HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 924        FILED ON: 1/17/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 285

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kay Khan

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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 to promote global trade and economic development through biliteracy.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/17/2017

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

2/2/2017

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/30/2017

Bradford R. Hill

4th Essex

2/3/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/3/2017

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/31/2017

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

2/3/2017

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/30/2017

John J. Mahoney

13th Worcester

1/27/2017

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/3/2017

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/23/2017

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

2/3/2017

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

1/27/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/25/2017

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2017

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

2/2/2017

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

1/30/2017

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

First Essex

2/3/2017

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/3/2017

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

2/3/2017

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

2/3/2017

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

2/3/2017

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

2/3/2017

Nick Collins

4th Suffolk

2/2/2017

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

2/3/2017

Claire D. Cronin

11th Plymouth

1/31/2017

Michael S. Day

31st Middlesex

2/2/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/2/2017

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

2/3/2017

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex

1/31/2017

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

2/2/2017

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

1/27/2017

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

2/1/2017

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/27/2017

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

1/30/2017

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

2/3/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

2/3/2017

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

2/3/2017

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/25/2017

Adrian Madaro

1st Suffolk

2/2/2017

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

2/1/2017

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

2/3/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/31/2017

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/30/2017

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

2/3/2017

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/2/2017

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

2/3/2017

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

2/1/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 924        FILED ON: 1/17/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 285

By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 285) of Kay Khan and others for legislation to promote global trade and economic development through biliteracy education.  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 to promote global trade and economic development through biliteracy.

 

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. Chapter 69 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 1P the following section:-

Section 1Q. The commissioner shall develop criteria and guidelines for a state seal of biliteracy to be awarded by school districts to recognize high school graduates who have met academic benchmarks determined by the department in 1 or more languages in addition to English.

The department shall develop an insignia to be affixed to the diploma or transcript of a student who has been awarded a state seal of biliteracy and make the insignia available to school districts in an electronic format for the preparation of diplomas. A school district that chooses to award the state seal of biliteracy to qualifying students pursuant to this section shall maintain appropriate records to identify students who have earned a state seal of biliteracy and to affix the appropriate insignia to the diplomas or transcripts of those students.

SECTION 2. The department of elementary and secondary education shall consider the recommendations of the language opportunity coalition in developing the guidelines for the state seal of biliteracy pursuant to section 1Q of chapter 69 of the General Laws.

SECTION 3. This act shall apply to school years beginning on and after the 2018-2019 school year.