SENATE DOCKET, NO. 380        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 193

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Cynthia S. Creem

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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 to maintain short term objectives for students with disabilities.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Cynthia S. Creem

 

David B. Sullivan

6th Bristol

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

Linda Dorcena Forry

12th Suffolk


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 380        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 193

By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 193) of Cynthia S. Creem, David B. Sullivan, Denise Provost and Linda Dorcena Forry for legislation to maintain short term objectives for students with disabilities.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 222 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act to maintain short term objectives for students with disabilities.

 

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. Chapter 71B, Section 3 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following sentence after line 162:

                A child's individualized education program, or IEP, as defined is 20 USC sec 1401 (14) shall include a statement of measurable annual goals, including academic and functional goals, and a description of benchmarks or short-term objectives.