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Bill H.159 187th (2011 - 2012)

An Act to promote the successful transition of students with disabilities to post-secondary education, employment, and independent living

For legislation to promote the successful transition of students with disabilities to post-secondary education, employment and independent living

Sponsors:	Tom Sannicandro Steven A. Tolman
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SECTION 1. Chapter 71, section 38G, of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “temporary certificate” the following definition:-

“Transition Services”, as defined in 20 USC 1401 (34)

SECTION 2 Section 38G of said chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

The board of education shall provide a specialist teacher license in transition services which shall include both coursework and field experience for previously licensed special education teachers and rehabilitation counselors to develop the competence necessary to serve as transition coordinators to facilitate provision of a coordinated set of activities to adequately prepare students with disabilities to achieve successful transition to post-school activities including further education, competitive employment, and independent living. The requirements for the specialist teacher license in transition services, as promulgated by the board, can also be used to satisfy the requirements for a professional license.

Actions for Bill H.159
Date	Branch	Action
1/24/2011	House	Referred to the committee on Education
1/24/2011	Senate	Senate concurred
6/6/2011	Joint	Hearing scheduled for 06/21/2011 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
9/26/2011	House	Accompanied a new draft, see H3720

Petitioners: Tom Sannicandro, Mark J. Cusack, Kimberly N. Ferguson, Steven A. Tolman, Rhonda N. Nyman, Walter F. Timilty, Patricia D. Jehlen, John P. Fresolo, David B. Sullivan, Cory Atkins, Thomas P. Conroy, Brian A. Joyce, Karen E. Spilka, Ellen Story, Louis L. Kafka, James J. O'Day, John H. Rogers, John V. Fernandes, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Garrett J. Bradley, Sal N. DiDomenico, Jonathan Hecht, Cynthia S. Creem, Patricia A. Haddad, Jason M. Lewis, Stephen R. Canessa, James B. Eldridge, David P. Linsky, James M. Murphy, Frank I. Smizik, William M. Straus, Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera, Martha M. Walz, George T. Ross, James Arciero, James J. Dwyer, John J. Binienda, Christine E. Canavan, Kay Khan, Jennifer E. Benson, Alice K. Wolf, David M. Torrisi, Theodore C. Speliotis, Carl M. Sciortino, Anne M. Gobi, William N. Brownsberger, Katherine M. Clark, Steven M. Walsh, Ruth B. Balser, Angelo J. Puppolo, Denise Provost

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Bill H.159 187th (2011 - 2012)

An Act to promote the successful transition of students with disabilities to post-secondary education, employment, and independent living

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