An Act prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth
Senate, March 12, 2020 -- The committee on Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 247) of Joanne M. Comerford, Tami L. Gouveia, Jack Patrick Lewis, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation to prohibit the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 443) of Nika C. Elugardo, Tami L. Gouveia and others relative to prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2593).
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Sponsor:
- Joint Committee on Education
- Status:
- Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Cosponsors/Original Petitioners
| Name | District/Address |
|---|---|
| Joanne M. Comerford This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester |
| Tami L. Gouveia This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 14th Middlesex |
| Jack Patrick Lewis This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 7th Middlesex |
| Denise Provost This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 27th Middlesex |
| Jason M. Lewis This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Fifth Middlesex |
| James B. Eldridge This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Middlesex and Worcester |
| Mindy Domb This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 3rd Hampshire |
| Lindsay N. Sabadosa This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 1st Hampshire |
| Patricia D. Jehlen This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Second Middlesex |
| Maria Duaime Robinson This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 6th Middlesex |
| Ruth B. Balser This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 12th Middlesex |
| Nika C. Elugardo This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 15th Suffolk |
| Marjorie C. Decker This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 25th Middlesex |
| Jonathan Hecht This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 29th Middlesex |
| Natalie M. Higgins This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 4th Worcester |
| Russell E. Holmes This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 6th Suffolk |
| David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 17th Worcester |
| Christina A. Minicucci This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 14th Essex |
| Tram T. Nguyen This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 18th Essex |
| Thomas M. Stanley This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 9th Middlesex |
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