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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1058 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 599
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Steven Ultrino
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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 high school professional development programs.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Steven Ultrino33rd Middlesex1/18/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1058 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 599
By Representative Ultrino of Malden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 599) of Steven
Ultrino relative to high school professional development programs. Education.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE [Refile Branch], NO. 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 high school professional development programs.
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 1. Chapter 69 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
2section 1T as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, the following section:-
3 Section 1U. The department shall establish program standards for a high school
4professional development program providing rigorous, ongoing professional development to
5high school students, which shall include: (1) qualifications for professional development
6instructors; (2) training for professional development instructors to identify individual student
7professional development needs; (3) different models of professional development, as needed to
8meet student population professional development needs; (4) student access to professional
9development programs remotely or in person; (5) a comprehensive feedback system to plan,
10evaluate and improve on student professional development offerings; and (6) the opportunity for 2 of 2
11students to develop professional relationships with organizations and individuals outside the
12students’ school. The department shall approve any high school professional development
13program established by a school district that meets the department’s program standards.
14 SECTION 2. Section 1 of chapter 76 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
15amended by inserting after the third sentence the following sentence:- In addition to all other
16absences excused by this section, or any other absence that constitutes an excused absence under
17the school or school committee’s rules, the superintendent, or teachers in so far as authorized by
18the superintendent or by the school committee, shall excuse 1 absence for a supervised
19professional development day each school year for high school students.