Bill H.1934

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2359 FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1934

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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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 parental notification.

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PETITION OF:

Name:	District/Address:	Date Added:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	20th Middlesex	1/20/2011
Steven L. Levy	4th Middlesex	2/4/2011
Dennis A. Rosa	4th Worcester	2/4/2011
Nicholas A. Boldyga	3rd Hampden	2/4/2011
Todd M. Smola	1st Hampden	2/4/2011
Paul K. Frost	7th Worcester	2/4/2011
Geoff Diehl	7th Plymouth	2/2/2011
F. Jay Barrows	1st Bristol	2/2/2011
Donald H. Wong	9th Essex	2/3/2011
James R. Miceli	19th Middlesex	2/3/2011
Kevin J. Kuros	8th Worcester	2/3/2011
Angelo M. Scaccia	14th Suffolk	2/3/2011
Marc T. Lombardo	22nd Middlesex	1/27/2011
Donald F. Humason, Jr.	4th Hampden	1/27/2011
Sheila C. Harrington	1st Middlesex	1/28/2011
Elizabeth A. Poirier	14th Bristol	1/21/2011
Viriato Manuel deMacedo	1st Plymouth	1/27/2011
Richard J. Ross	Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex	2/1/2011
Bruce E. Tarr		2/1/2011
John J. Binienda	17th Worcester	2/3/2011
James J. Dwyer	30th Middlesex	2/4/2011
Nick Collins	4th Suffolk	2/4/2011
George N. Peterson, Jr.	9th Worcester	2/4/2011
Bruce J. Ayers	1st Norfolk	2/3/2011

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2359 FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1934

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1934) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to parental notification. Education.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to parental notification.

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.Section 32A of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the section in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:

Section 32A. Every city, town, regional school district or vocational school district implementing or maintaining curriculum, or a school sanctioned program or activity, which primarily involves human sexual education, human sexuality issues, or sexual orientation issues shall adopt a written policy ensuring parental or legal guardian notification.

Such curriculum programs and activities, which primarily involves human sexual education, human sexuality issues, or sexual orientation, shall be offered only in clearly identified non-mandatory elective courses in which parents or guardians may choose to enroll their children through written notification to the school, in a manner reasonably similar to other elective courses offered by the school district.

To the extent practicable, instruction materials and related items for said curriculum, programs, and activities shall be made reasonably accessible to parents, guardians, educators, school administrators, and others for inspection and review.

No public school teacher or administrator shall be required to participate in any such curriculum program and activities which primarily involves human sexual education, human sexuality issues, or sexual orientation issues that violate his or her religious beliefs.