HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2814 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2041
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 an educational unfunded mandate task force.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/20/2017 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester |
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Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth |
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Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester |
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Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 2/3/2017 |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol |
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Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth |
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David T. Vieira | 3rd Barnstable |
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Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex |
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Keiko M. Orrall | 12th Bristol |
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Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol |
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Geoff Diehl | 7th Plymouth |
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Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester |
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Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden |
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David K. Muradian, Jr. | 9th Worcester |
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Josh S. Cutler | 6th Plymouth |
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Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable |
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Kevin J. Kuros | 8th Worcester |
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2814 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2041
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2041) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for an investigation by a task force (including members of the General Court) relative to the state mandates placed on public schools and districts. Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act relative to an educational unfunded 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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be an educational mandate task force to review existing state mandates placed 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; a member of the general court appointed by the senate minority leader; a member of the general court appointed by the house minority leader; the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, or a designee; and 6 persons to be appointed by the secretary of education, 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of 3 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of 3 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of 3 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Association of School Business Officials, 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of 3 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators’ Association, 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of 3 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Elementary School Principals’ Association, and 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of 3 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Administrators of Special Education.
SECTION 2. The task force shall: (i) identify and review the state laws, regulations, and administrative directives that prescribe requirements for school districts, including those that require school districts to prepare and submit reports and data to the department of elementary and secondary education (ii) develop recommendations to streamline, consolidate, or eliminate such mandates or reporting requirements that are not fully funded and (iii) determine the total estimated cost of said unfunded mandates on municipalities to consider those figures in the annual fiscal year budget.
SECTION 3. The first meeting of the task force shall take place within 60 days of the effective date of this act. The task force shall file a report containing its findings and recommendations, including legislative recommendations, if any, with the clerks of the house and senate not later than 12 months following the first meeting of the task force. Prior to issuing its recommendations, the task force shall conduct at least one public hearing to receive testimony from members of the public.