SENATE DOCKET, NO. 884        FILED ON: 1/13/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 253

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to vocational 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 1.   The definition entitled "Service programs” in Chapter 74, Section 1 of the General Laws is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

“Service programs:  the preparation of students in occupational areas such as hotel and lodging, cosmetology, child care or any service occupation that by its nature is characterized as being a service (professional or non-professional). Such programs will be in compliance with the program approval criteria regulations published by the board.

SECTION 2.   This act shall take effect upon its passage.