HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4032        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 603

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Carlos González

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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 to eliminate the use of the MCAS as the sole purpose for high school graduation.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Carlos González

10th Hampden

2/19/2021

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

2/25/2021

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

2/25/2021

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

2/26/2021

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

2/26/2021

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

2/26/2021

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

2/26/2021

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

3/30/2021

Jacob R. Oliveira

7th Hampden

4/12/2021

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

5/26/2021

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

6/11/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4032        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 603

By Mr. González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 603) of Carlos González and others for legislation to provided that the MCAS test or other state-developed standardized tests shall not be a component of the competency determination for high school graduation.  Education.

 

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 to eliminate the use of the MCAS as the sole purpose for high school graduation.

 

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 1D of chapter 69 of the General Laws, is hereby amended by adding after the word “graduation” in paragraph (i) the following words: —; provided however, that the MCAS test, so called, or other state-developed, standardized test, shall not be a component of the competency determination.