HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 652        FILED ON: 1/17/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 301

 

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

 

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

 

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

 


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.