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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 692 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 466 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Carol A. Doherty |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act to promote the inclusion of American Sign Language in the Commonwealth’s public |
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| 13 | 13 | | schools. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Carol A. Doherty3rd Bristol1/17/2023Christopher Hendricks11th Bristol2/9/2023James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol2/9/2023Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk2/9/2023Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk2/19/2023Shirley B. Arriaga8th Hampden2/27/2023Sally P. Kerans13th Essex2/27/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 692 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 466 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Doherty of Taunton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 466) of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Carol A. Doherty and others relative to the inclusion of American Sign Language in public |
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| 21 | 21 | | schools. Education. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act to promote the inclusion of American Sign Language in the Commonwealth’s public |
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| 28 | 28 | | schools. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Section 1. Section 2B of Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2Official Edition is hereby amended by, in line 8, striking out the word “may” and in place |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3thereof, inserting the word “shall.” |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 Section 2. Section 2B of Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “society” in line 8 the following:- |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6“As many children with autism have been able to learn and communicate successfully via sign |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7language because it is visually based, unaided, and provides a mode of quick communication.” |
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