SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2091

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Twenty-Four

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SENATE, March 18, 2014.

The committee on Education to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 226) of Kenneth J. Donnelly and James J. Dwyer for legislation relative to the compostion of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; and petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 393) of Sean Garballey and Mary S. Keefe relative to the membership of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 518) of Martha M. Walz and others for legislation to allow teachers currently employed and receiving compensation to serve on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education,- reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2091).

For the committee,

Sonia Chang-Diaz

        FILED ON: 3/18/2014

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2091

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Fourteen

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An Act relative to the composition of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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 1E of chapter 15 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 5 through 16, the second and third sentences, and inserting in place thereof the following:-  The 9 members appointed by the governor shall consist of 1 representative of a labor organization selected by the governor from a list of 3 nominees provided by the Massachusetts State Labor Council, AFL-CIO; 1 representative of business or industry selected by the governor with a demonstrated commitment to education; 1 representative of parents of school children selected by the governor from a list of 3 nominees provided by the Massachusetts Parent Teachers Association; 1 current public school teacher selected by the governor; and 5 additional members. No appointive member of said board, except the teacher representatives, shall be employed by or receive regular compensation from the department of elementary and secondary education, or from any school system, public or independent, in the commonwealth, or serve as a member of any school committee.