HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 322        FILED ON: 1/9/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 385

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John V. Fernandes

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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 students with severe disabilities.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

John V. Fernandes

10th Worcester

1/9/2013

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

1/31/2013

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/31/2013

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/30/2013

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

2/1/2013

Linda Dorcena Forry

12th Suffolk

1/30/2013

Theodore C. Speliotis

13th Essex

2/1/2013

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

1/14/2013

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

 

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 322        FILED ON: 1/9/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 385

By Mr. Fernandes of Milford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 385) of John V. Fernandes and others relative to an alternate MCAS completion plan for students with certain disabilities.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 149 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to students with severe 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.  Section 1I of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

Students with severe disabilities who are unable to take the written MCAS assessment and who participate in the MCAS alt assessment shall have their MCAS portfolios based on the students individual education plan’s goals and objectives rather than MCAS standards.