SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1122        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 311

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Karen E. Spilka

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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 to promote global trade and economic development through biliteracy.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Karen E. Spilka

Second Middlesex and Norfolk

 

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/25/2017

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

1/27/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/30/2017

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/31/2017

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/31/2017

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/31/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/31/2017

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex

2/1/2017

James T. Welch

Hampden

2/1/2017

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

2/1/2017

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

2/2/2017

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

2/2/2017

Eileen M. Donoghue

First Middlesex

2/3/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/3/2017

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

2/3/2017

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/3/2017

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/3/2017

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

2/3/2017

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

2/6/2017

Sonia Chang-Diaz

Second Suffolk

3/3/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1122        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 311

By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 311) of Karen E. Spilka, Jack Lewis, Lori A. Ehrlich, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote global trade and economic development through biliteracy.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2529 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 to promote global trade and economic development through biliteracy.

 

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. Chapter 69 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 1P the following section:-

Section 1Q. The commissioner shall develop criteria and guidelines for a state seal of biliteracy to be awarded by school districts to recognize high school graduates who have met academic benchmarks determined by the department in 1 or more languages in addition to English.

The department shall develop an insignia to be affixed to the diploma or transcript of a student who has been awarded a state seal of biliteracy and make the insignia available to school districts in an electronic format for the preparation of diplomas. A school district that chooses to award the state seal of biliteracy to qualifying students pursuant to this section shall maintain appropriate records to identify students who have earned a state seal of biliteracy and to affix the appropriate insignia to the diplomas or transcripts of those students.

SECTION 2. The department of elementary and secondary education shall consider the recommendations of the language opportunity coalition in developing the guidelines for the state seal of biliteracy pursuant to section 1Q of chapter 69 of the General Laws.

SECTION 3. This act shall apply to school years beginning on and after the 2019-2020 school year.