HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 94645        FILED ON: 5/5/2010

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4645

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Ten

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An Act relative to the board of elementary and secondary education..

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

Section 1E of chapter 15 of the General Laws  is hereby amended by striking out the second and third sentences, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences :-

 The 9 members appointed by the governor shall consist of 1 representative of a labor organization selected by the governor from a list of 3 nominees provided by the Massachusetts State Labor Council, AFL-CIO; 1 representative of business or industry selected by the governor with a demonstrated commitment to education; 1 representative of parents of school children selected by the governor from a list of 3 nominees provided by the Massachusetts Parent Teachers Association; 1 current teacher selected by the governor from a list of 4  nominees offered jointly by the Massachusetts Teachers Association and the American Federation of Teachers of Massachusetts and 5 additional members to be appointed by the governor. No appointive member of said board, except the current teacher, shall be employed by or receive regular compensation from the department of elementary and secondary education, or from any school system, public or independent, in the commonwealth, or serve as a member of any school committee.