SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1267        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 299

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

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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 related to unfunded mandates on public schools.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

First Essex

 

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

1/31/2017

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

2/2/2017

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

2/2/2017

Adam G. Hinds

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

2/3/2017

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

9/7/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1267        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 299

By Ms. O'Connor Ives, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 299) of Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Leonard Mirra, John F. Keenan, James M. Murphy and others for legislation related to unfunded mandates on public schools.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 322 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 related to unfunded mandates on public schools.

 

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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of elementary and secondary education is hereby authorized and directed to conduct an analysis of all new state laws, regulations, or administrative directives, which directly impact the Commonwealth’s public schools.  Said analysis shall include but not be limited to a reporting of each new action’s cost to school districts and its employees, impact on time on learning in the classroom and overall impact on improving student achievement. The department shall file its analyses with the clerks of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to the implementation of related new state laws, regulations, or administrative directives.