Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S343 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1825 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 343
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Sal N. DiDomenico
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act fulfilling the promise of education reform.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk 1 of 2
16	16	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1825 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
17	17	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 343
18	18	By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 343) of Sal N. DiDomenico
19	19	for legislation to fulfill the promise of education reform. Education.
20	20	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
21	21	SEE SENATE, NO. 267 OF 2023-2024.]
22	22	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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24	24	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
25	25	(2025-2026)
26	26	_______________
27	27	An Act fulfilling the promise of education reform.
28	28	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
29	29	of the same, as follows:
30	30	1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Legislature
31	31	2shall establish a Special Commission to study the current status, structures, future vision and
32	32	3needs of public education which will include but not be limited to all aspects of where we want
33	33	4public education to be in five to ten years.
34	34	5 The Promise Commission shall consist of eleven (11) members appointed as follows: the
35	35	6speaker of the house or a designee, the president of the senate or a designee, the commissioner of
36	36	7elementary and secondary education, the commissioner of early education and care, the
37	37	8commissioner of higher education, a member appointed by the Massachusetts association of
38	38	9school superintendents, a member appointed by the Massachusetts association of school
39	39	10committees, a member appointed by the Massachusetts affiliate of the American federation of 2 of 2
40	40	11teachers, a member appointed by the Massachusetts teachers association, a member appointed by
41	41	12the Massachusetts education equity partnership, and a Massachusetts based member appointed
42	42	13by Latinos for education.
43	43	14 SECTION 2. The Commission shall conduct an ongoing study of all matters concerning
44	44	15education in the 21st Century, including but not limited to: educator pipeline (including
45	45	16recruitment, career development, and retention); educator diversity; improved reputation and
46	46	17perception of the profession; curriculum and course of studies that meet the needs of students in
47	47	18a global society regarding technology; flexible learning models beyond traditional “seat time;”
48	48	19multilingualism as an asset and an aspiration; multiple modes of assessing learning beyond
49	49	20MCAS; broader methods used for accountability that are ambitious, attainable, and
50	50	21compassionate; and structures that take students from pre-K through college and provide the
51	51	22wrap-around social/emotional and education coaching at each age. With these and other goals,
52	52	23the Commission will dive deep into best practices found in other states and other countries.
53	53	24 SECTION 3. The Promise Commission shall develop a comprehensive report that re-
54	54	25envisions the power and potential of the Massachusetts education system for all students who are
55	55	26in our schools and who will be in our schools for years to come.