Budget Amendment ID: FY2012-S3-329-R1

Redraft EDU 329

MCAS US History

Messrs. Hedlund, Knapik, Tarr and Ross moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after Section 53 the following section:-

“SECTION 53A.  The first sentence of the second paragraph of section 1D of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “history” the following words:- “including, but not limited to, United States history”; and by inserting after section 138 the following 2 sections:-

“SECTION 138A.  Pursuant to sections 1B and 1D of chapter 69 of the General Laws, the board of education shall include social science and history, including, but not limited to, instruction in the major principles of the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and the Federalist Papers as core subjects in the establishment of a set of statewide educational goals for all public elementary and secondary schools in the commonwealth.  Commencing with the graduating class of  2013, in addition to meeting the requirements contained in 603 CMR 30.02(2) and (3), students shall meet or exceed the Needs Improvement scaled score of 220 on the social science high school MCAS test and on the history high school MCAS test, including the United States history principles as provided in this section.

SECTION 138B.  The board of education shall amend regulations adopted pursuant to sections 1B and 1D of chapter 69 of the General Laws which are inconsistent with section 138A not later than 90 days after the effective date of this act.”