SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1449        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 293

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Barbara A. L'Italien

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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 Massachusetts high school diplomas.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/30/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/1/2017

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

2/2/2017

Linda Dean Campbell

15th Essex

2/3/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1449        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 293

By Ms. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 293) of Barbara A. L'Italien, Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge, Carolyn C. Dykema and others for legislation relative to Massachusetts high school diplomas.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 311 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 Massachusetts high school diplomas.

 

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. Section 1D of Chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraph:

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no student who has met all other requirements for a high school diploma, including passing grades in all required courses, shall be denied a diploma because of a score on a state standardized test.