HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3117 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 482
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Natalie M. Higgins
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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 the promotion of mental health education.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 1/18/2019 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 1/20/2019 |
Maria Duaime Robinson | 6th Middlesex | 1/22/2019 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 1/23/2019 |
Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex | 1/24/2019 |
Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | 1/26/2019 |
Tram T. Nguyen | 18th Essex | 1/26/2019 |
Kevin G. Honan | 17th Suffolk | 1/29/2019 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 1/29/2019 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Edward F. Coppinger | 10th Suffolk | 1/30/2019 |
Liz Miranda | 5th Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Tami L. Gouveia | 14th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Linda Dean Campbell | 15th Essex | 1/31/2019 |
Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
John C. Velis | 4th Hampden | 1/31/2019 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Brendan P. Crighton | Third Essex | 2/1/2019 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3117 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 482
By Ms. Higgins of Leominster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 482) of Natalie M. Higgins and others relative to the promotion of mental health education. 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 the promotion of mental health education.
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 3 of Chapter 71 is hereby amended by striking the first sentence and inserting in place the following:- “Physical and mental health education shall be taught as required subjects in all grades for all students in the public schools for the purpose of promoting the physical and mental well-being of such students. Mental health education programs shall recognize multiple dimensions of health by including mental health, and the relationship of physical health and mental health, so as to enhance student understanding, attitudes and behaviors that promote health, well-being and human dignity.”
SECTION 2. Section 1 of Chapter 76 is hereby amended by striking the last sentence and inserting in place the following:- “For the purposes of this section, school committees shall approve a private school when satisfied that the instruction in all the studies required by law equals in thoroughness and efficiency, and in the progress made therein, that in the public schools in the same town, in addition to the incorporation of a mental health education program into the curriculum in accordance with the provisions in section three of chapter seventy-one; but shall not withhold such approval on account of religious teaching, and, in order to protect children from the hazards of traffic and promote their safety, cities and towns may appropriate money for conveying pupils to and from any schools approved under this section.”