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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2437 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 384 |
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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 J. Kennedy |
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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 |
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| 12 | 12 | | resolve: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Resolve establishing a commission to examine expanding vocational and technical high school |
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| 14 | 14 | | access. |
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| 15 | 15 | | _______________ |
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| 16 | 16 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 17 | 17 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Edward J. KennedyFirst Middlesex 1 of 2 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2437 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 19 | 19 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 384 |
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| 20 | 20 | | By Mr. Kennedy, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 384) of Edward J. Kennedy |
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| 21 | 21 | | that provisions be made for an investigation and study by a special commission (including |
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| 22 | 22 | | members of the General Court) to establish a commission to examine expanding vocational and |
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| 23 | 23 | | technical high school access. Education. |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | Resolve establishing a commission to examine expanding vocational and technical high school |
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| 30 | 30 | | access. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Resolved, that a special commission is hereby established for the purpose to study and |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2make recommendations regarding expanding access to vocational and technical high school |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3education through increasing the capacity of regional vocational and technical schools. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 The commission shall consist of the commissioner of the department of secondary and |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5elementary education or his designee, who shall serve as commission chair; 4 members of the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6senate, 1 of whom shall be the senate chair of the joint committee on education, 1 of whom shall |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7be appointed by the senate president, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8senate, and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the senate chairman of ways and means; 4 members |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be the house chair of the joint committee on |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10education, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and 1 of |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representative sand 1 of whom |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12shall be appointed by the house chairman of ways and means; and 6 persons appointed by the |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13governor who shall be superintendents or business managers who represent vocational or 2 of 2 |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14technical schools. The commission shall convene its first meeting not later than June 1, 2025, |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15and shall file a report along with any recommendations for legislation not later than November |
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| 46 | 46 | | 1630, 2025, with the clerks of the senate and house, the chairs of the senate and house committees |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17on ways and means, and the chairs of the joint committee on education. |
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