SENATE DOCKET, NO. 730        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 294

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patricia D. Jehlen

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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 providing time to develop better measures of and assistance for student learning.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

 

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

 

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

 

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex

 

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

 

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

First Essex

 

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

 

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

 

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

 

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

 

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

 

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

6/9/2015

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

6/9/2015

Susannah M. Whipps Lee

2nd Franklin

6/10/2015

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

6/11/2015

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

6/11/2015

James E. Timilty

Bristol and Norfolk

10/15/2015

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

10/22/2015

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

10/27/2015


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 730        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 294

By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 294) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Shawn Dooley, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Diana DiZoglio and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide time to develop better measures of and assistance for student learning.  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 providing time to develop better measures of and assistance for student learning.

 

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, implementation of the department of elementary and secondary education’s five-level rating system provided for in 603 CMR 203 (1) is suspended until three years after the effective date of this act.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall not issue new “underperforming” or “chronically underperforming” designations for schools or districts, as provided for in sections 1J and 1K of chapter 69 of the General Laws, until three years after the effective date of this act.