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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1359 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 377 |
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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 | | Patricia D. Jehlen |
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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 board of elementary and secondary education. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Patricia D. JehlenSecond MiddlesexJames B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester3/3/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1359 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 377 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 377) of Patricia D. Jehlen and James |
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| 19 | 19 | | B. Eldridge for legislation relative to the board of elementary and secondary education. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Education. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 291 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 board of elementary and secondary education. |
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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 1E of chapter 15 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2is hereby amended, by striking out the second and third sentences of the first paragraph and |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3inserting in place thereof the following:- |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 The 9 members appointed by the governor shall consist of 1 representative of a labor |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5organization selected by the governor from a list of 3 nominees provided by the Massachusetts |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6State Labor Council, AFL-CIO; 1 representative of business and industry selected by the |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7governor with a demonstrated commitment to education; 1 representative of parents of school |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8children selected by the governor from a list of 3 nominees provided by the Massachusetts |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9Parent Teachers Association; 2 representatives of teachers, 1 selected by the governor from a list |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10of 3 nominees offered by the Massachusetts Teachers Association, and 1 selected by the 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11governor from a list of 3 nominees offered by the American Federation of |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12Teachers/Massachusetts; 1 school committee member selected by the governor from a list of 3 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13nominees provided by the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, and 4 additional |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14members. |
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