Amendment #1606 to H5500

Educator Retention at Vocational Schools

Representatives Vargas of Haverhill and Moran of Lawrence move to amend the bill by adding the following section:- 

“SECTION XXXX Chapter 74 of the General Laws, as appearing in the most recent official edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following section:-

Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the school committee or governing board of a vocational technical school or agricultural school shall have sole discretion to establish, adopt, and implement policies governing admissions waitlist preference for in-district applicants who are (i) the children of employees of said school, or (ii) siblings of accepted or enrolled students.

The exercise of such discretion shall not be subject to approval, limitation, or restriction by the department of elementary and secondary education or any other state agency, except as otherwise required by federal law.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a school committee or governing board to adopt such policies.”

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1606 to H5500

Educator Retention at Vocational Schools