SENATE DOCKET, NO. 184 FILED ON: 1/14/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 218
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cynthia S. Creem
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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 passage of the accompanying:
An Act to maintain short term objectives for students with disabilities.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Cynthia S. Creem | First Middlesex and Norfolk |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex |
Tricia Farley-Bouvier | 3rd Berkshire |
Daniel A. Wolf | Cape and Islands |
Michael D. Brady | 9th Plymouth |
Thomas P. Conroy | 13th Middlesex |
Tom Sannicandro | 7th Middlesex |
John V. Fernandes | 10th Worcester |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex |
Jennifer E. Benson | 37th Middlesex |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 184 FILED ON: 1/14/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 218
By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 218) of Cynthia S. Creem, Kay Khan, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Daniel A. Wolf and other members of the General Court for legislation to maintain short term objectives for students with disabilities. Education. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
SENATE
, NO. 193 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act to maintain short term objectives for students 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:
SECTION 1. Chapter 71B, Section 3 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following sentence after line 137:
A child's individualized education program, or IEP, as defined is 20 USC sec 1401 (14) shall include a statement of measurable annual goals, including academic and functional goals, and a description of benchmarks or short-term objectives.
