HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 686 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 144
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James M. Cantwell
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to accommodations for special needs students taking the MCAS examination.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
James M. Cantwell | 4th Plymouth | 1/19/2011 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 686 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 144
By Mr. Cantwell of Marshfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 144) of James M. Cantwell relative to accommodations for special needs students taking the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) examination. Education. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 370 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven
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An Act relative to accommodations for special needs students taking the MCAS examination.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
The fourth paragraph of section 1I of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “needs”, in line 47, the following words:— and such children shall be afforded the same accommodation each uses or requires in the classroom throughout the year.