HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1152 FILED ON: 2/1/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 563
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael S. Day
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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 establishing a hate crimes grant program.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Michael S. Day | 31st Middlesex | 2/1/2021 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 2/22/2021 |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 2/25/2021 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 2/26/2021 |
William J. Driscoll, Jr. | 7th Norfolk | 2/26/2021 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 3/2/2021 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 3/18/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1152 FILED ON: 2/1/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 563
By Mr. Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 563) of Michael S. Day and others relative to the establishment of a grant program for the education and prevention of hate crimes and incidences of bias in public schools. Education. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4108 OF 2019-2020.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act establishing a hate crimes grant program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 69 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 1P the following section:-
Section 1Q. The department of elementary and secondary education, in coordination with the executive office of public safety and security and the Massachusetts governor’s hate crimes task force, shall establish a grant program, subject to appropriation, for the education and prevention of hate crimes and incidences of bias in public schools. The grants shall be used for education and prevention programs in school districts for the purposes of education, professional development, prevention, or community outreach. The department shall develop guidelines governing the implementation of this grant program. In awarding grants, priority shall be given to communities with an identified need.