HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2978        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 459

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Alice Hanlon Peisch

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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 establishing an educational mandate task force.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

1/18/2013

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

1/18/2013

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

5th Essex

 

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

 

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2978        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 459

By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 459) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and others relative to establishing an educational mandate task force (including members of the General Court) to review all existing state mandates imposed on public schools and districts in the Commonwealth.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act establishing an educational mandate task force.

 

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.  There shall be an educational mandate task force to review all existing state mandates imposed on public schools and districts in the Commonwealth. The task force shall consist of 11 members: the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education, or their designees, who shall serve as the co-chairs of the task force; the secretary of education, or a designee; the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, or a designee; a representative of the division of local mandates, appointed by the state auditor; the executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Business Officials, or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Association of Secondary School Principals, or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Association of Elementary School Principals, or a designee; and the executive director of the Massachusetts Association of Special Education Administrators, or a designee.

The task force shall: (i) identify and review all existing mandates imposed on school districts by state law or regulation, including school and district reporting requirements; (ii) determine the costs of such mandates and reporting requirements to school districts; and (iii) identify opportunities to streamline, consolidate, or eliminate such mandates or reporting requirements that are duplicative or inconsistent with current laws, regulations or practices.

The task force shall file a report containing its findings and recommendations, including legislation necessary to carry out its recommendations, with the clerks of the house and senate not later than 6 months following the first meeting of the task force.