HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3031        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2847

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael J. Finn

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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 testing requirements for veterans who wish to become educators.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Michael J. Finn

6th Hampden

1/20/2017

Gerard Cassidy

9th Plymouth

1/20/2017

Linda Dean Campbell

15th Essex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3031        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2847

By Mr. Finn of West Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2847) of Michael J. Finn, Gerard Cassidy and Linda Dean Campbell relative to testing requirements for veterans who wish to become educators.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 365 OF 2015-2016.]

 

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 testing requirements for veterans who wish to become educators.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 38G of chapter 71 of the General Laws,  as amended by section 22 of chapter 226 of the acts of 2014, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:-

Any veteran, as defined by clause Forty-third of section 7 of chapter 4, who is administered a test established pursuant to this section required for certification as a provisional educator or a provisional educator with advanced standing shall receive 5 additional points to be added to the total test scaled score.