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HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4587
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, July 8, 2024.
The committee on Education, to whom were referred the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 445) of Manny Cruz, Andres X. Vargas
and others for legislation to expand access to computer science
coursework in public schools; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 455) of Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to providing health
education in schools; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 461)
of David F. DeCoste and Kelly W. Pease relative to securing parental
consent for human sexuality education; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 462) of David F. DeCoste, Colleen M. Garry and Kelly W.
Pease relative to securing parental consent for human sexuality education;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 463) of David F. DeCoste
and others relative to securing parental consent for human sexuality
education; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 464) of Carol A.
Doherty, Patricia A. Haddad and others for legislation to require schools
to provide training on hands-only CPR and the use of defibrillators; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 487) of Carlos González, Bud
L. Williams and Michelle M. DuBois relative to establishing the gateway
city public school driver education program; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 509) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to
parental options of enrolling children in elective courses involving sexual
education rather than opting out of mandatory courses; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 520) of Meghan Kilcoyne and others
relative to equitable learning opportunities for public school students; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 543) of Maya Schildkraut and
Ivy Michaud relative to health programs in schools; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 581) of Todd M. Smola relative to
geography education; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 587)
of Jeffrey Rosario Turco, Joseph D. McKenna and Kelly W. Pease relative
to securing parental consent for human sexuality education; the petition 2 of 3
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 599) of Steven Ultrino relative to high
school professional development programs; and the petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 607) of Marcus S. Vaughn relative to requiring high
school students to pass a civics test for prior to graduation, reports
recommending that the accompanying order (House, No. 4587) ought to
be adopted [Representative Pease of Westfield dissents].
For the committee,
DENISE C. GARLICK. 3 of 3
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4587
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
House of Representatives, July 8, 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 445, 455, 461,
3462, 463, 464, 487, 509, 520, 543, 581, 587, 599 and 607, relative to curriculum and instruction.
4 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study
5and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
6recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
7on or before December 31, 2024.