promote school safety

Accompanied a study order, see H4767

Similar To

H1439

Relative to teachers' retirement credits for parochial schools

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1880

Relative to lights for ambulances, fire apparatus and law enforcement vehicles

Accompanied a study order, see H4502

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

H257

Relative to transportation of regional vocational schools

Accompanied a new draft, see H4392

Similar To

H3776

To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth

Reported by H3818

Similar To

H399

Relative to boater safety to be known as the David Hanson Act

No further action taken

Similar To

H4112

Relative to patient safety and hospital transparency

No further action taken

Similar To

H4113

Relative to patient safety and hospital transparency

No further action taken

Similar To

H4257

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

Accompanied a study order, see H4692

Similar To

H4685

Education

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H4913

Relative to fire safety

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

H982

To enhance safety on public ways

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S1904

Relative to pedestrian public safety

Accompanied a study order, see S2483

Similar To

S2037

Majority Report on the Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2017

See H68

Similar To

S2060

Establishing a Special Senate Committee on cyber security readiness

Again adopted and placed on file

Similar To

S2072

To further define standards of employee safety

New draft substituted, see S2167

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

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

S2614

Relative to the creation of the Commonwealth Technical Rescue Regions and Coordinating Council

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 217 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

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