Massachusetts 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H475 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/16/2023

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3574       FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 475
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael J. Finn
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to testing requirements for veterans who wish to become educators.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michael J. Finn6th Hampden1/20/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/24/2023Peter Capano11th Essex1/24/2023Jessica Ann Giannino16th Suffolk1/27/2023Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex2/21/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3574       FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 475
By Representative Finn of West Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 475) of 
Michael J. Finn and others relative to testing requirements for veterans who wish to become 
educators. Education.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 586 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to testing requirements for veterans who wish to become educators.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority 
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 38G of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as amended by section 22 of chapter 226 
2of the acts of 2014, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:-
3 Any veteran, as defined by clause Forty-third of section 7 of chapter 4, who is 
4administered a test established pursuant to this section required for certification as a provisional 
5educator or a provisional educator with advanced standing shall receive 5 additional points to be 
6added to the total test scaled score.