HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1737        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 570

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Alan Silvia

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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 non-public school student access to the MCAS exam.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Alan Silvia

7th Bristol

1/17/2019

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/22/2019

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

1/22/2019

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

1/29/2019

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1737        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 570

By Mr. Silvia of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 570) of Alan Silvia and others relative to non-public school student access to the MCAS exam.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 319 OF 2017-2018.]

 

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 non-public school student access to the MCAS exam.

 

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. The department of elementary and secondary education shall issue a report on the feasibility and costs associated with non-public school students and home schooled students in grade 10 voluntarily taking the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam; provided that said report shall be provided to the secretary of administration and finance, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, and the clerks of the senate and house of representatives who shall forward the same to the chair of the senate ways and means committee, the chair of the house ways and means committee, and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education within 6 months of the effective date of this act.