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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 19 FILED ON: 1/6/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 449 |
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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 | | Bruce E. Tarr, (BY REQUEST) |
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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 educator license accountability. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Kevin Wood8 Pine Plain Road, Georgetown, MA 01833 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 19 FILED ON: 1/6/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 449 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Tarr (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 449) of Kevin Wood, for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation relative to educator license accountability. Education. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE SENATE DOCKET, NO. 3011 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act relative to educator license accountability. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 38G of Chapter 71 as appearing in the 2022 official edition is |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2hereby amended by striking in line 21 by striking the words:-“of employment” |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 SECTION 2. Said Section 38G of Chapter 71 is hereby amended by striking in line 28 by |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4striking the words:-“of employment” |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5 SECTION 3. Said Section 38G of Chapter 71 is hereby amended by inserting at the end |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6thereof the following paragraphs: |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7 Each school district shall submit to the department of elementary and secondary |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8education with any Standard license application within ninety [90] days of application or at the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9time of renewal supporting documents including but not limited to, professional development |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10plans, professional development points, and a digital signature from the supervisor attesting that 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11reported activities are consistent with the Individual Professional Development Plan and |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12recommending the granting or renewal of a license. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13 Any educator who has been found to not be properly licensed shall be prohibited from |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14accruing credible service time during the period of non-licensure. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15 The department of elementary and secondary education shall at its discretion conduct |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16audits of school districts to ensure proper licensure”. |
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