HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 746        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 498

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Natalie M. Higgins and Jack Patrick Lewis

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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 LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

1/17/2023

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/17/2023

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/23/2023

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

1/23/2023

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

1/25/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/26/2023

Steven Owens

29th Middlesex

1/26/2023

Margaret R. Scarsdale

1st Middlesex

1/26/2023

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

1/27/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

1/31/2023

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

2/14/2023

Adrianne Pusateri Ramos

14th Essex

4/3/2023

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

4/28/2023

Jennifer Balinsky Armini

8th Essex

6/7/2023

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

10/25/2023

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

12/8/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 746        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 498

By Representatives Higgins of Leominster and Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 498) of Natalie M. Higgins, Jack Patrick Lewis and others relative to LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum in public schools.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 618 OF 2021-2022.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

The third paragraph of section 1D of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence the following sentence:- The standards shall include sufficient instruction on the histories, roles, and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people in the history of this country and this Commonwealth.