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Event Detail – Joint Committee on Education

Status:Completed

Event Date:5/7/2013

Start Time:10:00 AM

Location: A-1 (10:00-1:00); Room 222 (1:00-3:00) Get Directions

Event Description

Accountability, Charter Schools, & Expanded Learning Time

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Item Bill Number Bill Title Sponsor
1 S235 By Mr. Finegold, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 235) of Barry R. Finegold, Frank A. Moran, Christopher G. Fallon, George N. Peterson, Jr. and other members of the General Court to further narrow the achievement gap. Education. Barry Finegold
2 H414 By Mrs. Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 414) of Patricia A. Haddad and Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to school improvement plans. Education. Patricia Haddad
3 H425 By Mr. Holmes of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 425) of Russell E. Holmes and others for legislation to improve public schools and narrow the achievement gap. Education. Russell Holmes
4 H464 By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 464) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and others relative to improving student achievement. Education. Alice Peisch
5 H529 By Ms. Walz of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 529) of Martha M. Walz and others for legislation to promote public school success and close the achievement gap by extending the strong academic results of some schools to serve a greater number of students . Education. Martha Walz
6 H531 By Ms. Walz of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 531) of Martha M. Walz and Kay Khan relative to contracts for charter schools and innovation schools. Education. Martha Walz
7 H532 By Ms. Walz of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 532) of Martha M. Walz for legislation to make certain technical changes in the law relative to the achievement gap in the public schools. Education. Martha Walz
8 S212 By Ms. Clark, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 212) of Katherine M. Clark, Kay Khan, Thomas M. Stanley, Benjamin Swan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to charter schools. Education. Katherine Clark
9 S222 By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 222) of Sal N. DiDomenico and Benjamin Swan for legislation relative to charter school funding. Education. Sal DiDomenico
10 S240 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 240) of Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation relative to charter school enrollment. Education. Patricia Jehlen
11 S241 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 241) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Anne M. Gobi, Denise Provost, Aaron Vega and others for legislation relative to student assessment data. Education. Patricia Jehlen
12 S257 By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 257) of Marc R. Pacheco, Danielle W. Gregoire, Michael D. Brady and John J. Lawn, Jr. for legislation relative to establishing a moratorium for charter schools. Education. Marc Pacheco
13 S258 By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 258) of Marc R. Pacheco, Patricia D. Jehlen, Danielle W. Gregoire, Michael D. Brady and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to charter schools. Education. Marc Pacheco
14 S272 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 272) of Bruce E. Tarr, Danielle W. Gregoire and Ann-Margaret Ferrante for legislation relative to ensuring the integrity of charter schools. Education. Bruce Tarr
15 H345 By Mr. Brady of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 345) of Michael D. Brady and Christine E. Canavan for legislation to prohibit the management of charter schools by for-profit entities. Education. Michael Brady
16 H362 By Ms. Coakley-Rivera of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 362) of Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera and Benjamin Swan for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General) relative to establishing a charter school for students diagnosed with Autism. Education. Cheryl Coakley-Rivera
17 H372 By Mr. Dwyer of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 372) of James J. Dwyer and others relative to establishing a moratorium for charter schools. Education. James Dwyer
18 H398 By Ms. Garlick of Needham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 398) of Denise C. Garlick and others for legislation to require certification of all public school teachers. Education. Denise Garlick
19 H411 By Miss Gregoire of Marlborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 411) of Danielle W. Gregoire for legislation to reconsider or revoke a charter. Education. Danielle Gregoire
20 H412 By Miss Gregoire of Marlborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 412) of Danielle W. Gregoire relative to charter revocation of charter schools. Education. Danielle Gregoire
21 H413 By Miss Gregoire of Marlborough, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 413) of Danielle W. Gregoire and Anne M. Gobi for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) of the financing, caps imposed upon, and innovations promoted by charter schools. Education. Danielle Gregoire
22 H428 By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 428) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to charter school renewal. Education. Bradley Jones
23 H437 By Mr. Kulik of Worthington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 437) of Stephen Kulik and Denise Provost relative to education funding for charter schools. Education. Stephen Kulik
24 H451 By Mr. O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 451) of James J. O'Day relative to Horace Mann charter school collective bargaining applicability. Education. James O'Day
25 H467 By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 467) of Denise Provost, Patricia D. Jehlen and Kay Khan for legislation to eliminate the limit on Horace Mann charter schools. Education. Denise Provost
26 H468 By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 468) of Denise Provost and others relative to the enrollment of students in charter schools. Education. Denise Provost
27 H491 By Mr. Smizik of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 491) of Frank I. Smizik and others relative to charter schools. Education. Frank Smizik
28 H495 By Mr. Smizik of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 495) of Frank I. Smizik and others relative to the approval of charter school board members. Education. Frank Smizik
29 H500 By Mr. Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 500) of Thomas M. Stanley and Ann-Margaret Ferrante relative to applications for the establishment of charter schools. Education. Thomas Stanley
30 H501 By Mr. Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 501) of Thomas M. Stanley and Theodore C. Speliotis relative to charter school applications. Education. Thomas Stanley
31 H530 By Ms. Walz of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 530) of Martha M. Walz and others relative to charter schools. Education. Martha Walz
32 S215 By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 215) of Cynthia S. Creem, James B. Eldridge and James Arciero for legislation to authorize a study of school day starting times and schedules. Education. Cynthia Creem
33 H510 By Mr. Vega of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 510) of Aaron Vega, Kenneth I. Gordon and Michael R. Knapik relative to establishing a public school grant program for expanding learning time and improving student success. Education. Aaron Vega