SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1648        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 322

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

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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 related to unfunded mandates on public schools.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

First Essex

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

 

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

 

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

 

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

 

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

 

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

 

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

 

Benjamin B. Downing

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

6/3/2015


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1648        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 322

By Ms. O'Connor Ives, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 322) of Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Jason M. Lewis, Benjamin Swan, Patricia D. Jehlen and other members of the General Court for legislation related to unfunded mandates on public schools.  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 related to unfunded mandates on public schools.

 

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 is hereby authorized and directed to conduct an analysis of all new state laws, regulations, or administrative directives, which directly impact the Commonwealth’s public schools.  Said analysis shall include but not be limited to a reporting of each new action’s cost to school districts and its employees, impact on time on learning in the classroom and overall impact on improving student achievement. The department shall file its analyses with the clerks of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to the implementation of related new state laws, regulations, or administrative directives.