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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 105 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 354
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bruce E. Tarr
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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 to promote alternative dispute resolution for students.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 105 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 354
By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 354) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to
promote alternative dispute resolution for students. Education.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 339 OF 2019-2020.]
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 to promote alternative dispute resolution for students.
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. Section 37O of Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “law” in line 115, the following
3sentence:- “The board shall also establish standards for the inclusion in curriculum at all grade
4levels, frameworks designed to teach students methods of resolving interpersonal disputes in
5productive and effective ways and which shall discourage the use of violence and/or other forms
6of abuse in the resolution of such disputes”.