HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 686        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 516

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kay Khan

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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 remodel public school athletics through social-emotional learning.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/9/2023

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

1/25/2023

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

2/9/2023

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

2/10/2023

Smitty Pignatelli

3rd Berkshire

2/13/2023

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/13/2023

Edward R. Philips

8th Norfolk

2/14/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/15/2023

Russell E. Holmes

6th Suffolk

3/10/2023

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

3/19/2023

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

4/4/2023

Simon Cataldo

14th Middlesex

4/10/2023

Sally P. Kerans

13th Essex

6/14/2023

Samantha Montaño

15th Suffolk

7/20/2023

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

7/26/2023

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

10/5/2023

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

11/16/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 686        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 516

By Representative Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 516) of Kay Khan and others relative to the implementation of social and emotional learning curricula in middle and high school athletic programs.  Education.

 

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 to remodel public school athletics through social-emotional learning.

 

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

Section 37O of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:-

(o) The department of elementary and secondary education shall publish, on or before June 30, 2024, guidelines for the implementation of social and emotional learning curricula in middle and high school athletic programs.

Such curricula shall include, but shall not be limited to, explicitly teaching students and coaches how to: (1) create safe, supportive and bias-free team cultures; (2) provide students age-appropriate leadership roles role in making decisions and carrying out responsibilities within the team framework, including empowering students to speak up and report behaviors that are contrary to a safe, supportive and bias-free culture; (3) formulate lessons and guidance that address hate, bias and negative behaviors to foster healthy, responsible norms on sports teams; (4) build and sustain positive relationships with others; and (5) develop such other skills that will assist them in overcoming physical, social, and emotional obstacles in athletic competition and in their lives, such as emotion management, conflict resolution, ethical decision-making, and problem-solving.

The guidelines shall be updated biennially. A school district shall consider the guidelines if it elects to integrate social emotional learning into its athletic programs. For purposes of this section, social and emotional learning shall mean the processes by which children acquire the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to recognize and manage their emotions, demonstrate caring and concern for others, establish positive relationships, make responsible decisions and constructively handle challenging social situations. The department of elementary and secondary education shall integrate the guidelines into the safe and supportive schools framework created pursuant to section 1P of chapter 69.