HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2469 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 432
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 relative to non-public school student access to the MCAS exam.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex |
George N. Peterson, Jr. | 9th Worcester |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol |
Viriato Manuel deMacedo | 1st Plymouth |
Donald F. Humason, Jr. | 4th Hampden |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex |
Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden |
Kevin J. Kuros | 8th Worcester |
Matthew A. Beaton | 11th Worcester |
Daniel B. Winslow | 9th Norfolk |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2469 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 432
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 432) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to non-public school student access to the MCAS exam. Education. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 1933 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to non-public school student access to the MCAS exam.
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. Section 1I of Chapter 69 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 2 of chapter 131 of the acts of 2012, is hereby further amended by inserting, after the 13th paragraph, the following new paragraph:-
A student in a non-public school in the commonwealth may elect to take the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam. The cost of administering the exam to such students shall be borne by the student.
