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HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4584
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, May 28, 2024.
The committee on Education, to whom was referred the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 457) of Thomas Durfee that local public
schools and school committees be authorized to reject any and all
guidance and directives from Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 459) of Les
Molyneaux relative to requiring school boards to make information about
learning materials and educational activities used for pupil instruction
available to the public; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 482)
of Paul McAuliffe relative to school committee oversight of courses of
study including courses concerning sexually transmitted infections; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 502) of Steven S. Howitt and
Alan Silvia relative to education costs of children with disabilities; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 503) of Steven S. Howitt for
legislation to increase reimbursements for certain special education
programs; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 508) of Bradley
H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to provide for investigation by a
task force (including members of the General Court) relative to the state
mandates placed on public schools and districts; the petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 511) of Hannah Kane and others for an investigation
by a special task force (including members of the General Court) relative
to review existing state mandates placed on public schools and districts in
the Commonwealth; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 515) of
Lindsay N. Sabadosa and others relative to educational rights for
incarcerated youth; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 518) of
Meghan Kilcoyne, Gerard J. Cassidy and James C. Arena-DeRosa relative
to learning at a level commensurate with demonstrated achievement; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 519) of Meghan Kilcoyne and
Gerard J. Cassidy relative to educational performance goals; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 521) of Meghan Kilcoyne, Gerard J.
Cassidy and James C. Arena-DeRosa that the Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education be authorized to establish a professional 2 of 3
development program in gifted and talented education; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 522) of Meghan Kilcoyne and others for
legislation to prohibit age discrimination in public school; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 523) of Meghan Kilcoyne, Gerard J.
Cassidy and James C. Arena-DeRosa relative to gifted and beyond grade-
level children; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 525) of
Michael P. Kushmerek and others for legislation to increase special
education circuit breaker reimbursements; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 526) of Michael P. Kushmerek and others for legislation
to increase special education transportation reimbursements; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 527) of Michael P. Kushmerek and
others relative to adjusting approved cost thresholds in the special
education reimbursement program; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 540) of David K. Muradian, Jr., relative to special education
funding; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 541) of Brian W.
Murray and David K. Muradian, Jr., relative to school district budgets for
special education students who move during the school year; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 572) of Adam Scanlon, Mary S. Keefe
and James B. Eldridge relative to student advisory committees at public
schools; and the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3811) of
Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to requiring school attendance up
to age 18 or until graduation, reports recommending that the
accompanying order (House, No. 4584) ought to be adopted
[Representative Pease of Westfield dissents].
For the committee,
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HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4584
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
House of Representative, May 28, 2024.
1 Ordered, That the committee on Education be authorized to sit during a recess of the
2General Court to make an investigation and study of House documents numbered 457, 459, 482,
3502, 503, 508, 511, 515, 518, 519, 521, 522, 523, 525, 526, 527, 540, 541, 572 and 3811, relative
4to at-risk students, English language learners, school discipline, recovery high schools, special
5education, accountability, assessments, and governance.
6 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study
7and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
8recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
9on or before December 31, 2024.