SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1149        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 288

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to school safety on election day..

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.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, on any date which a statewide election is held, primary as defined in section 28 of chapter 53 of the General Laws or general as defined in section 62 of chapter 54 of the General Laws, shall be considered a statewide professional development day in accordance with plans set forth by school districts pursuant to section 38Q of chapter 71 of the General Laws. On such days referenced by this section all public school districts shall not schedule classes.