MA H322

Bill

Relative to geography education

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 geography education. Education.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to establish a Massachusetts Geography Education Week, expand the Council on Global Education to include a representative from the Massachusetts Geographic Alliance, and create a commission on geography education. The commission will investigate the status of geography education in the state, assess best practices, and recommend ways to improve and promote geography education, including through professional development for teachers. The commission is required to report its findings and recommendations to the state legislature by December 31, 2015.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (3)

Angelo D'Emilia (R), James Murphy (D), Todd Smola (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4678 (on 07/02/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H322

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H322
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H322.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
H306	Relative to the incorporation of civics in the high school curriculum	Accompanied a new draft, see S2306	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
H4678	Education	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
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
S2081	Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses	New draft substituted, as amended, see S2191	Similar To
S2112	Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools	No further action taken	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
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
S2528	Report of the Special Senate Sub-committee to the Joint Committee on Education (pursuant to an order adopted by the Senate) submitting its report entitled: Rethinking School Accountability, Opportunities for Massachusetts Under the Every Student Succeeds Act	Placed on file	Similar To
S261	Relative to geography education	Accompanied a study order, see S2385	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

H306

Relative to the incorporation of civics in the high school curriculum

Accompanied a new draft, see S2306

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

H4678

Education

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

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

S2081

Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses

New draft substituted, as amended, see S2191

Similar To

S2112

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

No further action taken

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

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

S2528

Report of the Special Senate Sub-committee to the Joint Committee on Education (pursuant to an order adopted by the Senate) submitting its report entitled: Rethinking School Accountability, Opportunities for Massachusetts Under the Every Student Succeeds Act

Placed on file

Similar To

S261

Relative to geography education

Accompanied a study order, see S2385

Similar To

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