SENATE DOCKET, NO. 869        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 265

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Adam G. Hinds

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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 commissioning a study of vocational education.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Adam G. Hinds

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

 

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

1/25/2017

Robert M. Koczera

11th Bristol

2/2/2017

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/2/2017

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/6/2017

Eric P. Lesser

First Hampden and Hampshire

2/6/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 869        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 265

By Mr. Hinds, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 265) of Adam G. Hinds, William Smitty Pignatelli, Robert M. Koczera, Julian Cyr and other members of the General Court for legislation to commission a study of vocational education.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 278 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 commissioning a study of vocational education.

 

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

The department of elementary and secondary education shall conduct a study to evaluate the availability of high quality, chapter 74-approved vocational education programs in all regions of the Commonwealth. The study shall consider whether students in all municipalities and school districts have reasonable access to vocational programs. 

If the department determines that access to vocational education is inadequate, the department, in consultation with the Massachusetts school building authority, shall submit a report to the clerks of the house and senate detailing the areas in which access is inadequate and an estimate of the cost of establishing new vocational programs to meet the unmet demand.