MA H3480

Bill

Encouraging academic success

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition of Paul McMurtry and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) of the start and end times for school days at public elementary and secondary schools. Education.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special commission to study the optimal start and end times for school days at public elementary and secondary schools in Massachusetts. The commission will consist of 5 members, including the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, 1 member each from the House and Senate, and 2 members appointed by the Governor. The commission will study the mental and physical effects of a later start time on students, as well as the social, economic, and safety concerns of such a change. The commission may hold public hearings and must report its findings and recommendations for legislation within 2 years of the bill's effective date.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (7)

Brian Ashe (D), Linda Campbell (D), Robert Koczera (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Richard Ross (R), Paul Tucker (D),

Last Action

Accompanied S227 (on 04/11/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3480

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3480
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3480.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
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
S227	Resolve authorizing a study of starting times and schedules	Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
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

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

S227

Resolve authorizing a study of starting times and schedules

Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Replaced by

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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