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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 460 FILED ON: 1/9/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 695 |
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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 | | Adam J. Scanlon |
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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 fees for student organizations. |
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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:Adam J. Scanlon14th Bristol1/9/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 460 FILED ON: 1/9/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 695 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 695) of Adam J. Scanlon relative to fees for certain student organizations at public schools. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Education. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to fees for student organizations. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 47 of Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2adding the following sentence:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 No participant shall be required to pay a fee to participate in any school organization or |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4student activity whose primary purpose is: (i) political; (ii) faith-based; (iii) charitable; (iv) |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5promoting positive mental or physical health, or raising awareness of the importance thereof; (v) |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6student leadership activities included but not limited to student council or being a class officer; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7(vi) opposing, preventing, addressing, or raising awareness of discrimination or racism, sexism, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8and other forms of bigotry; (vii) opposing, preventing, addressing, or raising awareness of |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9bullying; or (viii) any other purpose deemed by the committee to be a social good. |
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