HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1586 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 469
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Carlos González
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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 eliminate the use of the MCAS as the sole purpose for high school graduation.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 1/8/2019 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Marcos A. Devers | 16th Essex | 1/30/2019 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 1/23/2019 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 1/30/2019 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 1/17/2019 |
Susannah M. Whipps | 2nd Franklin | 2/1/2019 |
Bud L. Williams | 11th Hampden | 1/17/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1586 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 469
By Mr. Gonzalez of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 469) of Carlos Gonzalez and others that the MCAS test, so called, or other state-developed standardized tests, shall not be a component of the competency determination for high school graduation. Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act to eliminate the use of the MCAS as the sole purpose for high school graduation.
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, is hereby amended by adding after the word “graduation” in paragraph (i) the following words: —; provided however, that the MCAS test, so called, or other state-developed, standardized test, shall not be a component of the competency determination.