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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill H.558 194th (Current)

An Act to promote the inclusion of American Sign Language in the Commonwealth’s public schools, AKA The American Sign Language Inclusion Act

By Representative Doherty of Taunton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 558) of Carol A. Doherty and others relative to courses in American Sign Language. Education.

Bill Information

Presenter:
Carol A. Doherty
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Education

Petitioners

Name District/Address
Carol A. Doherty 3rd Bristol
Lindsay N. Sabadosa 1st Hampshire
Dawne Shand 1st Essex
David T. Vieira 3rd Barnstable
Carmine Lawrence Gentile 13th Middlesex
Steven George Xiarhos 5th Barnstable
Paul McMurtry 11th Norfolk
Jessica Ann Giannino 16th Suffolk
Susannah M. Whipps 2nd Franklin
Steven Owens 29th Middlesex
David Paul Linsky 5th Middlesex
James K. Hawkins 2nd Bristol
Kristin E. Kassner 2nd Essex
Dennis C. Gallagher 8th Plymouth
Danillo A. Sena 37th Middlesex
Natalie M. Higgins 4th Worcester
Samantha Montaño 15th Suffolk
Jacob R. Oliveira Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester
Carlos González 10th Hampden

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