HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2896        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3290

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Edward F. Coppinger

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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 the dropout age.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Edward F. Coppinger

10th Suffolk

1/18/2013

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

1/18/2013

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

1/29/2013

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

1/23/2013


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2896        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3290

By Mr. Coppinger of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3290) of Edward F. Coppinger and others for legislation to authorize local school districts to raise the dropout age .  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to the dropout age.

 

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 1B of chapter 69 of the general laws, as appearing in 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “attendance”, in line 113, the following words:- ; provided, however, that the board shall allow each local school district to establish the mandatory minimum age that a student is required to attend school if the student has not yet graduated from high school.