Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S415 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 329 FILED ON: 1/11/2025
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 415
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Patrick M. O'Connor
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
12	12	resolve:
13	13	Resolve creating a special commission to study classroom temperatures.
14	14	_______________
15	15	PETITION OF:
16	16	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk 1 of 2
17	17	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 329 FILED ON: 1/11/2025
18	18	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 415
19	19	By Mr. O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 415) of Patrick M. O'Connor
20	20	that provisions be made for an investigation and study by a special commission (including
21	21	members of the General Court) to study minimum and maximum allowable air temperatures in
22	22	public school classrooms and facilities. Education.
23	23	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
24	24	SEE SENATE, NO. 322 OF 2023-2024.]
25	25	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
26	26	_______________
27	27	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
28	28	(2025-2026)
29	29	_______________
30	30	Resolve creating a special commission to study classroom temperatures.
31	31	1 Resolved, that notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary there shall be a
32	32	2special commission to study the regulation of minimum and maximum allowable air
33	33	3temperatures in public school classrooms and facilities, as well as any relevant statistics on the
34	34	4number of air-conditioned public schools in Massachusetts, the impact of indoor air quality on
35	35	5children, including, but not limited to, children with respiratory conditions or special needs, and
36	36	6the Commonwealth’s state funding and bidding processes for installing air conditioning and
37	37	7heating upgrades in public schools.
38	38	8 The special commission shall consist of: the secretary of the executive office of
39	39	9education, or their designee, who shall serve as chair; the commissioner of the department of
40	40	10elementary and secondary education, or their designee; the commissioner of the department of
41	41	11public health, or their designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts School Building 2 of 2
42	42	12Authority; a representative of the Massachusetts Teachers Association; a representative of the
43	43	13Massachusetts Association of School Committees; a representative of the Massachusetts Parent
44	44	14Teacher Association; two teachers, selected by the Massachusetts Teachers Association, who
45	45	15have experienced difficulties with classroom temperatures; a school nurse, selected by the
46	46	16Massachusetts School Nurse Organization; the president of the Massachusetts Association of
47	47	17School Superintendents, or their designee; two members of the House of Representatives, one of
48	48	18whom to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the other to be
49	49	19appointed by the minority leader; two members of the Senate, one of whom to be appointed by
50	50	20the President of the Senate, and the other to be appointed by the minority leader. The chair shall
51	51	21commence first meeting of the commission not later than December 1, 2025.
52	52	22 The special commission shall submit its findings and recommendations, together with
53	53	23drafts of any legislation, to the clerks of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the
54	54	24chairs of the joint committee on education not later than December 1, 2026.