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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4209 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 579
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul K. Frost , (BY REQUEST)
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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 teaching certification.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Brittany Winsky45 Lovett Rd, Oxford, MA 015401/17/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4209 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 579
By Representative Frost of Auburn (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
579) of Brittany Winsky relative to teaching certification for persons with certain disabilities.
Education.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3784 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to teaching certification.
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 38G of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as amended by chapter 154
2of the acts of 2022, is hereby further amended by inserting after the fifteenth paragraph the
3following paragraph:-
4 For a person who, because of a temporary or permanent disability arising from
5intellectual, sensory, emotional, physical or environmental factors, or other specific learning
6disabilities, is or would be unable to pass the written examination, the board shall create a
7practical alternative assessment to the test requirement of the eligibility criteria for certification
8as a provisional educator and certification as a provisional educator with advanced standing.
9 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect 180 days following its passage.