HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 473        FILED ON: 1/13/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 433

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Christine P. Barber

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to improve augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilities.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

1/13/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/20/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

1/30/2023

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

2/2/2023

Patricia A. Duffy

5th Hampden

2/8/2023

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

2/9/2023

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

2/9/2023

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/10/2023

Samantha Montaño

15th Suffolk

2/13/2023

Sally P. Kerans

13th Essex

2/14/2023

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

2/15/2023

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/16/2023

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

2/23/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/23/2023

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

2/23/2023

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

2/24/2023

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/27/2023

Marcus S. Vaughn

9th Norfolk

3/1/2023

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

3/14/2023

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

3/14/2023

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

3/14/2023

Patrick M. O'Connor

First Plymouth and Norfolk

4/6/2023

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

4/12/2023

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

4/12/2023

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

7/5/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 473        FILED ON: 1/13/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 433

By Representative Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 433) of Christine P. Barber and others for legislation to improve augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for school children with disabilities.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act to improve augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilities.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the board of elementary and secondary education shall repromulgate 603 CMR 7.03(3) as necessary to establish the requirement that all approved programs for teachers include instruction on the appropriate use of augmentative and alternative communication and other assistive technologies; provided further the board may require that individual professional development plans required by section 38G of chapter 71 address the learning needs of students who are nonverbal or have limited speech requiring augmentative and alternative communication.