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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3751 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 564 |
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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 | | Michelle M. DuBois |
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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 relative to improved special needs transportation and student safety, "John's Law". |
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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:Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth1/17/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3751 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 564 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 564) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Michelle M. DuBois relative to transportation of special needs students. Education. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 472 OF 2023-2024.] |
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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-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act relative to improved special needs transportation and student safety, "John's Law". |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 Chapter 71B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2amended by inserting after section 8 the following section: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 Section 8A. (a) As used in this section, the term “special transportation van” shall mean a |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4van, bus, or other motor vehicle used exclusively or primarily to transport school-age children |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5with disabilities or other persons with disabilities. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6 (b) Any bus driver, monitor, or qualified attendant responsible for transporting a school- |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7age child with a disability on a special transportation van shall be trained and certified in first |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9 (c) School districts shall provide any bus driver, monitor, or qualified attendant |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10responsible for transporting a school-age child with a disability on a special transportation van 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11with a written report pertaining to each school-age child with a disability such bus driver, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12monitor or qualified attendant is responsible for transporting. The report shall identify any |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13sensory, neurological, emotional, communication, physical, intellectual or health impairment, or |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14a combination thereof, that the district believes may affect the safety of the child during |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15transportation on the special transportation van. The school district shall only provide the |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16written report pursuant to this subsection if provision of such report is required by the student’s |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17individualized education program or the school district has received written consent from a |
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| 47 | 47 | | 18parent or guardian of the student. |
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