HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1990        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 370

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul K. Frost and Keiko M. Orrall

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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 Common Core Opt Out for School Districts.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

1/15/2015

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

1/16/2015

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

8/22/2019

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

8/22/2019

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

8/22/2019

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

8/22/2019

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

8/22/2019

Leah Cole

12th Essex

8/22/2019

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

8/22/2019

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

8/22/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1990        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 370

By Representatives Frost of Auburn and Orrall of Lakeville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 370) of Paul K. Frost and others relative to the authority of school districts to be exempt from a certain standardized exam.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to the Common Core Opt Out for School Districts.

 

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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall not mandate that any school district in the Commonwealth follow the curriculum standards offered by Common Core State Standards; provided further the school district shall be afforded the authority to exempt itself from the standardized exam known as the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC). No school district so exempted shall be penalized by reason of such exemption.