HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2002        FILED ON: 1/15/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 701

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Danillo A. Sena

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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 establishing a language education grant program.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Danillo A. Sena

37th Middlesex

1/15/2025

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

9/9/2025


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2002        FILED ON: 1/15/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 701

By Representative Sena of Acton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 701) of Danillo A. Sena relative to increase access to language education through a grant program.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act establishing a language education grant program.

 

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

Chapter 15 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 67. (a) The department of education, hereinafter referred to as the department, shall establish a grant program, subject to appropriation, to be known as the language education grant program for the purpose of providing grants to assist school districts, Horace Mann and commonwealth charter schools with the development of expanded world language, second language, heritage language, and English language learner education programs in schools. The grants shall be used to help students succeed academically and increase access to language education. The grants shall also encourage voluntary expansion of existing foreign language programs in the commonwealth. The department shall develop guidelines governing the grant program and guidelines for implementation of said program.

(b) Applicants shall be commonwealth school districts, Horace Mann and commonwealth charter schools.

(c) The commissioner shall evaluate annually programs established under this section including the potential for replicating such programs throughout the commonwealth. The commissioner shall also provide technical assistance to school districts seeking to replicate programs funded under said section.