SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2364        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 272

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Ryan C. Fattman

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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 fair educational practices.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2364        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 272

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 fair educational practices.

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 1 of chapter 151C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof after clause (e) the following words:- “(f) The term “special medical status” means the condition of an individual due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act or due to the reception or failure to receive any medical treatment whether preventative, curative or palliative.”

SECTION 2. Clause (a) of section 2 of chapter 151C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “admission” in line 4 the following words:- “or continued enrollment”.

SECTION 3. Said clause (a) of said section 2 of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by deleting the words “or national origin” in line 5 and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “, national origin or special medical status”.

SECTION 4. Clause (c) of said section 2 of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by deleting the words “or national origin” in line 11 and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “, national origin or special medical status”.

SECTION 5. Said clause (c) said section 2 of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “admission” in line 11 the following words:- “or continued enrollment”.

SECTION 6. Said clause (c) of said section 2 of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by deleting the words “applicants for admissions” in line 15 and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “such persons”.

SECTION 7. Clause (d) of said section 2 of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “admission to” in line 17 the following words:- “or continued enrollment in”.

SECTION 8. Said clause (d) of said section 2 of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by deleting the words “or national origin” in line 19 and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “, national origin or special medical status”.

SECTION 9. Said clause (d) of said section 2 of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “admitted to” in line 20 the following words:- “or enrolled in”.

SECTION 10. Clause (e) of said section 2 of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “admission” in line 22 the following words:- “or continued enrollment”.

SECTION 11. Clause (g) of said section 2 of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by deleting the words “or national origin” in line 43 and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “, national origin or special medical status”.