HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1879        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 470

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kenneth I. Gordon

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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 affordable and accessible high quality early education and care.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/17/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/22/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/22/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/22/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/23/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/23/2019

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/24/2019

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/25/2019

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

1/25/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/25/2019

Alan Silvia

7th Bristol

1/25/2019

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/25/2019

Dylan A. Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

1/28/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

1/28/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/28/2019

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

1/28/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

1/28/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/28/2019

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

1/28/2019

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

1/29/2019

Christopher M. Markey

9th Bristol

1/29/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

1/29/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

1/29/2019

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

1/29/2019

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

1/30/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

1/30/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/30/2019

William M. Straus

10th Bristol

1/30/2019

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

1/30/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/30/2019

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Edward F. Coppinger

10th Suffolk

1/30/2019

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

1/30/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/30/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/30/2019

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

1/30/2019

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

1/30/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

1/30/2019

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

1/30/2019

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

1/30/2019

Liz Miranda

5th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/31/2019

Richard M. Haggerty

30th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

1/31/2019

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/31/2019

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

1/31/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/31/2019

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/31/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/31/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Gerard J. Cassidy

9th Plymouth

1/31/2019

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

2/1/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/1/2019

Daniel R. Cullinane

12th Suffolk

2/1/2019

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

2/1/2019

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

2/1/2019

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

2/1/2019

John J. Mahoney

13th Worcester

2/1/2019

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

2/1/2019

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

2/1/2019

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

2/1/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/1/2019

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Peter Capano

11th Essex

2/1/2019

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

2/1/2019

Chynah Tyler

7th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/1/2019

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Cindy F. Friedman

Fourth Middlesex

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1879        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 470

By Mr. Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 470) of Kenneth I. Gordon and others relative to affordable and accessible high quality early education and care.  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 relative to affordable and accessible high quality early education and care.

 

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

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Commonwealth shall take steps to assure (1) that all children in Massachusetts have access to affordable, high quality early education and child care, including care during non-standard work hours; and (2) appropriate professional development and compensation for early education and care providers.