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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2633 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 674 |
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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 | | Edward R. Philips |
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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 the consideration of ergonomically designed school buildings. |
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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:Edward R. Philips8th Norfolk1/16/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2633 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 674 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 674) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Edward R. Philips relative to the feasibility of ergonomically designed school buildings and its |
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| 20 | 20 | | beneficial impact on students and faculty. Education. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 553 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 relative to the consideration of ergonomically designed school buildings. |
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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 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2contrary, Chapter 70B, section 2 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2006 official edition, is |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3hereby amended by including herein the following definition: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 Ergonomics: the scientific discipline concerned with designing to physical, cognitive, |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5and organizational needs of students and educators, in an effort to optimize safety, comfort and |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6ease of use, productivity, and performance. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 SECTION 2. Chapter 70B, section 3 shall be amended by adding section 3(x): |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8 to consider the feasibility of the integration of ergonomic models appropriate for |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9classrooms and laboratories within the scope of the construction or rehabilitation of a particular 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10proposal; the investment of brick and mortar, and its beneficial impact to the students and faculty |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11of the school. |
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