HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 652 FILED ON: 1/17/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 301
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mathew Muratore
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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 special education training.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Mathew Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 1/17/2017 |
Josh S. Cutler | 6th Plymouth | 1/19/2017 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable |
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Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex |
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F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol |
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 652 FILED ON: 1/17/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 301
By Mr. Muratore of Plymouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 301) of Mathew Muratore and others relative to special education training. 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 special education training.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 38Q of chapter 71, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph:-
Every school district in the commonwealth shall ensure that paraprofessionals and teacher assistants assigned to work with a teacher who has primary oversight of a school age child requiring special education, as defined in section 1 of chapter 71B, receive training in student behavior management within 60 days of assignment to such responsibility. School boards may provide such training to other employees, including transportation employees. The department of elementary and secondary education, in consultation with the University of Massachusetts, shall develop an online training that school districts may use to fulfill the requirements of this paragraph; provided, that the online training shall be provided to every school district free of charge.