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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3776 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 525 |
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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 | | Antonio F. D. Cabral |
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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 related to high school graduation. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Antonio F. D. Cabral13th Bristol1/17/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3776 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 525 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 525) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Antonio F. D. Cabral relative to competency determination and high school diplomas. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Education. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 438 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act related to high school graduation. |
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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 Subsection (i) of section 1D of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence, in line 64, the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3following sentences: - |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 Students who have demonstrated competency under this section by meeting the academic |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5standards and curriculum frameworks enumerated in this section by satisfying the requirements |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6of their local school committee shall be granted a High School Diploma issued by the local |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7school committee. Issuance of the diploma will certify that a student has met the competency |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8determination described in this section and will entitle a student to all the rights and privileges of |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9high school graduation. The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System is not a |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10graduation requirement. Students who have demonstrated competency under this section by 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11passing the state’s assessment tests, including the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12System, and any successors thereto, may be granted a certificate issued by the department of |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13elementary and secondary education, acknowledging the passing of such assessment tests. |
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