MA H2010

Bill

MA H2010

Supporting healthy development among preschoolers

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 require the development of standards for prohibiting or limiting the use of suspension and expulsion in preschools. Education.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care to develop performance specification standards for prohibiting or severely limiting the use of suspension and expulsion in preschools. The standards must include benchmarks for supporting children's social-emotional and behavioral development, engagement steps with children and parents before suspension or expulsion, communication of discipline policies, and incentives for programs to access technical assistance to support staff development and reduce disparities in the use of suspension and expulsion.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (21)

Ruth Balser (D), Christine Barber (D), Michael Day (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Paul Heroux (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Jay Kaufman (D), Kay Khan (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Denise Provost (D), John Scibak (D), Alan Silvia (D), Chris Walsh (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4131 (on 01/22/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2010

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2010
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2010.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1439	Relative to teachers' retirement credits for parochial schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H2023	Relative to financial literacy programs in schools	Accompanied S249	Similar To
H232	Requiring food allergen certification in vocational schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	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
H258	To promote fairness between traditional public schools and regional vocational schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4672	Similar To
H2845	Relative to substance abuse education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4678	Similar To
H4131	Supporting healthy development among preschoolers	No further action taken	Replaced by
H4257	Relative to the charter school reimbursement rate for the town of Foxborough	Accompanied a study order, see H4692	Similar To
S1997	Establishing a distinctive registration plate supporting public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2483	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
S2255	To support healthy development among preschoolers	Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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

H2023

Relative to financial literacy programs in schools

Accompanied S249

Similar To

H232

Requiring food allergen certification in vocational schools

Accompanied a study order, see H4706

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

H258

To promote fairness between traditional public schools and regional vocational schools

Accompanied a study order, see H4672

Similar To

H2845

Relative to substance abuse education in public schools

Accompanied a study order, see H4678

Similar To

H4131

Supporting healthy development among preschoolers

No further action taken

Replaced by

H4257

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

Accompanied a study order, see H4692

Similar To

S1997

Establishing a distinctive registration plate supporting public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2483

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

S2255

To support healthy development among preschoolers

Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

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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